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[Ozi]

View attachment 105747View attachment 105748View attachment 105749Made this small step stool for my daughter. There’s a few gaps and it’s not perfect but I’m still practicing.

As with any project the man who made it sees all the faults, from these photos I'd have been very please to have done as well.

 

[G S Haydon]

"UnderTV Cabinet" Olive Ash and Brown Oak. All drawer construction in quarter sawn oak.

It was a very wild piece of ash. This was great from a design point of view. I was able to offset the fissure to create some interest, a bit of tension too between a square design and dramatic timber.

The project was lead by the wood. There was no going back for extra. I had just enough to do it while maintaining a good grain wrap.

 

[Cabinetman]

You should be justifiably proud of that piece, it’s very nicely made. It’s not a criticism as you may be using it as a design feature, but had you thought to stop the dovetail housings for the two vertical divisions just short of the front edge? Ian

 

[Fred48]

Lovely design. I do enjoy seeing exactly how the cabinet was constructed and the excellent workmanship.

 

[G S Haydon]

Thanks Ian. It was my intention to have exposed joinery. It is difficult to know if some of that joinery would be better hidden. I think would look good with stopped housings too so food for thought on the next project.

 

[G S Haydon]

Thank you Fred. It was largely made by hand. I used machinery for timber preparation and I did need to sand the ash as the grain was just so difficult to work.
It was a time consuming piece as I just did the odd hour here and there.

 

[thetyreman]

I really like the exposed joinery, beautiful heirloom piece.

 

[G S Haydon]

Thank you. I'm looking forward to when DIY tasks are done at home and I can get stuck into a good project again.

 

[Fitzroy]

"UnderTV Cabinet" Olive Ash and Brown Oak. All drawer construction in quarter sawn oak.

It was a very wild piece of ash. This was great from a design point of view. I was able to offset the fissure to create some interest, a bit of tension too between a square design and dramatic timber.

The project was lead by the wood. There was no going back for extra. I had just enough to do it while maintaining a good grain wrap.

Lovely piece! Why are the dovetails on the ends a different depth to the others, what am I not understanding?

 

[DBT85]

Got to be a makers mark. A signature of a great craftsmans work.

That's what I tell people.

 

[G S Haydon]

Lovely piece! Why are the dovetails on the ends a different depth to the others, what am I not understanding?
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Thank you. Nice spot on the joinery. For the even more sharp eyed you'll notice the back one is smaller too. I made the back tail less in deep by the depth of the groove that holds the back. I made a judgement and decided to copy that on the front to give it some symmetry.

 

[G S Haydon]

Got to be a makers mark. A signature of a great craftsmans work.

That's what I tell people.

I'll take that

 

[ManowarDave]

A birdcage awl, inspired by various Internet sources.

The blade was an old sds drill bit, the brass ferrule an M12 dome nut and the handle is sapele reclaimed from an old gate.

I don't have a lathe so the handle was made in the Paul Sellers plane knob fashion (although sanded in the drill). Finished with danish oil.

Dave

 

[Orraloon]

Thats very well done without a lathe.
Regards
John

 

[ManowarDave]

Thanks John,

It wasn't easy but I was surprised how "not difficult" it was. Certainly not as fast as a lathe though, I'm sure.

Dave

 

[Dominik Pierog]

 

[richarddownunder]

Another guitar - my 3rd effort. Sounds good but I really struggled with the French polishing this time. Rosewood takes on a different colour outside in the sunshine (at least to the camera sensor)! The brown is more realistic! This design has a bolt on-bolt off neck which was quite challenging to make.
Cheers
Richard

 

[paulrbarnard]

Quick question. I’ve always wondered when seeing pencils in resin what happens where the ‘lead’ gets exposed. Isn’t it then going to mark surfaces or in the case of coloured pencils expose a softer waxy surface?

 

[Dominik Pierog]

Quick question. I’ve always wondered when seeing pencils in resin what happens where the ‘lead’ gets exposed. Isn’t it then going to mark surfaces or in the case of coloured pencils expose a softer waxy surface?

Haha me to... So now I know it's everywhere if you use lacquer to secure it... starts dissolving.

 

[thetyreman]

made a tissue box out of curly cherry, with wood from kindly sent to me a while ago from @custard I used my high angle 55 degree plane for the final smoothing on this, a gift for my mum on mothers day last weekend, finished with de-waxed shellac then peacock wax.