The walnut legs and frames look chocolatey and rich. No detail is left out including the underside of the legs, which are chamfered and oiled.
Door frames jointed to veneered doors for #drinkscabinet in#walnut and #steelers. Love that #Bessybelt clamp
Door frames jointed to veneered doors for #drinkscabinet in#walnut and #steelers. Love that #Bessybelt clamp .
#sunshine + #cabinetscraper = happiness #woodworker
#sunshine + #cabinetscraper = happiness
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Profile on curved doors #veneered and ready to hang #drinkscabinet #walnut #steel
Profile on curved doors veneered and ready to hang on new drinks cabinet in walnut and steel. The vaneer for the entire door front is taped together and the curve edges cut down the centre , the veneer is then offered up to the two doors, along the flat areas and over the profiled hinge edges.
Laminated curve on the doors internal frame #drinkscabinet in #walnut & #steel
Laminated curve on the doors internal frame completed for #drinkscabinet in walnut and steel
#Occasionaltable in #LondonPlane #Lacewood on display at the #ecobuild2018 next week
Occasional table in London Plane Lacewood designed and made at Heliconia Furniture
#british #hardwoods samples bound and ready for #Ecobuild2018 #wood #bespokefurniture #handmade
#british #hardwoodssamples bound and ready for #Ecobuild2018#wood #bespokefurniture #handmade
#Occasionaltable in #LondonPlane #Lacewood on display at the #ecobuild2018 next week
Coffee table in London Plane Lacewood designed and made at Heliconia Furniture
#British #Hardwoods ready for #wastezone #Ecobuild2018 at the #Excelcentre all next week.
Samples of British Hardwoods in all their unfinished glory ready for Ecobuild 2018 at the Excel centre all next week.
All internal components completed for new #drinkscabinet in #walnut & #steel
All internal components completed for new drinks cabinet in walnut and steel
#carcass ready for finishing #drinkscabinet in #walnut & #steel
The carcass of the walnut drinks cabinet is was succesfully jointed and glued together and is now ready for sanding before its sent off for a spray finish. Looking gert lush!
Curved leg frames jointed with a steel conduit, glued altogether with West Sytsems Epoxy #drinkscabinet in #walnut & #steel
The legs of the drinks cabinet are strengthend and stabalised by two curved leg frames, curving in from the legs to meet in the middle, where they are connected with a steel conduit and a wooden substrate. Both are fitted into the leg rails with West Systems 2 part Epoxy resin into pre-drilled holes.
#carcass glued up for #drinkscabinet in #walnut & #steel
The carcass of the walnut drinks cabinet is finally jointed and glued together. A combination of sash clamps and the Bessy KR clamps, with their large soft jaws did the trick.
Door mock-up completed for #drinkscabinet in #walnut & #steel
The walnut drinks cabinet is mocked up full size in MDF. A mock-up of one of the doors is completed and hung with Soss hinges. Now all the construction questions have been answered I can now start build the cabinet proper.
Wavy #handle design perfected for #drinkscabinet in #walnut & #steel
The walnut drinks cabinet is complemented by a wavy steel handle that snakes down the carcass front. The handle will be fixed to inside edge of the left-hand side door so the shape of the meeting edges are dictated by its wave. Today I have perfected the wave form template to help create a lamination forma to transform a straight piece of walnut into the desired shape.
#Lights and #Mirrors fitted and tested for #drinkscabinet in #walnut & #steel
I have had a lot of fun fitting and testing the LED lights and mirrors for the new walnut drinks cabinet. The LED lights are so flexible, robust and most important of all, safe. There is very little heat coming from the bulbs which gives you so much more scope for concealed lighting. Should look great once the MDF is swapped for the finished walnut.
Door Shelves for #Tumbler glasses cut and #jointed for #drinkscabinet in #walnut and #steel
Door Shelves for the tumbler glasses are mitre cut and #jointed for the bottom of each door. The drinks cabinet will also accommodate three wine glasses in each door.
#Laminated rails finished & jointed to legs for #drinkscabinet in #walnut & #steel
Walnut rails are removed from the press forma and planed and sanded into their final shape. The legs have a slight taper on the inside corner and the rails are jointed 80mm from the bottom of the tapered surface, curving inwards to meet each other. The pictures show the rail joining the two front legs.
Using a rod to position & joint rails to legs #drinkscabinet in #walnut & #steel
The new drinks cabinet will have two curved leg rails, one jointed to the front legs and another to the back legs. Using a rod (a 1:1 scale drawing on a piece of board) I am easily able to check and re-check the dimensions and angles of the components and the accuracy of the joints.
Perfecting the leg rail curve for #drinkscabinet in #walnut & #steel
The new drinks cabinet will have two curved leg rails, both peeling inwards from the front and back legs to meet in the centre, where they will be joined by a steel rod conduit. As well as joining and strengthening the legs, the rails are prominent decorative feature and must compliment the overall design so the curve must be as perfect possible. I hope to achieve this by creating a template and adjusting the shape by hand. This template will then be used to create a lamination forma that can bend and glue several straight strips of solid walnut together to make the curved form.
