Kirk (KC) Constable
07-23-2003, 8:48 PM
I didn't intend to post any more pics until this monster was finished...but apparently they started selling 12 exposure film again at WalMart (for about 9 cents less than the 24 exposure roll, so they fooled me!) :mad: Here they are, and I won't bore you with anymore until delivery. :D
<img src = "http://www.kcwoodworks.net/boat1.jpg" align = center>
This is the base fully assembled, save for the two missing braces.
<img src = "http://www.kcwoodworks.net/boat2.jpg" align = center>
I got the base stained the day before we took the veneer panels to the cabinet shop for sanding. Had to have someplace to put the top to work on it. These are the seven panels just tossed up there so I could draw the reference lines for cutting the boat shape. After sanding, we've got 1/4" mesquite on 1-1/2" MDF.
<img src = "http://www.kcwoodworks.net/boat3.jpg" align = center>
After using the templates to mark the edge, I carefully cut the pieces to 'just oversized' with the circular saw. I scored the cut line with a razor blade, but still got a few chips. :( I know I probably shoulda turned the pieces over for cutting, but after muling them around all day yesterday, me and my helper were doing as little handling of the panels as possible. One of the beautiful things about working mesquite is if a chip is just too offensive, I can take a grinder to it and make it a wormhole or something else that looks like 'character'. This pic is after I've made the final cut on the right edge of the first two panels. You may notice the template underneath the cut side (and a scrap piece under the left to even it up). I used the template underneath because I was just more comfortable with the 'bottom bearing' flush trim bit...seems like a more stable cutting situation to me. It was a bit of bother to get the templates under the tops and lined up, but it worked.
<img src = "http://www.kcwoodworks.net/boat4.jpg" align = center>
After starting at about 8:30, the top was all cut out around 4:00, and I've started fitting the miters on the first section of the border. Only the two end sections have the miters, the other five only have the outside borders. To demonstrate just how confident I was in my templates, I cut the inner arcs on all the trim pieces last week...and suprisingly enough, the still fit the outer arc on the top today. :rolleyes:
<img src = "http://www.kcwoodworks.net/boat5.jpg" align = center>
This is just a side shot to help me decide whether the top is thick enough, or if I need to add a 'kicker' to the bottom. I'm thinking it looks a bit skinny...
More to come...but not until it's OVER. Thanks for browsing.
KC
<img src = "http://www.kcwoodworks.net/boat1.jpg" align = center>
This is the base fully assembled, save for the two missing braces.
<img src = "http://www.kcwoodworks.net/boat2.jpg" align = center>
I got the base stained the day before we took the veneer panels to the cabinet shop for sanding. Had to have someplace to put the top to work on it. These are the seven panels just tossed up there so I could draw the reference lines for cutting the boat shape. After sanding, we've got 1/4" mesquite on 1-1/2" MDF.
<img src = "http://www.kcwoodworks.net/boat3.jpg" align = center>
After using the templates to mark the edge, I carefully cut the pieces to 'just oversized' with the circular saw. I scored the cut line with a razor blade, but still got a few chips. :( I know I probably shoulda turned the pieces over for cutting, but after muling them around all day yesterday, me and my helper were doing as little handling of the panels as possible. One of the beautiful things about working mesquite is if a chip is just too offensive, I can take a grinder to it and make it a wormhole or something else that looks like 'character'. This pic is after I've made the final cut on the right edge of the first two panels. You may notice the template underneath the cut side (and a scrap piece under the left to even it up). I used the template underneath because I was just more comfortable with the 'bottom bearing' flush trim bit...seems like a more stable cutting situation to me. It was a bit of bother to get the templates under the tops and lined up, but it worked.
<img src = "http://www.kcwoodworks.net/boat4.jpg" align = center>
After starting at about 8:30, the top was all cut out around 4:00, and I've started fitting the miters on the first section of the border. Only the two end sections have the miters, the other five only have the outside borders. To demonstrate just how confident I was in my templates, I cut the inner arcs on all the trim pieces last week...and suprisingly enough, the still fit the outer arc on the top today. :rolleyes:
<img src = "http://www.kcwoodworks.net/boat5.jpg" align = center>
This is just a side shot to help me decide whether the top is thick enough, or if I need to add a 'kicker' to the bottom. I'm thinking it looks a bit skinny...
More to come...but not until it's OVER. Thanks for browsing.
KC