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   user-36760 | Nov 09, 2017 03:50pm | #1

   I've taken several classes with Dave but I enjoy going back to the basics. He's a great teacher/artist/carver and I always learn by watching him do his "stuff". Thanks Dave.

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   turnertoo | Nov 13, 2017 11:42am | #2

   Was wondering after all that labor intensive but fun work for such a "masterpiece" how do you handle all of the splitting, warping and checking using green wood?

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   DaveFisherPA | Dec 17, 2017 08:51pm | #3

   turnertoo: Carving green wood does not guarantee splits and checks. As you continue through the video series, you will hear advice for avoiding such issues, including the drying process. I think you'll find working with green wood wonderful. And as you'll see later in the series, the final carving stages are done after drying.

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   pbernhardt | Jan 06, 2018 02:15pm | #4

   What general approach can Dave recommend for sourcing material? Is it a matter of getting to know local arborists, mills, etc? Thanks for the exceptional series.

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   DaveFisherPA | Aug 03, 2021 02:45pm | #8

   So much depends on your geographic and urban/rural location. An incredible variety of species grow all around me. It seems like a yard tree is always being pruned or being removed, so that is an excellent source. Folks are usually more than happy to have it taken away. Arborists are usually pretty intense as the job is underway, but you may ask them where they take their wood. Many around me have more than they can even process into firewood, so they just have a sort of dumping area for it. Orchards, park workers, trimmings around railroad tracks and power lines, local sawyers....lots of possibilities.

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   Mattk41 | Apr 28, 2018 05:52pm | #5

   I have to admit that when this video was first published/posted it was somewhat interesting to me, but after meeting Dave Fisher at FWW Live and watching him work these chunks of log into such beautiful forms. On a computer screen, even a full size/hi-res one, it's hard to appreciate the amazingly graceful lines and play of light on his work. This week I split some green cherry and am watching with a new eye as I wait for an adze to arrive in the mail!

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   BenStrano | Apr 30, 2018 08:30am | #6

   Waiting for an adze is the hardest part. I just got an email that my HK is on the way. Good luck and have fun!

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   sheringham | Mar 14, 2020 04:47am | #7

   This video series is a rare gift.
   It is a gift from David Fisher: such a talented and capable craftsman sharing techniques and tips is one thing, but the fact that Dave is such a humble, effective and relaxed communicator and demonstrator only enhances the experience.
   Further, the extraordinary work done by Jeff Roos and Ben Strano makes this available in a format that exceeds any other - I can hear and see exactly what is going on, and I can re-visit the content time and again.
   Congratulations all on an extraordinary production!.