I discovered from Arky that Fryerstown held a fairly sizable antique fair. Sensing the opportunity to pick up and restore some old hand tools. Sarah and I now have a hankering since building Windsor chairs by hand.
Having spent the afternoon in Fryerstown for day one (the best day apparently), we spent some time in Castlemaine. The historic house Buda gave us some gardening inspiration, if only our land were flat.
The slope from the tanks down to where the drain box is is an issue as the level is too steep for a stable base with the potential issue of subsidence and undermining of the closest tank. Continue reading Drainage box take 2
Something I had not fully considered was that by extending the curvy jig in the way I had, I created some rather large void spaces which no longer exerted any pressure on the clamped veneer boards. The result being Continue reading Curved front jig – take 3
I’d made a rather thin box for drain extension purposes last year, whilst waiting for other things to glue, dry, etc. In the meantime I discovered Continue reading Whilst waiting for glue to dry
Using the CNC machine, one of the other students had created a fairly hefty curved front jig which I repurposed to created my curved fronts. The issue being Continue reading Curved front jig
Things got really busy again but the serenity of chair making (to the exclusion of all else) has descended again. Continue reading Windsor Chair finishing touches
Putting the Leigh Jig to work, the pine mock-ups seem to fit with no troubles.
An issue with high speed routing is Continue reading Practise drawer dovetails
I’ve cut and laid out the pieces for the second cabinet which will form the other support for the desk. This will give me an idea Continue reading Blackwood cabinet
Remarkably, everything came together and fitted together the way I had designed in the plan and precut ages ago Continue reading Blackwood drawers
Well I don’t know where that time went, but I now have an urgency to turn my pile of blackwood sticks into something. Continue reading Blackwood cabinet