Popular Post Askland09 Posted September 20, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 It has been brought to my attention by my fiance that we are, indeed, in need of a new shoe rack . So I decided this would be a pretty decent project to start a small journal. The design of the piece will be Influenced by Marc's video he did on a shoe rack. The only material I know that I will be using is ash, which will be the shelves of the rack. I'm a huge fan of the prominent grain and some of the wild figure you can get from species. It also doesn't hurt that between my father and I we have about 200 5/4 BF of the stuff, ranging in widths of 8-12" that was purchased a while ago. However, I do want to use another species for the legs. But what species is the question? What I have available at the moment is some walnut, soft maple, and cherry. Do I go for high contrast? Low contrast? Use ash for the entire thing and just forget using another species? That is the debate I'm running through my head. Anyways, here's the start of what I hope to be a super nice, and over the top shoe rack Stock rough cut and ripped to rough widths.. Face jointed, and ripped to final width... Final image of the day showing a before and after. Hope you all enjoy! Cheers! Luke 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardA Posted September 21, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 I like the contrast between Cherry and ash. It's not overpowering and it works very well together. Heres' a table set I made that are Cherry and Ash, and now reside in a home in Louisiana. Both have floating tops. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 Take a sample piece of each type of wood you have, sand them, then wipe them with a little mineral spirits to simulate finish and see what you like. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Askland09 Posted September 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 8 hours ago, Mark J said: Take a sample piece of each type of wood you have, sand them, then wipe them with a little mineral spirits to simulate finish and see what you like. I’ve actually considered making a sample board that contains all my usual species that I use finished with the finishes that I like. Now seems like a pretty good time yeah? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted September 22, 2020 Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 I have a few ash trees in my area I've been eyeing up. EAB is moving through and is likely to kill the trees. It is a wonderful wood and has some interesting properties. Takes stain like oak fyi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Askland09 Posted September 27, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 Accomplished a little more this weekend on the build. Final thickness and dimension of all the pieces. Went with a solid inch for the shelves and an inch and a half for the uprights. Unlike in Marc's video I'll be using reinforced rabbet joints to hold it all together. Going to get an ash dowel from The Woodsmith Shop to give it a little more support and help hold things together. Added a curve and 45 degree chamfer to the front to help give it a little more detail. Going through the grits right now. Hopefully should have a finished piece by the end of next weekend . P.S. - Don't mind the messy shop . We're going through the process of putting up a new building that is going to house all of our excess lumber, sheet goods, gardening tools, etc, etc. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 Good progress. Looking good bud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 Moving along nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Askland09 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 Another leap forward with the build. Switched the uprights to cherry after putting together the walnut and ash it just looked...not great. So I ditched the idea of using extreme contrast. Apologies for the head tilting. I tried to edit the image outside of WTO and it still imported like this. I got it in the clamps early in the morning and everything fit just great. Small gap on the middle shelf of unexplained origin . Still going to add the finishing touches to the uprights in the form of a small chamfer to help go with the profile on the front. However looking at it closer I could've done as Marc did and cut the complimentary angle on the front to easy the chunkiness of the design. Final pictures here before doweling the screw holes and putting some finish on it. Hope ya'll enjoy! Cheers! Luke 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 Nice job, Luke! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 Good work I like the design it's simple and effective with little details to catch the eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Askland09 Posted October 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2020 And now for some pictures with some finish applied... Again...apologies for the head tilting. I really have no idea how to fix it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted October 6, 2020 Report Share Posted October 6, 2020 Nice! That finish really hughlights the grain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted October 6, 2020 Report Share Posted October 6, 2020 11 hours ago, Askland09 said: Again...apologies for the head tilting. I really have no idea how to fix it. It's a problem with the forum software. If you are using a cell phone there are apps you can use to edit the photos. What I do is text the photo to myself, then download that attachment, then post the texted image. Nice job on the shoe shelf. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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