Popular Post davewyo Posted July 6, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 After the prototype I've started into this. It could be a jewellery box, but really it's just a skills building exercise. Lay out the legs: http:// Rough them out on the bandsaw: http:// Rough shaping of the legs: http:// They're a little stouter than the prototype: http:// Did up some front/back and sides: http:// Dry fit: http:// 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h3nry Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 whatever it's going to be, it's looking good already. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted July 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 25 minutes ago, h3nry said: whatever it's going to be, it's looking good already. Thanks h3nry! I think I see you're setting up to do some carving on the legs of your latest project. I'm looking forward to what you come up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Edgar Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Would like to see more pictures in between steps. You are like a tv show, they get a ton of work done in a commercial break. Looks very nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Doing claws on the feet, Dave? You are certainly off to a good start! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Very cool Dave ! Hard to tell on my phone, is that walnut you have there? Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 I'm assuming it's this work computer but, none of the pictures are there for me.. Bummer as I was looking forward to this one when you mentioned it in the prototype leg thread.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted July 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 5 hours ago, Rex Edgar said: Would like to see more pictures in between steps. You are like a tv show, they get a ton of work done in a commercial break. Looks very nice! Thanks Rex. I'll try to post more detail during the carving. 1 hour ago, wtnhighlander said: Doing claws on the feet, Dave? You are certainly off to a good start! Yes, I'm going to attempt to make four "identical" ball and claw feet. We'll see how that turns out. The sweep of the gouge dictates the curvature/size of the ball so I'm waiting for a set of gouges (which should be in today). 42 minutes ago, shaneymack said: Very cool Dave ! Hard to tell on my phone, is that walnut you have there? Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Yeah it's walnut with some pretty good oxidation/fading on one side. I was going to make the sides of some Birch but the legs get a knee block glued on later to make the transition from the knee to the apron. I felt like it would look funny with two species of wood. I think I'll be doing some sort of inlay on the front/back/sides to dress it up. I haven't quite figured out what the lid will look like yet. There will probably be some kind of ornamentation there too. 7 minutes ago, TIODS said: I'm assuming it's this work computer but, none of the pictures are there for me.. Bummer as I was looking forward to this one when you mentioned it in the prototype leg thread.. I think it must be your work computer Kev. You'll have to wait til you get home... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post davewyo Posted July 6, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 You can see some remnants of layout lines in this photo. http:// To begin shaping the legs I use a rasp and card scraper to clean up the band saw marks and the bumps where the blade exits the cuts. Then I scribe two lines along each edge. Then I rasp down to the first line to take off the corner. Next I work towards the second line to round each edge further. They are still a squarish shape with the corners rounded, but after working it more later on the "ankle" should be almost round. At this stage of shaping I need to stay away from the "knee" where the filler block will be attached. After rasping the corners I hit them with a file and then a card scraper to remove the rasp marks. Always work down hill with the grain if possible. It's not necessary to go too crazy at this point. I'm just cleaning it up to see if they all look close to the same. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janello Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 Looks great, Dave. Looking forward to seeing the carving. Do you have a tenon jig for the table saw? Looks like you might have been able to cut the square top of the leg on a TS before you took it to the band saw and saved yourself some hand work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted July 8, 2016 Report Share Posted July 8, 2016 Coming along great Dave! Take a bunch of pics and give us a good play by play when you carve the feet !! Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted July 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2016 On 7/7/2016 at 4:53 PM, Janello said: Looks great, Dave. Looking forward to seeing the carving. Do you have a tenon jig for the table saw? Looks like you might have been able to cut the square top of the leg on a TS before you took it to the band saw and saved yourself some hand work. Good point John. I don't have a tenon jig but I get what you mean. The back side of the leg is the milled square surface (marked in blue chalk in the original layout photo). When I cut the pattern on the band saw I stayed about 1/16" away from my line on the surfaces you're talking about. From what I understand I want the extra meat so that I can fair the leg to the apron rather than the other way around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post davewyo Posted July 8, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 8, 2016 On 7/7/2016 at 7:01 PM, shaneymack said: Coming along great Dave! Take a bunch of pics and give us a good play by play when you carve the feet !! Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Here goes! This is my set-up. http:// I can see how I could end up getting dozens of gouges as I go along but right now I'm using a limited set of tools. First off I marked my lay out on the piece. The outside circle is the size of the original cylinder I shape when making the ball (shown later). The inside circle is the size of the ball when it's complete. The red lines at the corners are the talons. These can be pretty rough lines at this point. http:// The sides are marked out as well. The graphite marks are the height and the center line of the ball and need to be consistent on all four legs.. http:// To start carving I strike in the arch shape and use a V gouge to start into the straight line. As I strike in along side the talons I be sure to keep this cut is perpendicular to the ball so that I'm not undercutting the shape. If I want undercutting it is done later. Right now I'm roughing out the shape. http:// Make a cylinder out of what will be the ball working down to the outside line that was scribed on the bottom of the foot(not really pictured, I'll add it later). http:// http:// http:// Then start rounding the lower and upper edges of the ball. http:// Then take the bottom of the ball to near the edge of the inside circle( the cut is the shadow in this pic) http://. http:// http:// The ball is rough at this point. It will be adjusted later. Right now I'm working to my line and moving on to the next surface without taking too much off. Taking tiny little shavings. After the first side I worked my way around to all four sides. http:// http:// http:// Right now I have two B n' Cs roughed out. http:// 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted July 8, 2016 Report Share Posted July 8, 2016 Very cool ! Keep em coming please! Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wdwerker Posted July 8, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 8, 2016 I am having fun watching this journals progress ! It reminded me of a chair I discovered in one of the Smithsonian art furniture galleries. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted July 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2016 8 minutes ago, wdwerker said: I am having fun watching this journals progress ! It reminded me of a chair I discovered in one of the Smithsonian art furniture galleries. Holy Crap! That's fabulous! Am I seeing it right? The back legs sway over so the front leg can reach for the ball? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted July 8, 2016 Report Share Posted July 8, 2016 Yep ! Talk about skill. I was by myself and leaned in as close as I could. Craftsmanship was incredible. Guard looked at me funny but when I explained I built furniture and wouldn't touch he left me alone. Can't find my pictures so I grabbed one off the web. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Llama Posted July 8, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 8, 2016 I just noticed that the chair has eyes. Freaky!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted July 8, 2016 Report Share Posted July 8, 2016 Looking great, Dave! This is going to be a really helpful step by step. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post davewyo Posted July 9, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 9, 2016 Today I roughed out the two other B/Cs. http:// My next step was to compare each ball and adjust one or another just slightly so that they all look relatively similar. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted July 9, 2016 Report Share Posted July 9, 2016 I'm afraid I would pare them down to pea size, trying to get them alike! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted July 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2016 19 hours ago, wtnhighlander said: I'm afraid I would pare them down to pea size, trying to get them alike! Yeah, there's always the chance that paring things down will get out of hand. I'm really trying to keep it foremost in my mind that nothing is complete. It's all just rough until I make the final cuts, so better have some meat to carve when I get to that point. I try to identify the high points, take off a small bit at a time, and move on to the next leg while it's still in an unfinished state. My next step is to round and define the fingers and scoop out an area to make the web between them. I mark them out roughly. http:// I also mark out the knuckles using a compass. It's important that all the knuckles are consistent across all four legs. http:// Cut down into the ankle area to scoop out and form the web. http:// I keep working back and forth slowly, defining the web and rounding the fingers. Here's a comparison: http:// When the fingers are rounded and somewhat defined. I pare down the claw into a cone. The goal is to get the basic shape but leave some meat for later when I add in the cuticle. I taper the cone to the diagonal layout line in the bottom of the foot. http:// http:// So it's coming along on the first B/C. The web is quite low on the ball and the fingers have quite a bit more tweaking to be done. The plan is to take all 16 fingers to this state before refining them much more. I'll be at this for a while. It's slow going. http:// Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted July 9, 2016 Report Share Posted July 9, 2016 Tedious task for sure! Looking awesome tho! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted July 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 1 hour ago, TIODS said: Tedious task for sure! Looking awesome tho! It's great fun! But I'm super slow and I wish I had more tools! The back is slightly different than the front. It doesn't get a web between the fingers and thumb. I work my way down as before. http:// http:// http:// On to the fourth side of the first B/C. http:// Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted July 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 And now I have one roughed out. The thumb needs a lot of work. I need to watch Phil Lowe's video again and see how it's supposed to go. Back. http:// Front. http:// Only three minor cuts on my fingers so far! Next I take the first as an example and try to carve three more that "match". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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