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Re: New Bed

Postby Rod » 07 Feb 2015, 10:36

Looks good - how about some "daisy chain" on the legs?

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Re: New Bed

Postby kirkpoore1 » 07 Feb 2015, 23:18

OK, the footboard is glued up. I went with a simple tracery overlay on the legs. 5/8" thick, I should have gone down to half inch, but it worked. Here are the pics:

A passel of clamps:
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Standing amid the clamp carnage:
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One side:
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The other side:
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Post closeup:
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Post tracery looked better before I oiled it--less color contrast. Oh well. I still have some pegs to saw off and of course more finish, but it's almost done.

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Re: New Bed

Postby Phil » 08 Feb 2015, 07:34

That looks very good. I withdraw my previous comment.

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Re: New Bed

Postby tracerman » 08 Feb 2015, 11:36

Kirk - a nice piece of work . Those triskeles on the footboard - interesting , puts me in mind of Howard Hughes for some reason ( Brabazon ? ) ....just kidding .

I feel inspired to try some hand carving . Thank you.
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Re: New Bed

Postby chataigner » 09 Feb 2015, 08:06

Looking great Kirk, did it make it to the show ?
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Re: New Bed

Postby Wizard9999 » 09 Feb 2015, 08:30

Kirk

This is a remarkable demonstration of skill. When my interest in woodwork started hand carving was never something that I considered, but looking at this I now know there is yet another thing I can't do!

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Re: New Bed

Postby kirkpoore1 » 09 Feb 2015, 16:14

Wizard9999 wrote:Kirk

This is a remarkable demonstration of skill. When my interest in woodwork started hand carving was never something that I considered, but looking at this I now know there is yet another thing I can't do!

Watching with interest,
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Re: New Bed

Postby kirkpoore1 » 23 Mar 2015, 04:32

I finally got a bunch of other work out of the way, and started back on the headboard last weekend. Progress is still slow, but it's moving forward. Here are a few pictures:

Bottom rail of the headboard, mortised, notched, and grooved:
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Notching & mortise close up:
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The mortises and grooves are set toward the back of the rail so that the tracery that will be applied to the panels doesn't stick out so far. I bought a quarter inch pigsticker, laying on the bench, to do the mortising.

Starting to test fit the panels:
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Some of the panel edges were a little too thick still, so I needed a few quick swipes with the rabbet plane:
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Dry fit:
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Oh no, my panel has been attacked by wood bees!
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Or maybe it was a 7/8" forstner bit making holes for the jig saw:
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More tomorrow night...

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Re: New Bed

Postby kirkpoore1 » 25 Mar 2015, 03:35

Cutting out the tracery:
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This panel is 57-1/2" long, 9" wide, and 3/4" thick. It was way too big to go in the scroll saw, so I used the Bosch jigsaw I inherited from my grandfather. Having only used cheapo POS jigsaws before this, I must say its an order of magnitude better. When sharp the blade went through 3/4" oak like butter. It was dull by the end, but still left an amazingly smooth cut.

Half done:
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Cut out, and then beveled as much as possible on the overarm router:
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I've started the hand carving to get into the corners where the router wouldn't go, plus general cleanup. I got about half done tonight, maybe the rest tomorrow (Wednesday night).

After that, it was on to making the tracery overlays for the vertical panels:
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Here the tracery is being glued to the panels:
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After all the tracery cutouts are glued on, I'll add carve them and then add nails. I didn't want to carve them before attaching or nail them on immediately because they're fairly fragile. After gluing and nailing, they're pretty tough.

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Re: New Bed

Postby Phil » 25 Mar 2015, 06:09

Kirk, looking good.

You have a lot more patience than what would ever have.

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Re: New Bed

Postby Wizard9999 » 25 Mar 2015, 21:30

You're a clever chap Kirk, very impressive!

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Re: New Bed

Postby Rod » 25 Mar 2015, 21:39

Nice work

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Re: New Bed

Postby kirkpoore1 » 26 Mar 2015, 04:02

Now--where did I leave off? Oh yes--applied tracery. All the applied tracery has been glued to panels, but no carving (or, alas pictures) on those pieces yet. Tonight I spent my time finishing the carving on the upper panel.

Here I was putting a small bevel on the back's edges. This keeps anybody touching it from getting splinters, but more importantly it ensures all those little rough bits that the saw leaves behind get sliced off so nobody can see them.
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Here the bottom lobe has the slight bevel, while the other two don't yet. Since this is on the back of the bed i'm not going for uniform & pretty, just functional.

Here's a cleaned up triskele on the front:
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And several of them from the middle of the panel:
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For me, these repeating patterns really have a lot of impact. Even if it's something natural rather than geometric, say a leaf pattern, I find the symmetry very pleasing.

Probably no more progress until next week. I'm busy until at least Sunday.

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Re: New Bed

Postby 9fingers » 26 Mar 2015, 09:16

Really stunning Kirk. I totally agree about symmetry to the extent that assymetric item really jar with me.
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Re: New Bed

Postby kirkpoore1 » 31 Mar 2015, 05:07

So I couldn't get out in the shop for a few days. Which is not to say I didn't make anything:

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A nice loaf of sourdough to take out of town for the weekend.

I had to get my car fixed this afternoon, which blew a couple of hours, but I did finally get to spend an hour in the shop carving applied tracery:

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These two are from the central 9" panel.

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Here's the first 6" panel.

Maybe tomorrow night I can get to the other 5 panels.

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Re: New Bed

Postby kirkpoore1 » 06 Apr 2015, 04:35

OK, the bed is almost done. During the week I finished carving the panel tracery, and then on Friday started on the leg tracery:
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The tracery is a 5/8" thick overlay, and would be glued and later nailed in place.

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The triskele portion up close.

I got the tracery glued on Friday night...
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...then had to respond to other demands:
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I was out of town on Saturday, then started again this morning. Here are the glued up legs:
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The tracery does not extend full length to keep from blocking the bed rail attachment. The lower portion will be hidden by bedding anyway.

I continued the double groove decoration on the headboard stiles and rails, again using the scratch stock:
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Stiles with one coat of finish:
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After getting at least one coat of finish on all the parts, it was time for the final dry fit:
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No, I didn't plan for the backlight effect.:)

And then on to assembly:
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Still some more cleanup required, and another coat or two of finish. But it'll be done Real Soon Now.

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Re: New Bed

Postby Phil » 06 Apr 2015, 08:02

That is really looking good! :eusa-clap:

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Re: New Bed

Postby Andyp » 06 Apr 2015, 08:40

Seems a shame that such a piece should reside in the bedroom, where I guess very few will get to see it.

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Re: New Bed

Postby Rod » 06 Apr 2015, 09:34

Nice work

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Re: New Bed

Postby Robert » 06 Apr 2015, 09:37

This has been fascinating to watch :)

You show the carving and you show what looks like beautifully smooth and polished finished work. How do you make it so smooth? is it detail sanding, sharp tools or what as to me it looks like a lot of work to get it looking so smooth.
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Re: New Bed

Postby 9fingers » 06 Apr 2015, 09:52

Andyp wrote:Seems a shame that such a piece should reside in the bedroom, where I guess very few will get to see it.

Excellent.



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Re: New Bed

Postby kirkpoore1 » 06 Apr 2015, 14:59

Robert wrote:This has been fascinating to watch :)

You show the carving and you show what looks like beautifully smooth and polished finished work. How do you make it so smooth? is it detail sanding, sharp tools or what as to me it looks like a lot of work to get it looking so smooth.


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There are few things a work here. First, large carvings are easier than small ones. It's easier to lay things out, and you don't have work around defects or even wood grain issues. Second, mistakes are smaller relative to the size of the carving, and large carvings are best seen from farther away so it's harder to see the errors. Third, you can sometimes use power tools. I used a jigsaw, spindle sander, and overarm router on many sections of these carvings.

I did sand the flat surfaces, but not the bevels or chip carved areas. Those were dependent on the overarm router and sharp hand tools. It's by no means perfect when you look really close.:)

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Re: New Bed

Postby kirkpoore1 » 07 Apr 2015, 04:05

Another coat of finish, and I'm calling it done except for the install.

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I'll take some pictures when I put it in place.

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Re: New Bed

Postby chataigner » 07 Apr 2015, 08:27

Superb work Kirk, looks amazing. :text-bravo:

Thanks for sharing.
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Re: New Bed

Postby TrimTheKing » 07 Apr 2015, 13:03

Very nice Kirk, well done. :eusa-clap: :eusa-clap:

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