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Our son's finance' brought us a gorgeous, hand-woven, silk tapestry as a memento of her service in Operation Enduring Freedom. She is an Army Staff Sargeant, Chinook Crew Chief, and Instructor. Afghanistan was her 2nd deployment. Without a good means to display it our home, the precious gift languished in a closet until recently.
The simple back-plaque is quarter-sawn oak, 5" x 43", shaped with a router template. Simplicity ended there. The 3/4" square rod is captured in a mortise at each end. The square stock was mortised and then worked on the lathe. I have never had cause to try to turn out a round ball, little own in duplicate. Add, the dangers of chippy oak and a gapping mortise spinning in the middle of the project. As I worked nervously and I thought about how happy I was going to be to finally put my balls on the workbench. (My mind wanders.)
The up and downside: The tapestry looks beautiful in our coffee room. The downside, it called my wife's attention to the wallpaper in the room. She is an extremist "Wall Paper Tear-orist." Here we go again - shredding, spackle, sanding, and dust clouds. No doubt, the room will be re-papered by Spring.
2017 Update: As predicted, she repapered the room. Admittedly, it's gorgeous. And, my woodworking was demoted to a guest bedroom.
The simple back-plaque is quarter-sawn oak, 5" x 43", shaped with a router template. Simplicity ended there. The 3/4" square rod is captured in a mortise at each end. The square stock was mortised and then worked on the lathe. I have never had cause to try to turn out a round ball, little own in duplicate. Add, the dangers of chippy oak and a gapping mortise spinning in the middle of the project. As I worked nervously and I thought about how happy I was going to be to finally put my balls on the workbench. (My mind wanders.)
The up and downside: The tapestry looks beautiful in our coffee room. The downside, it called my wife's attention to the wallpaper in the room. She is an extremist "Wall Paper Tear-orist." Here we go again - shredding, spackle, sanding, and dust clouds. No doubt, the room will be re-papered by Spring.
2017 Update: As predicted, she repapered the room. Admittedly, it's gorgeous. And, my woodworking was demoted to a guest bedroom.