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Paul Seller's Clock in Cherry

  This is a relatively common build. Followers of Paul Seller's make and post images of "Seller's-inspired," "my-interpretation of," or "Purist" examples of his clock, which originally appeared on YouTube in a  free online course he offered. This example of mine is in the "Purist" style. I typically look at pieces online or in a magazine and then draw a picture of what my take on a particular piece would be and come up with some measurements, which get refined a number of times, decide on a wood species, and hit the tools. The problem for me with this kind of adaptive learning is that half of the education, as in the instructional/teacher insights is omitted. I wanted to build my first Seller's clock as Paul did. I wanted to go through the processes he does. More than a clock, I wanted to understand how this master applied his trade, in terms of design, tool choice, order of steps, and methodology. And, I certainly wanted to do that...
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What's On Our Bench? 10/6/24

  Karoline continues to work on her slab table with butterfly keys. She also started a bench project. We'll put some pics up as soon as possible.

 I'm (Steve) finishing up on my dust collector project. As I indicated last week, I'm no engineer and I'm not really sure a Harbor Freight 1 HP dust collector warrants a lot of time and drawings. So, I had plans for a Thien baffle. As I also said last week, this is the kind of project that will take me where it goes... A separator before the impeller is going to seriously decrease the intake volume. Given this is a 1 HP motor, it's probably best to skip the baffle. In terms of exhaust, the general complaint against a canvas bag is that some dust still escapes. What to do? If a put a separator on the exhaust it's going to blow the dust up on the bottom of the can every time it's turned on.  Don't want that! Nor do I want to waste time overbuilding something. But then a stupid plan hit me. What if I take a 15 gallon trash can, build a top with two ports? Surely, this will manage virtually all the dust generated. This dust collection will be attached to my bandsaw and to a hood that swivels and will rest over my lathe or the table saw. Generally, tools will be hooked up to the vacuum cleaner. Should be done by next week, so we will have to see.

 Jointly? We have been discussing building a set of nesting tables for an upcoming show. We like to talk and need to get more serious on that piece. We need a kick in the pants.

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Location: Albany, NY, USA

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