Thread: What demonstrations would interest you?

Vacuum veneering and steam bending always a crowd puller

Green timber working---riving,draw knifing,use of shave horse, turning on pole lathe etc

Here are a few suggestions

• Matching stains to timber- particularly WA timbers
• Veneering techniques
• Dealing with or accenting imperfections in timber
• Door making and installation

I hope these help.

Originally Posted by Lignin

Green timber working---riving,draw knifing,use of shave horse, turning on pole lathe etc

What he said!!

Cheers

+1 on the Green Woodworking and I do enjoy seeing Stan Ceglinski at work at various shows.

Sharpening, inlays, bandsaw blade folding.

I know all you pros have it down, but for a relative amateur like me, sharpening and hand plane techniques would be great - that is if I was going

Cheers,

Will

Repairs and re-finishing techniques.

Laminating Large panels, methods and techniques.

Importance of design. Practicality, Aesthetics, Safety, Making sure the design has wood in mind.

Use of CAD programs in design work.

Abrasives and their uses in shaping, finishing and preparation to finishing, importance of abrasives.

WA Wood species and their properties/suitability to furniture making and woodworking

Get Jay to give a spraying demonstration? Or would that be to hard....

Could get Mike to come in and give a demo on Dovetails and hand tool techniques?

Or maybe a finishing demo as stated above? Very informative...

Sharpening, hand saws, planes, chisels. Both free hand and with a Guide.

Just a few...

Sharpening and using a Cabinet Scraper.

Disassembling an old plane, sharpening, reassembling and using.

Using a Mortise Chisel properly.

Hand cut half blind dovetails. Marking out cutting and assembly.

Cutting Coves on a tablesaw

Routing a Gooseneck moulding on a router table (with birds beak guide)

Carving a ball and claw foot (okay time might not fit that one)

Give me a while and I'll come up with a few more for sure....

Thanks everyone for the great ideas. You have given me some options to consider. I've been flat out in the workshop and haven't been able to check out the thread since posting it.