joiner_sim
Established Member
Hi guys,
Just thought I'd share an item I have made for someone using reclaimed oak from old furniture. The person it has been made for is into the medieval times re-enactments scene, and is going to have this as a piece of furniture in there home.... my guess is in the hallway or something?
First thing you may spot is the screws at the top of the legs. This is not something I personally wanted to do. The small corner braces in my opinion were good enough but the client wanted screws as well. And, with it being a freebie job They got exactly what they wanted, hence no plugs to cover the screws, but hey never mind.... I am happy with it apart from that part! (You may also notice the darker edges with pencil rounds, this is due to how the wood was before I got it and with it being a freebie, the client can sort out the discoloured edges themselves.... couple of minutes with sandpaper will probably do it).
I am pleased to say the joints were done completely by hand using chisels, tennon & coping saws, they did take a bit of messing about with to get them perfect and I'm now left wishing I'd took a picture of the tennon shoulders...
The detail cut-out was done first with a hole cutter in a pillar drill for the top part, and then the rest was cut out with a jigsaw.
Just thought I'd share an item I have made for someone using reclaimed oak from old furniture. The person it has been made for is into the medieval times re-enactments scene, and is going to have this as a piece of furniture in there home.... my guess is in the hallway or something?
First thing you may spot is the screws at the top of the legs. This is not something I personally wanted to do. The small corner braces in my opinion were good enough but the client wanted screws as well. And, with it being a freebie job They got exactly what they wanted, hence no plugs to cover the screws, but hey never mind.... I am happy with it apart from that part! (You may also notice the darker edges with pencil rounds, this is due to how the wood was before I got it and with it being a freebie, the client can sort out the discoloured edges themselves.... couple of minutes with sandpaper will probably do it).
I am pleased to say the joints were done completely by hand using chisels, tennon & coping saws, they did take a bit of messing about with to get them perfect and I'm now left wishing I'd took a picture of the tennon shoulders...
The detail cut-out was done first with a hole cutter in a pillar drill for the top part, and then the rest was cut out with a jigsaw.
