700 days ago
by Todd A. Clippinger |
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Exciting Progress..
I am making some great progress on my closet project. I currently have the copper rods in a machine shop where the parts are being fabricated.
The clients and I had talked about changing the lights to better illuminate the fine work that I have produced. While the metal work is being done I decided to go ahead and install the new lights.
WOW!
Man-OH-Man! Does it ever look fantastic!
Here is the closet with the old lights:
Here is the closet with the n...
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710 days ago
by Todd A. Clippinger |
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Success-
I installed the big door today with a helping hand. The careful planning paid big dividends in an incredibly smooth and accurate install.
Before doing the veneer work, I installed and fitted the doors. The doors were then taken to the shop and finished. The hinges were numbered and went back into the same locations. This meant that the final install required no additional adjustment. This is what I call jobsite theory, and it worked out this time.
Getting a handle on it&...
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711 days ago
by Todd A. Clippinger |
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Another Step Closer…
Tonight, I sprayed the final coat of lacquer and painted the groove in the door black.
Tomorrow I will hang the door first thing in the morning. The overnight dry time will allow the finish to cure sufficiently so that it may be handled with a hard finish.
I installed the small door a few days ago and it went smoothly. The small door only weighs 48 lbs. The big one is 108 lbs. and keep in mind it is a hollow core door.
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713 days ago
by Todd A. Clippinger |
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Making Progress-
I’m moving forward on my project but not fast enough. I am anxious to get home to my wife in Billings and she is anxious to have me home too. For now I am stuck in Ohio for at least another week as far as I can see.
Small Door Up-
I installed the small door on Friday and the clients are just nuts over the finish. I am pretty happy with it myself. Part of the veneer is done in straight red dye and the other part is done with layers of red and black.
The red i...
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716 days ago
by Todd A. Clippinger |
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Closet Project
Well I am still in Ohio, and I am working on one incredible project. It is an entry closet for the house I built with my brother, which is not far from where I grew up.
No Ordinary Closet
This project takes the ordinary and ubiquitous closet to a whole new level. This is not made of sheetrock and 2×4’s. It is of black lacquered panels and veneer with artistic lines and custom copper handles. The doors have a 70-30 split and feature hidden hinges that open 18...
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723 days ago
by mdoan |
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Project #3 will be a bookcase with sliding doors. The plans come from American Woodworker #130 Sept. ‘07.
The case will be walnut veneer ply with walnut hardwood for the remainder.
Some techniques I’ll exploring on this project are:
New…1) Face frame construction2) Sliding doors in dadoes
One more try…3) More Festool Domino loose tenon joinery4) Dovetail drawers5) Re-saw stock for drawer bottoms6) Edge-gluing and making flat table tops
But first step is ...
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740 days ago
by bryano |
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Ive been a member of this site for quite a while now and havent posted any blogs. Christmas is almost apon us and ive got a few projects under way I figured this was a good time to get bloging. I have 2 projects underway, both of them are condel holders one of them is my first veneer project thanks to veneer provided by Karson at the LJ picnic. I im starting 3 more gift projects today, A bird house, cutting board, and some more business card cases. Tha inspiration for the bird hous came from ...
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773 days ago
by Dekker |
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Well, I’ve finally gone and done it. After blogging about books on boxes , I got the itch to make some boxes! I haven’t delved extensively into boxes, and it has been ages, so it’s like starting new again.
My wife makes jewellery that she sells online and at craft shows. She has a show sometime in late October, and another in early November, and I thought it would be a great idea to offer some jewellery boxes next to the jewellery. I therefore have a motivational deadline...
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783 days ago
by Muzhik |
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With all of that koa and etimoe veneer in my shop, I was eager to get started. There was one problem. I built my vacuum press from Joe Woodworker’s Directions while I was still living in the states. I had hoped I would be able to run it on a transformer. The only problem with that is that the electricity here isn’t only different in voltage, but in frequency as well (cycles per second or Hertz (Hz) is the second number in 110/60). I spoke with Joe to ask him if I would have any luck runn...
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800 days ago
by Paul |
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I made this cherry match veneer round piece with compass point in a veneering class a couple of years ago. I’ve had it stored away ever since.
I’m having trouble visualizing the piece of furniture (purpose, design, style, etc.) that needs to be built around this piece. It’s been perculating in the back of mind and consciousness for a long time and nothing has yet materialized.
I thought I would toss these pictures out there and see if any of you might have a thought ...
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