To me, though, my favorite part of the event was talking to the attendees, vendors, and my fellow speakers. I got to talk to Roy Underhill (a swell guy by the way), Freddy Roman, Joshua Klein of Mortise & Tenon Magazine, and so many others that I can't begin to name everyone. So much fun.
Of course, I got bit at the Marketplace... as long-time followers of this blog know I am a chisel fanatic (so much so that it is in the title of my book With Saw, Plane and Chisel.). Now, I need more chisels like I need a third eyeball, but somehow I ended up with five...
This incredible Blue Spruce paring chisel made by my new friend Dave Jeske. Blue Spruce Toolworks
A set of four of these period-inspired chisels by John Switzer of Black Bear Forge. Keep an eye on this space as I will be doing a post on handling these, as well as another post on installing the very cool hand-forge bench stop I also purchased from John.
From the legendary Pat Leach (a fellow car guy as well as arguably the world's top tool dealer), I picked up these two molding planes.
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| A Madox thumbnail plane |
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| An unmarked cove-and-astragal profile in a very small shape. Very useful. |
All in all, a great weekend. I encourage you to investigate WIA 2017.
Zach
Look forward to seeing you handle those Black Bear Forge chisels, as well as the planing stop. Post soon!
ReplyDeleteAlso, just got a copy of With Plane, Saw & Chisel. Great work man. Keep it coming!
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