Rob-GB
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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 ;D
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. [thumbs up] 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. ;D ( Trion and TS55 aided and abetted by the Domino and OF2200 also had a role in this project [big grin])
Thanks for looking in.
Rob.
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. [thumbs up] 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. ;D ( Trion and TS55 aided and abetted by the Domino and OF2200 also had a role in this project [big grin])
Thanks for looking in.
Rob.
