another look into the haunted forest ... broke my morticing machine !@#$!!!!

Great frame Dan. Love the organic shapes.

Sorry about the mortiser.

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

Did you turn on the mortising machine. You are not suppose to just drive that square chisel into the wood, The little bit is suppose to go around and take out the wood fibers (without smoke and getting your chisel black). Mark DeCou and I worked on a blog about mortising.

Great design.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Dan If you need a part I’ve got a Delta machine that is sitting in the back of the work bench. I’m using a different one now. If you can’t find the part I’ll scavenge my machine and we can put it back together later.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Dan another great frame and tiles… what do you use for a backer on the tile a plywood painted black and then glue the tiles to it? I did a frame for Laura at Ravenstone and used that method for mounting the tiles.

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

Dan -

Another great frame . . . I like the end detail!

Regrets about your mortising machine.

David

-- http://foldingrule.blogspot.com

Dang!

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

Max

Use the Walmart black acrylic paint.

It is flat black and drys fast.

1/4 ” oak plywood if I have it, sometimes Luan.

Regards
DAN

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

RIP on the mortiser. Another nice piece, Dan!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Beautiful work Dan, as usual. Your frames are just outstanding. Sorry about the mortise machine – be gentle big guy :-)).

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Very rich looking, one of those things you look at and simply sigh with contentment.

My sympathy for your mortiser. I’ve got a Delta benchtop mortising machine and I’ve broken the pin that locks the handle a couple times now. Not a big deal, but a bother.

Oh, and Karson, thanks for the “turn the machine on” pointer. This new fangled stuff can be quite confusing, though I thought that the smoking was to show you the machine was working. ;^)

-- Working at Woodworking http://www.VillageLaneFurniture.com

Nice series of pieces Dan…too bad about the mortiser..it’s like loosing a child when one of your pieces of equipment dies!
...and Karson, boy howdy how all my machines run better since I done in stalled that their ‘lectricity LOL

-- David, South Windsor, CT "I love the smell of sawdust in the morning"

I think this one may be my favorite, Dan. I really like the detail in this set of tiles. Your frames just seem to get better as well. They’ve probably always been great but I’m getting to see them now. Sorry to hear about the mortise machine. Don’t say too many bad words. I’ve probably already said too many this week.

-- Thos. Angle

Dan, that is absolutely beautiful. Wow!!

Dan, the stuff you post here keeps getting better all the time. I really love this frame. It is a great compliment to your excellent tile work.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Dan, just wanted to throw in my $.02 about how your work has really grown on me. I really like it. Thanks for sharing.

Karson, thanks for the tip.

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Your work really is amazing!

-- Chris

Another great looking piece, Dan

Thanks!

-- Dan, West Virginia, http://www.danpleskaCreations.com

Beautiful job Dan. Too bad about the mortise machine.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

ordered the part today. seventeen dollars. pick up in cincinnati.

Thanks for all the great comments !

Really like that andrioba hardwood ! Stained it really makes a cool color.

Making a pair of small hardwood easels. About 15 inches tall. One is Andrioba and the other Cumaru, ... stained the same way as the oak. Both are knockout hardwoods. Cumaru is hard, heavy and dense.
Will post them later this evening. The finish is drying in front of a fan.

Regards
DAN

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

I really like this one Dan. Definitely a favorite.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

I dont know which is spookier . . . the frame or your new avatar. :-)

Cool work though !!!!!

-- The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them

I don’t think I could like this any more than I do. It is just very cool. Sorry about the mortiser.

-- Mark DeCou - American Contemporary Craft Artisan - www.decoustudio.com