Finishing Pyramids
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During my last project I found that I did not have enough of these little pyramids , so I made a bunch today. They were cut from a piece of 2” thick beech that was just about into the wood furnace. I cut two lengths out of the plank and got 18 pyramids out of it. They are 2”x 2” x 1 1/2” high and the sides are cut at 30 degrees. The other ones I have were made on the miter saw, but maybe I'm getting more cautious in my old age, but holding them in that saw was real unsafe. So I took one of my angle cutting sleds and made a 30 degree cut through it and made an end stop with a square end for the first 2 cuts and an angled end for the second 2 cuts. It worked real slick and it was very safe. I made all the cuts on all of these in 15 minutes on that sled.Because it is real hard to pick up a pyramid with tapered sides, I drilled some holes in all the faces for gripping. Then I put some 120 grit sandpaper on the bottom so they stay in place with a part on them. They are finished with clear lacquer.I put s a few process shots below: Cheers, Jim
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Record Display Stand (Purpleheart, Mahogany, Quilted Maple, Zebrawood, Padauk,Curly Maple)
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This was my second commission from an audiophile friend in Colorado. He wanted a record display stand that he could use to hold the record sleeve of what is currently spinning. He's one of my best friends so I decided to go over and above his requests.You may notice some tearout on the lip of the sleeve groove, this was caused by a brown recluse deciding to inspect my work. I broke a spiral bit in the excitement and tore out some of the wood. I took the day off after that, bought some of the strongest spider killer you could find and de-spidered the shop.This project is entirely made of scraps from previous projects, some rare earth magnets and 3 coats of Arm-R-Seal.The quote on the base is one of his favorite lyrics.Dimensions: 13”W x 6”L x 4”T Materials: Purpleheart, Mahogany, Quilted Maple, Zebrawood, Padauk,Curly Maple Finish:General Finishes Arm-R-Seal Tools Used: Table Saw, Planer, Router, Shapeoko 3, Chisels Time to Build: 16 hours
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Guitar amp
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Was supposed to be making (my first) electric guitar and/or a cherry dresser, but due to corona virus lock-down I had to resort to something I could make at home.This is what I made. Well OK, my brother did the electronics part, but that 1000 piece puzzle looked childishly easy ;)The first iteration was out of pine, but I had my measurements wrong and the contents wouldnt fit! 19 mm (appr 3/4 inch) pine sheet that you can buy from a big-box store was so delicate, that it kept blowing it up in the router. Or at the latest when I was removing the routing template attached with double sided tape. Or, since this seemed like a problem, routing over my line because the template was not properly attached. By the time I got the finished electronics from my brother and noticed the mismatch, I was ready to change the raw material to similar big-box store bought oak! That worked so well, that I changed course and ended up finishing this with Osmo oilwax instead of Tolex-wrap. By this time I also had my box-building routine dialed in due to repetition, repetition, repetition, and the oak version was ready for glue-up in less than an hour. My minimum sized pine sheets were so plentiful, that I wasnt too worried about making replacement pieces instead of investing in the proper process. With oak I didnt have extra, so I was a lot more thorough in preparing the routing of the opening for the front panel, as well as with the round-overs. At this stage I also changed the grill cloth for this cane version for a more vintage look overall.
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