Mouldings by hand.

[Sgian Dubh]

Always interesting to see the results of your delving into old traditional carpentry stuff, Adam. I don't comment very often on what you get up to, but just thought I'd let you know that I pay attention, even if I'm never going to emulate what you do. Slainte.

 

[Adam W.]

Thanks for looking Richard, I always wonder who's interested in this stuff I'm messing about with. It's all a bit niche, but I'm enjoying myself a lot trying this stuff out.

The next moulding I'm looking at making is incredible, but I think it's going to be quite tricky to make.

 

[Sgian Dubh]

Thanks for looking Richard, I always wonder who's interested in this stuff I'm messing about with. It's all a bit niche, but I'm enjoying myself a lot trying this stuff out.

The next moulding I'm looking at making is incredible, but I think it's going to be quite tricky to make.

To be honest Adam, it's quite often the case that on initial sight of what you're doing I haven't got a baldy what you're up to or why. It's so very different to my version of beating wood into acquiescent submission, but it's always refreshing to be reminded of stuff that I usually have some slight awareness of, even if it's only very vaguely, in the background. Slainte.

 

[paulrbarnard]

Put me down as one who is avidly interested in the historical techniques, tools and products you research. I always get a spark of excitement when you post on a new project.

 

[Adam W.]

I've got to have something to keep me busy Richard, as the life of a gazillionaire can get a bit dull at times.

 

[okeydokey]

Really superb would you be able to put up a short video showing you and gouges in action?

 

[TRITON]

There must have been hundreds originally of the early moulding planes.

 

[akirk]

Thanks for looking Richard, I always wonder who's interested in this stuff I'm messing about with. It's all a bit niche, but I'm enjoying myself a lot trying this stuff out.

The next moulding I'm looking at making is incredible, but I think it's going to be quite tricky to make.

Don't comment very often - but love what you do - it is a refreshing window into a craftsman's passion - of course it is always possible that you do it all on a CNC machine tucked out of sight - Keep posting!

 

[Adam W.]

Really superb would you be able to put up a short video showing you and gouges in action?

That would be like watching paint dry.

 

[furnace]

Really superb would you be able to put up a short video showing you and gouges in action?

+1
Watching paint dry is a passion of mine - particularly when I'm not the painter

 

[paulrbarnard]

+1
Watching paint dry is a passion of mine - particularly when I'm not the painter

I prefer a darker colour. You get significantly more pattern movement showing with the greater contrast between wet and dry.

 

[Adam W.]

Going round the bend now.......

I've had this piece milled up and lying in the woods uncovered for over 12 years, it's still wet inside.

 

[Adam W.]

Nearly done with the curved one.......Just roughing out the moulding on the underneath and should hopefully have it done and dusted tomorrow.

The next up one is a very fancy one.

 

[Adam W.]

Time to change century....

 

[Adam W.]

This is a nice illustration of where those curved truss mouldings come from and the ones I made are about 50% of the original size, so they are considerable pieces of timber about 10"x16" in section.

Taken from C. Hewett, English Historic Carpentry.

 

[paulrbarnard]

I’m guessing there was a big calling for suitably curved wood for all these curved mouldings. I have read of bent trees being harvested for the ribs of ships but I suppose that was the case for the majority of architectural work as well.

 

[Adam W.]

There are lots of curved historic oak trusses which have broken because they used straight timber which was sawn in a curve. I guess that bent timber must have been in short supply because of the demand.

Nowadays it's just sold here as defective for firewood, so I can pick it up for very little money, £40 per cubic meter.

I'm considering making that section of the Hewett sketch in 1/2 scale now that I have some bits prepared already.

 

[Adam W.]

From the workshop of Close Enough is Good Enough........We spring forward to the 15th century and pay a visit to Lincoln's Inn, London.

A weird one with a pierced frieze along the top.

This is the wall plate which the roof trusses sit on.

 

[Adam W.]

It's from inside the Old Hall 1493 or thereabouts.

Fancy stuff!

 

[Adam W.]

Hmmmmm.... Looking at that picture above, I think my Hewett drawing is off by a country mile and I'm beginning to suspect that Hewett is not as accurate as I had hoped either.

Never mind, I shall adjust my dissertation question to fit the research.