A place for me to display some of the varied projects that come out of my shop, as well as to "talk" about some of my experiences working with wood.

Friday 31 August 2012

Hammer Time

I recently received a nice plane hammer with a new infill plane I had made for myself. I thought I could make a few of these for give-aways and keep some for myself.

First batch of plane hammers: top to bottom Flame Maple,
Walnut burl, Curly Ash, Brazilian Rosewood, Ash & Cherry
I asked a machinist buddy of mine to make me some brass heads I could turn some handles for, these were the result. The heads are 4" total length including the wooden end and the handles are about 10" long.

A good buddy gave me some nice little pieces of desert iron wood which I turned and threaded onto the end of the head.

I thought these turned out pretty cool.


Sunday 12 August 2012

Rocker Gallery Published

I have been asked by a few folks to post some higher resolution shots of the rocker. Now that it has darkened up a bit,its time. Enjoy...


Back Leg Joint Detail

Front Leg Detail

Back View - showing spaces at back of back braces for movement.



Front View

Three-Quarter view

Arm Detail

Saturday 4 August 2012

Rocker Finished!

Here's a quick phone shot of the rocker completed. With a couple more coats of Deft, it will be ready for some posed shots. Until then, enjoy...

One coat of finish and ready for some ageing to darken up the cherry.