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Boulder climber
ne'er–do–well
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The door is square, but the opening isn't ... thank god and greyhound for shims.
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Happy Cowboy
Social climber
Boz MT
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Very impressive Warbler. What is on the stool in foreground? Perhaps a small model of the project? Thanks for posting your progress.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Warbler, so how were those holes for the pipes bored?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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So yer saying it took two weeks? LOL Apparently he doesn't value his time very highly. ;-)
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Bushman
climber
The state of quantum flux
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^^^^^
Warbler, nice!!
Sans the customer's idiosyncrasies, I would love your job.
I get the same thing with some customers too, but they sign the checks so, oh well.
Great variety of tree work, woodcraft, and construction expertise you have.
(Not to mention your Yosemite legacy)
My humble coffee table
VVVVV
Started with old liquid ambar planks seasoned 20 Years after milling.
Then got side tracked for 4 months by work but took some time off during the holidays and got back to it...
Learning how to do mortise and tenon work.
Finally got it done, made Cathy happy, so I'm happy with it too...on to the next ptoject.
Cleaning some space on my work table for my biggest RC aircraft build...a Lockheed P38 Lightning. More details later...
And then more furniture, etc. (she put in her orders before the finish dried on this one).
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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I believe Gary Anderson's dad flew a Lightning in WW II.
Send progress pics please.
Nice table!
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Edge
Trad climber
Betwixt and Between Nederland & Boulder, CO
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Reilly, that's a cool old country style tall clock. If it's attributed to Massachusetts then it is certainly eastern white pine with a faux finish to mimic the more expensive figured maple. Having made several tall clocks, I know the labor involved in just fabricating the casework; I can't imagine using anything but top grade wood but that was a common practice in the rural areas of New England.
Edge, as simple as the angular clamp technique is, you'd be surprised how difficult the concept is to teach to my high school students. Especially when you realize how subtle the angularity needs to be to have a profound impact on squareness. (Often the reverse happens... they glue up with the clamps misaligned and wind up with an out of square case.)
I glued it up standing on edge on my workbench. First I glued one end of the 11" bottom rail and clamped it, then slid in the inside plywood panel, 1/2" foil faced foam panel, and t&g cedar planed to 1/2". Next glue and clamp the middle rail, window mullion, then top rail. Lift it to the ground, remove clamps, and glue and reclamp the last style. The first door was dead balls, but this one was 1/4" out over an 8' diagonal. I removed and angled two clamps, then when I released the third it racked most of the way square. Angling and reclamping the last clamp brought it home. Easy peasy.
Warbler, that drilling labor of love (wasn't there a porno by that name?) will only add to the story the owners will tell of that very personal sculpture. Kudos for helping them realize a dream.
Bushman, if you have extra of that lumber, UPS delivers right to my door. Just sayin.
Strong work!
I love this thread, it's my favorite on the Taco.
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bajaandy
climber
Escondido, CA
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Bushman, love the coffee table! The warm, blonde tone is just beautiful, as is the execution of the construction. Well done!
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otisdog
Big Wall climber
Sierra Madre & McGee Creek, Ca.
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Warbler, given how much ability that a 1/2" extension has to flex, and how hard cured eucy can be, I'm amazed the bore was straight enough to be able to seat the pipe...no reflection on your talents meant...
Oh, another example of false economy - A couple of years ago I completed a new, 1000 sq. ft. brick deck in the pattern of a 'Della Robbia Weave'. The pattern required 6,322 pieces of 1 5/8" square porcelain, which had to be cut out of 12" square tiles.
Local tile place gave me a quote of $1,300 dollars to cut the small squares, which I thought too high. I spent $800 dollars on blades alone, and I don't want to know how long it took me.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Warbler - I'm with you, that drill rig looked super-clampett.
Bushman - nice coffee table!
You know you're a gumby woodworker when, after sizing your pieces to finally try and make something, you can't decide which looks better, the wood you took off or the wood you're left with...
Interesting watching William Ng and Tom Fidgen each make a chair - Ng fully motorized, Fidgen by hand.
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steve s
Trad climber
eldo
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We do this everyday in boulder
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steve s
Trad climber
eldo
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Dingus, broom closet/cubby added later to fill space at fridge. Kinda of a pain to do after the fact. Cheers
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F
climber
away from the ground
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That's some (legal) dope shi t there Steve. I dig the kitchen.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Had to move a stairwell to the middle of the houseTo make room for a kitchen/powder room.Doing it all.
Waiting for countertops.Cheers.
Edit ;Stairwell used to be left of the island in the last pic.Lot of work,especially the mechanicals.
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