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[n0legs]

Citroen H van bandsaw box made from Wenge, Baltic Birch plywood and Walnut, with Cherry drawer knobs in the shape of an H van

Cool

 

[Londoner100]

Just a couple of boxes

Sorry having trouble posting photos

Mod edit:- Image links changed.

Many thanks to the mods for the help with the image links :lol:

 

[italiantools]

Very nice!!! I want it!!!

 

[bobblezard]

Not much, but satisfying nonetheless...

 

[davin]

Traditional it ain't, but my kids liked it.
Shelving unit in Birch ply, laminated mdf and formica.
(hope it doesn't offend the more conservative members! I do make traditional furniture but it doesn't excite me as much as making something new, even if it doesn't work !)

 

[monkeybiter]

I like that, different and still very useful. But pink?

 

[Zeddedhed]

Not much, but satisfying nonetheless...

Gates are good. I like gates. Thats a nice one.

 

[custard]

Traditional it ain't, but my kids liked it.

Your kids like it, and I like it too! Very innovative and nicely executed, how did you set about the laminated curves?

 

[blackrodd]

Traditional it ain't, but my kids liked it.
Shelving unit in Birch ply, laminated mdf and formica.
(hope it doesn't offend the more conservative members! I do make traditional furniture but it doesn't excite me as much as making something new, even if it doesn't work !)

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Nicely different, bet the kids DID love that!
That would have made a good WIP
Rodders

 

[blackrodd]

Not much, but satisfying nonetheless...

Gates are good! I like gates too, I can't see if you remembered to turn the top hinge pin upside down,
Stop someone nicking you're P&J!
Rodders

 

[Doris]

Traditional it ain't, but my kids liked it.
Shelving unit in Birch ply, laminated mdf and formica.
(hope it doesn't offend the more conservative members! I do make traditional furniture but it doesn't excite me as much as making something new, even if it doesn't work !)

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How did you create that bend from mdf?

 

[monkeybiter]

A gate for my son, looks very blotchy in the photo's, not as bad to the naked eye.

 

[blackrodd]

Nice job on the gate, The swept head makes a nice difference to be noticed.
I was taught that the bracing would be best and strongest mortice and pegged in to the swept head centre,
and mortice and pegged into the bottom of the stiles in an inverted vee.
That's a pretty strong gate there, perhaps it's a regional thing, this bracing preference.
Regards Rodders

 

[monkeybiter]

Thanks
The bracing is rebated in to the head, but just a tight fit in the corner of the mortice and tenon at the bottom end, which I reckoned would be plenty strong enough. There is a screw sitting in a deep counterbore at each end just to prevent it wandering sideways. There aren't any other screws, apart from the hinges. It's not a regional thing so much as a trained or not trained thing.

The swept head was done simply by bandsawing the concave underside then glueing the offcut to the top to give a matching curve. I used TB3 so hopefully it will stay put.

 

[DennisCA]

Small end grain cutting board:

 

[monkeybiter]

Gorgeous! I want to pick it up [hope that doesn't sound weird!]

 

[custard]

The swept head was done simply by bandsawing the concave underside then glueing the offcut to the top to give a matching curve.

Very nice touch, bet that made you pay attention while you were bandsawing, no humming along to the radio during that manoeuvre!

 

[davin]

How did you create that bend from mdf?"

Sorry for delay in response. I made a former for this hallway storage cupboard, used 1,5mm birch ply. loads of cramps and did a few at a time,

Seeing as I had the former I thought I would make the shelf unit. Using the birch ply would have been expensive so I used 2mm MDF (great stuff and £10 a sheet) used cascamite glue, The shelves are so strong you could stand on them.

Had the pleasure of fitting an external Howdens softwood ledge and braced door today, what rubbish. After looking at those gates the customer should have commissioned you to make the door.....

 

[John15]

Very nice gate Mike. I like the curved top very much.

John

 

[blackrodd]

Thanks
The bracing is rebated in to the head, but just a tight fit in the corner of the mortice and tenon at the bottom end, which I reckoned would be plenty strong enough. There is a screw sitting in a deep counterbore at each end just to prevent it wandering sideways. There aren't any other screws, apart from the hinges. It's not a regional thing so much as a trained or not trained thing.

The swept head was done simply by bandsawing the concave underside then glueing the offcut to the top to give a matching curve. I used TB3 so hopefully it will stay put.

Yes, that swept head planted on top, a job well done, The same principle applies on many curved rails with no waste.
works well on even a 10' Monet style bridge, I've made several round here.
Rodders