229 days ago
by Andy |
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I dont have time to do a lengthy tutorial but I have a few photos and will write a word or two to help you get started.
You should skip the following viewpoints, they will only benefit the smart and good looking ones in the audience.
First off, take a look at Boa and the Art Deco Wing boxes. If you havent done so already, please leave a comment expressing what you do or do not like about them. I always have a few doubts about everything I make,( especially children ) like all woodworker...
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443 days ago
by andyboy |
5 comments »
Just tidying up my videos. Here is a book shelf I made last year in our old shop. We get to move into our new shop Monday 12/03/12 . Will post some video of the new set up.
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476 days ago
by Andy |
39 comments »
Finally I got it done and shipped it off to the customer. He wont get it in his hands until next week, so I will post his impressions when I hear back. I hope its what he wants!!!
TIP:Some of you may know about this but many will not. This is my secret to quickly fine sand the box prior to spraying lacquer. I hand sanded down to 220 and then I finish up with green nylon pads. These were bought at the local dollar store. Guess how much? Thats right, a whole dollar. You can buy similar pads ...
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477 days ago
by Andy |
22 comments »
This is why its been awhile since my last post.
One of the problems with shaping wood to this extent is any flaws show up.
Figured Bigleaf Maple, aka Western Maple, Oregon Maple, Acer macrophyllum, can have pits, bark inclusions, etc… Well, I found a few during the final shaping.
I knew I was getting pretty close to maximum depth in one corner, but I couldnt leave that little black spot glaring at me.
Then I was all the way through and exposing the bloodwood below, nothing ...
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500 days ago
by Andy |
27 comments »
The handle.I did not like how the handle was looking, it appeared to lack any of the swirling grain that the top inset panel has. That happens sometimes after shaping, the good stuff ends up on the floor. Also… if you look close, you will notice in the picture below that I sanded too deep into the right corner of the handle and exposed the spline! Oops!
So I made a new one from Black Palm Wood, a first time for me. The black color ties in with the Wenge corner splines, plus I love ...
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511 days ago
by Andy |
11 comments »
After glueing in the medallion, I went ahead and sanded it flush with the lid. I did this to be sure it looked ok. I was worried about chipped out areas below the rim showing up after the sanding and it would be much easier to replace the panel at this stage before the entire box was shaped. It would make aligning the jig for recutting the recess less of a nightmare. But it looked fine.
The handle is a piece of cut off from the Maple medallion. I simply slotted a mortise in it and the lid ...
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513 days ago
by Andy |
7 comments »
I cut the lid a little oversize and made a jig to route out for the maple center panel (medallion).
And after.
I always make a test piece to size the real insert to.
And here is the maple insert prior to rounding the corners which I do by eye on a disc sander and final fit with a sanding block a little at a time.
Stay tuned
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884 days ago
by Andy |
3 comments »
Go here:http://lumberjocks.com/Argyllshire/blog/14542
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895 days ago
by Andy |
3 comments »
Under construction.
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898 days ago
by Andy |
86 comments »
I am working on both tutorials for a couple of reasons, to correct many areas that were unclear and to add in all the fixes I made in the comments sections. Some of the pictures I used were no longer showing up due to a glitch on the website I had them stored at and the tutorial made little sense without them. So I decided the text needed redoing also. I am very busy right now, but hope to get around to it soon.Stay tuned.Andy
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