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#1 ·
Wood Gloat and a Little Glueing

OK, I'm a little impulsive but I work quickly so maybe I can pull this off. I'm showing my jewellery box at the Sooke Fine Art Show in a week and will be doing four hours of chevalet / marquetry demos there as well. When I have done this in the past I have always had inquiries about classes which I have always put off because a) I didn't feel I was good enough or experienced enough to teach marquetry and b) because to teach this kind of marquetry to a class of more than one I would need more chevalets.

To point a) above, the jewellery box has changed my perception of my abilities and I now feel that I have something to give in terms of basic introductory marquetry as practised on the chevalet.

To point b) above ….... How hard can it be to build a few more chevalets?

Fast forward to last night when, cruising the "Used Cowichan Valley" listings I spotted an ad for some "sweet" full dimension, rough Douglas Fir in 2×6, 2×8, and 2×10 …...... for a buck (Canadian buck) / fbm. I figured that if I bought twice what I needed I would be able to get the pieces I needed if it wasn't too bad.

I'll let you be the judge. This is the load I picked up this morning. It is just over 300 fbm and cost me $300.
It is almost all edge grain and has large clear areas with only small tight knots elsewhere.

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This is the first board off the top after a quick run through the planer. It is still 1 7/8"" thick.

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After about an hour's work, I had the pieces cut for four bases, four columns and four face plates. There was very little waste. This only used up two 2Ă—8's and two 2Ă—6's (10 footers)

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When I quit for the day I had about two and a quarter hours in and had the column halves and base halves glued up as well as the face plates completely dadoed. ....... (Yes, I know. Some of you will be on my case for using pva glue but it's cheap and I don't need any of the special qualities of my preferred hide glues.)

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My hope is to have these finished in time to conduct a class or two before I go back to Az for the winter. Actually I would like to have one on display at my demo next Saturday. Who knows maybe no one will even ask this year…..

Thanks for looking

Paul
 

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#27 ·
Making Hand Tools with Power Tools

I would love to have the time to work on these chevys with hand tools without the noise, dust, and sharp whirly things but I'm on a mission here and time is of the essence. In that light, this morning started out (after cleaning up the glue-ups) with dadoing the recesses in the columns to match those made in the face plates yesterday. I am pleased to say I can still count to ten without using any toes.

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Next I laid out the mortises in the bases and moved on to the mortiser (sorry, no photo). In order to organize the process I first made sure that all bases were the same width and then cut the mortises with the same fence settings, first with one side and then the other against the fence. This meant that the remaining centre piece was the same width in each piece, I then set the dado for that width and cut the space between the tenons in one pass.

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I finished them up with passes on all four sides cut with the column flat on the table saw.

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I want these really tight because I will have to knock them down for storage (or possibly shipping). I'm hoping to be able to fit a few of the joints tight and fasten them with bolts. To that end I machined them snug and fitted with a sharp chisel.
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It seems that I have accomplished the tight fits as these needed to be assembled with the assistance of my four pound pin maul. They are (right to left) a tall (23"-25"), two mediums 21 1/2"-23 1/2", and a short (20-23"). This should allow me to fit most students up with a comfortable size.

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In order to be ready to go tomorrow I then got out the parts necessary for the glue-ups of the arms, carriage posts, and carriage logs. (my terms)

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...... and glued them up

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I now have eight hours in them and have used four and a half ten foot 2Ă—6's and two ten foot 2Ă—8's.

They should take on chevy looking shapes tomorrow.

Thanks for looking in.

Paul
 

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#28 ·
Making Hand Tools with Power Tools

I would love to have the time to work on these chevys with hand tools without the noise, dust, and sharp whirly things but I'm on a mission here and time is of the essence. In that light, this morning started out (after cleaning up the glue-ups) with dadoing the recesses in the columns to match those made in the face plates yesterday. I am pleased to say I can still count to ten without using any toes.

Wood Flooring Floor Wood stain Hardwood


Next I laid out the mortises in the bases and moved on to the mortiser (sorry, no photo). In order to organize the process I first made sure that all bases were the same width and then cut the mortises with the same fence settings, first with one side and then the other against the fence. This meant that the remaining centre piece was the same width in each piece, I then set the dado for that width and cut the space between the tenons in one pass.

Wood Floor Flooring Engineering Gas


Shelf Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank


I finished them up with passes on all four sides cut with the column flat on the table saw.

Wood Flooring Floor Wood stain Hardwood


I want these really tight because I will have to knock them down for storage (or possibly shipping). I'm hoping to be able to fit a few of the joints tight and fasten them with bolts. To that end I machined them snug and fitted with a sharp chisel.
Wood Wood stain Kitchen utensil Tool Hardwood


It seems that I have accomplished the tight fits as these needed to be assembled with the assistance of my four pound pin maul. They are (right to left) a tall (23"-25"), two mediums 21 1/2"-23 1/2", and a short (20-23"). This should allow me to fit most students up with a comfortable size.

Wood Interior design Automotive design Floor Hardwood


In order to be ready to go tomorrow I then got out the parts necessary for the glue-ups of the arms, carriage posts, and carriage logs. (my terms)

Wood Naval architecture Flooring Floor Wood stain


...... and glued them up

Wood Table Flooring Floor Hardwood


Wood Flooring Wood stain Floor Hardwood


I now have eight hours in them and have used four and a half ten foot 2Ă—6's and two ten foot 2Ă—8's.

They should take on chevy looking shapes tomorrow.

Thanks for looking in.

Paul
Paul you are a man on a mission… you work so fast! Looks great so far.

Have you thought about a name for your new marquetry school? CSFM perhaps?
 

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#47 ·
Lots of Parts,Lots of Joinery

I guess I got lots done today although I didn't get as far as I wanted to. (Do we ever?) There have been enough blogs on chevy construction and I've got lots of pictures so I'll keep the text to a minimum and let the photos do the explaining.

These are the cheeks for the sides of the columns in way of the arm clamps. I band sawed them to save time.

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Then, before I glued them on, I cut the part catching gullets on the column tops.

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... and sanded them.

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While I was in the band sawing mood I cut the end details on the bases.

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These are the carriage logs and posts cut to size.

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With a little joinery.

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Pitch seams come with the territory with Douglas Fir. I just buried them. There were about five or six.

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These are the four sets of seat parts.

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Here's a clamp-up of where I got to today. I have four of these.

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The joinery is "off the saw" and can be adjusted but it's not bad for Q&D.

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That's it for today. Maybe tomorrow I'll get the shot with a seat attached…........

Thanks for looking in.

Paul
 

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#48 ·
Lots of Parts,Lots of Joinery

I guess I got lots done today although I didn't get as far as I wanted to. (Do we ever?) There have been enough blogs on chevy construction and I've got lots of pictures so I'll keep the text to a minimum and let the photos do the explaining.

These are the cheeks for the sides of the columns in way of the arm clamps. I band sawed them to save time.

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Then, before I glued them on, I cut the part catching gullets on the column tops.

Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Wood stain


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... and sanded them.

Wood Wall Flooring Gas Hardwood


Wood Flooring Hardwood Wood stain Machine


While I was in the band sawing mood I cut the end details on the bases.

Automotive tire Wood Adhesive Gas Machine


These are the carriage logs and posts cut to size.

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With a little joinery.

Wood Rectangle Wood stain Composite material Hardwood


Pitch seams come with the territory with Douglas Fir. I just buried them. There were about five or six.

Wood Table Office ruler Wood stain Hardwood


Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Varnish


These are the four sets of seat parts.

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Varnish


Here's a clamp-up of where I got to today. I have four of these.

Wood Cross Hardwood Religious item Flooring


The joinery is "off the saw" and can be adjusted but it's not bad for Q&D.

Wood Tire Wheel Floor Flooring


Wood Rectangle Floor Flooring Wood stain


Wood Flooring Floor Rectangle Plank


Wood Table Flooring Tree Hardwood


Wood Flooring Hardwood Gas Machine


Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Tints and shades


That's it for today. Maybe tomorrow I'll get the shot with a seat attached…........

Thanks for looking in.

Paul
Paul,

I too did some curve cutting today. Using a saber saw. Your quick and dirty beats my patient and planned? LOL! Nice when you know where your going and you have learned from Murphy how not to do it.

I was pretty pleased with my day but I'm more pleased with yours. Nice!
 

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#59 ·
Day Four ....... Seems Longer

Just a few pics today. I started off by cleaning up yesterday's glue-ups on the column cheeks and generally tidying things up.

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Then I cut the recesses for the threaded rod in the carriage logs and glued in the filler pieces. The posts won't glue in until the ends of the carriage logs are machined.

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The rest of the day was consumed by assembling the arm clamps with carriage bolts and with cutting and fitting all the seat parts. Here's the photo I wanted to get to yesterday.

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I've got eighteen and a half hours in now and I'm working way harder than an old guy like me should but I'm really enjoying pushing myself and I do love a challenge.

Thanks for looking in.

Paul
 

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#60 ·
Day Four ....... Seems Longer

Just a few pics today. I started off by cleaning up yesterday's glue-ups on the column cheeks and generally tidying things up.

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Then I cut the recesses for the threaded rod in the carriage logs and glued in the filler pieces. The posts won't glue in until the ends of the carriage logs are machined.

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Cabinetry Wood Drawer Floor Flooring


The rest of the day was consumed by assembling the arm clamps with carriage bolts and with cutting and fitting all the seat parts. Here's the photo I wanted to get to yesterday.

Wood Engineering Gas Hardwood Flooring


I've got eighteen and a half hours in now and I'm working way harder than an old guy like me should but I'm really enjoying pushing myself and I do love a challenge.

Thanks for looking in.

Paul
i got here first, haha…these look great
 

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#77 ·
"Furniture" Complete, Done for Now

Today I got the "furniture" pretty much completed. What remains to be made are the working parts of the saws and they will have to wait. Tomorrow I will switch gears and get into preparing for my presentations at the fine arts show. They are on Saturday and once I get through them (and maybe go sailing for a couple of days) I will get back to finish these little guys.

The first shot here is of the chaos that happens when I get into a project. There are off-cuts everywhere and every horizontal surface is covered with scrap, tools, parts, and shavings/chips/dust. The photo makes it look tidier than it actually was.

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After piling the scrap into a garbage can, vacuuming the bench tops and sweeping the floor (a little) I got these pictures of twenty three hours work on twelve ten foot boards. I think they look kind of cute actually.

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In the past, it has taken me around forty hours to build one of these, taking my time and figuring out upgrades and modifications as I went. Based on that and not planning any mods (well, not many) I gave myself sixty hours for these. That still seems realistic as I see myself as about a third done. Another third will be the working parts and the final third will be the "cleaning up" and finishing.

Next instalment will likely be next week.

Thanks for looking in and for the kind comments.

Paul
 

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#78 ·
"Furniture" Complete, Done for Now

Today I got the "furniture" pretty much completed. What remains to be made are the working parts of the saws and they will have to wait. Tomorrow I will switch gears and get into preparing for my presentations at the fine arts show. They are on Saturday and once I get through them (and maybe go sailing for a couple of days) I will get back to finish these little guys.

The first shot here is of the chaos that happens when I get into a project. There are off-cuts everywhere and every horizontal surface is covered with scrap, tools, parts, and shavings/chips/dust. The photo makes it look tidier than it actually was.

Table Wood Floor Flooring Picture frame


After piling the scrap into a garbage can, vacuuming the bench tops and sweeping the floor (a little) I got these pictures of twenty three hours work on twelve ten foot boards. I think they look kind of cute actually.

Wood Table Creative arts Workbench Flooring


Window Wood Table Flooring Floor


In the past, it has taken me around forty hours to build one of these, taking my time and figuring out upgrades and modifications as I went. Based on that and not planning any mods (well, not many) I gave myself sixty hours for these. That still seems realistic as I see myself as about a third done. Another third will be the working parts and the final third will be the "cleaning up" and finishing.

Next instalment will likely be next week.

Thanks for looking in and for the kind comments.

Paul
Looks like they are coming along nicely. Good luck with your presentations on the weekend.
 

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#91 ·
Slow Progress ......but progress none the less

When I left off last time I said that the "furniture" was done. That wasn't quite true and it took quite a while to finish the job. Because I will have to break these chevalets down for storage (or possibly shipping) I decided to bolt certain joints that I normally glue so they could be dis-assembled. In the case of this arm to post joint it also allows the arm to be reversed to left handed position. I may need that at the school some time.

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The shipper managed to break the last chevy I shipped at this joint so it gets bolted as well (for dis-assembly).

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This is the mortise for the clamp pedestal. Sorry no photos of the pedestals but they're pretty boring.

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The bearings arrived from Igus right on time. I bought some new ones this time for the tops of the adjusters. I will retrofit my old chevalets as these are a real improvement.

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They are little self aligners that press fit on a shoulder in a 13/16" hole.

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I needed to pick up my steel before I could try them out.

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This is how they look with just the round bar in place.

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They are capable of mis-aligning far more than required here.

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This is how things looked when I shut down today, forty hours in. Sixty is starting to look a bit ambitious.

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Tomorrow I make saw frames and clamp springs.

Thanks for looking in.

Paul
 

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#92 ·
Slow Progress ......but progress none the less

When I left off last time I said that the "furniture" was done. That wasn't quite true and it took quite a while to finish the job. Because I will have to break these chevalets down for storage (or possibly shipping) I decided to bolt certain joints that I normally glue so they could be dis-assembled. In the case of this arm to post joint it also allows the arm to be reversed to left handed position. I may need that at the school some time.

Wood Flooring Engineering Hardwood Wood stain


The shipper managed to break the last chevy I shipped at this joint so it gets bolted as well (for dis-assembly).

Wood Bicycle tire Workbench Engineering Crankset


This is the mortise for the clamp pedestal. Sorry no photos of the pedestals but they're pretty boring.

Wood Table Tool Drill presses Desk


The bearings arrived from Igus right on time. I bought some new ones this time for the tops of the adjusters. I will retrofit my old chevalets as these are a real improvement.

Goggles Gas Audio equipment Circle Wood


They are little self aligners that press fit on a shoulder in a 13/16" hole.

Musical instrument Wood Tints and shades Automotive tire Sculpture


Light Wood Automotive tire Gas Tire


I needed to pick up my steel before I could try them out.

Wood Table saws Machine tool Flooring Saw


This is how they look with just the round bar in place.

Wood Hardwood Wood stain Varnish Flooring


They are capable of mis-aligning far more than required here.

Wood Floor Wood stain Flooring Chair


This is how things looked when I shut down today, forty hours in. Sixty is starting to look a bit ambitious.

Wood Window Floor Flooring Chair


Tomorrow I make saw frames and clamp springs.

Thanks for looking in.

Paul
Fascinating Paul, just fascinating. Could you pass on the P/N of those bearings? They look useful for many projects. I can't tell if they are plastic, bronze, or ceramic. Thanks.
 

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#106 ·
Saw Frames, Clamp Springs, and Adjustable Height

Just a bunch of photos from the last few days to bring the project up to date. When I left off I was about to make the saw frames and the clamp springs. That went quickly.

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Then I got a little sidetracked on adjustability of height for students of different statures. All of the chevys I have built have adjustable arm height by re-arrangement of graduated thickness shims, tightened by matched wedges …....

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.....but in the past adjustment was infrequent and the re-drilling or replacing of the sacrificial clamp jaws was no big deal. I wanted these to be easy and accurate to adjust so that when the arm was raised or lowered, whether by an inch or just an eighth, the jaws could be matched exactly and quickly. This was my solution.

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The last one shows the range of adjustment, about two inches per chevy. With one tall, two mediums and a short I can cover 20" (~21cm) to 25 1/2" (~65 cm). Then there is my existing 65 cm one as well.

I'm not quite there yet but I'm definitely getting closer.

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Thanks for looking in.

Paul
 

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#107 ·
Saw Frames, Clamp Springs, and Adjustable Height

Just a bunch of photos from the last few days to bring the project up to date. When I left off I was about to make the saw frames and the clamp springs. That went quickly.

Cabinetry Wood Dresser Drawer Table


Milling Wood Jig grinder Machine tool Drilling


Wood Engineering Hardwood Workbench Art


Then I got a little sidetracked on adjustability of height for students of different statures. All of the chevys I have built have adjustable arm height by re-arrangement of graduated thickness shims, tightened by matched wedges …....

Wood Rectangle Wood stain Flooring Plank


Wood Door Flooring Floor Wood stain


.....but in the past adjustment was infrequent and the re-drilling or replacing of the sacrificial clamp jaws was no big deal. I wanted these to be easy and accurate to adjust so that when the arm was raised or lowered, whether by an inch or just an eighth, the jaws could be matched exactly and quickly. This was my solution.

Wood Automotive design Flooring Hardwood Hood


Wood Interior design Floor Flooring Creative arts


Wood Hardwood Wood stain Gas Plywood


Wood Building Floor Flooring Hardwood


The last one shows the range of adjustment, about two inches per chevy. With one tall, two mediums and a short I can cover 20" (~21cm) to 25 1/2" (~65 cm). Then there is my existing 65 cm one as well.

I'm not quite there yet but I'm definitely getting closer.

Wood Window Houseplant Interior design Flooring


Thanks for looking in.

Paul
Thank you very much… for the update…

You are doing a great job making this batch…
... I'm sure you will be doing it again & again… By a huge demand…

Very interesting work…
 

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#121 ·
More To It Than Just Pretty Chevalets

When I last posted in this blog, I had almost finished the chevys and was feeling about ready for the classes to begin. Well ….... that may have been a little premature. It seems that teaching a marquetry course requires a little more hardware than just some pretty chevalets.

First I'll update the construction part. All that really remained to do on the actual machines was to make the blade clamps (covered in a separate blog here), the knobs for the saw frames, and of course, the logos.

I was unable to find any 3/8" insert nuts so I epoxied nuts (union nuts cut in half) into some blocks and used the thread as an anchor to turn the knobs.
Wood Creative arts Art Hardwood Rectangle


Cylinder Gas Auto part Plumbing Machine


The logos were easy and allowed me to play with my new scraper plane.

Wood Font Wood stain Gas Hardwood


So now I'm done, right? ..... not so much. In addition to the basic chevalet I added to each one an awl, a tee handled allen wrench, a tube for spare blades, a working tray, and a "chevalight". Of course each working tray had to have tape, a pair of tweezers, a probe, and a razor blade.

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The "chevalight"
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Then there was the need for four more stools and four working stations with cutting surfaces and "clean" trays.

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I finally think that I have the "hardware" assembled and now can start working on looking for suitable motifs for teaching the techniques. These are some I'm looking at. I don't want to copy Patrick's Ă©tude motifs but need to offer sufficient challenge and learning points in the ones I do choose. As well I want to offer a choice of difficulty at least in the final piece that each student finishes in the class. These are some I am considering.

Wood Rectangle Interior design Art Flooring


I'm leaning toward the lighthouse (thanks to Paul, tinnman65 for that idea) as the introductory motif as it has local interest. It is Fisgard Light in Esquimalt Harbour near Victoria and is one of the oldest on the west coast of North America. The "final" may be as complex as the art nouveau piece or as easy as some coasters with the student's initial or initials. The one part that I will shamelessly copy from ASFM will be the self portrait because I like the way it allows the school to keep a record of its students.

BTW…... still two places available for Sept 21-25. ...... :)

Now I think I'm ready and with a few weeks before the course begins, I just might go sailing for a week or so.

Thanks for looking in.

Paul
 

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#122 ·
More To It Than Just Pretty Chevalets

When I last posted in this blog, I had almost finished the chevys and was feeling about ready for the classes to begin. Well ….... that may have been a little premature. It seems that teaching a marquetry course requires a little more hardware than just some pretty chevalets.

First I'll update the construction part. All that really remained to do on the actual machines was to make the blade clamps (covered in a separate blog here), the knobs for the saw frames, and of course, the logos.

I was unable to find any 3/8" insert nuts so I epoxied nuts (union nuts cut in half) into some blocks and used the thread as an anchor to turn the knobs.
Wood Creative arts Art Hardwood Rectangle


Cylinder Gas Auto part Plumbing Machine


The logos were easy and allowed me to play with my new scraper plane.

Wood Font Wood stain Gas Hardwood


So now I'm done, right? ..... not so much. In addition to the basic chevalet I added to each one an awl, a tee handled allen wrench, a tube for spare blades, a working tray, and a "chevalight". Of course each working tray had to have tape, a pair of tweezers, a probe, and a razor blade.

Wood Flooring Floor Gas Hardwood


Wood Table Wood stain Flooring Hardwood


The "chevalight"
Wood Hardwood Flooring Machine Art


Then there was the need for four more stools and four working stations with cutting surfaces and "clean" trays.

Furniture Wood Stool Flooring Bar stool


Table Furniture Desk Computer desk Wood


I finally think that I have the "hardware" assembled and now can start working on looking for suitable motifs for teaching the techniques. These are some I'm looking at. I don't want to copy Patrick's Ă©tude motifs but need to offer sufficient challenge and learning points in the ones I do choose. As well I want to offer a choice of difficulty at least in the final piece that each student finishes in the class. These are some I am considering.

Wood Rectangle Interior design Art Flooring


I'm leaning toward the lighthouse (thanks to Paul, tinnman65 for that idea) as the introductory motif as it has local interest. It is Fisgard Light in Esquimalt Harbour near Victoria and is one of the oldest on the west coast of North America. The "final" may be as complex as the art nouveau piece or as easy as some coasters with the student's initial or initials. The one part that I will shamelessly copy from ASFM will be the self portrait because I like the way it allows the school to keep a record of its students.

BTW…... still two places available for Sept 21-25. ...... :)

Now I think I'm ready and with a few weeks before the course begins, I just might go sailing for a week or so.

Thanks for looking in.

Paul
Paul,

If you are as patient and thorough with your students as you have been with these Cheyy's your reputation should grow quite rapidly.

Was it more of an "Oh Yeah! moment or an Oh Dah? moment? for me and my ADHD it would be the later. LOL!

You have a lot on your plate, but I'm thinking that's the way you like it.

Good fortune Sir!
 

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#143 ·
Rebranding, a Hide Glue Story

When I originally built the four new chevalets the school didn't have an official name so I branded them with my usual cypher, PRM. Following the first round of classes last fall it became The Canadian School of French Marquetry so I decided to rebrand the chevalets.

Here's where it becomes a story about the virtues of hide glue. I was able to rehydrate the old glue holding the ciphers onto the chevy face plates and remove them without damage by applying hot water and driving it into the veneer with my steam iron. I used no pressure on the iron, just kind of floated it on the film of water. The water boiled under the iron briefly and then I was able to gently lift the old marquetry with a palette knife.

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Wood Table Wood stain Kitchen utensil Paint


Sanding the new marquetry flush caused a little problem with the stain but I was able to re-stain carefully after first carefully shellacking the new logos.

Wood Handwriting Font Wood stain Electric blue


I would like to point out to those people who are afraid that hide glue will fail if hot coffee is spilled on it that the removal of each of these little pieces required about five minutes of applying boiling hot water and then the iron, probably five or six times each before I could dislodge them.

Anyway, I now have the new school branding on all four of the new chevys and I quite like the look. The fifth of course (my own chevy) will remain unchanged. So here they are before and after.

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Now I'm off sailing for a week before getting into the June classes starting on the 6th. I have four students for level one and five for level two. It should be fun.

Thanks for looking in.

Paul
 

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#144 ·
Rebranding, a Hide Glue Story

When I originally built the four new chevalets the school didn't have an official name so I branded them with my usual cypher, PRM. Following the first round of classes last fall it became The Canadian School of French Marquetry so I decided to rebrand the chevalets.

Here's where it becomes a story about the virtues of hide glue. I was able to rehydrate the old glue holding the ciphers onto the chevy face plates and remove them without damage by applying hot water and driving it into the veneer with my steam iron. I used no pressure on the iron, just kind of floated it on the film of water. The water boiled under the iron briefly and then I was able to gently lift the old marquetry with a palette knife.

Wood Audio equipment Gas Home appliance Gadget


Wood Table Wood stain Kitchen utensil Paint


Sanding the new marquetry flush caused a little problem with the stain but I was able to re-stain carefully after first carefully shellacking the new logos.

Wood Handwriting Font Wood stain Electric blue


I would like to point out to those people who are afraid that hide glue will fail if hot coffee is spilled on it that the removal of each of these little pieces required about five minutes of applying boiling hot water and then the iron, probably five or six times each before I could dislodge them.

Anyway, I now have the new school branding on all four of the new chevys and I quite like the look. The fifth of course (my own chevy) will remain unchanged. So here they are before and after.

Wood Flooring Floor Gas Hardwood


Wood Gas Hardwood Household hardware Machine


Wood Motor vehicle Gas Wood stain Machine


Now I'm off sailing for a week before getting into the June classes starting on the 6th. I have four students for level one and five for level two. It should be fun.

Thanks for looking in.

Paul
Wow!

Nice rebranding. CSFM and sailing too. Sounds like you're in Canadian heaven. LOL!
 

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