Technically, it=92s just about=92 finished.
The 1/4=94 baltic birch ply that I used as backer did NOT take the stain
well, so I=92ll either re-do it, or replace it with a pine backer,
either T&G or half-lap.
Meanwhile, I=92m calling it done enough for pics :-)
=97
THE STORY:
There=92s a pine beetle that=92s laying waste to many of our forests, in
the Rockies, creating a huge fire hazard of dead fall.
A few miles from me, I found a lumber yard that deals mostly in this
beetle-kill pine. A few months back, I bought some boards.
WOOD Magazine had this piece in a recent issue. It caught my eye. So =85
from rough stock to this bad boy.
THE FINISH:
- a 2:1 mix of denatured alcohol and SealCoat
- a flood coat of Watco Danish Oil, =93Light Walnut=94 color
- Man o=92 War satin spar varnish=97two coats so far=97only on the shelves
and the exterior of the side panels.
- P600 wet/dry sanded
- Couple a' coats of Bison paste wax
THE JOINERY:
The drawer box is dadoes and rabbets.
The top is fastened on with Figure 8 fasteners, in a countersunk 1/8=94
deep x 1-3/4=94 Forstner bit-created well.
The shelves are in with #20 biscuits.
NOTES:
The upper panel is a =93hidden=94 drawer. It=92s a good tight fit, and with
no handle, so there=92s a 1-1/4=94 hole in the backer board through which
you shove the drawer forward. The drawer is bb ply with the pine false
front.
The false tenons and wedges =85 finally =85 were made from the same pine.
The wedges had enough of a distinctive look about them that I thought
they stood out, appropriately, from the rest.
The top has a chamfer around its bottom edge. All the angled cuts are
done at 3*.
And =85 for pine =85 the sucker IS rather heavy !
I think the wood has a lot of character. I think there=92s the face of
an old man in one of the sides ;-)
My next project (for which I already bought the boards) is a QSWO Wine
Tower, for a friend. It=92s based ON the basic look of this tower, but =85
is an original, and will stand just over 3=92 high. Looking forward to
working with the oak. It=92s just beautiful wood.
Thanks for looking :-)
http://picasaweb.google.com/neil0502/Tapered_Display_Tower?feat=3Ddirectlin=
k
> >The Tower Display is a copy of a Roycroft piece:
> >http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/archive/200106A02.html
>
> >I like it, too. =A0While watching this episode, I snapped a pic to make
> >one.
>
> That's classic, Sonny. =A0Stained and polyed pineywood bookstand worth
> "$15,000-$20,000". =A0 Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahaha!
>
> Who's the judge, Ida Knowanybetter?
I think something got lost in translation!
Neil's work, his link, is very good and I like it. I also like the
original Roycroft, noted in my link, which is why I took pics of it
while I was viewing the episode on PBS's Antiques Road Show. The
original Roycroft book stand was appraised at $15K - $20K by the
link's noted appraiser.
Sonny
On Oct 18, 8:29=A0am, Sonny <[email protected]> wrote:
> The Tower Display is a copy of a Roycroft piece:http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/r=
oadshow/archive/200106A02.html
>
> I like it, too. =A0While watching this episode, I snapped a pic to make
> one.
Bingo !
The article made quick reference to the Roycroft original.
I'll go out on a limb, though, and guess that mine won't fetch
$15-20,000 ... unless and until it's been around for a couple
centuries ;-)
On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 07:29:59 -0700 (PDT), Sonny <[email protected]>
wrote:
>The Tower Display is a copy of a Roycroft piece:
>http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/archive/200106A02.html
>
>I like it, too. While watching this episode, I snapped a pic to make
>one.
That's classic, Sonny. Stained and polyed pineywood bookstand worth
"$15,000-$20,000". Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahaha!
Who's the judge, Ida Knowanybetter?
--
Know how to listen, and you will
profit even from those who talk badly.
-- Plutarch
"Neil Brooks" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
Technically, its just about finished.
I think the wood has a lot of character. I think theres the face of
an old man in one of the sides ;-)
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If you can come up with the Virgin Mary, you could get near to the
Roycrofter estimate. If the "old man" looks anything like Jesus, you could
take it on the road and live high on the hog!