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19th March 2006, 07:53 AM #16
That is a spectacural billet o' quilted! Are you gonn slice the veneers yourself? If so, how are you gonna go about it?
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19th March 2006, 08:08 AM #17
Kick it to me
Martix,
Sent the quilted maple to me and I will turn it into a nice electric bass guitar, just kidding. Very nice timbers you have there, good luck with it.
Regards Mike.
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19th March 2006, 08:26 AM #18
Martrix,
Great timber you've got there, sure it will look phenomal in the finished product! Look forward to the finished product. (and piccy's of all the work in between )Have a nice day - Cheers
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21st March 2006, 10:45 PM #19
Thanks all for the encouraging comments. I am looking forward to completing this one!
Originally Posted by Clinton1Originally Posted by graydog
I sell some veneers of quilt from time to time here...
Originally Posted by Peter36
The redgum was expensive and came from here, this piece had been skip dressed, so the figure slapped me in the face, but you can usually see the fiugre, if any, by the rough fibres that tend to stick up.
Originally Posted by Canadian BeaverI know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
Albert Einstein
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21st March 2006, 10:50 PM #20Chief Muck-a-Rounder
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Great pictures, I'm impressed
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19th November 2006, 08:48 PM #21
yeesh, its been awhile!
Wiped off the dust and got moving again on this one, poor little lonely redgum....
gee, a Domino wouldn't go astray right about now, oh well...GMC biscuits it is.
Pretty much ready to start cutting up the 1.5mm Rock Maple veneer to start laying.
I am following the strict Shed Code by having at least 3 projects on the go!
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
Albert Einstein
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19th November 2006, 09:04 PM #22
"Well here goes another project, hopefully this one wont take 6+ months to complete ."
BTW looking good Martrix....................................................................
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19th November 2006, 09:05 PM #23
Looking great Matrix ..... I missed the post the first time so I will keep an eye out for the completed goods.
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29th November 2006, 08:03 PM #24
Ok, more movement on the ranch.
Time to veneer the Cabinets using 1.5mm U.S. Rock Maple ply.
The sheet of veneer I was using had been sitting around for a couple of years and had not been stored properly, so it was like a banana .
Not too much of a problem though, just meant i had to take extra care when i cut it to size (clamps, blocks of wood etc.)
I wanted the grain of the veneer to flow from the top down to the sides, so mitres needed to be made.
Pretty much the only guaranteed way to cut the mitres was by by hand with a trusty Mujingfang palm smoother and a longer than normal sanding block.
As the grain needs to flow, there is very little room for error, as the more you dock off between the joins, the less matching and flowing the grain will be.
Top piece goes on first, then the two side after.
Spray grade Contact adhesive is used, same gear as what is used for sticking down laminate.
In the pic below, you can see that I've left about 8mm with no glue, as the mitre and a little bit back will be coated with yellow glue for extra strength.
All veneer on, and as the front edge is mitred (as will the drawer front), I am gluing on a solid 2mm timber edge for durability.
Quick pic, small rebates in legs (top and bottom) for black redgum inlays.
All front edges veneered with iron-on maple.
A close up of the 1.5mm ply mitre. Note the flowing grain from top to bottom....yay
Just another close up so you can see how the veneer is mitred.
Next up is the inlay on the legs and filling gum pockets etc on the legs with epoxy...I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
Albert Einstein
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29th November 2006, 09:24 PM #25
Looking good Martrix
Cheers
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30th November 2006, 01:17 PM #26
Classy stuff Matrix!
The only way to get rid of a [Domino] temptation is to yield to it. Oscar Wilde
.....so go4it people!
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1st December 2006, 09:12 AM #27
Lookin good, gettin in some extra shop time eh!
Still selling much veneer on epay?....................................................................
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1st December 2006, 09:55 AM #28
Yep, some extra shop time indeed. Victorian economic growth is non-existent= receding consumer spending= no work ...
As for Epay, not selling veneer there any more as it has become too expensive..They killed a good thing with their 500% fee hike, you should read the Epay forums..
Still sell some here which is the fully Australian owned and operated equivalent still in its infancy, but has now close to 100,000 members and growing rapidly.
Will eventually put more up when I get off my butt.
The good thing about Oztion is its completely free to list anything for any amount of time, and when they do sell the fees are 3% compared to 10% on Epay.I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
Albert Einstein
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3rd December 2006, 11:36 PM #29
Thank god that part is finished.
I think it was probably 10 solid hours of work from cutting the beads to cutting the rebates, and then cutting the 3mm x 3mm beads to size, gluing then cleaning them up....
If I have to do that again, i will be looking in to either a hand/foot operated guillotine.
Pic 1.
The finish sanded legs ready to be glued to the cabinet.
Pic 2.
Close up of the mitred inlay/beads?
Pic 3.
This is how I mitred the beads to size..Sharp chisel with 2 taps of the mallet oversize, and then trim cuts by hand.
Pic 4 & 5.
Bead in, Bead out....like "Wax on, Wax off" ......time for bed
Next is the drawers and the part I'm most looking forward to......working with the QuiltI know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
Albert Einstein
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4th December 2006, 10:30 PM #30I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
Albert Einstein
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