spokeshave
28th February 2009, 09:32 PM
Hi all.
This thing has taken 3 years and it's finally done. SWMBO is happy that it's done which makes me happy too. It kept getting put on the back-burner for other people's requested items or the other thing's that life throw's at you, namely kid's.
As the title say's it's made from Khaya (african mahogany) and is the first project i've completed from scratch. Normally i would just purchase dressed timber but on this occasion i bought slabs and dressed them myself. It sure can be a challenging timber to work with, binding and twisting when it's being cut. I found it best to always cut roughly oversize and let it sit for a while then machine to final size.
The end result is worth the effort though, coming up beautifully after a couple of coats of Wipe-on-Poly.
I followed the other half request's closely as it was made for her, so all steps were passed through her first.
She wanted the mesh on the door's and after being unsure at first, i think they look fantastic (photo's don't look as good as the real thing).
Other than that it's a pretty straight forward unit.
Hope you all like it. As always comments welcome (positive and constructive).
Steven.
This thing has taken 3 years and it's finally done. SWMBO is happy that it's done which makes me happy too. It kept getting put on the back-burner for other people's requested items or the other thing's that life throw's at you, namely kid's.
As the title say's it's made from Khaya (african mahogany) and is the first project i've completed from scratch. Normally i would just purchase dressed timber but on this occasion i bought slabs and dressed them myself. It sure can be a challenging timber to work with, binding and twisting when it's being cut. I found it best to always cut roughly oversize and let it sit for a while then machine to final size.
The end result is worth the effort though, coming up beautifully after a couple of coats of Wipe-on-Poly.
I followed the other half request's closely as it was made for her, so all steps were passed through her first.
She wanted the mesh on the door's and after being unsure at first, i think they look fantastic (photo's don't look as good as the real thing).
Other than that it's a pretty straight forward unit.
Hope you all like it. As always comments welcome (positive and constructive).
Steven.