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FIRE Artist

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Off grid carpenter
« on: July 04, 2016, 10:13:28 AM »
This showed up in my feed this morning, thought it might interest some.   

http://handcraftedstories.ca/?p=595

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Re: Off grid carpenter
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2016, 06:15:56 AM »
Great video thx for sharing. Similar to chopwithchris videos on YouTube but slightly less badass :)
I'm a carpenter myself and don't get how he use those mirrors to figure the chair spindles angle.

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Re: Off grid carpenter
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2016, 09:29:37 AM »
I'm a carpenter myself and don't get how he use those mirrors to figure the chair spindles angle.

I can help :) He's not using the mirrors to "figure" the angles. He uses a bevel gauge to set the angles, then uses the mirrors to get a better view to confirm that he is boring the boles at the proper angle. This video explains it well enough.

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Re: Off grid carpenter
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2016, 09:37:20 AM »
Great video, by the way. I have a feeling I would get along well with that dude. My wife just isn't quite as adventurous as his :)

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Re: Off grid carpenter
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2016, 06:42:10 PM »
Nice video explaining the mirror trick. Thx