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Tommy is a great craftsman who carefully and methodically executes his craft with precision. This does not mean he is full of himself! I have watched his shows and read his comments in his forum and he is always trying to encourage others with less experience not to be intimidated by techniques using hand tools. Or by designs that look to hard to build. In his bombay series he made some dreadful mistakes that he could have easily cut out of the podcast but he chose to film them and show the whole painful experience.
Norm was great and an inspiration to us all. Tom is not trying to fill his shoes hes just going to offer a different approach.I am looking forward to seeing more of a hybrid woodworking show. One that emphasizes the importance of developing the skills of using hand tools and the level of craftsmanship that can be achieved.
So congratulations Tommy looking forward to your show!

The table turned out real nice! What a luxury for a hand tool user. I have wanted something like this for a long time. I also enjoy reading your blogs. Well done and thanks.

Hi Tom, I was wondering if there was anything that can be done for ipe's poor laminating characteristics? From what I understand because of it's chemical properties it wont bond with wood glue. The table by the way looks great.