Competition WIP - Can you guess what it is yet?

[Jorden]

After a lot of thought, I've finally settled on something I want to build that conforms to the specifications of the competition, storage with a curve. I don't think that the curve was meant to be a round hole drilled in wood, or a rounded edge to a square box, so I've learned a little about steaming for this project. The origonal design for the steamer was simple, a piece of plastic soil pipe with a rag at each end and a wallpaper stripper providing steam.

Problem was, the pipe got a little hot and melted in the middle, so what started out as a 2 meter straight soil pipe, finished up as a 1 meter pipe with a funny shaped end.

The strips of oak and ash were cooked for 30 minutes then dropped straight into the bending jig 8 at a time, the jig closed, then my wife stood on top of the jig while I put the clamps on - teamwork The ash was no trouble at all and bent on the first try, but the first lot of oak broke 3 sets of sticks before I changed the peice of timber I was cutting the sticks from and was sucessful. I think the first oak I tried was too old and dry having come from a piece of dead furniture, whereas the second supply was from a virgin plank.

The next picture shows the jig to hold the frames in place while I pair them up.

Can you see what it is yet?

Dennis

 

[Newbie_Neil]

Hi Dennis

I think it's a bit unfair when you don't even let us see the photographs. :wink:

Cheers
Neil

 

[Jorden]

Fixed now Neil, my fauly for getting the capitalisation right in the file names.

:lol:

Dennis

 

[Newbie_Neil]

Hi Dennis

Thanks for that.

Can you please reduce the size of the photos? They are 1024x768 and will be a real pain for people on dial-up.

Thanks
Neil

 

[Adam]

Hi Dennis

Thanks for that.

Can you please reduce the size of the photos? They are 1024x768 and will be a real pain for people on dial-up.

Thanks
Neil

But they are only 124Kb, so they might be large, but they aren't large files.

Adam

 

[Jorden]

OK is that any better?

Dennis

 

[Newbie_Neil]

But they are only 124Kb, so they might be large, but they aren't large files.

Sorry about that Dennis.

Neil

 

[Waka]

Dennis

Nice bit of bending, I don't suppose its going to be a rocking cradle per chance, or am I way off mark?

 

[Jorden]

No, not a rocking cradle.

D.

 

[stewart]

A small chest with a curved lid?
Stewart

 

[Jorden]

A small chest with a curved lid?

funily enough, the idea did start out as that, but no.

D.

 

[Philly]

Chest of drawers with a curved front??
Philly

 

[Jorden]

Give a cigar to the man with the iron tablesaw

Yes it is going to be a small pair of drawers in a cabinet for storing passports (human and equine) and other important papers.

Good going Philly

Dennis

 

[Bean]

Ohh I was going to say a wobble board

Looking Good Dennis

Bean

 

[Jorden]

Thought I'd post an update picture which shows more clearly what the finished cabinet will look like

The drawer fronts will match the carcase (having been cut from it). The top and base trim/feet will be in oak. Not decided on the finish yet.

Joining the oak rings to the ash ones was fun, it seems the oak retains the bend better than the ash, so a fair amount of fiddling/cussing/sweating took place while building the carcase. In the end a makeshift jig came to the rescue - the 3rd jig I've had to build just for this cabinet! :shock:

Dennis

 

[Philly]

Looking good!
Philly

 

[Bean]

I'll second that philly

Bean

 

[gwaithcoed]

Hi Jorden,

That is going to be one beautiful cabinet, well done ,keep the pics coming.

Alan. :lol: :lol: