The slats are all hand-planed and trimmed.
The pieces of the first end-panel are ready to be put together like a jigsaw puzzle:
The first glued-up end panel:
The end panel awaits the caps:
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Crib production, the glue-up begins
The hand-mortised crib rails await the slats.
The slats are all hand-planed and trimmed.
The pieces of the first end-panel are ready to be put together like a jigsaw puzzle:
The first glued-up end panel:
The end panel awaits the caps:
The slats are all hand-planed and trimmed.
The pieces of the first end-panel are ready to be put together like a jigsaw puzzle:
The first glued-up end panel:
The end panel awaits the caps:
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
More crib production!
Jim continues to produce more fine craftsmanship on the cribs for Emmy, Ashlynne Rose, and a yet to be determined occupant...
Every piece is cut to size, and then hand planed.
After planing with the "coarse" setting, you plane it again with the fine setting. Then there is little sanding needed. Here you can see the different sizes of shavings.
Which results in a pile of shavings by the end of the afternoon:
And here is the result of a day's work:
Every piece is cut to size, and then hand planed.
After planing with the "coarse" setting, you plane it again with the fine setting. Then there is little sanding needed. Here you can see the different sizes of shavings.
Which results in a pile of shavings by the end of the afternoon:
And here is the result of a day's work:
Saturday, May 2, 2009
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