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I sent a pm, I might be interested in buying some if it’s not too far away.

I have one that I don’t use. A coffin smoother. Purpleheart body and Lignum vitea sole believe.

No steam or heat involved.
the short version (with pics) is:

cut, plane, drum sand strips of wood.
build a mdf form
glue and clamp the strips in the form, overnight. 1 glue up at a time

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Looks nice.

Beautiful. And inspirational. It makes me want to add one to my long list of projects.

Yes we need more pics, with marble on it!

I like it. The problem with cutting boards is that they are too nice to cut on.

Yeah, I was thinking organic as I was thinking of the design. Heavier on the bottom and lighter structure as it goes up, like a tree. But I was also inspired by some of the Japanese style table legs....

The legs are curved and taper smaller at the top. They are attached with a tusk tenon and a key wedge on the bottom. This construction is usually used in knock down tables and benches but I like the...

I had a form from a previous project so I thought I’d see how a bent lamination end table would look. I also had a piece of crotch cherry in the rack. So I built this end table. It’s all made from...

I never found a glue to use.
I just sanded the shellac off and used titebond glue.

About 10 years ago i tried to dye PVA glue with transtint dye. That was a disaster.

yeah, a glue that would burn thru a finish would be a disaster with squeeze out. But I still wonder if there is such a glue/finish combo.

I prefinished parts for a project with shellac that I dyed. I taped off the glue surfaces so they would be bare wood to glue. But I missed taping one surface so it got shellaced. I did sand off the...

I’m a firm believer in standard work. In other words something that you’ve deemed important, and thus, you do everyday. For me that is having a clean and organized shop. To that end everyday I sweep...

Interesting use of lock miters. I haven’t seen that before. I’ll keep it in the old memory bank.

512612512613Thanks to all.
I built these a bit different than most builders. I’ll just say to get the piston fit on the joints and inlays required exacting precision as any accumulated error would...

I attached my shop to my house. I designed it to be an obvious expansion to the living space. It also looks very nice with the current architecture. If you think a bit outside the box I think you can...

I built the first cherry/maple one as my first attempt:

Then the second mesquite one as a gift:

And finally another cherry/maple as a commissioned Christmas gift:

Typical inside:

I haven’t found any thing on the internet showing it’s use for template routing. I plan to replace my router lift and if this would be adaptable to template work it could be an option. I’ll keep...

Can this be used for template routing to or is it just for joint making?

thanks folks. I ordered a set of Soss hinges and a few barrel/cylinder hinges to try.

Yes maybe. I researched them but one review said that they are a bit loose. I wonder if they will be precise enough. I’m looking for that piston fit when the lid closes. I may just have to order a...

I’m in process of building a couple humidors. I’m now at the point where I need to purchase a couple of hinges. I know normally a quadrant hinge is used in the corners of the box. But I wanted to...

Dang, I just spent all my fun money on some other really cool stuff. I could use another bandsaw set up for curvy work.