tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post4648626568263432892..comments2023-11-05T06:16:56.961-05:00Comments on the Carpentry Way: This One Rings a Bell (16)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-46144918939785050592013-08-18T09:35:29.927-04:002013-08-18T09:35:29.927-04:00DaveJ,
good to hear from you. It was indeed the b...DaveJ,<br /><br />good to hear from you. It was indeed the best thing that this job didn't go ahead. I didn't let it get to me.<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-40993761710526364242013-08-18T02:05:12.626-04:002013-08-18T02:05:12.626-04:00hey, chris...just checking in with you again, i mi...hey, chris...just checking in with you again, i missed this post as things were pretty crazy in nihon around the time you posted it, sorry to hear but glad you were out before things got weirder...i have been a couple of rounds like this and am slowly learning...as above, not giving in to the spirit of mistrust is important...rock on.davejhttp://islandblacksmith.ca/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-15716244363902000892011-03-21T01:39:03.740-04:002011-03-21T01:39:03.740-04:00Fausto,
a comment clearly of spam nature, but you...Fausto,<br /><br />a comment clearly of spam nature, but your heart is in the right place, so I'll allow it. Good luck with your blogging!<br /><br />Harlan,<br /><br />I agree completely.<br /><br />Tom,<br /><br />your sentiments are much appreciated.<br /><br />Paul,<br /><br />I hope you've gotten some decently mileage out of those tomato stakes. The school of hard knocks can have a varied tuition..<br /><br />~ChrisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-49080680741427329462011-03-20T23:33:36.149-04:002011-03-20T23:33:36.149-04:00Ouch! Like RS Johnson said many of us have had sim...Ouch! Like RS Johnson said many of us have had similar experiences. Mine (although not as dramatic) involved making custome molding (that I know did not exist anywhere else) for a rotted wood project only to be told he was getting the product somewhere else. My fault for only going on a verbal agreement. I now have a lot of fancy tomatoe stakes!! I loved the design process of the bell tower eventhough I can't follow the build.Paul Atzenweilerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02981296755785226132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-9962714761426305892011-03-20T17:20:50.696-04:002011-03-20T17:20:50.696-04:00Chris
This is very sad news. I really enjoyed se...Chris<br /><br />This is very sad news. I really enjoyed seeing the drawings and seeing the whole structure grow and evolve. I think a great many of us learned and enjoyed the bell tower.<br /><br />Tomtomausmichigannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-69172705905597414292011-03-20T17:07:40.132-04:002011-03-20T17:07:40.132-04:00Sorry to hear of your experience Chris. Live and l...Sorry to hear of your experience Chris. Live and learn I guess. Still, its better to live in trust and be cheated occasionally than to to give in to mistrust. <br /><br />Peace,<br />Harlan Barnhartharlan barnharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14686803396334435248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-14754497934445176522011-03-19T04:43:46.628-04:002011-03-19T04:43:46.628-04:00Good Morning,
i also love carpentry, in particular...Good Morning,<br />i also love carpentry, in particular japanese carpentry. Do you know my blogs? 1- http://casagiapponese.blogspot.com/ and 2- http://shirakawago.blogspot.com/. I have a very good book on japanese carpentry (in english) prefated by Walter Gropius. If you want some scanned pages, please send me a e.mail to faubaio@gmail.com. In this moment i dont remember the name of that boob because i am non in my study room. OK?<br />Excuse me for my rudimentary english.<br />Fausto Baiocco (Architect in Ancona, Italy)Fausto Baioccohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14122041283483811547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-39365068450985430842011-03-18T20:15:19.053-04:002011-03-18T20:15:19.053-04:00Thanks for the comments everyone!
Damien,
I also...Thanks for the comments everyone!<br /><br />Damien,<br /><br />I also hope to have the opportunity to engage in similarly challenging drawing work in upcoming months, and you can be sure I'll detail it here on the blog.<br /><br />RS Johnson,<br /><br />as for the copyright principle, it has little to do with possession. Copyright is inherent to the creator of the work, and is granted automatically. If derivative or imitative works are produced without your permission and are demonstrably based on the drawings you have provided, then you have a clear case of copyright infringement. At least that is what is clear to me from looking through the US copyright office website. <br /><br />Dale, thanks. Yes, Spring is one the way and I look forward to new challenges.<br /><br />Dennis, <br /><br />sorry to hear of your experience with Lucas. I also hope the positive energy I put into the design, and all I learned from the process, will stand me well in future endeavors, and I am a bit wiser too about the value of the drawing work and won't be selling it so cheaply next time, nor will it be done without firm contractual conditions being established. I've learned a lot about copyright since that event.<br /><br />I'm actually skeptical, given what I know of the complexity of that tower, that the client will be able to get anyone to reproduce it exactly. I can;t imagine a carpenter who could actually design a structure like that would simply take my drawings and start working from them. If you can design something that complex, it seems to me inevitable that the designer would want to make changes to suit their own idiosyncrasies. The drawings didn't include dimensions, slopes, and other critical information as well, so reverse engineering will eat a fair number of hours I expect. <br /><br />I suspect a cheap(er) facsimile will be the eventual outcome. The other buildings on the client's site are all plywood and stick frame structures trying to look like traditional buildings, if that helps paint a picture...<br /><br />~ChrisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-8895200295917391582011-03-18T18:37:52.048-04:002011-03-18T18:37:52.048-04:00I had a similar experience with 'star wars'...I had a similar experience with 'star wars' George Lucas, shopping around my design. I asked him how he liked having some faceless person in a basement in China ripping off his copyright of the film and producing zillions of copies to market? Odd, unlike his usual well spoken self as portrayed in the media, he seemed at a loss for words, unable to give an answer. People like George and most possibly the fellow you describe, their retribution for their deeds is that they have to live with themselves.<br /><br />No doubt the sincere work that you put into the tower, it will manifest for you in a positive way. Believing such is one of the little encouragements that you need to give to yourself as an artist and craftsman.djyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08985330530360767281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-1046204443999019072011-03-18T05:09:14.326-04:002011-03-18T05:09:14.326-04:00Very unfortunate news you have for us today. I, p...Very unfortunate news you have for us today. I, personally, was looking very forward to reading about this project. For one, it would of helped me in my plans for my own major project.<br /> However, I understand your frustrations very much. As do many of your readers I am sure. Drawing on my own experiences, I think many of us have been through the ringers with a client such as this. My own personal experience has to do with a set of drawings that I, unfortunately did not pay enough attention to the copywrite principle. After completing the drawings and all related articles for a certain A-Frame structure, the client withdrew his request. Unfortunately, he had already got the drawings, and eventually put them to use. As you said Chris, Live and Learn. But that was when I was young and foolish, now I am older, still a little foolish sometimes :-)<br /> In any event, I would like to congradulate you on your accomplishment with this particular venture. Even if you do not get to build it, you have achieved a great deal.<br /> On to bigger and better projects Chris.RS Johnstonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-17855341692487725182011-03-18T03:19:46.277-04:002011-03-18T03:19:46.277-04:00The bell tower is a most impressive drawing. I ho...The bell tower is a most impressive drawing. I hope we will continue to see more of these in future projects.Damienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00909477295500393609noreply@blogger.com