I'd bring some tongue and groove planing tools, either a swing fence 49 or
a matched wooden set. Non tool users are blown away by T&G. I'd also bring
a holdfast if you can. They seem like magic to the uninitiated.

I did spend quite a bit of last Saturday at the Maker Faire, helping with
blacksmithing, An artist, Kyle had forged a Huge set of Leonardo da Vinci
style wings for last years Burning Man (artist collective bachanal in the
Nevada desert Jeff) and had plans to forge feathers for the wings
http://www.tahoepublicart.com/uploads/1/5/8/7/15874656/davinciwings_orig.jpg
Problems arose with the forge set up in the desert and the artist came home
with 1200 or so laser cut feather blanks.  With 2 forges and 3 anvils, we
took on all comers to forge their own feathers to take home (Kyle has
become fond of the unadorned wings).

Makers as a group tend to be open to new skills, are very receptive to
instruction and techniques they don't know.  Definitely the speed with
which hand tools can handle many one off tasks would be my focus.

Michael



On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 11:39 AM, Kirk Eppler  wrote:

> On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 8:33 PM,  wrote:
>
> > I just volunteered myself for a presentation on antique woodworking
> tools,
> > of which I have a few-of course, but never having done this before, if
> > anyone else has done one before I am asking if they could share what was
> a
> > popular aspect of the presentation.
> >
> > The Audience is projected to be wanna-be “makers” of the modern Ilk
> >
> > Any suggestions welcome
> >
>
> I gotta agree with those who say let them touch tools, but chain them
> down.  Or don't bring really good ones that you would hate to lose.
>
> I personally would suggest some planing, with bench and block planes,
> chisels, a spokeshave, and maybe a push drill with fluted bits, since its
> less likely to split the wood, as your key players.  You have several of
> each ready to go, right?  A demo on easy sharpening via a stone or two, and
> Scary sharp on a piece of kitchen counter (things they can relate to, and
> start easily).  Maybe a demo of dull vs sharp too.
>
> Mortise a hinge, cut a rebate
>
> Your audience of makers will want to do odd materials, so maybe plane or
> drill a delrin cutting board, as well as wood.  Michael S was just at our
> local Maker's Faire, hope he chimes in as to interest.
>
> And we as BAGs know nothing of wooden wine boxes, but maybe demo'ing
> building with those as Erik suggestions would tie it back together.  Nice
> light pine, easy to drill, plane, etc.
>
> https://kirkhmb.smugmug.com/Woodworking/Wine-Box-Projects/
>
> --
> Kirk Eppler in Half Moon Bay, CA, needing some shop clean up time this
> weekend (and every weekend for the next 3 months)
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