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   roc | Jul 25, 2009 07:06am | #1

   Mr. Maloof had a son who has a shop near by or did until the county moved, evicted, Sam from his home stead. His son is called Slimen. He also taught a nephew by the name of Nasiff.

   Sounds like you have never read "the book". You have something special to look forward to. The book can cost $ 50. it is worth it !

   http://www.amazon.com/Sam-Maloof-Woodworker/dp/0870119109/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=booksqid=1248494832&sr=1-1

   I wish I was reading it for the first time.

   roc

   Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )

   Edited 7/25/2009 12:08 am by roc

   
   

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   Edited 7/25/2009 12:09 am by roc

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   mvflaim | Jul 25, 2009 02:21pm | #3

   Ah I see, thanks. Sounds like that book will be on my wish list.

    

    http://www.mvflaim.com

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   twotowers | Aug 04, 2009 06:12am | #4

   Roc,
   Are you saying Sam was evicted?
   Best.
   TT

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   roc | Aug 04, 2009 09:21am | #5

   >Are you saying Sam was evicted?<Yes.They tried to use "Public Domain" for years and years and years. He fought it. Because he was basically a "National Treasure" level craftsperson and had some connections he got away with putting it off a bit. They wanted to put a highway/exchange through or some such.When he moved to his land way back in the fifties it was way in the heck out of town in a lemon grove. He actually harvested lemons from the orchard while there. Other orchards were all around him in every direction.Once the place was fifty years old it could be declared a historic site or some thing like that and the evil forces were obliged to pay to move his place rather than give him bucks and level it.Heck of a deal.I was searching for the episode of The American Wood Shop with Scott Phillips where they discuss this situation at the end of the 'sode. I came up with this which is very easy on the eyes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBQzli78dFkI renamed it " Two Beautiful People ". ( If you have not seen the movie " The Thomas Crown Affair " the remake with Rene Russo and Pierce Brosnan, I give it five stars/two thumbs up ! ! !Any way getting back to the house at hand. They moved the house and shop. The original house is a museum and they built Sam a new house and shop to live in. The bad thing is his business was disrupted for quite a while and he was having to move in his eighties. That has got to be just really hard on the bod and spirit. I didn't find the episode at The American Wood Shop with Scott Phillips on line. It is not as user freindly as Norm's on line site. Maybe you could e-mail Scott and some how see the episode.http://wbgutv.bgsu.edu/americanwoodshop/Episodes/season15/index.htmlI suppose that moving was better than staying put with freeway on both sides of his house after living way out in the country most of his life.rocGive me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )

   Edited 8/4/2009 2:36 am by roc

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   twotowers | Aug 05, 2009 06:12am | #6

   That is one horrible story.
   TT

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   9619 | Aug 05, 2009 02:43pm | #7

   Roc,
   I just watched the Taunton DVD on Sam Maloof. I wish he would have spent time on Knots. It seemed to me that his values were completely different from the common wisdom of many Knotheads. 1- tools weren't terribly important. He uses them but he "just uses them" instead of obsessing over them.
   2- He doesn't obsess over getting surfaces and joints to within .001 of perfection. He looks and cuts. He cuts on the table saw and doesn't bother with the jointer. He cuts or rather "sculpts" in three dimensions on the band saw.
   3- He didn't seem particularly worried about people stealing his designs.
   4- He didn't focus on tools or proceedures, but rather on the goodness of the outcome.
   6- He didn't have any $2000 planes.
   7- He didn't focus on arguing with other people. He seems to actually enjoy people.
   8- I didn't notice him "talking down" to anyone. I did get the feeling that he didn't make his "assistants" feel all that important. They were there to do exactly what he would have done, but what the heck. I do wonder if he tried to help them develop their own styles in their off-time, or whether they were just there to keep up production of his rockers etc. I was quite impressed with the guy. I was also impressed with his furniture and his house. He had a REAL flair for beautiful design, proportions, lines, etc. In the latest issue of FWW, they showed the work of some of the folks that he taught. Not one of them came close to (IMHO) his ability to design beautiful pieces.It would have been fun to have him here on Knots. He could have taught Charles about chairmaking, Derek about the proper role of tools in woodworking, everybody about how to design well, etc etc etc. Oh well, he was unique. He didn't just talk about making his mark; he made it in a big way.Have fun.
   MelMeasure your output in smiles per board foot. 

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   Napie | Aug 05, 2009 04:52pm | #9

   Or in simple terms it was about the outcome.

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   9619 | Aug 05, 2009 05:38pm | #10

   N,
   "Or in simple terms it was about the outcome."Obviously, you are right.
   But this is Knots. I don't think you are allowed to put things in simple terms. :-)
   MelMeasure your output in smiles per board foot. 

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   Napie | Aug 05, 2009 04:51pm | #8

   He had a daughter also.

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   flairwoodworks | Jul 25, 2009 09:52am | #2

   Roc's got it right. And Sam's book is my favourite book to read. Interesting, easy to read, and thought provoking. I flew down to work a woodworking show, and I read the book twice through before I got home four days later. And I did work too!

   Chris @ www.flairwoodworks.com
   and www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com)

    - Success is not the key to happiness.  Happiness is the key to success.  If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer