What are you making?

[Henry W]

A tray with splayed dovetails and a lumber core panel
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Nicely done Bradley.
Why did you choose lumber core? What advantage does it offer over regular plywood? Is it the advantage of material you have on hand?
Guessing you veneered that panel - surely you can't buy such lovely pieces already made?
Are you going to dye to highlight that grain, or is that a clear finish on it? Seems too glossy not to have a finish on it.

 

[BKHam]

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Nicely done Bradley.
Why did you choose lumber core? What advantage does it offer over regular plywood? Is it the advantage of material you have on hand?
Guessing you veneered that panel - surely you can't buy such lovely pieces already made?
Are you going to dye to highlight that grain, or is that a clear finish on it? Seems too glossy not to have a finish on it.

thanks.

I choose lumber core because I had some poplar, I wanted to try this, I have a new vac bag & pump, and i'm just at a point where i'm doing the most complicated thing possible haha. I'm looking for challenges. I heard Philip Morley talking about doing panels like this on the fine woodworking podcast. It really was a pain to make the grooves because I ended up with a panel that was 9/16.

the veneer was curly cherry I bought online. I haven't really seen sources for curly cherry in the places I shop for lumber. other than QS WO - this is the wood that my eye finds the most beautiful.

Because all the pieces are offset and not flush, it was calling out to be pre-finished. I had the bottom of a can of arm-R-seal and added a bit of tried and true. What you are seeing has one pre-glue up coat on it. I'm not planning on dyeing. the oil in the first coat of finish popped it enough for me. I'll sand it back a bit now that its glued up. I'll then spray lacquer as a final finish.

 

[1075tech]

Eh... not horrible. I've done worse

 

[Mike Davis]

Working on a spoon display rack/shelf (the year of the shelf...) for My wife's carving.

 

[smallboat]

This came out of Santa’s workshop in time for delivery to a couple of 3 yr old grand kids.

 

[smallboat]

 

[Jack A.]

Eh... not horrible. I've done worse

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Looks good to me!

Are those panel boards tongue and groove?

 

[1075tech]

Looks good to me!

Are those panel boards tongue and groove?

No. Just resawn from the same board and glued together.

I used Rubio Monocoat. Interesting how different sections of the same board seem to have different colors. They actually look closer to the same colors in real life

 

[FredP]

Finally got started on the crib for the great granddaughter that's due soon. Mahogany and sapele. Need to assemble and finish when I get some time.

 

[Berta]

Been making pens and trying to get a birthday present finished in time for my grandmother in law View attachment 235679

Been a while since I turned a pen!…

 

[1075tech]

Getting there

 

[Wilsoncb]

Floating Lego shelves.

 

[Chaz]

More of these I'm afraid.

The plain buttons are cut out and are waiting on finishing.

These are starting this week. Added a little chamfer and lazer engraving.

 

[Mike Davis]

More of these I'm afraid.

The plain buttons are cut out and are waiting on finishing.

These are starting this week. Added a little chamfer and lazer engraving.


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Scale? Process to cut?

 

[Chaz]

Scale? Process to cut?

Size? 22mm x 3.175mm.

Each button has 4 tool changes.

1. Drill 4 3mm holes
2. using a .125 upcut roughing bit, cut the basic outline, .004" proud. 2 tabs to hold pieces in place for further processing.
3. Using a 1/8" 90d v-carving bit, add a slight chamfer to edges
4. Using a 1/16 downcut bit, take down the .004 of stock left from step 2. Add a .07" tabs.

After that, U use an ultrasonic knife to cut the buttons free for the blank and trim. Then light sand. tumble sanding. finish.

 

[Mike Davis]

So, roughly the size of a quarter coin? Is this all CNC?

Very interesting and well done.

 

[Berta]

Floating Lego shelves.

Those are excellent!

 

[pop-pop]

Wife wanted a table display base for a glass wall hanging. Mahogany with friction polish and paste wax.

 

[Chaz]

Well, how about some more buttons, ready for tumbling and Ozmo.

Cherry, Walnut and Purpleheart.

Some of you might ask, is this all I do? Buttons? Well, no.

 

[Wagner]

I'm building another set of kitchen cabinets for my house, the 2nd in 3 years. After 30 years of woodworking and building 5 sets of cabinets, I decided I was finally going to build exactly what I wanted, so I did. Out of my own oak that I cut and milled.

Then I hated them. Lots of curves, impractical, and probably not going to have universal appeal when we eventually sell the place. The next set is about 25% done and a more traditional design.

Here's the ones I am replacing, so much time and effort. Oh well, I learned something!