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Russ Jacobsohn Workshop

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On Saturday, March 9th, RWS hosted the Russ Jacobsohn workshop at Woodcraft
We had 15 members attend the workshop
Russ, famous for his Rocking Horses, came prepared to demo virtually every step
We had finished horses, partially complete pieces, and blank stock

Russ does as much as he can with power tools
His belief is "do it once by hand, and then never to it by hand again"
Russ' expertise with a band saw is evident as he quickly gets close to...
his desired rough shape in minutes

Now it's time to do the shaping
Russ admits that many of his shapes have evolved based on the tools available
Any of the interested students got the chance to try out the tools he uses
Again, if it can be done with power tools, it is
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Photos by Kurt Hertzog
      

 

 

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