In and working !!! A couple of half days were needed to fiddle with the plumbing and to dismantle and cart the extractor unit to the attic and re-assemble it, and today I connected the last piece of...
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In and working !!! A couple of half days were needed to fiddle with the plumbing and to dismantle and cart the extractor unit to the attic and re-assemble it, and today I connected the last piece of...
My new cyclone kit arrived some time ago, but it has been so cold in the workshop that I just could not face it. Today it started to thaw, temperatures above 0° for the first time, day or night for...
We had our wedding reception in a Lutyens country house in sussex - complete with benches !
Will follow with interest, sorry, no time to join in on this one, more windows to build.
Splendid looking project, not many europeans have room for island units that big.
As the owner of a large kitchen island, could I suggest you round or otherwise soften the corners of the top a...
The way I read the drawing, they already are - the bench feet go outside the table feet.
Looks good to me, just one observation, watch out for cupping of the outer boards in the table top, the...
Damned if you do, damned if you don't ! Finishing is always tricky, in my opinion there are good points and bad with both methods. I tend to sand/plane to finish standards before assembly,...
Looks superb ! My only issue with it is that you and your partner would have to be very quiet with someone sleeping in the bunk above !!!!
Here is the small settle I'm building in oak (a commission). It just remains to stain and polish it.
Main structure is in 30mm solid oak, the raised panels are 20mm. The cross members are fitted...
Beat me to the punch... I was about to post a similar comment - large diameter cutters really do transform the result.
Nice ! You clearly have mastered the spoke shave - any tips for someone who dreads trying to finish curved surfaces ?
Started assembling the settle I'm making (a commission), dry fitted the side panels to the transverse members, finished raising the panels (on the table saw) and roughed out the stock for the seat. ...
Here are a few WIP pics of the settle I'm making as a commission. One of the sides is the one I damaged in a router accident earlier - see thread 'Oh Bother!'.
The rail elements and the sides are...
Delivering newspapers every morning before school. I was 11 when I started, but that was in 1958 and I think rules were a lot looser then. I delivered to around 50 houses by bike 7 days per week,...
I guess the origins are the same, but no, not quite - the Louisiana recipe has clearly evolved to include things not available in 17th C France, rice for example. A french boudin is a blood sausage,...
Absolutely Paul - I had the same concern, but it has lasted well despite being man handled quite a bit. It would have been nice to make the top a wee bit thinner, but i fear that would be too risky.
Saturday I worked on a commission (a settle), milling the stock for the raised panels that form the back and the lower front. Managed to find some boards with grain at right angles to the board (not...
Like this :
http://forge-du-gravier.eu/otherpics/lid joint.gif
Making it a mm or so smaller than the framing part of the lid allows for seasonal movment, no glue.
Around 10mm thick, no ply or other support (good glue !). It is fitted by cutting a slot around the edge of the panel, then cutting a mating slot in the inside top of the lid sides. By making the...
Here is another example, some nut crackers, loosely copied from something I saw on FWW site.
Pivot is a piece of 10mm pipe with wood plugs in the outside of the holes to hide it.
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+1 for that. Excellent workmanship.
Like Patrick, I would vote for either thinner lid and base, or taller sides, but I like it a lot as it is.
I cannot bring myself to burn offcuts of fine lumber - so I try to make small objects to put them to good use in between major projects. I would be interested to see other people's ideas on this...
What a pretty thing - lovely.
As for making lots of boxes - you and me both ! I cant bear to see small offcuts of good lumber go on the stove, so I make small things (boxes for example) to put...
Ah, the eternal inches v. millimetres question !
I notice that at least one US manufacturer has spotted the benefits of the mm - Bob's Rule - you must have seen the adverts - 24 bobs to the inch,...
Oops, forgot to add the pdf. le voila :
http://forge-du-gravier.eu/otherpics/settle.pdf
Yes, I have some drawings and some other photos, however, the drawings are not very detailed - I tend to draw only the outside appearance for clients, then work from pencil notes on the back when it...