D.McDonnel "Mac"
02-09-2007, 9:52 AM
Well I've signed up to teach some more classes for my friends at American Sycamore (Cloverdale IN) this year. I don't have a lot of time to take off from the paying job so I am working on small projects that can be grouped together and done during weekend classes. One of my absolute favorite Shaker pieces is this candle sconce. It is made so a candle and it's holder could be hung on their famous peg racks so as to help illuminate the whole room. It isn't a real difficult piece but the way they sculpted the edges gives it a sculpted look.
I got started by making templates since I can use them to mark out multiples of the pieces needed to build several at a time. First I had to transfer the layout from the drawings in the book to life size. It was presented in 1/4 inch squares in the book and needed to be drawn on 1 inch squares. The first thumb is the drawn out side being used to mark out the masonite I use for templates. The second Thumb shows the completed templates needed: back, side and bottom.
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I resawed and planed my cherry stock down to 3/8" for the lumber needeed for the back and bottoms while the lumber for the sides and front piece (no template) was taken down to a strong 3/16". To expedite the shaping of multiple side pieces I stacked 4 sides together using double stick tape. I was then free to shape 4 at once using the joiniter, chopsaw, disk and spindle sander. Of course I followed up with a little hand work remove the machine marks and to fair that curve just right (shown in the 4th thumb). The last thumb shows the completed pieces with their templates.
More on the next post.
I got started by making templates since I can use them to mark out multiples of the pieces needed to build several at a time. First I had to transfer the layout from the drawings in the book to life size. It was presented in 1/4 inch squares in the book and needed to be drawn on 1 inch squares. The first thumb is the drawn out side being used to mark out the masonite I use for templates. The second Thumb shows the completed templates needed: back, side and bottom.
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I resawed and planed my cherry stock down to 3/8" for the lumber needeed for the back and bottoms while the lumber for the sides and front piece (no template) was taken down to a strong 3/16". To expedite the shaping of multiple side pieces I stacked 4 sides together using double stick tape. I was then free to shape 4 at once using the joiniter, chopsaw, disk and spindle sander. Of course I followed up with a little hand work remove the machine marks and to fair that curve just right (shown in the 4th thumb). The last thumb shows the completed pieces with their templates.
More on the next post.