New guy out on the coast.

[macdaddy]

Hi Mike, welcome to the site. I am also from Onslow County. It looks like you may be ready to retire from the corps soon. If you do and have any interest in wood carving: there is a group that meets in Jacksonville. If you are interested just PM me.

Steve

 

[CatButler]

Hi Mike,

Welcome to the group and thanks for your service. I've got a few Arts and Craftsman projects coming up. I have a Stickley plant stand I want to make for my wife, plus maybe a chair. Christopher Schwartz of Popular Woodworking highlighted quite a few pieces in his short lived Woodworking magazine. You can still get a full DVD of the magazine from the PW site. That's where I got the plans for the plant stand.

Bryan

 

[Jim M.]

Mike,
I use the two below or Craigslist, it has been productive lately for small amounts of wood, especially the Eastern NC materials page. Jim

Anchor Hardwoods
18 Covil Ave.
Wilmington, NC 28403

(910) 343-9000​

Meyers
3002 Corporate Dr.
Wilmington, NC 28405
910.794.7225

 

[brian_hunt]

Welcome Mike! I would like to second the Wilmington meetup!

 

[mlp2147]

Hi Mike,

Welcome to the group and thanks for your service. I've got a few Arts and Craftsman projects coming up. I have a Stickley plant stand I want to make for my wife, plus maybe a chair. Christopher Schwartz of Popular Woodworking highlighted quite a few pieces in his short lived Woodworking magazine. You can still get a full DVD of the magazine from the PW site. That's where I got the plans for the plant stand.

Bryan

Bryan,
Thanks for the headsup on the Chirtopher Schwartz stuff. I may have to check out that CD with the woodworking magazine. I have an issue or two of it and I liked it much better than Popular Woodworking although I do like PW too. I'll look forward to seeing your plant table when ya get it finished.

Thanks,

Mike

 

[CatButler]

Here's a link to a sketchup drawing for the plant stand.

http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=86d1867566e16e01738e43095496b061

It doesn't require a lot of wood, but seems to require a lot of skill. I a bit short on both these days. The rough thing is the through tenons on the bottom. I've seen pictures of a slightly different style without that, I may try that instead.

Here is lumber jock project someone documented of it
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/21359

I find this personally interesting and probably shows how I have changed over time is that grain side he chose for the back left leg kind of bothers me.

 

[mlp2147]

The rough thing is the through tenons on the bottom. I've seen pictures of a slightly different style without that, I may try that instead.

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I hear ya on the wedge tenons on the bottom, but I think that is part of what makes the character of this piece. I'd say leave them in there if at all possible.

What type of option do you think you'd go with instead of those tenons? Anything in mind?

Mike

 

[CatButler]

The rough thing is the through tenons on the bottom. I've seen pictures of a slightly different style without that, I may try that instead.

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I hear ya on the wedge tenons on the bottom, but I think that is part of what makes the character of this piece. I'd say leave them in there if at all possible.

What type of option do you think you'd go with instead of those tenons? Anything in mind?

Mike

I agree it looks great. Here was a picture I found, its about 1/2 down.

http://www.daltons.com/l&jgsold.html

Slightly different, not sure that if that cross piece is tenonmed or not, but no through tenons or wedges to keep me up at night thinking about it or to bother me every time I look at it if I don't do it right.

 

[mlp2147]

Based on similar pieces of Stickley's, I'd say there probably is a tenon but you're right. It doesn't look like a through tenon.

 

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