What am I building this time??

[jimmyjames]

Chair back

 

[Brink]

Chair back

A hoop back?

 

[Mike1950]

Chair back

Not even close.

 

[Mike1950]

Chair back

A hoop back?

Nope...............:rotflmao3::rotflmao3::rotflmao3::rotflmao3:

 

[Kevin]

Breadbox. Antique radio. Jewelry box. Three strikes, I'm out.

 

[Mike1950]

Breadbox. Antique radio. Jewelry box. Three strikes, I'm out.

We have a winner- Jewelry box- Hell I thought that part would be easy- what do I build boxes of some kind- small to big. - now for the process?

 

[Kevin]

Well I want my bag of sawdust for winning the contest. Of course finding enough sawdust on your shop floor to make up a bag may be difficult, being the neat freak that you are.

:lolol:

 

[Mike1950]

Well I want my bag of sawdust for winning the contest. Of course finding enough sawdust on your shop floor to make up a bag may be difficult, being the neat freak that you are.

:lolol:

Actually for a very brief and I mean VERY BRIEF moment in time- My shop floor is clean. I cleaned it yesterday and planed a bunch of 15" wide walnut today- found some copper roofing nails about a foot inside tree but found them before they got my blades.

 

[Kevin]

An occasional hunk of copper especially that small won't be too hard on your carbide cutters. Copper is much softer than carbide. If you're running HSS blades in your planer though they will nick the blades for sure and even gouge them deeply depending on the mass of the hunk, even though HSS is harder also. But because the blades come to such a thin edge that's what gets them. Glad you found them first though that's the best medicine.

 

[NYWoodturner]

I can't wait to see this one evolve. Subscribed !

 

[Mike1950]

Ok here is the 3rd picture- bent laminations- so mike was close. DKMD started me thinking about them again with his white oak handles. After I dug my white oak veneer out there were a couple pieces of nice figured veneer for the sides. Then NYwoodturner and I traded and the curly cherry veneer cinched it. I had to try a bent lamination again. I did my bar that way about 5 yrs ago using mahogany and it was fun and turned out great. Mahogany bends easy . I saw the white oak banding already rolled up and thought that would even give me a head start. I have glued 2 up and it was easy. Then I started on the cherry. I knew it would not be as easy- boy was that an understatement. 1/8 thick the first one went easy after that even cooking them on my stove I broke 8 getting 6 glued.:dash2::dash2::fit::fit::dash2::dash2: What a helluva mess glue all over. Well now I am down to 8 pcs=3/4 instead of 6. seems like it will work. The first one has to dry till morning and I will try again. I only made 1 form to reduce the chance for error.
I allowed for 1/4" of springback on each side. I figured that I would only get an 1/8th but would rather have outside pushing in then the opposite. On the oak I ended up with exactly 1/8 inch on each side. The hard part of this build will be the curved top panel on each side. Here is picture of first glue up.

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[Mike1950]

Here are the pictures of the 2 oak ones. with a little luck I will end up with 2 cherry boxes. The process will be slow- 1. only one form 2. Honey do- furniture.

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[Mike1950]

Well I got the second cherry frame glued. :dash2::dash2::dash2::dash2: Broken cherry pcs all over. I highly recommend if you are trying for a 6.5 inch radius to use nothing thicker then 1/16th. I will only do one cherry at this time the third will be mahagony- Scott included some absolutely beautiful crotch veneer and I have a couple very nice door inset pcs.

 

[Mike1950]

I glued the first mahogany frame this morning. :dash2::dash2::dash2::dash2: Success rate was a little better then cherry but oak is by far the easiest. Probably stored in roll helped and by it's nature easier to bend. If you want to play with tight radius bent lams- use quarter sawn white oak.
I ran one through the jointer ,table saw and sanded it to 180. I will post a picture later today. Turned out nice.

 

[Mike1950]

Ok it has been a while but I am almost done with honey do list. Have not done much to these-sanded and got the 2 oak the same size and square-which was a little more difficult then I anticipated.
QUESTION????? they are 3/4 thick. In 1/4 inch I want to put a 3/16 groove for the panel to inset into. I cannot think of how I am going to keep it consistent through the circle. Maybe I use a rabbet bit on the circle and match a vertical groove. anybody have any thoughts.
One other thought is to make a template for the router to ride in so it can only cut the groove- just thinkin out loud.. HMMMMMM

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[woodtickgreg]

I agree with you Mike, a router and a pilot bearing on a rabbit bit or a piloted slot cutter if their is such a thing. Even if you made a pattern for the router to follow you would still need a pilot bearing.:dunno:

 

[Mike1950]

Thanks greg, I experimented with a way and got 2/3'ds of radius but cannot get all. So I am going to plan B- the rabbet. I wanted a groove because of the arched panel. But this will work. Round flat work aint easy. :dash2::dash2::dash2::dash2:

 

[Kenbo]

Now this is awesome. Love it.

 

[jimmyjames]

Any updates mr mike?

 

[Mike1950]

Any updates mr mike?

I am finishing my honey do list and this will be my next project once I get the 2 tables (done) and a small cabinet done. I am also waiting for veneer glue and softener to make veneer more flexible.