WIP : Tall Storage Unit

[woodbloke]

Aye, my wife would be absolutely delighted in me having a whole production line of unfinished projects :wink:

:lol: - Rob

 

[billw]

A brief update. Discussed with the tutor my disappointment about the doors not aligning at the top. His reply.....

"the floor's not level, if you push the top corner...."

And well suddenly the door tops lined up and looked fine.

He agreed with my idea of lipping the inside edge of the doors. I'm going to do that when I've got enough ebony.

 

[Ironballs]

You not done any work at tonights class then Bill

Timber conditioning is a problem Rob, as good as the workshop facilities are it doesn't help that they're hotter than the surface of the sun. There's no way on god's earth I'm glueing up my chair at the college, it'll be done in my nice cool garage - where I'm free to swear and throw a clamp at the wall when the glue up is all going a bit Pete Tong

 

[billw]

Damian - not on the cabinet no :roll:

I've done all the marking up for project #2. Given the temperature in the workshop was such that I think my skin's blistered just by spending 3 hours there, I am amazed that the wood I idiotically cut right down to size a few weeks back has survived for the vast majority. One or two bits have slightly warped by maybe 1 or 2 mm but I am hoping I'll be able to dampen them down and take them home to dry out.

 

[woodbloke]

... where I'm free to swear and throw a clamp at the wall when the glue up is all going a bit Pete Tong

Tell me about it :evil:

Clearly excellent facilities at the college (as you'd expect)...so why isn't the 'shop air conditioned? 8-[ with scantily clad dancing girlies bringing the brews round?

Glue ups would defo go TU then :lol: :lol: - Rob

 

[billw]

... where I'm free to swear and throw a clamp at the wall when the glue up is all going a bit Pete Tong

Tell me about it :evil:

Clearly excellent facilities at the college (as you'd expect)...so why isn't the 'shop air conditioned? 8-[ with scantily clad dancing girlies bringing the brews round?

Glue ups would defo go TU then :lol: :lol: - Rob

We have Georgina and two large doors that are opened to provide ventilation. It's nearly, but not quite.

 

[OPJ]

Timber conditioning is a problem Rob, as good as the workshop facilities are it doesn't help that they're hotter than the surface of the sun. There's no way on god's earth I'm glueing up my chair at the college, it'll be done in my nice cool garage - where I'm free to swear and throw a clamp at the wall when the glue up is all going a bit Pete Tong

Sounds like this is the "standard" for furniture education workshops, today... Our in Bristol is very much the same and I've also read similar comments from other students on this forum. At least it's nice and warm in the winter!

Assuming you can't break-down your assemblies any more, have you thought about using a glue with a longer open time? As much as we like to struggle on our own sometimes, I do think you would seriously benefit from having a second pair of hands to assemble a chair... (I'm dreading my own chair glue-up, next week! :wink

 

[Ironballs]

I'm dreading the glue up coming shortly that involves 32 spindles and lots of tight joints.

Feel free to PM Richard (Sgian Dubh) with your suggestions for dancing girls :wink:

 

[jhwbigley]

Feel free to PM Richard (Sgian Dubh) with your suggestions for dancing girls :wink:

:shock: I'd never get any work done

 

[billw]

Feel free to PM Richard (Sgian Dubh) with your suggestions for dancing girls :wink:

:shock: I'd never get any work done

Would anyone notice the difference :wink:

 

[billw]

Wow - you probably don't even remember this thread. Well - to be honest neither did I until recently but you'll all be pleased to hear that I finally finished my little project and here it is in all its amateurish glory!

 

[Corset]

Wow that looks fantastic. I love the detailing and looks a really lovely choice of wood. Its got the right blance of some nice detailing without swamping the grain.
Superb!
Owen

 

[Ironballs]

Glad to see it finished Bill, though that corner of the college is going to look a bit empty after all that while... For those that haven't seen it in the wood it's a lovely piece with beautifully grained contrasting timber, the spalted sycamore (it was sycamore wasn't it?) is fantastic.

Just need to finish that maple shaker style hall table now

 

[billw]

It's chestnut

Table will be making a return next term

 

[woodbloke]

Bill, that's a nice piece and I really like the book matched grain on the door panels...spectacular. If I were to be piccy, I'd have to comment and say that the centre door closure gap doesn't look parallel (wider at the top and bottom) and the handles on the doors don't quite 'gel' for me, but it's a nice piece - Rob

 

[billw]

Hi Rob, thanks for the comments. The door gap thing perplexed me too, because the doors themselves are straight but I know that the uprights of the frame are not as I was a tad impatient about cutting them down to finished size. Just one of those "live and learn" things I guess.

I suppose putting it into context, this is actually the first finished piece of furniture I've ever made

 

[woodbloke]

Looking at the pics again Bill, it's got a very oriental feel to it as well which I like, so I may well secrete some of those design details away somewhere for future use... - Rob

 

[Ironballs]

You may not want the glory hole feature that this one has Rob!