I rubbed in the last coat of oil last night. I’ll let it cure for a couple of days before I bring it home. Front. Front, shelf and glass view. Front, shelf and glass view. Top. Long view. Back. Cable storage and management. Back, in shadow.
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Here are couple of shots after the first coat of oil. I’m using the tried and true “Tried and True“, which is my new favorite finish.
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Coming along. The last 10% of the job takes 90% of the time. Here’s the base. The glass guy up the way thinks using solid mahogany is a waste for this since the base will be mostly out of view. He’s probably right. Or maybe not. We’ll have a better idea when it’s on...
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In work. For the television and all the stuff that plugs into it. Front. A single shelf goes in the middle there. The holes are for adjustable shelves on both sides. Back. There’s room in the middle for power strips and so on (cables and wires will snake through those holes near the bottom.)...
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Still need to work out a few kinks in the process (2.5 hours labor for each is 1.0-1.5 hours too much) and the product (I’ve tried three different methods of attaching the bottom to the rest of the box and none of the three are 100% satisfactory), but I’m pretty happy with the results....
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A glass artist moved into a vacant studio space near the wood shop. One thing lead to another, and I wound up with this prototype lamp. No cord management, but maybe the next effort will be to incorporate some glass and light into the original Cordboxes — or better yet — into the latest...
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The Wallline! Plyboo (which is bamboo plywood), cherry, maple veneer over birch plywood.
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I decided three coats of oil varnish were enough and brought the table home last night. We* drove it over in two pieces, then attached the top to the base in the dining room. It fits into the room pretty well. ———————– *We.
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The last ten percent of the job takes fifty percent of the time. Various shots of the final stages. The base with feet and table supports glued up. All of the supports are attached with glue and screws. I clamped the feet to make sure they were square. The top trimmed to finish size,...
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Finished the feet and supports yesterday and dryfit all the parts. All that’s left to do is trim the tabletop to its final dimensions (and round over the edges) and glue-up the feet and supports. Then a few hours of final cleanup and light sanding to prepare for the finish. The feet and supports...
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