It's
not Elena. It is Per Swenson a real fine furniture maker and contractor. He
has been working hard for months on a project that is just one picture after the other of
wonderful wood works. His 82 year old father is Per's right hand man. It is hard to know
which one is the better since what we see is the product of both and what they do in wood
zings.
So it was no surprise to me that Per and father, Bob, got one of the first
Domino Joiners to hit our shores. It also didn't surprise me that Per was able to use it
"right out of the box."
"We were at the point of gluing on the front and back rail of a 30 ft
bar. In the past we would be splicing length together with scarf joints that took a lot of
time", Per says. "If the Domino could make the splice and a seemingly invisible
one, that one day alone could pay for the whole setup."
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He
assembles some MDF support pieces.
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And
eases the sections together in exact alignment. "When your very first Domino
Joints are so accurate and fast, it promises to be a good day," says Per.
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This
photo shows the bar build up that Per and the Domino are doing.
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His
father Bob is using the Festool OF1400 router in a shop built jig to flute the column
shown in the next picture.
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Have you
ever seen such fantastic work? One view after another.
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Have you
ever seen such a great use for Birdseye maple.
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Father
Bob's hand carved masterpiece is attached to the wood panel.
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If you
have followed the progress of this job, you would be impressed by Per's keeping a very
organized and cleaned jobsite...which he attributes to the Festool Dust Extraction
system. It's a matter of the chicken or the egg — the Festool vacuum and boom
arm does make it easier.
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A
celebration of the beauty of wood. You can only hope that the many people who enjoy the
bar will fully appreciate the magnificence of it all.
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