Thread: Last & Next commissions

Nice work as usual, dont see much of the old Z braced doors anymore looks good bloke

Originally Posted by Harry72

Nice work as usual, dont see much of the old Z braced doors anymore looks good bloke

I like the door - it has a look of a cross between something medieval and old homestead. What finishes are you using?

Hi guys, finish was 2 coats of shellac with a touch of wallnut stain to give it an antiquey look. It is only an internal door so didn't need to be weather proof.
The zinc cup head bolts were left in a bucket of hydrochloric acid for a week and then salt water for a couple of weeks to get a good authentic rusted black steel look. They were cut to length and at 7.6mm dia I drilled a 7mm hole, put a dab of pva on the thread and hammered them in. A bit of medieval brutality

So you finally Clawed your way to the computer

Love the table until the legs were painted BLACK what a waste of good coloured Camphor they deserve MDF or Pine maybe Is that Alli feet Mark?

Door looks cool

Had me worried when I read the word "Last" ......thinking the worst , being nice water weather maybe the call had taken hold beckoning with the sirens song of the sea.

Oh sheds to clean again wall is to tidy toss a bit of sawdust around please.

At last, some of this Red Mahogany stuff – which I presume is just another gum tree. Does it actually look or finish anything like mahogany? I'm watching with interest!

Is that a dimmer switch I see on the angry grinder cord?

Ahh, the hardcore guys are out. Wheelin, last, not unless they find me dead under the bench The black is 2 coats of Black Japan so in light condition (not my workshop) you can still see the camphor so all was not lost. This one was perhaps not my cup of tea but as long as the client is happy thats my main concern.

Yes WW, just another F*^@# heavy gum tree. It is beautifull looking timber, deep red, very nice grain pattern. I have had those slabs in my storage shed for must be close to two years, Mal assures me it is fiddle back and top of the shelf stuff so we will find out very soon.
Ok, just cutting some tapper on the legs, I'll be back shortly.

Well spotted WW many an application me thinks

CH still like table pity customer is always right ( years from now some poor fellow gets the job of restoring and convinces owner this colour should not be hidden)

lovely finish on the french table CH ... shellac, secret oil mix and rubbed out with anzac crumbs?
seriously though, you got a beautiful smooth finish on the hourglass legs, I hope the client was thrilled.
fletty

Woodwould, I believe that's an in-line switch - one of the most useful pieces of kit in the electrical side of things. That's how I isolate my tools from the remote control sockets (in case of accidental bump on the button).

Very nice work Mark. I quite like the black legs, and I'll bet they look great on the table, in the room. OK, it's killed the look of the Camphor Laurel, BUT what would you have under the Japanning? I'd have bloody nightmares if I knew there was crappiata under there! Sometimes just "knowing" is enough. Taken to extremes - why not just put recycled plastic and paint it black? Nah, gotta be timber, gotta be nice: that's the difference between an heirloom and something to eat off (or do other things on).

Think of the thrill that someone will get one day when they restore it: lovely bit of unknown CL locked up for all those years. I'll draw the line at using burl though!

Cheers, FF

All looking good Mark, I too thought the black was a bit, but then we don't know the setting into which it will be placed and as such might well be just the thing, but still, shame to cover the CL


Pete

Been a busy boy indeed.....like others, the black legs may sit the client, but???

Those slabs in the trailer look enticing, and verrrry heavy; time to get a small o/head lifter for the shop?

I'm trying to adapt a 12v boat trailer loader winch for the shed, it should work up to a limit (which I haven't found yet) and will run along on a suspended wheel and track quite nicely.

I like the darkened legs. I'm not normally one for covering up a lovely grain, but I think darkening the camphor laurel ensures the tabletop doesn't compete with the legs for the attention. Also, while not seeing the table in its final context, the darkened legs could also have the effect of the tabletop 'floating' in a darkened room.......

Originally Posted by desert oak

Also, while not seeing the table in its final context, the darkened legs could also have the effect of the tabletop 'floating' in a darkened room.......

With the weight of the wood in the top it would boggle the mind to see it floating!!! perhaps extra-terrestrial beings at work?

Hi Everyone. WW yes it is an inline switch, the switch on the grinder failed (on the case) I just rewired and put the inline switch in. Works fine.

You can still see the camphore through the Black Japan so you can still see the general grain pattern and that it is REAL wood so that was better than his original plan to just paint it black.

It does tend to make the top float and even though the legs ar 75mm thick, with the airofoil shape they too look quite light. It was an interesting table to make but as I said, not my cupotea.

Off to the workshop shortly to chop some mortices
Hope you Mexicans are enjoying your wood show, wood love to be there.