I agree Bob

Here is a novel idea.. Take an old beater chisel or an old Stanley plane
iron. Use Sellers method one time.. It will take 5 minutes the first time
if the back needs any work. Check the result. Then lets talk?

On Thursday, April 24, 2014, RH Hutchins  wrote:

> On 4/24/2014 1:50 PM, JAMES THOMPSON wrote:
>
>> Don't get down off the soapbox. I have preached much the same sermon for
>> a long time. But preaching to the choir is often unproductive. Stay with
>> it. I am too tired to carry on the fight.
>>
>> On Apr 24, 2014, at 11:33 AM, Kevin Bock  wrote:
>>
>>  Pardon me as I ascend my soapbox.
>>>
>>> I think Sellers is a breath of fresh air.
>>>
>>>  I've read much of what Jim Thompson has posted here and admire his
> class and work results.  Jim is the real deal!
>
> It gives me great pleasure, therefore, to agree with him and with Kevin
> wrt Paul Sellers, although I have neither the class not the body of work.
> I have had the pleasure of meeting Paul Sellers at the community in Elm
> Mott, Texas (about 45-50 miles from where I sit typing)  where he taught
> (and where I hope he will teach again).  At the time I met him I knew
> nothing about him except that he was the instructor for a woodworking class
> that was ongoing when we visited the community of craftsmen who share
> similar beliefs.
>
> Paul Sellers has great class and great skill.  He, too, is the real deal.
>
> We talked after he had finished answering questions for his students but
> kept his eyes going back to them to see if they were in need of correction
> or information.  We talked of woodworking, my desire to learn better
> skills, and my admiration for those who use simple hand tools, their minds,
> and countless hours of training and experimentation to improve their craft.
>  That he is one of those is without doubt.  The shop he was in was as open,
> spacious and clean as any wood shop I've ever been in, including the one
> run by Paul W. Waldrop who taught me shop skills in 1954-55-56.  I asked
> Paul Sellers about any prerequisites he might have for entry to his
> classes.  He said that there were none that were cast in stone, but that he
> strongly recommended that learning basics with hand tools was the best
> route, partly because he thought that hand tools teach the student more
> about the wood and the processes than using power tools does.
>
> He was an altogether pleasant and nice man.  I am fortunate that I did not
> know his reputation at the time, for I might have been too much in awe to
> have felt comfortable taking up his time.  I regret that I did not take
> classes from him while he was there, but hope to have the opportunity if he
> returns.
>
> Bob Hutchins
> Temple, TX, USA
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