Popular Post curlyoak Posted December 5, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 One more pedestal is next. For a client of a famous, local artist, Geoffrey Smith. Same wood. QSWO and curly QSWO for the panels. A little larger. I made the above a few years ago. One of the panels. I like to put at least one coat before fabricating. Get less finish in the frame. And I like to look at it after buffing it to 220. It is not quite as hard as end grain. I use a lot of discs on the RO. 80, 100, 150, 220. The curly deserves the attention. Doing these panels with just one face is so much quicker than when both sides are required. Then I need to use my drum sander. A small unit and it takes a long time. it needs to be at least 3/32nds thicker to sand after the planner beats up the curly. Now the inside which will never see light is very ugly. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 Excellent place for highly figured wood. Looking forward to the build! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post curlyoak Posted December 6, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 The 4 sides. To be continued... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted December 7, 2021 Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 Beautiful work. I like it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted December 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 2 of the panels have rabbits. I trimmed the other 2 slightly so the pedestal is a square. A couple of screw holes that will be plugged. I needed 2 more hands or these helpers. All glued up. Next I will do a little sanding then make the base. No work on this tomorrow. I have a double root canal. Anyone want to stand in for me? Thanks for watching. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chet Posted December 7, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 On 12/7/2021 at 8:56 AM, curlyoak said: No work on this tomorrow. I have a double root canal. Anyone want to stand in for me? Sure, I'll stand in and do your woodworking while you have a root canal. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted December 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 Chet, you have it backwards. I do the woodwork and you get the root canal...lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post curlyoak Posted December 9, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 A couple of pain pills yesterday morning helped. Feeling better now. Got some work done this morning. I screwed on some temporary stops for my router. The pucker factor comes into play when I am routing on a piece that is a lot of work. And if there is a screw up a repair would be very challenging to say the least. Hence the pucker. I chamfered away the overlap of the rabbit. But I pulled it off . I am starting on the base. The top is this mitred frame. It will extend 1" all the way around. On that there will be a cove molding setting on the 1" revealing 1/4". I really like this connection of the base. This is my mitre jig. The 45 degrees I made as close as possible. The key to this jig is that I have the opposing fences exactly square. Which means each piece needs to have one 45 on one fence and the other on the opposite fence. If it all comes together then it must be right. I used biscuits for the mitre joints. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post curlyoak Posted December 11, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 I started on the top when I had some glue drying. I'll get back to that later. This is an upside down view of the base. Something to attach the next layer. The base. The total exposure of the mitred frame is 1/4" X 1/4". Cove molding will cover the rest. Cove molding will complete all the parts. Yet to be made. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 Did you route the edge profile before gluing up the miters, or after? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted December 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 On 12/11/2021 at 12:18 PM, wtnhighlander said: Did you route the edge profile before gluing up the miters, or after? Before. The top mitred frame is 1/4" above the top of the profile. Or, the top of the molded edge is 1/4" below the horizontal mitred frame. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post curlyoak Posted December 15, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 Got the base on... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted December 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 Above is how I will fasten the top. Called a figure 8 Finishing next 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted December 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2021 The finish is Waterlox transparent sealer. I like this finish for low traffic areas. It could be used as a sealer with one coat. Too many coats of this eventually will be a problem. In time it can get gummy with too many coats. When I use this finish I give a can of wax. The finish over time needs wax 2 to 4 times a year. Client always knows this in advance there is modest maintenance (waxing). I suggest semi gloss General oil sealer for no maintenance. I like the Waterlox better in the right situation. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted December 18, 2021 Report Share Posted December 18, 2021 The Waterlox sure looks nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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