The Woodshop Shed

SIGN prototype

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Covid Project #27I wanted to rekindle my skills a little so I picked this project.
it is just a “prototype” for hopefully a larger all wood project in the future.
this one is High Density Urethane (HDU). I chose this material
because it is fairly soft and easy to carve and Bondo quickly covers any issues.
the back is 3/4” by 40” tall and 33” wide. it has a 3/4” skirt glued around the edge
to give the illusion that it is 1.5” thick.
the background is hand textured with hand carving tools. the top and bottom panels
are appliques glued to the main panel. the center ribbon is 1/8” PVC sheet that
was heat formed into shape. then a 3/8” HDU piece was carved with “SIGNS”
and glued to the PVC ribbon to give the illusion it is all one piece.
the bottom name panel is lightly glued to the main panel (in case someone wants
to buy it “as is” and put their name on it).
now – here is the wood part that brings it here:
the thin gold strip around the border is 3/16” wood dowels recessed half way into the panel.
it was all given a special latex primer and regular Valspar latex house paint for the brown.
the gold color is brass/bronze colored SignPainters Lettering Enamel.
I am not really fond of the black paint that was “misted” on the top part so I will be playing around
with different color combos just for something to do.
(my next door neighbor and his wife have the Covid Virus – so I am staying home as much as possible).
so, painting is my hobby – and this will give me something to do indoors.more photos are in the posts below.

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Tote / caddy - for the allotment kitchen. (post)

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Tote / caddy
for the allotment kitchen.This is a tote, were made out of need in the beginning of the summer, as I were tired of bringing food from my gas fridge, into the kitchen in my wee allotment house, because I found my self running forward and backward several times.You can read more in the blog: https://www.lumberjocks.com/mafe/blog/131872
Pictures:
1. The tote.
2. Glue up.
3. Out in the sun.
4. Wood nails.
5. Tight shave.
6. Finally in the kitchen.

Hope it can be to some inspiration, who knows, perhaps less running…Best thoughts,MaFe

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Table Lamp Pair for AZ Home

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I made a pair of table lamps for the guest room in our home in Oro Valley, Arizona.They are constructed of Walnut, Maple and Padauk. The finish is a coat of Zinzer unwaxed shellac followed by 4 or 5 coats of Deft Spray Lacquer – Satin and a coat of wax.In the first picture the parts are just stacked, not screwed in final position. Included in this photo is a mesquite window sill that goes in the kitchen window (I like it so much that may do more of the window sills).Second picture shows the bottom of the base and two of the caps. In the center of the base piece (maple) is a small hole that was drilled through both the upper (walnut) and lower (maple) base piece centers. An aligning pin was used during gluing to aid in aligning for clamping. After gluing a 1.125” hole was drilled through the base assembly to help run wires.They were finished them just prior to our flight back to Washington State to spend time with our son's family for Christmas.

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