 Classical miror gilding #2: Clay and gildingCouple weeks ago I have been making some progress on the frame. I did the clay on the part that will be water gilded, red everywhere except on the columns which were ocre. I also started the gilding with 23K gold until I run out of gold. I received it recently and will soon carry on the gilding. I will try to do videos to show the process, especially for the balls which have a nice neat trick.  TS outfeed table with downdraft #8: The eagle has landedI kept some stubs of perforated angle iron I didn’t need when setting up a set of basement shelves…. They’ve been out in the shed for 9 years….. I knew they’d come in handy some day, and today I used one to mount the out- feed table to the bench. I drilled a pair of holes in the Biesemeyer fence angle for the other side and leveled it flush with shims…. Next up is hooking up the DC hoses… Then I need to mount the side boards with piano hinge Classical miror gilding #1: Starting overPatrick has a miror in stock, real nice, with the original glass. A guy thought he will strip it and then left it for dead. Patrick bought it and now it is on my gilding table. As it was already half-stripped nothing could be saved, it was time to start over. The miror has classic elements on compo (composite elements), molded decoration elements. Those parts are traditionaly oil gilded in brass, and the rest is water gilded. It gives a contrast mat (oil gilding) and shiny (water... Empire Console Table Gilding #2: Whiting - Gesso, ClayThis week, I am back on the Empire console table gilding, and after cleaning everyting to the gesso, I started to rebuild it. Empire Console Table Gilding #1: Cleaning the plasterCouple months ago Patrick acquired a console table which gilding rather than being repaired was plastered over. The first thing I tried was to clean the plaster to save the original surface The back feet were easy to clean as the plaster was water based and the decoration was oil based stencil We tried to take of the plaster with tools without damaging the glod, the plaster being water base and the gold also, water gilding. We discover the lower part was verdigris, as ...  Roubo Inspired Bench #3: Dog Strip, Routing, End caps, plugsI did follow the WoodWhisperer’s plans for the dog holes as well as many of the other elements. I reversed the dog hole jig to make one for the dog block which was canted in the opposite direction. The only thing that accomplished was it kept the 3/8” strip on the same side in the glue-up. Routing the dog holes went smoothly, lots of sawdust and shavings! Gluing the thin strip to the routed piece with a full length caul. Brought in the padauk and cove... TS outfeed table with downdraft #7: Closing up the bottomMounted the DC stubs to the bottom and then attached the bottom with TBII and screws. Using textured one side 1/4” Masonite with the smooth side in for the sloped pieces. I taped the transition from the slope to the bottom on the inside so the debris doesn’t hang up at the transition. And I caulked the angled joints at either end. The Masonite is attached with screws only, so I can get back in there if I decide I need some kind of baffle. Next is to mount the t... Roubo Inspired Bench #2: Enjoying my winter months at the Beech!I have extended the length of the base to make room for more drawers, and also the length of the top to 96” instead of the WW planned 87” since my material was 10’ long and there seemed to be thought at the time that it would be better suited for what I do… After a lot of planing and thicknessing (those pieces are really awkward and heavy after awhile) I was ready to start with the glue-ups of the top sections. Most of the beech pieces I had were between 6&#... TS outfeed table with downdraft #6: Bottom with double blast gateHere with the gate shut And here with it open  My Journey As A Scroll Saw Pattern Designer #1043: Busy Day!What a fun and busy day we had yesterday! I sent out a quick newsletter to those who are on our Mailing List announcing the updates we made to the site and spent the rest of the day cutting out my Christmas box, filling orders and corresponding with customers. I must say that is was one of the busiest days we have had on our site, as everyone really loved Keith’s new plaques that I featured here yesterday. It feels really great to have some of our new stuff received so well. I kn...  
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