Thread: "the leaf"

Any chance of the legs looking at leas a bit like a leaf stem.?

Yes thats what I';m hoping Artme, thats short for (legs to be on an angle, rectagular section, smoothed off with some sort of organic shape to them, sculptured, sculpt as you go organic, might have to have a couple of bourbons first sort of shape)
Got the rest of the segments snuggled into position today, can't do much now untill I get the copper angle. The Tassie Blackwood has hit town (at the transport co depot) I was suposed to get it thisarvo but they had a mix up so it will be in my workshop tomorrow. I will be on that job for the next 5-6 weeks. Just when it was getting interesting. Gives me more time to come up with a stunning leg design.

Originally Posted by Claw Hama

The original plan was for timber legs, then the clients decided they wanted tubular steel legs, powder coated

Originally Posted by Claw Hama

Just when it was getting interesting. Gives me more time to come up with a stunning leg design.

Unless your client insists with the tubular steel legs as you have mention in an earlier post. Then your leg design is stumped.


Took a little bit of time but came up with one myself.

That just wouldn't be cricket Christos, I am sure they won't have a leg to stand on once I show them my my verson of the pins. They will go weak at the knees and just have to have them.

Just found this one. Back a page somewhere in one of three shots I think it was of the leaf, there are two portions with a beaut yellowy colour - what's that timber?

Hi Waldo
Leichhardt Pine, very yellow colour, very waxy, clogs up the belt sander etc, Have a feeling it is going to cause me some grief when it comes time to finsh. Looks amazing though. Similar to Sassafras in colour and looks.

The Leaf is back!!
Picked up all the segments and the base from my warehouse (storage shed) and brought them back to the workshop and reasembled them. I had picked up the copper angle from the the sheetmetal shop late last week in readyness. So where to start, how do I start, walked around it a bit, had a cuppa or two. Anneal the first couple of pieces of copper ready to start. Couple of little test pieces. Hmm seems like it will all work, notch the main/centre vein end and then away we go, fix the first long vein then the short vein. Fine adjust of the timber segment then attach the cu angle bending gently and fixing with 20mm panel pins, sharp pin punch first to make a hole in the cu. Once its pinned then dress with the steel dolly and a hamer with a nice clean and slightly rounded face. Trim the end and drop into its hole. Fiddley but easy enough. Six or so hours later one side is done (had a few of the usual interuptions along the way, kids, visitors, clients etc). Anyway so far so good, pretty happy with the look.

Walk around elegance Craw My poor puta is squeezing out pics...like the grass growing but even the little pics look brilliant

That copper sets the timbers off very nicely.

Well you have sort of lost me.

How are you keeping this tight or how will you keep this tight on the glue up? Am I jumping the gun a little? Will the metal be flush to the top of the wood or embedded in the wood?

Looks good. But all I can think is its gonna be hard to clean.

Hi Guys
Thanks SW (poor little puta

Originally Posted by Waldo

That copper sets the timbers off very nicely.

Yes, not sure weather to leave it a bit heat marked or polish right up yet.

Originally Posted by Christos

Well you have sort of lost me.

How are you keeping this tight or how will you keep this tight on the glue up? Am I jumping the gun a little? Will the metal be flush to the top of the wood or embedded in the wood?

Glue, I'm not totaly set with yet, it will have quite a bit of movement in a few directions, the copper angle alows this to happen without opening up gaps (thats the theory) I was thinking of only screwing each segment down but I may use something like parquet glue yet. And yes I am going to set the copper down into the adjacent piece, mind you its only .55mm or so.

Originally Posted by tea lady

Looks good. But all I can think is its gonna be hard to clean.

Yes TL I have thought of cleaning, as said to Christos the cu will be recessed and I have been thinking of using a grout type substance a bit like WW used in his cabinet doors to fill any openings. Once the finish goes on that should seal most of the gaps and leave it relatively flat for cleaning.

I like what I see mate!

Finished product is eagerly awaited.