Comments on: Hand Tool Olympics at WIA West

By: gauchowoodworking

gauchowoodworking — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:45:03 +0000

I am upset that finally when WIA is in my backyard (Pasadena, CA) and will go through one of my favorite design schools (Greene and Greene), I am working and stuck at my cabin in Colorado … Sadly I will miss this great event.

By: Megan Fitzpatrick

Megan Fitzpatrick — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:47:30 +0000

Dean, that was designed by Mike Siemsen — you can get in touch with him through his school: http://www.schoolofwood.com/

By: Dean

Dean — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 01:52:03 +0000

Steve, I have not attended a WIA event. Maybe next year. However, I did have a question. I couldn’t help but notice the saw bench in the picture. It only shows a portion of it, but is it designed only for the hand tool Olympics? Are there additional pictures somewhere? Thanks Steve.

By: renaissanceww

renaissanceww — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 21:05:57 +0000

The hand tool olympics is easily the most fun you can have at WIA. It is a good opportunity to get first hand instruction from some great woodworkers too. For those of you that want to practice, I put together a page with a series of videos prior to the event in 2009. It is a little dated but nothing has changed with the events, http://renaissancewoodworker.com/hand-tool-olympics