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Post by petrushka on Jun 10, 2016 22:34:00 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2016 22:45:45 GMT -5
Please no worries.
I think woodworking seems fun and rewarding.
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Post by DryCreek on Jun 14, 2016 8:55:30 GMT -5
Any luck posting the pics here? I saw the chat in shoutbox and the thread on the woodworker forum. I'd be interested in seeing your handiwork (particularly the finish, which is easily half of a project and something I've not perfected yet). |
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Post by petrushka on Jun 14, 2016 22:53:52 GMT -5
      So, here's my second attempt to post the pictures, since a couple of people actually expressed interest :-) The table is made from Tasmanian Blackwood (acacia melanoxylon) with the exception of the separators of the drawer, they are made from some American White Ash that I had left over from my kitchen table. I like a bit of contrast. Part of my mission was to try out some self closing / soft closing "undermount" drawer mechanisms. I think that mission was accomplished, you do not see them at all unless you crawl under the table with a camera. And they work beautifully (but they are as expensive as sin). The design with the slightly tapering legs, the offset top and the curved drawer front is supposed to suggest a certain Japanese influence. I just hope the upload of the pictures works this time. -P. The wallhanging b.tr.w. is a weaving of my wife's. It's about 4'6" wide and somewhat over 5' tall. |
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Post by unmatched on Jun 14, 2016 23:00:43 GMT -5
That looks really good. I have made a couple of table tops and a headboard, but nothing like that.
I am currently making an acoustic guitar. I am doing it in a guitar making school, as they have lots of tools and jigs and plans and I can get instruction from somebody who actually knows what they are doing, but it is my first attempt any any kind of fine woodwork and I am really enjoying it. I always liked building stuff and there is something very satisfying about making something small and fine and taking time to finish it really well.
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Post by DryCreek on Jun 15, 2016 2:30:39 GMT -5
Very cool, petrushka! When you described the legs as tapered, I naturally envisioned them exactly opposite. Now I see what you mean about suggesting a Japanese style. I've been a lifelong woodworker and recently took up metalworking and blacksmithing. Especially the blacksmithing can mix with wood for really cool results. I'd have gladly made my living as a craftsman if I'd been born a few hundred years earlier; alas, it's just a hobby. I like your shop, owing to the fact that it's big enough to move around in. We could probably bore the bystanders with talk of workbench designs. Though I wager jim44444 would appreciate the topic. |
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Post by petrushka on Jun 15, 2016 5:40:44 GMT -5
Well, if you subscribe to the woodworking forum, there's a whole "work in progress" story with pictures how I built my assembly table/workbench. (stressed panel top)  |
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Post by wewbwb on Jun 15, 2016 7:57:07 GMT -5
That is an awesome workbench.
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Post by jim44444 on Jun 15, 2016 14:19:54 GMT -5
Great job @pertrushka. The leg design does reflect a Japanese influence. The blackwood reminds me of black walnut. I like your workshop, it looks real, not like the magazine shots where there are no scraps or sawdust and the tools are showroom perfect. Yes DryCreek I would appreciate the topic. My recent woodworking is a deck project at my daughter's. Not the same as cabinetry but fun in its own way. I need to try registering for the woodworkers forum via my laptop. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2016 22:44:42 GMT -5
Mmmmm wood...
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Post by petrushka on Jun 16, 2016 8:24:49 GMT -5
It's nice to find some other people here who like to play with wood :-) |
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