Wes Bischel
08-16-2005, 1:55 AM
Well, I tried something a little different. I made a ring tray instead of a ring holder. My Mom always complains about not having anyplace to put her rings when in the kitchen so I thought "what the heck, I'll make her something." (Yeah, what a nice son I am :rolleyes: )
The overall size is about 3" square by 2" tall. The body is a piece of bacote with a milled recess and chamfered edges. It's finished with shellac and buffed with wax.
Since I just learned to do this nickel plating process, I naturally had to include some metal in it. The base is cast aluminum - some of you might recognize it - it's a base for porch columns with the sides milled and edges chamfered. It doesn't show in the pictures, but there is a subtle milling pattern on the sides done by putting the mill out of tram so one side of the cutter leaves a half circle pattern.
I'm not sure I like the recess as milled - I think a shallow scoop might have given it some flair/elegance but still maintained the mass/visual weight of the piece. I might have to try that next time.
Anyhow, I thought it was a slightly different solution than I've seen before. Now we'll see how successful it is in practice. :D
Thanks for looking,
Wes
The overall size is about 3" square by 2" tall. The body is a piece of bacote with a milled recess and chamfered edges. It's finished with shellac and buffed with wax.
Since I just learned to do this nickel plating process, I naturally had to include some metal in it. The base is cast aluminum - some of you might recognize it - it's a base for porch columns with the sides milled and edges chamfered. It doesn't show in the pictures, but there is a subtle milling pattern on the sides done by putting the mill out of tram so one side of the cutter leaves a half circle pattern.
I'm not sure I like the recess as milled - I think a shallow scoop might have given it some flair/elegance but still maintained the mass/visual weight of the piece. I might have to try that next time.
Anyhow, I thought it was a slightly different solution than I've seen before. Now we'll see how successful it is in practice. :D
Thanks for looking,
Wes