Curved Elm Door With Wenge Hinges

[Rob-GB]

So I got a bit carried away with myself and tried some things new to me.  ;D

Glueing up the door.

While that dries, make a whole bunch of these little smirkeys

And who needs a lathe?

The finials and hinge pins are Rhodesian Teak, floorboard offcuts as are the Wenge components.

Domino inspired sliding latch, from Wenge.

I have been having so much fun,( except for the Wenge splinters, boy, do they fester! ) laying that mezzanine floor next week after we move house is going to be almost a chore  ;D ;D

Ta for looking in.
Rob.

 

[mouppe]

Nice job as usual Rob.

[big grin]

 

[galwaydude18@gmail.com]

Serious job Rob  [thumbs up] Did you route a curved onto the face of the door?

 

[WastedP]

Holy cow that is awesome.

 

[nclemmons]

Very cool technique!
Great job and thanks for sharing -

neil

 

[woodguy7]

You never cease to amaze Rob  ;D

 

[rizzoa13]

That's extremely impressive. Serious question though. People across the pond pay your rate for this kind of very custom and labor intensive work? Over here someone might throw up if i gave them the number on that kind of job.

 

[Rob-GB]

Thanks for your nice comments guys, I am quite pleased at how it came out too. 

Serious job Rob  [thumbs up] Did you route a curved onto the face of the door?

The door and side panels are flat faceted but I Rotex'd them with a soft pad to round them over a bit and soften the look.

That's extremely impressive. Serious question though. People across the pond pay your rate for this kind of very custom and labor intensive work? Over here someone might throw up if i gave them the number on that kind of job.

Not everyone is willing to pay for a good job that is just their loss. Due to the quirkiness of the house you will never buy "off the shelf" cabinetry or fittings to suit or that would ever look right. So custom was the only option. [big grin]

My ideas for the design grew as I made it, the top was made first to fit the curved wall and the exposed sloping brickwork and the situation begged for the front edge of the top to be curved. That left me with two options, flat and boring or curved and interesting.
Access to the offcuts of flooring materials led me to thinking of making the other parts, Wenge is used for what might have been made out of black iron like the hinges and faux square headed nails but I chose teak for the finials to give it a burst of colour.
I think it suits the 500 year old property and adds interest to the smallest room in the house.

Rob.

 

[tiralie]

My ideas for the design grew as I made it, the top was made first to fit the curved wall and the exposed sloping brickwork and the situation begged for the front edge of the top to be curved.

Rob:
Great work, (love those turned finials)  and the semi-coopered door, but it's an even better story.
Tim

 

[mike_aa]

Rob,
your creativity inspires!  Thanks for sharing.

Mike A.

 

[waho6o9]

Thank you for sharing your fine work Rob.

Big appreciation for your skill set, keep doing the good work!

 

[Ed Bray]

Fantastic job Rob, love the use of the Domino to hold your finial turning jig in place.

 

[SMJoinery]

Hi Rob

Cracking job with some great ideas.
Your work is inspiring Rob as it always contains some unique technical expertise!
Lucky clients!

 

[Tinker]

A really interesting job.  Great workmanship and even greater imagination.
I love the story that goes with it.  It is so much fun when you can get a job where the customer lets you use free imagination.
Tinker

 

[shaun.mcc]

Really cool. Thanks for showing the setup for the pins with the router table - gave me some ideas.