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Just finished installing this American Black Walnut Apron Lining, the component parts were made before Christmas but fitting was held up because until the metal balustrading was in place the safety rails could not be removed (scaffold tubes bolted to the concrete slab we are covering). Again this is a team effort and not all my own work which also meant I learnt some new tricks, don't you just love how playing with timber affords new experiences  Okay i hear you...to the pics already! Before  Those newel posts are curved on all four sides and slightly wider at the top than the bottom (there is a top cap to go on later that resembles a square acorn). Handsomely made by Bazzer, and not an easy project either. After..      The curved parts are of built up laminations, both internal and external curves and the double astragal ceiling cover mould, we "bacon sliced" sections of timber and kept them in the order we sliced them, even while putting through the sander to get the required thickness! The top moulding that sits just under the marble floor is made from 22 laminations at 2.8mm thick glued up in one go with Urea Formaldehyde glue. To avoid getting white glue lines in the final piece we added rare earth pigments to the glue powder prior to adding water and mixing, as a result of this the glue lines, when the piece is moulded actually take on the appearance of the wood grain lines.  When I explained this to the architect he was quite impressed...as he is with my Kapex too! He is quite a keen woodworker at the weekends apparently and took an instant shine to it. ( Trion and TS55 aided and abetted by the Domino and OF2200 also had a role in this project  ) Thanks for looking in. Rob. |
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EWTHeckman
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« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2012, 01:28 AM » |
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That is some darned pretty wood work!
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« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2012, 05:52 AM » |
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Fine work!
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I like green.
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« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2012, 06:01 AM » |
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Beautiful job!
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« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2012, 06:42 AM » |
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Love how the curved sections came out, creates the wow factor. Did you vacuum press the laminated sections, or clamp round a mold?
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Rob-GB
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« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2012, 08:24 AM » |
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Love how the curved sections came out, creates the wow factor. Did you vacuum press the laminated sections, or clamp round a mold?
I used all the clamps I could lay my hands on with some and used hardwood battens that spanned the mould and were screwed back to it to assist on others. The top moulding had a male and female mould that required sash cramps to pull them together, 22 laminations is only moderately easier to bend than a solid piece.  We reckon wastage at 80% for the curved parts, after planing, sawing, sanding and moulding from sawn stock, the result though is worth it. |
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« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2012, 09:14 AM » |
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Wow Rob stunning work
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« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2012, 09:20 AM » |
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Love that black walnut. Stunning as always Rob. How's the handrail coming along ?
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If its made of wood, i can make it smaller.
Shirt size medium
p.s- ive started reading these too
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« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2012, 09:47 AM » |
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Rob
That apron is a thing of beauty,its good to see that there are still some people who appreciate such work and great to see it done to such a high standard.
John
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Rob-GB
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« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2012, 09:55 AM » |
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Love that black walnut. Stunning as always Rob. How's the handrail coming along ?
Cheers buddy, I have to redraw the wreaths and such as my sample highlighted that the straight runs are not at 90° to each other on the rakes, I can not state on an open forum my thoughts on the metal work. I tried to explain that a section through a cylinder at an angle was an ellipse and was met with " Now your just being technical..."  Rob. |
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« Reply #10 on: February 25, 2012, 10:00 AM » |
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Rob: Not that you need me to tell you but that is just beautiful work. Thanks for posting. Who or what is a "Bazzer"? When I looked it up I got "Brazzer" which are a lot of porn sites I do love the design of the newel post. The curved sides read so well with all the rest (stair, railing etc.) Tim |
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Rob-GB
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« Reply #11 on: February 25, 2012, 10:23 AM » |
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Rob: Not that you need me to tell you but that is just beautiful work. Thanks for posting. Who or what is a "Bazzer"? When I looked it up I got "Brazzer" which are a lot of porn sites I do love the design of the newel post. The curved sides read so well with all the rest (stair, railing etc.) Tim Okay you can use that explanation to your significant other, but Bazzer is a chap I am working with. He is a top bloke and quality woodworker, great for us to bounce ideas off each other and he is better at wood carving than I, more of a natural in that respect, I think. Rob. |
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« Reply #12 on: February 25, 2012, 11:05 AM » |
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Bazzer, lol. It's great to work with someone of equal or better skill level than yourself. You tend to learn stuff without realising your are doing so. It's kinda like when I went to the alps for the first time snowboarding with my mate. He was so much better than me I was struggling to keep up & felt rather downtrodden. But when I came home & went to the Cairngorms with some other mates I was miles better than they were were before we were at the same skill set. Different but the same Rob, was the external post on the apron turned on a lathe ? That's how I would have done it then cut a rebate from the inside. Keep the pics coming for us lesser mortals  |
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If its made of wood, i can make it smaller.
Shirt size medium
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« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2012, 11:54 AM » |
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Bazzer, lol. It's great to work with someone of equal or better skill level than yourself. You tend to learn stuff without realising your are doing so. It's kinda like when I went to the alps for the first time snowboarding with my mate. He was so much better than me I was struggling to keep up & felt rather downtrodden. But when I came home & went to the Cairngorms with some other mates I was miles better than they were were before we were at the same skill set. Different but the same Rob, was the external post on the apron turned on a lathe ? That's how I would have done it then cut a rebate from the inside. Keep the pics coming for us lesser mortals This is what you call "waiting for the Nagrod body slam". He must be offline!! |
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DIPLOMACY:
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« Reply #14 on: February 25, 2012, 12:53 PM » |
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I am stunned at how beautiful that is. Dang, to have the cabbage to afford that kind of work, on that kind of scale. Nice place!
Keep up the great work!
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« Reply #15 on: February 25, 2012, 02:16 PM » |
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good job.
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« Reply #16 on: February 25, 2012, 02:26 PM » |
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Rob, was the external post on the apron turned on a lathe ?
Yes, I was wondering the same...? It's taken me a while to get out from under those "Brazzer" sites. Tim |
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« Reply #17 on: February 26, 2012, 02:42 AM » |
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Alan and Tim, the external curved "posts" are laminated. There is no room at the corner for the back apron to be more than 20mm thick, otherwise they probably would have gotten turned.
At least this way we had no end grain issues.
Rob.
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« Reply #18 on: February 26, 2012, 09:30 AM » |
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That's really gorgeous work! congrats!
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« Reply #19 on: February 26, 2012, 09:45 AM » |
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Looks really Nice Rob!!!! Love it!!
JMB
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« Reply #20 on: February 26, 2012, 02:08 PM » |
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Alan and Tim, the external curved "posts" are laminated.
Impressive. Now you are just getting technical... |
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