Chet Posted April 15, 2022 Report Share Posted April 15, 2022 That ended up being very impressive work. Very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted April 15, 2022 Report Share Posted April 15, 2022 Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted April 16, 2022 Report Share Posted April 16, 2022 The only give away, is the light switch. If you’re not storing gold bullion, should not be a concern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted April 16, 2022 Report Share Posted April 16, 2022 Very cool, @h3nry! Couple of questions: First, how do you mount your carving blanks to the plywood. Second, what's with the donkey on top??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted April 16, 2022 Report Share Posted April 16, 2022 Fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted April 16, 2022 Report Share Posted April 16, 2022 That's incredible! When I first starting following this, I had No idea it would be anything like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post h3nry Posted April 16, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 16, 2022 Thanks guys ... it provided challenges all the way, and at times my craftsmanship is not as good as I would like ... but I think the end result is what I was out to achieve, and I am pretty pleased with the final piece. I certainly don't need a concealed priest-hole ... but when I realised that this was an ideal location for a hidden door, and hidden doors are cool ... I had to take on the challenge. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post h3nry Posted April 16, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 16, 2022 On 4/15/2022 at 8:53 PM, wtnhighlander said: Very cool, @h3nry! Couple of questions: First, how do you mount your carving blanks to the plywood. Second, what's with the donkey on top??? I glue the blank down to the plywood using a piece of paper with PVA glue ... glue a piece of paper onto the plywood, and then glue the blank onto the paper ... I like to keep the glue away from any delicate edges. It would make sense to use a bigger piece of paper than the blank, with a small(ish) blob of glue, otherwise (as I did here) you have to be absolutely sure there is no squeeze out that will glue the blank directly to the ply. When it's time to remove it gently slide a knife blade (or chisel) between the ply and the carving (a bit of flex in the ply helps - and remember to stress the long grain of the carving som it won't break) and once the fibers in the paper start to rip it will pop off very easily ... a bit of scraping clears up the remaining paper/glue. You could of course screw the blank down if you were careful to use short enough screws. It would be better to use a square piece of ply, then it is easy to rotate the piece every 90 degrees to select the best angle to get the gouges onto the grain ... by using a rectangle I could only move it 180 degrees without adjusting the vice/dog ... but I didn't have appropriate size ply scraps. As for the guardian on top of the lintel ... It's a storage unit, it's going to accumulate things to store ... may as well start with a toy moose. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h3nry Posted April 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2022 On 4/15/2022 at 8:47 PM, Coop said: The only give away, is the light switch. If you’re not storing gold bullion, should not be a concern. The light switch actually controls the light outside the closet ... the switch for the inside light is also inside - my gold stash should remain safe from thieves that use light switches to find hidden rooms ... but not a someone who realises that any of the other identical townhouses in the neighbourhood have a closet there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted April 18, 2022 Report Share Posted April 18, 2022 I feel like you could make quite a good living making hidden doors for bond villains, or want to be bond villains. I showed this to my wife and she loved the hidden door and how well it was concealed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted April 18, 2022 Report Share Posted April 18, 2022 Hey @h3nry, that's very impressive. Now you have to get the rest of the house finished like that Didn't you use to work out of the bathroom for a workshop in South America? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post h3nry Posted April 18, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 18, 2022 On 4/18/2022 at 7:52 AM, Chestnut said: I feel like you could make quite a good living making hidden doors for bond villains, or want to be bond villains. I showed this to my wife and she loved the hidden door and how well it was concealed. I'm not sure I want villains as clients ... especially if they pay in "offers I can't refuse". 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h3nry Posted April 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2022 On 4/18/2022 at 7:58 AM, drzaius said: Hey @h3nry, that's very impressive. Now you have to get the rest of the house finished like that Didn't you use to work out of the bathroom for a workshop in South America? Furnishing the house at my work pace is a slow slow job, but I'm getting there one piece at a time ... and yes my garage in Calgary is much more convenient than the previous laundry room/bathroom workshop ... although it is a little bit colder at times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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