A fireplace mantle I am working on for the HomeShow. This is just 1/3
of the whole thing. It shows the detail that the router can do. 3/16"
ball-nose bit. 4 hours of machine time. But that's the fun part, I
built a vanity while it was doing that.
I put a PolyShade on it, to give a bit of pop. I liked the natural
cherry better, but you couldn't see any detail that way.
I was pleasantly surprised with the test result. Learned a lot.
The total piece is 6" x 46"
http://s123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/?action=view¤t=ForestDetail.jpg
I bought the file. There is also a logging train one that I might try
some day. Then I will learn to create my own 3D images like that from
grey-scale high-rez pictures.
On Thu, 5 Mar 2009 21:35:08 +0000, Robatoy wrote
(in article
<[email protected]>):
>
http://s123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/?action=view¤t=ForestDet
> ail.jpg
sure is purty... are there any undercuts on that or is it al straight xyz
movement (I think you know what I mean)?
hmmm.. Undercuts. Thinking ball-end or keyhole bits to avoid yaw/pitch/roll
but that would probably be better as a hand-job, so to speak... sorry, just
ruminating. Lovely job, that there.
On Thu, 5 Mar 2009 21:35:08 +0000, Robatoy wrote
(in article
<[email protected]>):
>
http://s123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/?action=view¤t=ForestDet
> ail.jpg
sure is purty... are there any undercuts on that or is it al straight xyz
movement (I think you know what I mean)? I read ball as _bull_nose, which set
me thinking about depth of relief.
hmmm.. Undercuts. Thinking wider ball-end or keyhole bits to avoid
yaw/pitch/roll but that would probably be better as a hand-job, so to
speak... sorry, just ruminating. Lovely job, that there.
On Mar 6, 12:59=A0pm, Douglas Johnson <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Ulysses" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >Anyone who stains Cherry should be hung by his thumbs.
>
> While I generally agree, I'd like to show an "almost stained" cherry proj=
ect. My
> middle daughter's birthday is today and SWMBO and I built this vanity sto=
ol for
> her:
>
> http://douglasjohnson.org/pictures/Vanity%20Stool.jpg
>
> SWMBO did the upholstery. =A0I did the frame. =A0The finish on the frame =
starts with
> a wash coat of dark garnet shellac, followed by three coats of the Sam Ma=
loof
> oil finish (equal parts, tung oil, BLO, and poly). =A0The oil was heavily=
tinted
> with Trans-Tint Red Mahogany. =A0
>
> The target is a match to a factory made cherry bedroom suite they own. =
=A0Of
> course, the cherry will darken with time, so I needed to guess what it wo=
uld
> look like in a year or so.
>
> The cross pieces are mortised into the legs and each other. =A0I pinned t=
he leg
> joints with 1/4" cherry dowel. =A0There is a swivel from Woodcraft betwee=
n the set
> and frame:http://www.woodcraft.com/product.aspx?ProductID=3D03M51&FamilyI=
D=3D1065
>
> SWMBO gave me a lathe Christmas before last. =A0This is my first "real" p=
roject
> using it.
>
> -- Doug
Form follows function. and that is my kind of style. Simple, yet
elegant. Very nice.
I am scared to death to even try a lathe..it would be sooo addicting.
Nice look to the color in my opinion.
The legs look like they are one piece not laminated. Thick Cherry
ain't cheap eh?
On Mar 6, 9:59=A0am, Douglas Johnson <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Ulysses" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >Anyone who stains Cherry should be hung by his thumbs.
>
> While I generally agree, I'd like to show an "almost stained" cherry proj=
ect. My
> middle daughter's birthday is today and SWMBO and I built this vanity sto=
ol for
> her:
>
> http://douglasjohnson.org/pictures/Vanity%20Stool.jpg
>
> SWMBO did the upholstery. =A0I did the frame. =A0The finish on the frame =
starts with
> a wash coat of dark garnet shellac, followed by three coats of the Sam Ma=
loof
> oil finish (equal parts, tung oil, BLO, and poly). =A0The oil was heavily=
tinted
> with Trans-Tint Red Mahogany. =A0
>
> The target is a match to a factory made cherry bedroom suite they own. =
=A0Of
> course, the cherry will darken with time, so I needed to guess what it wo=
uld
> look like in a year or so.
>
> The cross pieces are mortised into the legs and each other. =A0I pinned t=
he leg
> joints with 1/4" cherry dowel. =A0There is a swivel from Woodcraft betwee=
n the set
> and frame:http://www.woodcraft.com/product.aspx?ProductID=3D03M51&FamilyI=
D=3D1065
>
> SWMBO gave me a lathe Christmas before last. =A0This is my first "real" p=
roject
> using it.
>
> -- Doug
"Douglas Johnson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "SonomaProducts.com" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Nice look to the color in my opinion.
>>
>>The legs look like they are one piece not laminated. Thick Cherry
>>ain't cheap eh?
>
> Worse than that. I had some left over 8/4 cherry that was going to be
> enough to
> make the legs. But there was a hunk of sap wood I couldn't avoid, so I
> ended up
> buying another plank of 8/4. So I've got more left overs than I started
> with.
> Oh, well. It will find a home sooner or later. -- Doug
Was that a drive-by?
If you need to find a home for that cherry, let me know.
jc
On Mar 5, 5:30=A0pm, Tim Daneliuk <[email protected]> wrote:
> Robatoy wrote:
> > A fireplace mantle I am working on for the HomeShow. This is just 1/3
> > of the whole thing. It shows the detail that the router can do. 3/16"
> > ball-nose bit. 4 hours of machine time. But that's the fun part, I
> > built a vanity while it was doing that.
> > I put a PolyShade on it, to give a bit of pop. I liked the natural
> > cherry better, but you couldn't see any detail that way.
> > I was pleasantly surprised with the test result. Learned a lot.
> > The total piece is 6" x 46"
>
> >http://s123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/?action=3Dview¤t=
=3D...
>
> > I bought the file. There is also a logging train one that I might try
> > some day. Then I will learn to create my own 3D images like that from
> > grey-scale high-rez pictures.
>
> You could have painted it ... ;)
>
> --
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> Tim Daneliuk =A0 =A0 [email protected]
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Once you paint cherry, it is a slippery slope. Padauk, bird's eyed
maple and swiss pear are next...then rehab. No thanks.
Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
>Form follows function. and that is my kind of style. Simple, yet
>elegant. Very nice.
Thank you, sir. That was what I was aiming at.
>I am scared to death to even try a lathe..it would be sooo addicting.
SWMBO has been saying for years that I needed a lathe. I was resisting because
I am still learning the tools I've got. But when she took me to Woodcraft and
said "Get what you want", how could I refuse? The woman is a keeper.
-- Doug
Anyone who stains Cherry should be hung by his thumbs.
"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> A fireplace mantle I am working on for the HomeShow. This is just 1/3
> of the whole thing. It shows the detail that the router can do. 3/16"
> ball-nose bit.
Robatoy wrote:
> On Mar 5, 5:30 pm, Tim Daneliuk <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Robatoy wrote:
>>> A fireplace mantle I am working on for the HomeShow. This is just 1/3
>>> of the whole thing. It shows the detail that the router can do. 3/16"
>>> ball-nose bit. 4 hours of machine time. But that's the fun part, I
>>> built a vanity while it was doing that.
>>> I put a PolyShade on it, to give a bit of pop. I liked the natural
>>> cherry better, but you couldn't see any detail that way.
>>> I was pleasantly surprised with the test result. Learned a lot.
>>> The total piece is 6" x 46"
>>> http://s123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/?action=view¤t=...
>>> I bought the file. There is also a logging train one that I might try
>>> some day. Then I will learn to create my own 3D images like that from
>>> grey-scale high-rez pictures.
>> You could have painted it ... ;)
>>
>> --
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -
>> Tim Daneliuk [email protected]
>> PGP Key: http://www.tundraware.com/PGP/
>
> Once you paint cherry, it is a slippery slope. Padauk, bird's eyed
> maple and swiss pear are next...then rehab. No thanks.
C',mon, you've never sprayed flat black on some Zebrawood and finished
it with a nice coat of Nitrocellulose? 'Fess up...
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"SonomaProducts.com" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Nice look to the color in my opinion.
>
>The legs look like they are one piece not laminated. Thick Cherry
>ain't cheap eh?
Worse than that. I had some left over 8/4 cherry that was going to be enough to
make the legs. But there was a hunk of sap wood I couldn't avoid, so I ended up
buying another plank of 8/4. So I've got more left overs than I started with.
Oh, well. It will find a home sooner or later. -- Doug
"Ulysses" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Anyone who stains Cherry should be hung by his thumbs.
While I generally agree, I'd like to show an "almost stained" cherry project. My
middle daughter's birthday is today and SWMBO and I built this vanity stool for
her:
http://douglasjohnson.org/pictures/Vanity%20Stool.jpg
SWMBO did the upholstery. I did the frame. The finish on the frame starts with
a wash coat of dark garnet shellac, followed by three coats of the Sam Maloof
oil finish (equal parts, tung oil, BLO, and poly). The oil was heavily tinted
with Trans-Tint Red Mahogany.
The target is a match to a factory made cherry bedroom suite they own. Of
course, the cherry will darken with time, so I needed to guess what it would
look like in a year or so.
The cross pieces are mortised into the legs and each other. I pinned the leg
joints with 1/4" cherry dowel. There is a swivel from Woodcraft between the set
and frame:
http://www.woodcraft.com/product.aspx?ProductID=03M51&FamilyID=1065
SWMBO gave me a lathe Christmas before last. This is my first "real" project
using it.
-- Doug
Robatoy wrote:
> A fireplace mantle I am working on for the HomeShow. This is just 1/3
> of the whole thing. It shows the detail that the router can do. 3/16"
> ball-nose bit. 4 hours of machine time. But that's the fun part, I
> built a vanity while it was doing that.
> I put a PolyShade on it, to give a bit of pop. I liked the natural
> cherry better, but you couldn't see any detail that way.
> I was pleasantly surprised with the test result. Learned a lot.
> The total piece is 6" x 46"
>
> http://s123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/?action=view¤t=ForestDetail.jpg
>
> I bought the file. There is also a logging train one that I might try
> some day. Then I will learn to create my own 3D images like that from
> grey-scale high-rez pictures.
You could have painted it ... ;)
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