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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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May 14, 2012 - 01:10pm PT
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Edge, quite incredible. I fear those chairs don't do your table justice.
Why didn't they have you make matching chairs?
Are the 'stanchions' plys laid up on a form, vacuum-pressed, and then veneered?
Reilly, the legs were indeed laid up out of 6 layers of bending ply, hand tapered with a plane so that they are thinner at the top than the base. They were then veneered on 4 sides and the top with poplar, followed by the crotch mahogany, quartersawn mahogany, and maple stringing. The tops were crotch birch framed with quartersawn mahogany and show through the glass that they support.
As a few of you have pointed out in regards to the chairs, there's no accounting for taste, and the clients were happy with the chairs and that is all that matters to me. As for making chairs to go with the table, making one is fun, but making six is too much like production line work that I don't necessarily enjoy. I have done it many times though.
I just put the finishing touches on a family room that I had been working on and off for the past year. Distressed birch wall panels, built-in bookcases and cabinets, and fireplace surround. In 25 years I have never had anyone ask me to "distress" the wood, but there was a certain satisfaction attacking the wood with rocks, scratch awls, and rasps. The flooring and faux painting were by others.
This is what the room looked like before, so a slight upgrade?
About 10 years ago I did an entire 24' x 36' Great Room in raised panel mahogany with built-in cabinets and bar, plus mahogany trusses with king & queen posts. It was magnificent, and was featured in a number of home magazines. Five years later the owners got divorced and sold the place, and the new owner had it all ripped out and trashed.
At least I got what I wanted out of making it; experience, publicity, and a hefty series of paychecks. No use crying about it now.
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mitchyboy
Trad climber
escondido california
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May 19, 2012 - 07:20pm PT
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Topic Author's Original Post - May 19, 2012 - 03:40pm PT
I looked for the "What are you building now"? but couldnt find it. Mods move it if you want. Walnut, oak and maple top, pine branch and turquoise inlay. Added a peacock feather just for fun.
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mitchyboy
Trad climber
escondido california
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May 19, 2012 - 07:23pm PT
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Got it lol.
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Captain...or Skully
climber
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May 19, 2012 - 07:28pm PT
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I had faith in you. Nice walking stick!? I'm working on one off & on. Nothing anywhere near your efforts.
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steve shea
climber
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May 19, 2012 - 07:31pm PT
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A 356 engine. It's for my 58' speedster. The original engine, and the car has been getting over 30 mpg since 1958. I may retire it and put a glass top on it and use it for a coffee table. I'll drive it with another engine slightly more power than the orig 1600. Almost a 2 liter with L+N Engineering ps and cs.
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mitchyboy
Trad climber
escondido california
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May 19, 2012 - 07:31pm PT
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Well I've been working in wood for 15 years soooo. Took me about 4-5 hours total working time including drying time. I scrounged the branch from somewere you not supossed to take anything lol. I will say I just got back from yosemite lol.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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May 20, 2012 - 12:32pm PT
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Pictures Mr. Shea?
Exquisite work Edge!
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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May 20, 2012 - 01:45pm PT
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God, I hope no potential clients ask to see my house when we're going through the design process.
Brandon, that's so funny...
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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May 20, 2012 - 03:02pm PT
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hey there say, mitchyboy... glad you got to post up here, as to your craft...
i saw it on the other thread... i love woodcrafts, etc...
:)
well, stone, too... and on and on, :)
(homemade littl walls, patios, etc)
homemade chairs and benches...
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adatesman
climber
philadelphia, pa
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May 20, 2012 - 04:47pm PT
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In the home stretch on re-stuccoing this ~1859 schoolhouse. Just this bit under the porch roof left, plus the block half wall around the porch. Likely approaching 8 or 10,000 pounds of stucco, which was just patching the worst of it. Can't wait to be done with it, and sm very happy to have found a technique to mimic the original curve on either side of the door (work it with a wet sponge as it cures).
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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May 21, 2012 - 01:43pm PT
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Jim Brennan wrote:I gotta ask though, why did the client retain the arched fireplace brickwork in an overwhelmingly cool rectilinear renovation ?
That was the interior designer's idea. I steered them as I saw fit on a great many details, but I suppose she needed to flex her personal design ethic to justify her hiring.
I just completed a coffee table for my daughter Meaghan, who has accepted a position teaching math at the Denver Schools of Science and Technology. She is moving out of a fully furnished apartment in Connecticut, and as a result has very little personal furniture.
She has always wanted a coffee table with a glass top to display her shells and stone treasures from two Alaska trips we took up the Inside Passage and to Glacier Bay. I tried to keep it light and youthful so that she could easily build her future purchases around it. I "jump started" the patina with a custom blend of tinted Watco oil followed by three coats of sprayed lacquer.
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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May 21, 2012 - 01:55pm PT
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Yes Mr. Shea, I'd like to see pics of that '58 Speedster, that's a way cool ride. I used to have a '90 Carrera 4, but alas I "lost it in the settlement" as they say.
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FRUMY
Trad climber
SHERMAN OAKS,CA
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May 21, 2012 - 04:40pm PT
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Edge -- NICE
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Gal
Trad climber
a semi lucid consciousness
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May 21, 2012 - 05:11pm PT
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Excellent job Edge-she will love it!
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OR
Trad climber
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May 21, 2012 - 06:35pm PT
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[photo[photoid=248894]id=248893]
Some fun in the backyard.
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rlf
Trad climber
Josh, CA
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May 28, 2012 - 08:47pm PT
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Here's something I'm currently involved in:
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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May 28, 2012 - 08:53pm PT
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rif- could you enlighten us?
I know the metal structure as it is of Canadian origin. Friend in New Zealand had a similar one in his boat yard, cool structure. Quick to set up and super strong.
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rlf
Trad climber
Josh, CA
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May 28, 2012 - 08:56pm PT
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The "device" is going to be used to replicate small sculptures into rather large ones.
Also, it will be used to do various tasks like milling wood and other sorts of fun things.
My job has been the power and control systems. I'll be working a bit on the software and programming side of the arm. There is lot's going on there.
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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May 28, 2012 - 08:57pm PT
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Robert,
The dude had enough taste to buy both my rugs at the Toddfest, but why are you using a phase converter with an idler motor rather than a VFD?
This explains why no one was home Sat.
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rlf
Trad climber
Josh, CA
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May 28, 2012 - 09:05pm PT
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Because the VFD for the power requirements (24kva) was f*#king expensive compared to the used phase converter, the used transformer (aka pizza oven) etc.
We even had to put in a buck/boost because the primary on the pizza oven is 208. The secondary is 400v Wye 3 wire (neutral tied to ground).
Now all the fun with power quality starts, THD, Power Factor etc.
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