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Gallery of completed woodworking projects

mustangpalmer1911

Aromatic Ceder

Wenge and Cherry

Black Walnut

Oak

mustangpalmer1911

Padauk

Wenge Mahogany

Lacewood

White tail antler and Oak

terrydowning

Looks like mustang got addicted to pen turning. Welcome to the vortex!!

mustangpalmer1911

Yes I did. I have them on a local antique/craft style store, and on esty.

jbergen

This is my 15' Navigator Yawl. Her name is "Ellie". She has been on display in several boat shows and even won a trophy at one. It took me 20 months to build her. I bought a used Shopsmith 510 and used it almost daily throughout the construction. I used every mode of the machine - even a couple modes Shopsmith never thought of! We love the boat and I really enjoyed building her with my Shopsmith.

For more information, I have a blog at http://navigatorjoel.blogspot.com/ with construction photos, video clips and stories of our sailing adventures.

mustangpalmer1911

And there I was puffing my chest about my pens.

Very nice. I dont think I would ever have the talent to build something that beautiful.

jbergen

mustangpalmer1911 wroteAnd there I was puffing my chest about my pens.

Very nice. I dont think I would ever have the talent to build something that beautiful.

I was thinking the same thing about your pens. I really wish I could make them but my eyesight isn't too good when it comes to close up work. I've tried larger turnings several times only to discover I have no talent at it. I really admire those of you that are so good at it.

chipmaster

Beautiful work on your yawl! Takes me back to when I built a Windward 15 years ago. Nowhere near as complex as your project, and it took me longer than 20 months to build her. Fair winds and following seas!

mccool

First major project I did that used the ShopSmith. I just about gave up ripping anything after the aluminium upper and lower guards kept showering me with sparks no matter how much attention I gave to alignment of the guards and guides.

My grandad had an 1950's version of this machine and my dad had a 1980's Mark V (the one I'm using now) and all I remember is how easy they made everything seem to do on these machines as a kid!

Oh, I did not make those chairs!

mgdesigns

I was really amazed when I saw those chairs. Then I read the caption at the bottom. Great looking set for sure.

I have 6 maple & leather Crate & Barrel chairs similar to those but I need 2 to 4 more - the back stays are curve on the horizontal not vertical though. I am going to copy them when I get much better at woodworking.

beeg

For a fisrt major project, it turned out GREAT.

shipwright

Nice little boat jbergen, I not only recognized her but recognized the Sucia Island rendezvous photos. I was looking for my boat but you missed me by a few yards or maybe a few hours. Don't feel too bad about that I have about twenty shots from my anchorage in the bay and only one with your lovely yawl in it. It's too distant in the photo to even recognize. http://www.shopsmith.net/forums/attachment.htm?attachmentid=14958&stc=1&d=1322876893

I met you briefly but you may remember me or my boat.

http://www.shopsmith.net/forums/attachment.htm?attachmentid=14959&stc=1&d=1322876926

Do you recognize the burgee on my shroud?

Paul M (Friendship)

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jbergen

shipwright wrote
Nice little boat jbergen, I not only recognized her but recognized the Sucia Island rendezvous photos. I was looking for my boat but you missed me by a few yards or maybe a few hours. Don't feel too bad about that I have about twenty shots from my anchorage in the bay and only one with your lovely yawl in it. It's too distant in the photo to even recognize. http://www.shopsmith.net/forums/attachment.htm?attachmentid=14958&stc=1&d=1322876893

I met you briefly but you may remember me or my boat.

http://www.shopsmith.net/forums/attachment.htm?attachmentid=14959&stc=1&d=1322876926

Do you recognize the burgee on my shroud?

Paul M (Friendship)

OMG, Hello Paul! I didn't realize you hung out here on the Shopsmith forum. I didn't make the connection. I certainly remember your beautiful boat "Friendship" and I wish we had spent more time talking. Hopefully we'll be able to next year at Sucia. Did you use your Shopsmith to build her? Turns out I did capture a photo of her at Sucia. Gorgeous!

shipwright

I built her in Canada where I have all my dedicated tools about a year before I started getting into SS. My main SS stuff is done at my Az winter place where my shop space is much smaller and my budget much lower. I do now have a 10ER in Cowichan bay and do use it on almost every project for one thing or another.

See you at Sucia next year. You could even come to Montague Harbour in May.

Paul M

nuhobby

shipwright wroteThis is my latest baby. She cut her first veneers today and I am way more than impressed. Almost immediately I was making far more precise cuts than I could ever have hoped to cut with my DeWalt scroll saw. It's a copy of a machine introduced in Paris about 200 years ago that at the time revolutionized the art of marquetry. Mine is self designed after looking at photos on the web. It's not far off the original except for the fact that I have access to better bushings. She's a joy to operate.

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Almost all operations were done on my 510 here in Green Valley. It took about 40 hours and cost me under $100. Thanks to Gene Howe for the Bois d'Arc used in the saw frame and the mesquite in the knob and rocker rack. The rest of the wood was salvaged from an old beam I had to replace because one foot of it was rotten.

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This is the mesquite knob. You don't actually hold it by this strangely. It's use is in springing the blade.

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This is the operator's position. very relaxed and comfortable. You could do it for hours.

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This is a little marquetry border I chose to try her out. The white bits are pattern paper stuck to some of the dark green veneers. It will come off after final glue-up.

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For a full blow by blow construction tour here's the album:https://picasaweb.google.com/paulm549/ChevaletDeMarqueterie?authkey=Gv1sRgCPLK6vm0kMisKQ&feat=directlink

Paul M

I just picked up a British "Furniture and Cabinetmaking" magazine from the bookstore; it is featuring a "Marquetry Donkey." It looks like Paul's superb Chevalet project. A great posting worth reviewing here!

Chris

nuhobby

shipwright wroteThis is my latest baby. She cut her first veneers today and I am way more than impressed. Almost immediately I was making far more precise cuts than I could ever have hoped to cut with my DeWalt scroll saw. It's a copy of a machine introduced in Paris about 200 years ago that at the time revolutionized the art of marquetry. Mine is self designed after looking at photos on the web. It's not far off the original except for the fact that I have access to better bushings. She's a joy to operate.

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Almost all operations were done on my 510 here in Green Valley. It took about 40 hours and cost me under $100. Thanks to Gene Howe for the Bois d'Arc used in the saw frame and the mesquite in the knob and rocker rack. The rest of the wood was salvaged from an old beam I had to replace because one foot of it was rotten.

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This is the mesquite knob. You don't actually hold it by this strangely. It's use is in springing the blade.

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This is the operator's position. very relaxed and comfortable. You could do it for hours.

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This is a little marquetry border I chose to try her out. The white bits are pattern paper stuck to some of the dark green veneers. It will come off after final glue-up.

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For a full blow by blow construction tour here's the album:https://picasaweb.google.com/paulm549/ChevaletDeMarqueterie?authkey=Gv1sRgCPLK6vm0kMisKQ&feat=directlink

Paul M

shipwright

Thanks for remembering this Chris. That started a whole new part of my life. I now have six chevalets, five of which I use in my new marquetry school at home in Canada. This is my latest piece of work, a Louis XIV inspired jewellery box. Some of the work was done with my Shopsmith as well.

JPG

OMG WOW!!!!!!!!

Totally inadequate words to describe that.

And I thought that little bird in your icon was 'excellent'.

Mike907

I'm sitting here in awe.

joedw00

I will have to agree with JPG, OMG WOW!!!!!!!!

That is beautiful.

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