Llama Posted October 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 A palm sander shaped like a titty! You better have a patent on that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinF Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 A palm sander shaped like a titty! Yeah, but then I wouldn't want to put it down... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 LOL! I'd buy one of those! Random Jiggle Sander. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pghmyn Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Oh boy, this forum never lets me down. Would we move our grits to a lettering system? 80A, 120B, 180C, 220D, 320DD? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Wow, this thread is heading south pretty fast... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Apparently I sparked some interest in the community, lets build it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pghmyn Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Wow, this thread is heading south pretty fast... Do you mean....north? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinF Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Oh boy, this forum never lets me down. Would we move our grits to a lettering system? 80A, 120B, 180C, 220D, 320DD? I'll take a 320DD please, it's great for finishing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Brings new meaning to "rub out" a finish huh guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 if my project takes longer then a few sessions unless its a really complex build that im enjoying then I usually don't want to finish it. so for the most part im a power tool user don't really want to spend a month cutting the joint just right when a router table will cut my joint perfect every time in a couple of hours. a lot of wood workers talk about how they love the sound of a quiet space with nothing more then the plane running back and forth. I would rather have music blaring, table saw humming and roaring and people to interact with. but then ill sit down and pull out my carving knife and start carving a block of wood and listen to a audio book. so while I use a router to get a perfect edge on my board, use my mini router to carve out a depression in my wood and a belt sander to make my inlay flush. Ill then spend a few hours carving out some grass and weeds for embellishment. here is a example of a hybrid work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 I enjoy the hand tool side of woodworking very much. I like the feeling of the tools, as well as the quiet "zen" it provides. Sometimes I'll go down to my bench and tune up my handplanes just to take shavings for a little while. Very peaceful. Now that being said, power tools are my "go to" for milling and about 70% of my joinery tasks. It's hard to argue with fast and accurate! Sometimes a hand tool is the ideal tool, like was mentioned earlier. Cutting small parts is far easier with a backsaw and bench hook than a table saw. Trimming a tenon is far easier with a plane than any power tool. Just depends on the situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatworks Today Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 I'm not even going to bring up the possibilities of wet sanding, that would just be inappropriate ..... Back on topic, I'm mostly a power tool guy (90% +/-) but some detail can only be done by hand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 230, 231- whatever it takes .... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikem Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 I like my power tools, but have also enjoyed days in the shop that are unplugged. I guess that makes me a hybrid woodworker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrdie Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 I had my answer all ready and then Eric basically said it. To me, a "hybrid" woodworker is one who uses the best tool for the job/circumstance, whether or not it has a tail. For me currently, the majority of my work includes some sort of powered tool but I still use some hand saws and chisels on a regular basis. I several planes but currently they're used less frequently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMarcel Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 I think it is a marketing term like someone else here eluded to used to separate from the herd. The technique is used all the time in music: "our music isn't like any other band because we rearranged the adjectives and still sound like Soundgarden". It is similar to saying "Asian influenced" whenever something is cut (accidentally or not) crooked. Didn't see much of that in Japan or China but ok. The most I'll give "Hybrid woodworker" is the ability to do a project start to finish with either hand tools or power tools; it doesn't have to get mixed up on the same project. If power tools make your deadline but you could have done it with hand tools, you get the Hybrid woodworker badge in my mind. I don't think you could be a hybrid woodworker and not know how to flatten a board using only hand planes or create a complex molding profile with multiple router passes (kudos if you can custom grind a shaper blade and use the shaper... I can't). And I don't mean the book knowledge; physical experience. Double bonus points if you look at a problem and head to the kitchen for something that solves it rather than a Rockler catalog. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flairwoodworks Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Honestly, I don't care for the term "hybrid woodworker." I think that what you make is much more important than how you make it. I'm a sculptural woodworker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMarcel Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Okay, can't deny that moniker, Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Double bonus points if you look at a problem and head to the kitchen for something that solves it. Gotta give this a try next time I respect the point of here view but It's not my take on things at all http://paulsellers.com/2013/10/past-present-future-2/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC1501 Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Being pretty "green" to woodworking I have no idea. I enjoy a little of both. I have more power tools than hand tools, even though I am building my collection as we speak. In general I don't like labels for this kind of thing. In my opinion it is about the craftsmanship of the output and what you enjoy. 98% of the population couldn't produce a nice piece of furniture with either power or hand tools. So to me it is just splitting hairs. I say don't worry about labels and don't let people put you in a box. Build what you like an use whatever tools you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Well said, Josh. But I think your 98% estimation is way generous. I'd call it more like 99.9% or 99.999%...if you think about the number of people who actually woodwork, then whittle that down to the number of people who are capable of producing fine furniture...it's miniscule. Which makes your point even stronger. It doesn't matter, because like Chris said...it's the results that matter, not how you get there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 it's the results that matter, not how you get there. Bravo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flairwoodworks Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Double bonus points if you look at a problem and head to the kitchen for something that solves it rather than a Rockler catalog. Gotta give this a try next time I'm going to store my 1" chisel in the knife drawer so I can rack up the points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 The ultimate "hybrid woodworker", kitchen utensils & woodworking tools combined Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChetlovesMer Posted October 9, 2013 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Oh, I thought that Paul-Marcel meant if you see a problem and it makes you hungry you get double points. That happens to me all the time. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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