Hoping to make the mother-in-law a "now-playing" CD rack to hang next to her
stereo.
"Andy Dingley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Let's hear your suggestions then
Last year I made a bunch of wine bottle holders to go with my homemade
wine. REALLY quick and easy. Basically an 11 or so inch of ~1 x ~2
stock with both ends mitred at 45 degrees in the same direction, with a
1.25" hole drilled approximately an inch or two down from the top,
parallel to the mitres. Here's a quick ASCII art of what it looks like
from the side, with a bottle in it:
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\ \ --------
-------/ |
| |
-------\ |
\ \ --------
\ \
\ \
\ \
\ \
---
Don't quote me on any of the dimensions... these are all off the top of
my head right now.
-John
On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 15:27:50 -0600, [email protected] (David E.
Penner) wrote:
>
>- carving a 30" high chicken out of glued up walnut. Liz has a serious
>chicken fetish.
>
>
David,
I'm curious about your choice of walnut here. I don't think of this
as a 'carving' wood (or a 'chicken' wood for that matter). Why
walnut?
I'm not a carver (yet anyway) so maybe walnut is a great wood to
carve. Just curious and interested to learn.
TWS
"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
> Let's hear your suggestions then
I've got a couple of small walnut hall tables to do as gifts for two
near/dear relatives. One of them is SWMBO's Uncle Teet and Aunt MaryAnn who,
being instrumental in me scoring a couple hundred board feet of the finest
black, Arkansas walnut for nothing, deserve my very best effort on their
behalf.
I'll also probably do a few granite or marble trivets, as I've done in the
past ... easy to make and folks seem to really like them. This year instead
of oak, they'll be black walnut, obviously.
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Andy Dingley wrote:
>Let's hear your suggestions then
>
>
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Andy Dingley wrote:
> Let's hear your suggestions then
I'm doing toys mainly. Will soon post some photos on apbw. Ducks an'
elephants an' wagons an' airplanes an' an'... Gotta start on another
doll cradle soon.
And one other item: a collapsible clothes rack for SIL. Maybe I can
find that and photo it. Anybody else lose gifties that you make or buy
ahead of time?
mahalo,
jo4hn
"Andy Dingley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Let's hear your suggestions then
Trivets
Wood spatula
Boxes.
Most young girls have 18" dolls so beds, table & chairs, high chair are
appreciated.
"Andy Dingley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Let's hear your suggestions then
"Christmas - What are you making as gifts ?"
me... lots of payments. Many of the people I deal with are more about glitz
and glam than a good hand fashioned item. *sigh*
I am making toy boats for the bathtub from dimensional pine for the kiddies.
I am also turning Christmas ornaments, boxed in sets of three, for sale in
my shop. Also, for winter, I am making a pine tree shaped snow depth
indicator for the yard.
"Andy Dingley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Let's hear your suggestions then
On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 18:12:56 +0000, Andy Dingley
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Let's hear your suggestions then
More carving than straight woodworking, as usual.
A hand-done sign for my sister's new house, complete with birds and
squirrels.
Several sets of chip-carved coasters.
Of course some silver-and-stone jewelry for my wife.
Perhaps some other stuff. I'm still making decisions.
--RC
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
--Friedrich Nietzsche
Never get your philosophy from some guy who ended up in the looney bin.
-- Wiz Zumwalt
In article <[email protected]>, Andy Dingley
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Let's hear your suggestions then
For the LOML:
- set of 5 turned candlestick holders ranging in height from 7" to 13"
- a small display cabinet with a door (20"H x 4"W x 4"D) in the shape of a
house. This will be hung on the wall. The cabinet has a base coat of cream
coloured paint. I then put a top coat of blac acrylic. Before the top coat
dried I incised a variety of patterns to show the base layer. This is sort
of like what Mark del Guidice (sp?) does on some of his stuff--which my
wife, Liz, loves.
- carving a 30" high chicken out of glued up walnut. Liz has a serious
chicken fetish.
For friends I'm turning bottle stoppers.
David
In article <[email protected]>, Andy Dingley
<[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 22:11:32 GMT, TWS <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >I'm curious about your choice of walnut here. I don't think of this
> >as a 'carving' wood (or a 'chicken' wood for that matter).
>
> Walnut is a great wood to carve - one of the best, even better than
> lime (well, for European versions of both timbers)
>
> It doesn't strike me as particularly "chickeny" either - but then,
> what would you use ?
American walnut isn't too bad to carve. You do have to watch out for
knots. As for the choice of walnut for this project. Well, I had a lot of
thick stock around and I like the look of garnet shellaced and polished
walnut.
Although I like some realisitic sculpture, it's not the mode I work in.
This chicken is, for lack of a better word, stylized -- it looks
chicken-like.
David
On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 22:11:32 GMT, TWS <[email protected]> wrote:
>I'm curious about your choice of walnut here. I don't think of this
>as a 'carving' wood (or a 'chicken' wood for that matter).
Walnut is a great wood to carve - one of the best, even better than
lime (well, for European versions of both timbers)
It doesn't strike me as particularly "chickeny" either - but then,
what would you use ?
M&M/Gumball machines (like the ones posted here a while ago) for the kids in
the neighborhood (6 on my block).
Some nice boxes for their parents. (picked up Doug Stowes boxes book - some
great ideas in there)
Been doing it for our neighbors since we moved in 3 years ago.
Started w/ nice cutting boards - last year were pen sets. Already have
gotten hints from the neighbors that they cant see wait to see what santa
brings them this year.
What just kills me is when they say - "you really made this?"
Happy holidays
"Andy Dingley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Let's hear your suggestions then
On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 19:19:53 -0600, Prometheus
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 00:44:05 +0000, Andy Dingley
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 22:11:32 GMT, TWS <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>I'm curious about your choice of walnut here. I don't think of this
>>>as a 'carving' wood (or a 'chicken' wood for that matter).
>>
>>Walnut is a great wood to carve - one of the best, even better than
>>lime (well, for European versions of both timbers)
>>
>>It doesn't strike me as particularly "chickeny" either - but then,
>>what would you use ?
>
>Basswood carves really nicely, and it's a little more chicken-colored.
>But heck, why not walnut? After all, chickens aren't made of wood
>either!
>Aut inveniam viam aut faciam
Chickens aside, Walnut is a very good carving wood. Takes and holds
detail well. Harder than basswood or mahagony, but not as hard as oak.
--RC
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
--Friedrich Nietzsche
Never get your philosophy from some guy who ended up in the looney bin.
-- Wiz Zumwalt
On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 00:44:05 +0000, Andy Dingley
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 22:11:32 GMT, TWS <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>I'm curious about your choice of walnut here. I don't think of this
>>as a 'carving' wood (or a 'chicken' wood for that matter).
>
>Walnut is a great wood to carve - one of the best, even better than
>lime (well, for European versions of both timbers)
>
>It doesn't strike me as particularly "chickeny" either - but then,
>what would you use ?
Basswood carves really nicely, and it's a little more chicken-colored.
But heck, why not walnut? After all, chickens aren't made of wood
either!
Aut inveniam viam aut faciam
I need to make a TV cabinet and a stand for a stereo for my In-laws. They want
them separate, and the TV should be lower than the 17" table that it is
currently on. But they want the TV "enclosed" or have a shelf over the top
they can set "articles" on. My clincher is that it needs to be in a Mission
style to match other furniture. I was commissioned last summer, but I've
dragged my feet. I must do it, because my garage is full of "home sawed"
lumber from their land, costing me almost nothing.