New Sharpening Book

Re: New Sharpening Book

Greg Sloop

>Yes, the cover.

I saw the picture of the cover and hadn't read your message yet. I was pondering what "Brushing and spraying finish" had to do with sharpening... 'Is there something that a sharp chisel will help when you're brushing or shooting on finish?' I wondered. Prehaps I'm just too dense or inexperienced...

I must have done that for 30+ seconds before I finally read your text above...

The wonders of desk-top publishing. The ability to do it wrong faster than ever! DAMHIKT.

Hope it hasn't gone to press yet. (I can imagine the sick sinking feeling...again, DAMHIKT)

Cheers,

Greg

Re: New Sharpening Book

Mark Meier (Ann Arbor, MI)

>Right you are about the cover! It looks like someone copy/pasted the chapters listed on the cover from a finishing book :)

Mark

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TMStock

>Mmm...more QC problems? Note the content listed on the cover.

Re: New Sharpening Book

Vic P

>I suppose one could use this under their water stones to keep the workbench clean.

What a gaff - and my best one of the day - OT

CONGER - The Irish diaspora in Munich

>Seems like TLN has moved on to finishing!!

I received an e-mail from corporate GHQ today inviting me to celebrate the end-of-year results (probably just an ice cream). The company has just exceeded �uros 1 BILLION for the first time. The pooh monkey who wrote mail, downsized the billion to �uro 1 MILLION. Guess he will never become the chief accountant!

-g-

Re: New Sharpening Book

Jim in Burlington Ontario

>What's funny is Tom had a video shot with David Charlesworth and Rob Cosman on sharpening if he had a bunch of great idea's why didn't he make a video of himself sharpening? Maybe he has a spray on sharpening tip.

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Paul Kierstead

>Is that an LV sharpening jig in the upper left corner? Cool.

Re: What a gaff - and my best one of the day - OT

Bob Hutchins in central Texas

>Howdy Conger,

Just can't resist asking what a "pooh monkey" is? I've read Milne, but can't fathom this usage of the mother tongue.

TIA (that's "ta" in advance, i think)

BobH, part of the Tar Heel diaspora

Perhaps he uses...

Bob Hackett

>The dreaded "chrome in a can"(silver rustoleum)to give his chisels and plane irons that"stone fresh" look without alot of bother.;^)

Mainely,Bob

complete spoof

Matt Malin

>Lie-Nielsen's last name isn't spelled correctly it's just a gag.

OTOH when Jimi Hendrix got the initial pressings of "Electric Ladyland" back from CBS the fellas in the vinyl press room typed up "Electric Land Lady" for the test master cover.

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William R. Duffield on the Cohansey

>An interesting theory, perhaps additionally supported by the "Tom," as opposed to "Thomas." Wherever the cover was spawned, another blunder of such magnitude would not be out of character.

There are some other clues that it might be a "hoax". For example, why would anyone use a diamond stone instead of a benchtop or the jaws of a vise to support a (forgive me if I have blasphemed) router bit while sharpening it with a diamond slip? What is the implement of torture subjugating the formerly independent DT saw, perhaps some sort of industrial strength saw set?

I have verified via a query of Amazon.com that they think that Taunton will be releasing this book in September. Google shows that several other on-line bookmongers also offer it, or at least provide links to Amazon, where one can pre-order it.

Will we be reading about this one on scopes.com, or is it so crudely executed that it will never achieve that much notoriety?

Another theory, perhaps intimated by the recent spate of FWW bashing, is that the perpetually paranoid Pegasus from Quercus rubra have hired a professional from McLean to discredit the percieved threat.

The Real Story

Christopher Schwarz

>A few facts should help here.

Yes, Thomas Lie-Nielsen has a book on sharpening coming out. He's been working on it in his spare time (so that's why we don't have a chamfer plane!).

When a publisher puts out a book, they typically generate a mock-up of the cover to show to booksellers. Contrary to popular belief, you can judge a book by its cover, and most readers do. Sometimes this takes the form of a color print-out. Sometimes it's called a "blad." That's an industry word for "fancy brochure."

Taunton recently started circulating this mock-up cover to booksellers, including us. They have not taken the extra effort to do a blad; but it may be in the works. My guess is that the mock-up was done in such haste that they made some gaffes, including mispelling Thomas's name.

This is not news. Lots of publishers do dumb stuff. In fact, we have a book coming out right now that has one of the most painful factual errors in it that I have ever seen. It huts me to even think about.

So I won't.

The cover ain't a hoax. Just someone who was probably working faster than they should have.

Chris

Re: The Real Story

William R. Duffield on the Cohansey

>Thanks for sharing that with us. I'm glad to hear the real story. The faux pas were much too blunt for it to be an well-contrived, tongue-in-cheek hoax." I hope my comments have been recognized as being tongue-in-cheek.

So this is kind of like a mock-up of a piece of custom furniture, hacked out of one quarter lauan or cardboard, or even styrofoam with a Bosch, details of the moldings defined in Sharpie, and tinted up with water colors? It works very well for its intended use, but if you leave it in your showroom, you'd better be there to explain to the next potential customer, "Here is an important step in the process we go through in designing a piece of furniture to your requirements, to check whether the proportions are right, whether it fits in your space, etc..," but woe be unto you if someone walks in off the street, looking for instant furniture gratification, and sees it without the explanation.

You can really stir up interest among the book retailers with something like this to tell how many copies of the first edition to order from the printer? Without even a rough draft of the table of contents? No wonder the cosmetics industry is so lucrative :^)

I'd rather have Thomas's interpretation of the #72¹/₂, but then I understand that Leonard Lee is working on things that are a lot more important than an update to his classic sharpening tome.

I think I'll wait for a Lyn Mangiameli review, and search the WC Hand Tools and Turnings forums archives for the important details, before ordering this one, regardless of the superlative credentials of the publisher and author.

Re: What a gaff - and my best one of the day - OT

CONGER - The Irish diaspora in Munich

>'Pooh' was intended to be an accentuated 'poor'... clearly failed Bob!

Now, that 'Tar Heel' is interesting... is'nt that a term for a coward? Was'nt the tar supposed to slow down the deserting (fleeing) soldiers? Soemthing to do with the Carolinas?

-g-

My Mistake

Bob Hutchins in central Texas

>Should have seen that coming. Must have wanted to see a special usage from the Isles.

BUT, you have it ALL WRONG about us Tar Heels. The name has been ascribed to various sources. The one I like most was cited by a union general during the American Civil War. He described soldiers from North Carolina as being so tenacious in battle that they stuck like they had tar on their heels.

Another attribution refers to the early exports of the Carolina colonies in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. They made naval stores from the abundant pine forests and shipped them back to England to support the fleet. The process produced so much pitch and tar that everyone working in the industry had tar on their heels.

So, the term is not a pejorative but an honorific. Those of us who matriculated at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill (founded in 1789) proudly claim the title. "We're Tar Heels born and we're Tar Heels bred, and when we die we'll be Tar Heels dead!"

Regards,

BobH

It is in print. *LINK*

Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida

>The Taunton Press Tom Lie-Nielsen sharpening book is out, and Barbara Siddiqui has reviewed it.




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P.S. They fixed the cover. ;-)

Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida

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just ordered from Amazon...

John Longwitz-Doraville, GA

>...$27.17 with free shipping