| Blog series by RusticElements | updated 567 days ago | 6 parts | 1822 reads | 34 comments total |
Part 1: So... it begins!
I know, I’m crazy trying to do this with only 2 weeks before the deadline but… I picked up the maple today. I was charged for 16BF, but I think it’s really a little more. Of course, it’s clean, so it’s actually less. While I was there, I picked up my usual supply of “random blocks”. This stack cost me only $20! So, what am I making? Well, I wouldn’t be attempting this with only a 2 week deadline unless I already had the mold made from t...
Part 2: First couple of days
So, in continuation of the drunken canoe series (wine cabinet/rack), here’s what I’ve accomplished up till now (Mon, Tue, Wed): I have a pretty small shop so in order to work with the long lumber on the band saw, I had to move it. Note the crude stand to get the saw table to the same hight as the other surfaces.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The cut using the band saw was way too wobbly with the 3/8” blade. I ordered a 3/4”...
Part 3: Wine Rack Installment #3
It’s coming along. Thursday I managed to get all of the tip done (bottom of the picture) and most of the way to the top.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At this point, things got pretty slow. While doing the tip, moving down as well as moving up, I could do 4 planks at a time and have the first one dry by the time I finished the 4th. Then I could start over and just keep going. Once the tip was done, I could only do 2 at a time and then had to wa...
Part 4: Wine Rack Installment #4
Well, the rough sanding on the outside is done down to 150 grit. I used a belt sander with medium grit to do the bulk of it then an RO palm sander for the 150. The belt sander is an absolute no no if working on a cedar canoe but on the maple it worked great. There’s always a few gaps between the planks that have to be filled. I mixed up some filler using white wood glue (dries clear) and maple sanding dust to use as filler. I used epoxy and sanding dust when building the canoe and th...
Part 5: Wine Rack Installment #5
Well, that didn’t work. I guess I still don’t have enough steam. I’m going to have to go the lamination route. I’ll keep the orientation of the planks the same as on the original board to keep the appearance right. I hope I have enough wood left for the rest of it. Fortunately the rules say you can use multiple boards. I just don’t look forward to spending another 3 hours and mor money to get more.
Part 6: Maybe next time
Well, in case some of you hadn’t guessed, I didn’t make the deadline. Oh well, I’ll still have a great wine rack to sell when it’s done. Thought I’d post the progress up to this point. I’m going to put this on the shelf for a while as I need to try to make a living here. Yes, I’ll keep y’all posted when I pick it up again. Here is the steam/lamination setup. Again, as they say, you can never have too many clamps.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...
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