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About Greg Scholl
Expertise
Questions on Woodworking, wood finishing and refinishing of all kinds, repairing furniture and wooden objects, Architectural details, Woodturning, carving, tool usage, product usage, some chemistry as it applies to woodworking and related interests,cabinet making and furniture construction/design, etc. I have experience with all manners of colorants, finishes, paints, stains, dyes, glazes, and coatings, wood species recognition and usage,tool recommendations, blade types and recommendation,techniques and methods for many Woodworking related issues, etc.
Experience
Fine furniture restorer and cabinet maker for over 30 years,serving high end Antique dealers, Interior designers, Collectors in the CT area. Consulting for area Painting/Decorating and Building contractors on non painting issues..(staining, wood prep.,clear finishing, floor restoration and architectural detail restoration and repair, etc.) Sold, built, serviced, setup Home, Industrial, and Commercial stationary woodworking tools for a major tool retailer in CT. for three years, sold hand and power tools , provided knowledge, parts replacement, service, and on site service, Trade show Demo, and training as well.
Publications
Published in Fine Woodworking Magazine (12/97), included on Fine Woodworkings first "Best of Fine Woodworking" CD-ROM (2002) ...("27 year compilation of expert know-how")
Education/Credentials
Art School at Silvermine Guild in Norwalk, CT., 9 year apprenticeship in a European run Cabinet and Restoration shop in CT., various classes on subjects having to do with the field. Seminars from major Tool manufacturers, Skil/Bosch, Delta, Powermatic, Ritter, Porter cable, Milwaukee, Dewalt/B&Decker, Performax.
Past/Present Clients
Many varied clients including work on Martha Stewarts' Westport, CT. show house, many fine Antique dealers and private collectors in and around Fairfield County and in Woodbury, CT. (the Antiques capital of CT.), Golden Age of Trucking Museum, Wilton Historical Society.
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Expert: Greg Scholl - 10/25/2009
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QUESTION: I am trying to make an exact replica of the Purdue University water tower in the form of a drink dispenser. I know how to do everything except the woodwork for the oval top. I don't really know where to start or how to make a rounded structure from wood. The oval itself is to be 3 ft. in diameter and 1.30 ft tall. Thank you for your assistance.
IMAGE: Purdue Water Tower
ANSWER: Hey Chance, are you trying to make the structure in the picture with the "P" painted on it? I do not know of a way to make that the size you want it........that would be a huge chunk of wood, and if it needs to be hollowed out as well, then it would be almost impossible.....also, by drink dispenser, what do you mean?
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QUESTION: Yes we want to paint the P on it and by drink dispenser I mean that we want to put sealant in it and make it into something resembling a gatorade cooler that you see at football games.
Answer
Not only is it almost impossible to make a shape like that, that big, it won't stand up to having ice and water in it, as it would be costructed from multiple pieces of wood with many glue joints.Perhaps if it was fiberglassed inside, but even if this could be constructed it would be exhorbitantly expensive, weigh a ton, and be quite unwieldy.....perhaps a fiberglassed mold would be a better way to construct such a thing...but I'm not familiar with those techniques....
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