CroppyBoy1798
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Howdy!
Just thought I'd share some pics of a few pieces I've made, I've been getting them together for a portfolio of sorts. Unfortunately I dont think i have many WIP pics of these pieces, I may have some for the airsoft gun stock, the mallet and the '98 carving knocking about somewhere.
Flintlock pistol stock - I bought this gun for my collection, I believe a number of the metal parts are original, but someone had, in the past, made a pretty crude, non regulation stock for it. So I made one up for it from walnut.
Airsoft gun stock - Just thought I'd try something a little different and made this stock out of ash. Unfortunately I never got around to completely finishing it as the gun broke, I never got it repaired and thus havent used it in a long time. Yes, before anyone says it, I know the leaves in the background are sycamore or maple? but they were the only techy looking leaves I could find!
Pine dresser - Made this a few years back. All hand made, at a rough count, from memory there are:
8 haunched M+T joints
8 mitred haunched M+T joints
12 mitred M+T joints
1 halfing joint
and misc other joints.
Tough going! :lol:
A 'Grandaughter' clock - Why's it called a grandaughter as opposed to a granfather, well, because it has no ding dong . This was a fairly simple project, made standard width off the shelf deal, a bit of skirting around the base, a bit of fancy penwork on the face, a stain and varnish and you have a nice clock!
'98 Carving - Like the ash stock I never got around to finishing this piece, but I shall do.........some day! . This lump of beech came from a tree from the local 1798 mass grave. The council were lopping off bows so I decided to get a few bits to have.
Honour and Glory Crowing Time - I believe I posted this one here already. This was carved from red oak, its a reproduction (thought not entirely correct) of the centrepiece of the oak panelling from the forward grand staircase, A deck of the Titanic (yes, I'm a bit of a Titanic nut, and even was before the movie! ). It measures 25 x 17" approx. I have a big model of the Titanic on the shelf in the workshop too, I must get some pics of it.
Oak candle holder - Ok, I'm not much of a turned but decided to give it a go anyway, with something simple. This piece of oak was once a steak from a garden fence that had been out in the elements for 12 years or so. When the fence was taken down I got the job of chopping all the timber up for burning and transporting to a relation for burning in a stove. A couple of years had passed when I was at my relations one day and spotted the nice looking oak blocks stacked in the stove timber pile, so I grabbed a couple! Had some interesting grain!
Carvers mallet - another turned piece, this time using beech and walnut, have yet to put this one into proper use, but it feels good in the hand.
Quick teak carving - This was a quick jobbie I did to get used to a new set of chisels I had got. Just done out of a teak offcut.
Hope you enjoyed the pics
Just thought I'd share some pics of a few pieces I've made, I've been getting them together for a portfolio of sorts. Unfortunately I dont think i have many WIP pics of these pieces, I may have some for the airsoft gun stock, the mallet and the '98 carving knocking about somewhere.
Flintlock pistol stock - I bought this gun for my collection, I believe a number of the metal parts are original, but someone had, in the past, made a pretty crude, non regulation stock for it. So I made one up for it from walnut.
Airsoft gun stock - Just thought I'd try something a little different and made this stock out of ash. Unfortunately I never got around to completely finishing it as the gun broke, I never got it repaired and thus havent used it in a long time. Yes, before anyone says it, I know the leaves in the background are sycamore or maple? but they were the only techy looking leaves I could find!
Pine dresser - Made this a few years back. All hand made, at a rough count, from memory there are:
8 haunched M+T joints
8 mitred haunched M+T joints
12 mitred M+T joints
1 halfing joint
and misc other joints.
Tough going! :lol:
A 'Grandaughter' clock - Why's it called a grandaughter as opposed to a granfather, well, because it has no ding dong
. This was a fairly simple project, made standard width off the shelf deal, a bit of skirting around the base, a bit of fancy penwork on the face, a stain and varnish and you have a nice clock!
'98 Carving - Like the ash stock I never got around to finishing this piece, but I shall do.........some day!
. This lump of beech came from a tree from the local 1798 mass grave. The council were lopping off bows so I decided to get a few bits to have.
Honour and Glory Crowing Time - I believe I posted this one here already. This was carved from red oak, its a reproduction (thought not entirely correct) of the centrepiece of the oak panelling from the forward grand staircase, A deck of the Titanic (yes, I'm a bit of a Titanic nut, and even was before the movie!
). It measures 25 x 17" approx. I have a big model of the Titanic on the shelf in the workshop too, I must get some pics of it.
Oak candle holder - Ok, I'm not much of a turned but decided to give it a go anyway, with something simple. This piece of oak was once a steak from a garden fence that had been out in the elements for 12 years or so. When the fence was taken down I got the job of chopping all the timber up for burning and transporting to a relation for burning in a stove. A couple of years had passed when I was at my relations one day and spotted the nice looking oak blocks stacked in the stove timber pile, so I grabbed a couple! Had some interesting grain!
Carvers mallet - another turned piece, this time using beech and walnut, have yet to put this one into proper use, but it feels good in the hand.
Quick teak carving - This was a quick jobbie I did to get used to a new set of chisels I had got. Just done out of a teak offcut.
Hope you enjoyed the pics
