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I have been wanting to try one of these for a while now and got the first pattern off the paper in into wood today.
First thing to do is determine how much border you want to encircle the mirror and then cut and accurate pattern of the actual glass to serve as a template for your router inlay kit.
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| From mirror oval |
I sticky back taped the mirror to bandsaw a piece of 1/4”MDF and trimmed it to the shape with a bearing guided router bit.
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| From mirror oval |
Next step was to refine the mirror back template so the oval would line up with the axis of the handle.
Once the recess for the mirror was routed the body could be cut out on the bandsaw and refined
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| From mirror oval |
The thickness sander brought us to the right thickness and refined the surfaces.
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| From mirror oval |
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| From mirror oval |
The mirror seems a good fit and the bezel looks relatively even round it.
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| From mirror oval |
here’s the back with the mirror out on the side.
I am contemplating an inlay for the back to kind of dress it up a bit.
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| From mirror oval |
... to be continued.
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13 comments so far
jim1953
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posted 314 days ago
Nice Job
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BarryW
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posted 314 days ago
The beauty who will hold that mirror is no doubt loved by the maker.
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mrtrim
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posted 314 days ago
thanks bob , looks like a fun project to do . your doing a great job on the how to also . did you order the mirror somewhere ,or have it made local ?
Bob #2
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posted 314 days ago
Barryw- Trying to get a head start on Valentines. ;-)
Mr Trim:
The mirror is availalble at lee Valley stores.
Bob
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CanadianWoodChuck
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posted 314 days ago
Nicely done – the inlay would add a nice touch.
-- Canadian Wood Chuck (Bruce)
DAN
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posted 314 days ago
good looking mirror … i made one almost like it out of black cherry about 15 years ago and my wife still uses it everyday.
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dustygirl
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posted 314 days ago
Nice looking mirror Bob.I think the inlay to dress it up would be a great idea.
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mrtrim
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posted 314 days ago
thanks for the link bob
Karson
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posted 313 days ago
Great Job Bob. It’s looking nice.
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Douglas Bordner
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posted 313 days ago
Looking good, Bob. From the perspective of a heathen male in the Halls of Beauty, looks like you could use the hook as a back-scratcher.
-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.
Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 313 days ago
Hi Bob;
Be careful not to scare yourself while building this.
Whenever I build something with a mirror in it, I always manage to scare myself! lol
Lee
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Bob #2
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posted 313 days ago
Douglas:
“looks like you could use the hook as a back-scratcher.”
or… <g> ...you could hang it from your belt!
Lee:
I had a couple of close calls yesterday do I took off my glasses. ;-)
Cheers
Bob
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pokieone
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posted 313 days ago
Job well done!
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