Amusing little film
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Come along to the amazing Summer Moot (21st July - 2nd August), a festival of bushcrafting and camping in a beautiful woodland PLEASE CLICK HERE for more information.
That was fun 
I think the folks making it had fun too though
I'm not keen on his half stripped timber though. I'd have preferred it back to the wood, but that's me.
He's certainly got a heck of a workshop
Cheers for the link Mac
M
I think the folks making it had fun too though
I'm not keen on his half stripped timber though. I'd have preferred it back to the wood, but that's me.
He's certainly got a heck of a workshop
Cheers for the link Mac
M
Very cool.
If all the half stripped timber could have been the one shade of pale green it would have looked truly awesome.
K
If all the half stripped timber could have been the one shade of pale green it would have looked truly awesome.
K
Video must have taken more work than the project itself 
Had to plane a few planks of structural wood with a tiny block plane this week so man are my arms jealous of that planer right now...
Had to plane a few planks of structural wood with a tiny block plane this week so man are my arms jealous of that planer right now...Video must have taken more work than the project itself
I purchased an electric planer last year, I'm self employed as a gardener/landscaper & use it for that, they are so easy to use. I have all Hitachi cordless tools & they have proved to be great.
Rob
Nice advertising video for the black and yellow junk tools but a fun video to watch despite that.
All for recycling old floorboards, done a fair bit of that myself, albeit furniture related not wall cladding.
Rob.
All for recycling old floorboards, done a fair bit of that myself, albeit furniture related not wall cladding.
Rob.
shed?! I lived in places much smaller than this....
my second last place was a small hut/container which I renovated using timber recycled from a renovation job of an old Japanese house- and when I was finished I lost my job and had to move on....
my second last place was a small hut/container which I renovated using timber recycled from a renovation job of an old Japanese house- and when I was finished I lost my job and had to move on....
They are compared to their older iteration that was Elu and they don't stand a chance against Festool.
Rob.
I reckon that if I had Darth Vader and Spiderman helping me, I could probably do that!
Great little film - thanks for sharing it.
Great little film - thanks for sharing it.
You may well be correct - I have no experience with either of those brands. I've certainly heard of and read about Festool products, but they are 3 or more times the cost of perfectly adequate tools in many cases - I've never seen any of them in use. Not many tradesmen (none that I know) can afford to give $1500 for a festool miter saw when a Bosch is $500, and DeWalt is $300 - no matter how many tricks it can do. Carpentry just doesn't pay that much around here. Also this - I have several DeWalt tools that are still servicable after 10+ years of commercial use. Even if they Are junk. You see an awful lot of them on job sites.
Most craftsmen and craftswomen who use Festool tools do more than just nail some 2x4 together, they also look past the initial cost of the tools and towards their quality and how they work as a system.
http://festoolownersgroup.com/index.php might show just how many of your countrymen use them, it is the USA based forum for them, and just what is made using them. This thread may give an idea about the 'system' http://festoolownersgroup.com/member-projects/stair-building-almost-step-by-step!/ . What it comes down to really is how easy do you want to make the process of getting your project done?
After over 30 years at it, I can think of none better.
Rob.
