Recent content by Take66

So, if I understand your explanation, I could be looking at aesthetics, and maybe ease of use (cutting, routing, planing, etc.). Does the propensity of the wood to move under changes in ambient moisture conditions come into play? I know in furniture making, we consider this often.

Greetings, This is my first post in this forum. If it is misplaced, I apologize. I am a novice woodworker living in Japan. I follow the work of Paul Sellers, a furniture maker from the U.K. His way of teaching is to not use power tools. This is to lower costs for the beginner and as well as to...

First of all, I would like to express my extreme gratitude for all of the responses I have received regarding my questions. I appreciate the time and wisdom you all have put out to help us. I am sure that there have been similar discussions on this board. I also want to express that I hope not...

I have not built one. Most recently, I built a couple of dining room chairs. Shoji does not seem too difficult. Time consuming? Yes. Our house is a western wood framed house. So, there was no need for having a shoji. But, to keep this somewhat on topic. I have a book by Benedetto on making...

Thank you for your idea. We have thought about that. I think that the stretch for her right arm might be difficult. She even stopped plucking the strings on the cello as it hurt her arm. There are plenty of used electric upright double basses on the market here. That might be a further...

Thank you all for your quick responses. I now have a number of threads to pull. Price-wise, I think that I may have to bump it up a bit. It seems that the weak yen is skewing my calculations. Buying from the U.S. usually is an option. However, if I add the sales tax added here and shipping...

Greetings. Moderator: If this is in the wrong forum, please accept my apologies. I can post this elsewhere, if needed. I am new here and I would like to ask for any suggestions or tips in purchasing a bass guitar. This will be for my wife and I to play. I will list the details below. Me. I...