Kim Buckminster writes:

I've been working at some instructional videos for the past few

years. I've done mine by myself with one camera on the tripod

and handling the action with a remote control. Likely not the

production quality Don is putting out, but not bad stuff either. The

point is in the lesson, not the cinematography. My tapes have

some rough edits but pretty good picture quality. (lint can be seen

floating in the air on the close-ups)

I sent some of the rough-cut, un-edited tape to Alan, which he

shared at the last groopfest. Seems Dick Patch ended up with

one. The project wasn't completed at the time and I was another

year doing so.

The video here is some horse hair work on an 1890's rosewood

sofa from France. This wonderful sofa is fully stuffed with hair,

stitched in by hand. Seen here is the second stuffing about 1"

deep placed over the first stuffing stitched in about 2" deep. I was

around 90 hours in the upholstery at this point.

It's apparent there's little upholstery interests in groop, but I do have

some videos available. A couple months back I asked Groop if there

was anyone interested in attending a seminar at my shop on overstuffed

work. I have room for one, maybe two more students June 26-28.

Kim "Bucky" Buckminster
Falls City, Nebr.