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I managed to obtain a nice benchtop offcut through work, so I decided to build a new router table. The benchtop is from a server room so its a heavy duty 35mm thick benchtop and weighs a ton.
My original router table was never fully completed. It was based a router table made on an episode of New Yankee Workshop. The new table uses the router, handles, router insert and drawerslides from the original table. |
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I have a few projects on the go at the moment, one of them is a TV Cabinet for a friend. The Cabinet is made out of Solid Durian. Durian is very similar to Victorian Ash, if anything slightly better, I find it sands better, doesnt have gum veins and is less prone to chipping. The unit will be 150cm Wide, 60cm High and 45cm Deep, finished in a Walnut stain and semi-gloss Pre-Cat Lacquer. Since there were no plans |
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With a Birthday on the way and some cabriole legs on the cards for a future project, I lashed out and invested in some new Auriou Rasps. If you not familiar with Auriou, there is a great clip on youtube showing the manufacturing process. I ordered, 3 rasps all 12inch in length, a 3 grain, 8 grain and 12 grain. 3 grain being the roughest and the 12 grain the finest.
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Finally got around to finishing the upholstery, thought I’d throw up a quick pic….
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The Stools are finally finished. 🙂 Finishing consisted of a coat of linseed oil followed about about 6 sprayed coats of pre-cat lacquer (75% gloss). I added a little walnut stain to the initial coats and only applied those coats to the lighter pieces (legs). I am happy the way they turned out, especially considering I had no plans to base them on. |
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Piano Stool with insert padded seat. Still might add some bracing to the lid to support the |
Back to the pianos stools again this weekend 🙂
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The Second stool has an inset padded seat. I cut dadoes for some 6mm MDF and dominoed the frame together using 6mm x 40mm Dominoes. Not 100% sure that there is enough strength in that slot to support a person, I might end up putting some bracing under the lid for some added safety. |
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Here are a couple of pictures of the stools, pretty much finished. The second stool is still |
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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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Recently I have been taking advantage of the booming Aussie Dollar. One of my latest purchases has been a couple of Spokeshaves from Lee Valley.LINK: Lee Valley Spokeshaves
I’ve made a few attempts at using a spokeshave in the past but could never get the results I was after, usually resorting to raps/files and sandpaper. This time around I thought I’d invest in some better quality shaves and see if I can get the results I knew I should …
Now on to something more practical, some piano stools. I am making 2 stools each slightly different , one without an armrest and a fabric top, the other with arm rests and a solid top with a fabric insert.
Note: You can see a full thread on this build under the projects tab.
A nice pile of rough sawn Melunak for AF Timbers. There is more than enough here for the two stools.
I am hoping to use the left …
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 …
