Walt Caza
04-02-2008, 4:11 PM
Good Day to the Creek,
I had a nasty plank of white oak in the shop that resembled a W in shape.
I could not tell if it had good figure as it was rough, but I had my suspicions...I also suspected it would be a handful to work.
The two extreme camel humps hinted at some serious internal stress.
Having avoided it long enough, I finally chopped the monster up...but into
short lengths to minimize dressing away my spendy QSW oak.
Joint and plane, stop for lunch, then I found I had to joint and plane the bananas all over again.
Pinched my rip blade good...stock was pushing back wicked ...thanks riving knife!
(6-8% dry but ornery)
I ended up making a Charles Limbert plant stand. The top lamination may look an odd choice, but it will be permanent home to a Croton in a 10" dia planter,
and I wanted the flake to remain visible around the big pot.
The dowels were an afterthought, to keep my panel glue-ups flush, to keep them nice and thick, not for strength. (thanks Dowelmax)
20 mortise and tenon joints hold it together, the panels mount with 3/4" blocks with screws, the crossgrain holes I slotted for movement.
I mixed a darker blend of oil stain than my usual, and topped with satin poly. When the wife comes home from work, the wire stand will be gone
with the new 'old-looking' one in it's place!
pics are: gnarly oak, mortise & tenons, dowels, panel and parts in clamps
Thanks for looking,
Walt
:)
I had a nasty plank of white oak in the shop that resembled a W in shape.
I could not tell if it had good figure as it was rough, but I had my suspicions...I also suspected it would be a handful to work.
The two extreme camel humps hinted at some serious internal stress.
Having avoided it long enough, I finally chopped the monster up...but into
short lengths to minimize dressing away my spendy QSW oak.
Joint and plane, stop for lunch, then I found I had to joint and plane the bananas all over again.
Pinched my rip blade good...stock was pushing back wicked ...thanks riving knife!
(6-8% dry but ornery)
I ended up making a Charles Limbert plant stand. The top lamination may look an odd choice, but it will be permanent home to a Croton in a 10" dia planter,
and I wanted the flake to remain visible around the big pot.
The dowels were an afterthought, to keep my panel glue-ups flush, to keep them nice and thick, not for strength. (thanks Dowelmax)
20 mortise and tenon joints hold it together, the panels mount with 3/4" blocks with screws, the crossgrain holes I slotted for movement.
I mixed a darker blend of oil stain than my usual, and topped with satin poly. When the wife comes home from work, the wire stand will be gone
with the new 'old-looking' one in it's place!
pics are: gnarly oak, mortise & tenons, dowels, panel and parts in clamps
Thanks for looking,
Walt
:)