Very nice Brian. I like your miter block too. Sometimes the small details, mitered dovetails, make a lot of difference in the overall quality look of the work. Definitely worth the effort to learn and use it.
Jim
Very nice Brian. I like your miter block too. Sometimes the small details, mitered dovetails, make a lot of difference in the overall quality look of the work. Definitely worth the effort to learn and use it.
Jim
Brian,
Thanks for taking the time to share your work and approach. Your joinery is inspiring. And nice gennou and handle. Hiroki?
Best,
Chris
"You can observe a lot just by watching."
--Yogi Berra
Brian, The extreme closeup photos are great and your precision shines at 10X magnification.
Nice! I also have the pleasure of enjoying a Hiroki thanks to Stan, though mine is lighter for dovetailing (240 g). Will be watching your progress and am curious about your plans for doors.
Best,
Chris
"You can observe a lot just by watching."
--Yogi Berra
I allowed myself to spring for a 60 monme (~225g) at the same time, and I did use that one cutting the dovetails. The 100 monme is about 375g and I find myself grabbing it for general work & mortising. I have a 120 monme Hiroki from another source that hasn't been handled yet, although the extra weight (450g) would have been nice to have for assembling the joints.
The doors will be mirrored glass, probably 3/8" thick since they will be frameless. Haven't quite worked out all those details yet.
---Trudging the Road of Happy Destiny---
Nice work Brian. Is that a Stanley 46 you are putting to use ? Original irons or reproductions from ebay? Mark
That's quite the triple crown! I also have a 375 g gennou, though didn't spring for another Hiroki. And a 450g is on the list...
Will look forward to the doors, sounds like a clean design.
Best,
Chris
"You can observe a lot just by watching."
--Yogi Berra
Nice Work! If Derek can steal your jig, can I steal your turtle shell Vise? I'm working out details for a bathroom medicine cabinet as well. Most likely Q-Sawn Oak I have for scraps from larger project.
What is reconstituted quartered Walnut? I know what the Walnut part is But the rest, I'm not sure.
Last edited by Jim Foster; 01-22-2019 at 1:37 PM.
It's an engineered wood product. Arguably you could say that any wood or paper backed veneer is technically an engineered product, but the reconstituted stuff really is process engineered. Here's a link:
https://www.looklikesdecospan.com/en...ituted_veneer/
---Trudging the Road of Happy Destiny---
Beautiful work, Brian!
Bumbling forward into the unknown.