An Ambitious Endeavor
An Ambitious Endeavor -
As you may recall I set out two years ago to build Prie Dieux for the four priests at St. Bede's Episcopal Church in Tucker, Georgia. This fourth Prie Dieu in the series, being built for the Rector of St. Bede's, may very well prove to be my most ambitious hand tool endeavor to date. I will be attempting a Louis XIII/Elizabethan-ish style Prie Dieu in walnut and Ambrosia maple. There will be some firsts for me with this project, like the gadrooning, the barley twist split spindle, and the eight panel door! I'm hoping to achieve something akin to this …
... I pray I haven't bitten off more than I can chew!
Assuming the split spindle to be the most time consuming, I decided to start there. I ripped four 3" wide walnut boards and glued them up into two 1-1/2" x 3" x 30" boards, which were further glued up with brown craft paper in between to form a 3" x 3" turning blank.
Once I achieve the two beads and flat at either end …
... I'll disconnect from the spring pole and attempt the barley twist with saw, gouge, rasp, and file.
My next post may not be for a few days … LOL!
Thanks for looking … all comments and/or questions welcomed. Follow my progress with the links below:
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #1 - An Ambitious Endeavor
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #2 - To the File Box!
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #3 - Barley Twist Split Spindle
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #4 - A Secret Drawer
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #5 - Butterflies & Trim
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #6 - Gadrooning
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #7 - The Right Color
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #8 - Onward & Upward
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #9 - On the Rail
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #10 - Panels Rising
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #11 - Panel Risen
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #12 - Upper Case
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #13 - Two Become One
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #14 - Click … Swoosh
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #15 - The Top
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #16 - The Drawer
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #17 - The Door Panel
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #18 - Ambitious Endeavor Realized
An Ambitious Endeavor -
As you may recall I set out two years ago to build Prie Dieux for the four priests at St. Bede's Episcopal Church in Tucker, Georgia. This fourth Prie Dieu in the series, being built for the Rector of St. Bede's, may very well prove to be my most ambitious hand tool endeavor to date. I will be attempting a Louis XIII/Elizabethan-ish style Prie Dieu in walnut and Ambrosia maple. There will be some firsts for me with this project, like the gadrooning, the barley twist split spindle, and the eight panel door! I'm hoping to achieve something akin to this …
... I pray I haven't bitten off more than I can chew!
Assuming the split spindle to be the most time consuming, I decided to start there. I ripped four 3" wide walnut boards and glued them up into two 1-1/2" x 3" x 30" boards, which were further glued up with brown craft paper in between to form a 3" x 3" turning blank.
Once I achieve the two beads and flat at either end …
... I'll disconnect from the spring pole and attempt the barley twist with saw, gouge, rasp, and file.
My next post may not be for a few days … LOL!
Thanks for looking … all comments and/or questions welcomed. Follow my progress with the links below:
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #1 - An Ambitious Endeavor
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #2 - To the File Box!
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #3 - Barley Twist Split Spindle
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #4 - A Secret Drawer
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #5 - Butterflies & Trim
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #6 - Gadrooning
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #7 - The Right Color
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #8 - Onward & Upward
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #9 - On the Rail
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #10 - Panels Rising
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #11 - Panel Risen
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #12 - Upper Case
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #13 - Two Become One
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #14 - Click … Swoosh
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #15 - The Top
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #16 - The Drawer
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #17 - The Door Panel
Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #18 - Ambitious Endeavor Realized