A Photo Pictorial
Since I have lots to share on progress and some interesting finds, I thought the best way was to do this in pictures, with just a few words of course.
I mentioned last week that I’d share some more information about a business I found here in town, Midwest Woodworking. They have the biggest supply of lumber available (domestic and hardwood) I have ever seen. You can pick through a ton of it. I found this natural edge board of 8/4 Sapele. It is about 15’ long and 14” wide. I plan on using it for a Krenov style coffee table. More to come on that.
The next one is a quick update on the cutting boards (shown on the index link to this entry,I started at the Woodworking in America Conference. Here are a few of them in various stages of completion. Mostly just waiting for a mineral oil finish. These really make great gifts, as I’ve given a few away already.
I have also made some great progress on the modular wall shelves. I’ve completed the cherry versions and oiled them up. I still need to determine a proper wall mounting system for them, with at least two points of contact and attachment to the wall. Any suggestions?
I was a little intimidated at the thought of cutting Purple Heart dovetails by hand, so I opted for cutting them on a table saw. I fabricated this table saw sled that Jeff Miller builds in Fine Woodworking #123. It’s a pretty nice way of cutting them consistently and fast, with little error. Cut the pins first and then mark the tails, which then get finished on the band saw. The result: a perfect fit. I’ve already glued them up with some of the Gorilla Glue original Polyurethane glue, as Purple Heart is a little oily.
I should have the shelves wraped up next week and will begin to cover a little on the sapele and walnut coffee table, along with some really nice saw horses I decided to make out of some extra walnut I had lying around.