A fireplace mantle I am working on for the HomeShow. This is just 1/3
of the whole thing. It shows the detail that the router can do. 3/16"
ball-nose bit. 4 hours of machine time. But that's the fun part, I
built a vanity while it was doing that.
I put a PolyShade on it, to give a bit of pop. I liked the natural
cherry better, but you couldn't see any detail that way.
I was pleasantly surprised with the test result. Learned a lot.
The total piece is 6" x 46"

http://s123.photobucket.com/albums/o...restDetail.jpg

I bought the file. There is also a logging train one that I might try
some day. Then I will learn to create my own 3D images like that from
grey-scale high-rez pictures.

..in an adolescent episode and had to get rid of the evidence

On Thu, 5 Mar 2009 21:35:08 +0000, Robatoy wrote
(in article
):


http://s123.photobucket.com/albums/o...rent=ForestDet

ail.jpg

sure is purty... are there any undercuts on that or is it al straight xyz
movement (I think you know what I mean)?




hmmm.. Undercuts. Thinking ball-end or keyhole bits to avoid yaw/pitch/roll
but that would probably be better as a hand-job, so to speak... sorry, just
ruminating. Lovely job, that there.

On Thu, 5 Mar 2009 21:35:08 +0000, Robatoy wrote
(in article
):


http://s123.photobucket.com/albums/o...rent=ForestDet

ail.jpg

sure is purty... are there any undercuts on that or is it al straight xyz
movement (I think you know what I mean)? I read ball as _bull_nose, which set
me thinking about depth of relief.




hmmm.. Undercuts. Thinking wider ball-end or keyhole bits to avoid
yaw/pitch/roll but that would probably be better as a hand-job, so to
speak... sorry, just ruminating. Lovely job, that there.

Robatoy wrote:
A fireplace mantle I am working on for the HomeShow. This is just 1/3
of the whole thing. It shows the detail that the router can do. 3/16"
ball-nose bit. 4 hours of machine time. But that's the fun part, I
built a vanity while it was doing that.
I put a PolyShade on it, to give a bit of pop. I liked the natural
cherry better, but you couldn't see any detail that way.
I was pleasantly surprised with the test result. Learned a lot.
The total piece is 6" x 46"

http://s123.photobucket.com/albums/o...restDetail.jpg

I bought the file. There is also a logging train one that I might try
some day. Then I will learn to create my own 3D images like that from
grey-scale high-rez pictures.

You could have painted it ...

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PGP Key: http://www.tundraware.com/PGP/

On Mar 5, 5:30*pm, Tim Daneliuk wrote:
Robatoy wrote:
A fireplace mantle I am working on for the HomeShow. This is just 1/3
of the whole thing. It shows the detail that the router can do. 3/16"
ball-nose bit. 4 hours of machine time. But that's the fun part, I
built a vanity while it was doing that.
I put a PolyShade on it, to give a bit of pop. I liked the natural
cherry better, but you couldn't see any detail that way.
I was pleasantly surprised with the test result. Learned a lot.
The total piece is 6" x 46"

http://s123.photobucket.com/albums/o...=view&current=...

I bought the file. There is also a logging train one that I might try
some day. Then I will learn to create my own 3D images like that from
grey-scale high-rez pictures.

You could have painted it ...

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Tim Daneliuk * *
PGP Key: * * * *http://www.tundraware.com/PGP/

Once you paint cherry, it is a slippery slope. Padauk, bird's eyed
maple and swiss pear are next...then rehab. No thanks.

Anyone who stains Cherry should be hung by his thumbs.

"Robatoy" wrote in message
...
A fireplace mantle I am working on for the HomeShow. This is just 1/3
of the whole thing. It shows the detail that the router can do. 3/16"
ball-nose bit.

Robatoy wrote:
On Mar 5, 5:30 pm, Tim Daneliuk wrote:
Robatoy wrote:
A fireplace mantle I am working on for the HomeShow. This is just 1/3
of the whole thing. It shows the detail that the router can do. 3/16"
ball-nose bit. 4 hours of machine time. But that's the fun part, I
built a vanity while it was doing that.
I put a PolyShade on it, to give a bit of pop. I liked the natural
cherry better, but you couldn't see any detail that way.
I was pleasantly surprised with the test result. Learned a lot.
The total piece is 6" x 46"
http://s123.photobucket.com/albums/o...=view&current=...
I bought the file. There is also a logging train one that I might try
some day. Then I will learn to create my own 3D images like that from
grey-scale high-rez pictures.
You could have painted it ...

--
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Tim Daneliuk
PGP Key: http://www.tundraware.com/PGP/

Once you paint cherry, it is a slippery slope. Padauk, bird's eyed
maple and swiss pear are next...then rehab. No thanks.

C',mon, you've never sprayed flat black on some Zebrawood and finished
it with a nice coat of Nitrocellulose? 'Fess up...

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Tim Daneliuk
PGP Key: http://www.tundraware.com/PGP/

"Ulysses" wrote:

Anyone who stains Cherry should be hung by his thumbs.

While I generally agree, I'd like to show an "almost stained" cherry project. My
middle daughter's birthday is today and SWMBO and I built this vanity stool for
her:

http://douglasjohnson.org/pictures/Vanity%20Stool.jpg

SWMBO did the upholstery. I did the frame. The finish on the frame starts with
a wash coat of dark garnet shellac, followed by three coats of the Sam Maloof
oil finish (equal parts, tung oil, BLO, and poly). The oil was heavily tinted
with Trans-Tint Red Mahogany.

The target is a match to a factory made cherry bedroom suite they own. Of
course, the cherry will darken with time, so I needed to guess what it would
look like in a year or so.

The cross pieces are mortised into the legs and each other. I pinned the leg
joints with 1/4" cherry dowel. There is a swivel from Woodcraft between the set
and frame:
http://www.woodcraft.com/product.asp...&FamilyID=1065

SWMBO gave me a lathe Christmas before last. This is my first "real" project
using it.

-- Doug

On Mar 6, 12:59*pm, Douglas Johnson wrote:
"Ulysses" wrote:
Anyone who stains Cherry should be hung by his thumbs.

While I generally agree, I'd like to show an "almost stained" cherry project. My
middle daughter's birthday is today and SWMBO and I built this vanity stool for
her:

http://douglasjohnson.org/pictures/Vanity%20Stool.jpg

SWMBO did the upholstery. *I did the frame. *The finish on the frame starts with
a wash coat of dark garnet shellac, followed by three coats of the Sam Maloof
oil finish (equal parts, tung oil, BLO, and poly). *The oil was heavily tinted
with Trans-Tint Red Mahogany. *

The target is a match to a factory made cherry bedroom suite they own. *Of
course, the cherry will darken with time, so I needed to guess what it would
look like in a year or so.

The cross pieces are mortised into the legs and each other. *I pinned the leg
joints with 1/4" cherry dowel. *There is a swivel from Woodcraft between the set
and frame:http://www.woodcraft.com/product.asp...&FamilyID=1065

SWMBO gave me a lathe Christmas before last. *This is my first "real" project
using it.

-- Doug

Form follows function. and that is my kind of style. Simple, yet
elegant. Very nice.
I am scared to death to even try a lathe..it would be sooo addicting.

Nice look to the color in my opinion.

The legs look like they are one piece not laminated. Thick Cherry
ain't cheap eh?


On Mar 6, 9:59*am, Douglas Johnson wrote:
"Ulysses" wrote:
Anyone who stains Cherry should be hung by his thumbs.

While I generally agree, I'd like to show an "almost stained" cherry project. My
middle daughter's birthday is today and SWMBO and I built this vanity stool for
her:

http://douglasjohnson.org/pictures/Vanity%20Stool.jpg

SWMBO did the upholstery. *I did the frame. *The finish on the frame starts with
a wash coat of dark garnet shellac, followed by three coats of the Sam Maloof
oil finish (equal parts, tung oil, BLO, and poly). *The oil was heavily tinted
with Trans-Tint Red Mahogany. *

The target is a match to a factory made cherry bedroom suite they own. *Of
course, the cherry will darken with time, so I needed to guess what it would
look like in a year or so.

The cross pieces are mortised into the legs and each other. *I pinned the leg
joints with 1/4" cherry dowel. *There is a swivel from Woodcraft between the set
and frame:http://www.woodcraft.com/product.asp...&FamilyID=1065

SWMBO gave me a lathe Christmas before last. *This is my first "real" project
using it.

-- Doug

Robatoy wrote:


Form follows function. and that is my kind of style. Simple, yet
elegant. Very nice.

Thank you, sir. That was what I was aiming at.

I am scared to death to even try a lathe..it would be sooo addicting.

SWMBO has been saying for years that I needed a lathe. I was resisting because
I am still learning the tools I've got. But when she took me to Woodcraft and
said "Get what you want", how could I refuse? The woman is a keeper.

-- Doug

"SonomaProducts.com" wrote:

Nice look to the color in my opinion.

The legs look like they are one piece not laminated. Thick Cherry
ain't cheap eh?

Worse than that. I had some left over 8/4 cherry that was going to be enough to
make the legs. But there was a hunk of sap wood I couldn't avoid, so I ended up
buying another plank of 8/4. So I've got more left overs than I started with.
Oh, well. It will find a home sooner or later. -- Doug

"Douglas Johnson" wrote in message
news
"SonomaProducts.com" wrote:

Nice look to the color in my opinion.

The legs look like they are one piece not laminated. Thick Cherry
ain't cheap eh?

Worse than that. I had some left over 8/4 cherry that was going to be
enough to
make the legs. But there was a hunk of sap wood I couldn't avoid, so I
ended up
buying another plank of 8/4. So I've got more left overs than I started
with.
Oh, well. It will find a home sooner or later. -- Doug

Was that a drive-by?

If you need to find a home for that cherry, let me know.

jc