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Cold forming handles

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Cold forming handles

Postby Andyp » 26 Jul 2014, 19:37

After seeing Paul's (pinch) excellent TV stand I thought I would sow another similar technique for making curved objects.

I wanted some handles for a cabinet to hold a set of AI chisles.

I cut the laminations on the TS

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Then cut a simple curve using the scroll saw

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Glued and whacked the lams between the two halves of the form

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et voila

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the handles, fitted

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and the inside of the cabinet

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One of the barrel hinges failed shortly after the project was finished and I have now fitted piano hinges on both doors.

Oh and if you really want to be scared - I was. This is how I made the panels for those doors.- Never again!

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Re: Cold forming handles

Postby Rod » 26 Jul 2014, 19:52

Very nice that's one classy chisel cabinet.

I've done that sawing once with a much taller fence, but now use my bandsaw :)

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Re: Cold forming handles

Postby fred » 26 Jul 2014, 20:52

Nice Handles. I like them.

And cutting those panels like that, must of been finger-twitching fun mate!

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Re: Cold forming handles

Postby Phil » 27 Jul 2014, 06:57

Looking at the saw just makes everything south withdraw into nothing.

Like the handles.

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Re: Cold forming handles

Postby chataigner » 27 Jul 2014, 09:33

Looks really nice, this is a technique I have to try.
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Re: Cold forming handles

Postby Andyp » 27 Jul 2014, 09:53

fred wrote:Nice Handles. I like them.

And cutting those panels like that, must of been finger-twitching fun mate!

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It was squeaky bum time :D I had to finish the cut with the hand saw and it then took ages to hand plane the saw marks away.
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Re: Cold forming handles

Postby Andyp » 27 Jul 2014, 09:54

chataigner wrote:Looks really nice, this is a technique I have to try.


Thanks David, I hope you are referring to the cold forming and not the table saw ripping
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Re: Cold forming handles

Postby Coley » 27 Jul 2014, 11:15

Those handles really do look the part
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Re: Cold forming handles

Postby Andyp » 27 Jul 2014, 11:25

Thanks Coley - Is that your christian name or a nom de plume?

They kinda look like those leather strap handles sometimes used on old luggage trunks.
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Re: Cold forming handles

Postby Woodbloke » 27 Jul 2014, 13:37

Using Andy's idea, I made some exactly the same in ash for meter cupboard in the hall. The door is pretty big and lifts completely away from the frame so is held in place with a few rare earth magnets - Rob
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Re: Cold forming handles

Postby chataigner » 27 Jul 2014, 15:51

Andyp wrote:
chataigner wrote:Looks really nice, this is a technique I have to try.


Thanks David, I hope you are referring to the cold forming and not the table saw ripping


I was, but the table saw trick is one I've used, cutting in from both sides to the max depth poss, then bandsawing the middle bit with the blade guided by the saw cuts.
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Re: Cold forming handles

Postby Pinch » 29 Jul 2014, 08:26

I like those! Great work Andy and congratulations on the composition result 8-)

I was just thinking was the Two Ronnies sketch - four candles... And then I remember a job many years back. I can't remember what I was fitting, but I walked out into the garden and the lady of the house was just getting up from her sun chair holding a tray with two oranges on it. At this point she was stood in front of me about 10M away and without thinking, I said "What a lovely pair of oranges." :oops: She almost dropped the tray and I apologised, but fortunately she laughed and was okay with me.

How did you fasten them to the chisel cabinet? Are they screwed with screw covers or wooden pegs holding the handles in place? 8-)
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Re: Cold forming handles

Postby Andyp » 29 Jul 2014, 09:09

Pinch wrote:I like those! Great work Andy and congratulations on the composition result 8-)

How did you fasten them to the chisel cabinet? Are they screwed with screw covers or wooden pegs holding the handles in place? 8-)


Thanks Paul, they are screwed then covered with oak plugs
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