March Special Guest Speaker will be...

[Steve_Honeycutt]

Scott Meek has agreed to join us on March 20 at 8:00 pm. Scott is currently a member of NCWW who lives in Asheville. He is a full time artisan plane maker and furniture maker. He has been crafting wood bodied planes for 5 years. Before that, he was a custom cabinet maker and trim carpenter, having grown up on residential construction sites while going to work with his dad, who is a general contractor. He is lucky enough to be able to work from his home shop on a daily basis doing what he loves to do, and he wouldn't trade it for anything.

Scott is also the craftsman who made the 35th anniversary plane for Highland Woodworking http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/scott-meek-woodworks-premium-smoothing-plane.aspx

Scott's website is http://www.scottmeekwoodworks.com/

I hope you will be able to join us for this chat.

Steve H.

 

[ScottM]

Cool...I have it penciled in.

 

[Hmerkle]

Everyone-
Don't forget to update you Java BEFORE the chat.

I just had to do mine and it is updated automatically, but there must have been a recent update

As Ethan mentioned in a recent post;
Go to www.java.com. to check for your update.

 

[Hmerkle]

BUMP! Don't forget to update your Java BEFORE the chat. Go to www.java.com. to check for your update.

Scott Meek has agreed to join us on March 20 at 8:00 pm. Scott is currently a member of NCWW who lives in Asheville. He is a full time artisan plane maker and furniture maker. He has been crafting wood bodied planes for 5 years. Before that, he was a custom cabinet maker and trim carpenter, having grown up on residential construction sites while going to work with his dad, who is a general contractor. He is lucky enough to be able to work from his home shop on a daily basis doing what he loves to do, and he wouldn't trade it for anything.

Scott is also the craftsman who made the 35th anniversary plane for Highland Woodworkinghttp://www.highlandwoodworking.com/s...ing-plane.aspx

Scott's website is http://www.scottmeekwoodworks.com/

I hope you will be able to join us for this chat.

Steve H.

 

[Steve_Honeycutt]

I will be out of town on Thursday and I may not be able to join the chat. Hank has agreed to be the host. He has a much better sense of humor. Scott will be an interesting speaker and I regret that I will miss it. I hope there is a large turnout.

Steve H.

 

[Hmerkle]

As long as Steve has "Set-me-up..."

Since Scott is in the area (my area NCWW-WEST!)

I am atually going to visit him and PLAN to do a "LIVE" chat...

Not really sure how different that is when it is text based, but I am hopeful it will be interesting...

I may try something else (Skype, Google hangout etc.) but I have not prepared, so it will definately be a last-minute kind of thing and additionally based on bandwidth available...

See y'all Thursday!

 

[Hmerkle]

BUMP!!

Don't forget - Thursday night we are talking with Scott Meeks - hand-made, hand (anything but plain) plane maker / teacher!

The Chat starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern

Here is a little something to wet your appetite (and understand) why I am excited to be part of March's chat;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruqlcgQ-Eg4

and from the man himself;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us2xQrpNtpc

 

[Hmerkle]

HEY everybody come an join us in the chat room - let's talk to Scott Meeks!

 

[SubGuy]

I'm sorry I missed it. I hope it was good. I was trying to make this one but good ole' life is throwing the trash off of the pitchers mound.

 

[Hmerkle]

I was a lot of fun Zach!

We went a little "off the reservation" becasue there was only a handful of us... (I don't relish Ethan's transcription job! ha ha)

but if you get a chance have a look - Mike Davis is trying to get Scott to do a plane build group!

 

[SubGuy]

I would definitely love to learn how to do that, shame I can't attend. Even if I were to visit, my mom and dad would have a fit if I spent the days in someone else's workshop.

 

[Hmerkle]

Here are a few pictures I wanted to share from what I call a "Live Chat"

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Scott Meek during the March "Plane Chat"

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The only thing better than talking about woodworking is seeing it first hand and having GREAT refreshments! Also Check out that Rosewood and Blackwood plane - TOO COOL!

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So I got to looking at it and saw why Scott is so successful - it is all about the Yin and Yang! LOL

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More photos of two VERY cool planes

The "SUPER-COOL" Mike Davis top

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And to end the evening - the top in action!
Well, I also got to play with a number of extremely cool hand-made wooden planes!
...and really thought hard about getting one!

 

[Steve_Honeycutt]

Hank,

It sounds like you had a fun time. Thanks for hosting this chat.

Steve H.

 

[Scott Meek]

Thanks Hank for officiating the chat and bringing the great beer! I've been craving another 1 or 6 of those Vanilla Porters ever since!

 

[Hmerkle]

Thanks Hank for officiating the chat and bringing the great beer! I've been craving another 1 or 6 of those Vanilla Porters ever since!

The pleasure was all mine!

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