I had the chance to discover a very nice story to share with you. It's about young enthusiasts in Oradea who are building houses on wheels. But the story is about more than just building wooden houses. It's about youth, enthusiasm, courage, principles...
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We have always associated powder coatings with metal, with coloring and protecting it. This is how car bodies, refrigerators or washing machines are painted, the application is done in an electrostatic field and the "baking" of the paints in ovens at quite high temperatures...
The young Slovenian, after graduating from forestry school, couldn't find a job in his specialization, so he created his own job - with the help of a Wood-Mizer bandsaw. The Slovenian village of Plat is situated high in the Alps, at 875 meters...
I was asked if the knots could be sealed with shellac. I replied that, as far as I know, the tannins and especially the resin in the knots are a problem and it is very difficult to lock everything inside the wood. Over time, especially during warm periods, the resin expands and tends to come out....
When I discover a great design in an ordinary and perhaps even mundane piece of furniture, I want to find out as much as I can about the person who made it. That's how I discovered Jan Waterston, a young designer, more self-taught than educated, who has discovered...