In case anyone is interested, this takes a lot of my time, and i love it. This is the top of my new desk. It is inspired by an airplane wing. The primary wood is walnut with cherry accent strips on the seams and copper inlay in the voids. This walnut was actually spalted like ambrosia maple.
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WOW this is spectacular.
Denus
@some - are you adding a room for your studio? why so much?
Steve
Thank you @Uncle_Steve @Janell @NanaBean
Kim
If you would like to see a spalted cherry piece, go to mikederby.com and see Lucy's table. Yes, that Lucy. She came to my shop with her father to make her wedding gift from him and then i painted her. It was quite a treat for me.
BTW, I have been building a custom closet all thru thanksgiving. That is why there has been no update on my paintings.
First I built a cornering jig. Its the same thing I use to miter dovetail keys for decorative gift boxes.
I will use it to make one of these.
Next I glued and screwed the braces in place. I only drill thru the side piece and countersink so the screw heads will not interfere with the travel of the jig thru the saw. After the glue dries I will remove the bottom two screws to ensure they do not come in contact with the saw blade.
I use my lines to place the screw holes and for the initial layout, but I stop periodically and double check the angle. Precision is not critical because I will cover the joint with canvas, but hey, it don't hurt.
After each of the first three cuts I will turn the workpiece end for end and do the same cut again. I will do that for all 4 blanks before I adjust the saw to make the next cut. After all that is done, I will make the 4th cut. It is last because I want all of the surface area of that long edge to provide stability for making all the other cuts. I need a flat surface for clamping as well.
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I just saw your table. Your joinery is really nice and the terrific end product makes it look easy. But it usually takes a lot of work to make things look easy.
Just Like Home Workshop Deluxe Toy Power Tool Set
I got a new vacuum cleaner for Christmas that I LOVE! I will not let me husband use it, as I refer to it as my one and only power tool. I bought him a blower for Christmas. Secretly, I may try to use it next fall... bwaaahahaha! But power tools with teeth, chains, or cutting edges are reserved for his use.
I am considering a means to complete the entire process with hand tools so you are not required to spend big money for a table saw.
The symbolism is of the Cross, surrounded by the Trinity, with its arms thrust forward to embrace the congregation. Finally, the shape of the open fingers of the Trinity resemble a fish. The carving on the front of the desk is of the Methodist icon. Peace.
I live in Pittsboro NC and run into Roy Underhill frequently downtown. I get my hair cut at a great little barbershop one door down from his Woodwright’s School as well as having been fortunate enough to attend Roy’s dovetail and mortise and tenon class and a dovetail saw making clinic with Tom Calisto. Classes do tend to sell out really quick but I can’t recommend them enough. I’ll take some pics of the inside next time I’m over there. They have the largest selection of antique hand planes, brace bits and hand saws I’ve ever seen.
www.woodwrightschool.com
FYI Verlies has great food —breakfast, lunch and supper, too. ;-)
This is my view from the front of the house from the other day.