THE JOY OF CHISELLING...

Whilst last weeks work was all about man and machine (i.e. the thicknesser) this week was all about tools.  The chisel as an extension of the hand... or the plane or the humble, but essential, square of sandpaper. In this case I used 120 grade paper (that red stuff in my hand below right, note trendy 1970s rock icon T shirt)

With both pieces of mahogany (top n base) contoured as per last weeks pictures, this week was all about curvature, taking away those sharp edges and creating a smooth finish.

Initially I used the paring chisel in the picture which took away the sharp edge. Then that tiny and pretty cool plane to even out those curves a little more. A scraper helped out at that stage. Lastly a grade 180 sandpaper to end up with that neat shape. I still think it's a little too high...what dya reckon??
 









The art of using the chisel seems to have  a therapeutic benefit.  Lotsa men (maybe women too) love to work with wood and chiselling is often a centre piece of this labour...remember whittling anyone?  It can help hat ease the troubled mind,  a little like the way meditation can. Chisel on I say.

This weeks song considerations included "Enter Sandman" (far too up itself for it's own good really) anything by Level 42 (err?!? nothing by Level 42) Really tho' it had to be these iconic Aussie pub rockers..we all know their catalogue (well the readers from down under anyway) ...so here is their last single with Jimmy only kinda screaming (!) It's a good comment on the Aus/UK/Everywhere Idol/ Who's Got Talent etc crap shows that now seem to shape the music industry.  Sadly they break a guitar in the video:  see John Hiatt  at the end of my second post.