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The beveled mirror was ready for pickup this week, so I finally got to finish this mirror. Finishing it off was a simple job just sit the mirror in the rabbets, and screw in the backing . I am very happy with the finished product, also surprised at the amount of work that goes into a relatively small piece. |
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Finally after paying my dues in the Garden, I got to spend some time in the workshop.
With the front all glued up and ready for finish, I got to work on the back putting in some blocks for additional support and making a mounting bracket from some old brackets I had lying around.
Not 100% sure about the grain direction on those support blocks, but they are only about 2mm thick so I don’t think it matters that much …
Ah the weekend is here, finally some real shed time 🙂
I routed the dadoes and squared up the edges with a small mortice chisel, everything is ready to receive the scroll work.
I have to say that Tasmanian Myrtle is beautiful stuff to work with, its up there as one of my favorites.
Understandably the panels are over sized, so I planed all the panels down to fit.
Holding the work in between a couple of clamped cauls worked …
This mirror has been dragging on for quite a while, I think I have been a little daunted by the frame, I really hate miters!
Anyway, I finally plucked up the courage to have a go and I am very happy with the way things turned out.
After mulling over the best way to cut the I decided to build a small frame to hold the moulding flat, in place and with support front and rear to minimise tear-out.
Theres …
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Havent posted in a while, was out of action with a cold, then I was offline after a botched ISP plan upgrade…
Anyway finally got to cut the scroll work for the mirror.
I haven’t done much in the way of scrollsaw cutting before, this is actually my first real piece. While I am not entirely happy with my cuts, overall the piece looks good.
I still need to do some sanding to even out my curves and to …