Bombarde16 Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 OK, pushing the envelope of small shop woodworking with this one. A bare complement of tools and a seventh floor apartment balcony in Pennsylvania are all I have. My secret weapon? I brought my lathe... I've also got some power tools (a circ saw, a drill, a router among others) and whatever hand tools I could stuff into a Rubbermaid tote. Goal is to make a run of candle stands. It'll be an interesting change from having a dedicated shop. For tonight, I started by emptying the tote and laying things out near the balcony door. I have a fir 4x4 which looks like it'll yield three pedestal blanks, plus a few shorter blanks for other projects. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Wow! Best of luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 wow when did this happen last i knew you had a full shop.....did you move? good luck with the micro shop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySats Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Looks like your off to a good start. What part of PA are you in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted September 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 I crosscut the post down to blanks that just fit in my 18" lathe. Marked centers and sketched an octagon on the end. Next it was time to lop the corners to save time on the lathe. Any time the hatchet makes an appearance in fine furniture building is a happy day! Roughed three blanks and had just enough time to take one to round. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Nice Fairies on your chest ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted September 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Nice Fairies on your chest !Had a little helper pick the decoration. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Hatchet work is why I keep watching Roy Underhill. Amazing what can be accomplished with the simplest tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 I like it Rob. It just goes to show woodworking can be accomplished almost anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted September 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Three blanks round and rain in the forecast. Time to buy another board and glue up some panels for the tops. And some more thinking to do. I know I'm in for making at least one jig, possibly two. We'll let those ideas percolate until the rain passes. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted September 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 Sifted through a pile of 2x12s before swimming last night and picked a likely candidate. Had the store cut it in half so I could get it home. I have to park two blocks away, so it was two trips to horse the boards upstairs. Nice thing about urban woodworking: there's so many screwballs walking around downtown that nobody pays a second glance to a guy carrying a floor joist. Made some ballpark cuts and will let things settle for a bit. (Hiking today!) Time to sharpen the iron for my jointer. Oh yeah, I still haven't figured out what those jigs are going to look like. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bombarde16 Posted September 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Edge jointing with a circular saw and a guide. So far, so good. Only oops is that I don't have a clamp long enough to span 22". These will be round tops, so I can cut notches for the clamps in a part of the board that will ultimately be cut away. No panic, just an extra step. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 A-A Engineering often requires multiple steps, that you wouldn't need to take in a regular shop setting. Keep at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Another option would be to hook 2 clamps together to stretch the distance.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted September 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Another option would be to hook 2 clamps together to stretch the distance.. May well do both. Cutting notches in the corners will give me excellent pressure at the ends but (depending on how good I am jointing the edges) I may need a little extra pressure in the center. Hooking shorter clamps would be the answer there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 Go Japanese style, and wrap it tightly with string. Maybe use a caul on each side to keep it from folding like an accordion while you cinch it tight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted September 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 Three tops glued. Each board got notched to allow the clamps to span, as well as three biscuits. One is dead center; two are towards the outside in part of the board that will ultimately be sculpted away. So far, so good. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 Glad to see the clamping work out for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted September 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 Some digital doodling while the glue dries. The post has a few beads near the legs as well as an urn in the middle. The legs will taper down to slipper feet, so they won't look nearly as chunky as they are here. But the basic version of Sketchup barfs at the thought of intersecting curves, so this is enough for now. Now that I have the rise and run worked out, it's time to do a full size template. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 I find that drawing a project full size on 1/4 MDF lets you design the joinery and explore the proportions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted September 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 I find that drawing a project full size on 1/4 MDF lets you design the joinery and explore the proportions. Or, in my case, a piece of 3/8" wafer board that somebody left on the side of the road. They even painted it in waaaaay cool colors for me. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 Can't beat the price! I erase mine with an orbital sander after the project is done and re- use the sheet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted September 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 Ah, skew chisel my skew chisel, you are such a cruel mistress. I wanted this particular urn to have a more slender profile anyway. Um, yeah, that's what it was... One down, two to go. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 That looks cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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