Well, sometimes you have to take a break from turning to do flatwork to keep the wife happy. So she wanted a new Quilt rack and I found this plan online. Looked simple (don't they always!) so I gave it a shot. Now I know why biscuits, pocketscrews and morticing machines were invented! Turns out it's harder than you think to make those little tenons and keys!
Anyway, if you squint just right, it doesn't look too bad, the wife likes it and now I turn more wood!
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Re: 1st Arts and Crafts Piece
Happy wife, happy life! 
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Re: 1st Arts and Crafts Piece
As long as she doesn't want another one!greasemonkey2275 wrote:Happy wife, happy life!
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Well it looks nice, now you know why flat work is work, compared to turning. 
Not that turners dont make beautiful things.
Not that turners dont make beautiful things.KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE EQUALS WISDOM. Albert Einstein
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ERLover wrote:Well it looks nice, now you know why flat work is work, compared to turning.
LMAO! And it's also why turners still have all their fingers! Thanks for the reply, it was an interesting break from turning.The hardest part was cutting the square holes in the tenons to accept the keys. No wonder this stuff cost a fortune when you buy it from real furniture stores. If I get talked into doing this again, I'm using biscuits!
Tom
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Re: 1st Arts and Crafts Piece
Looks fine to me!
If she wants another one how about spindle turning the bits where the quilts rest on? That way you get to turn and the pesky holes can be round.
Ed
If she wants another one how about spindle turning the bits where the quilts rest on? That way you get to turn and the pesky holes can be round.
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Ed: You're a genius! That's a great idea. Sure, it won't be traditional A&C but a lot less swearing should result!
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Re: 1st Arts and Crafts Piece
Tom, that looks beautiful! Nice design and implementation!
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1965 Mark VII S/N 407684
1951 10 ER S/N ER 44570 -- Reborn 9/16/14
1950 10 ER S/N ER 33479 Reborn July 2016
1950 10 ER S/N ER 39671
1951 jigsaw X 2
1951 !0 ER #3 in rebuild
500, Jointer, Bsaw, Bsander, Planer
2014 Mark 7 W/Lift assist - 14 4" Jointer - DC3300
And a plethora of small stuff .....
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Re: 1st Arts and Crafts Piece
Tom,
If you dont have a mortiser one way to make them is drill them out with a Forstner Bit and the square the ends up and the walls with a chisel. Tenons are pretty easy with just a table saw and or with a router if you have a router table.
OR just get your wife to like Shaker Style and turn everything.
If you dont have a mortiser one way to make them is drill them out with a Forstner Bit and the square the ends up and the walls with a chisel. Tenons are pretty easy with just a table saw and or with a router if you have a router table.
OR just get your wife to like Shaker Style and turn everything.
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE EQUALS WISDOM. Albert Einstein
The Greatness officially starts
Greenie, Grayling, SS stand alone BS and BS SPT, jointer and belt sander, 3 Ers with Speed Changers. I think those 3 cover my ER needs, and space for them.
The Greatness officially starts
Greenie, Grayling, SS stand alone BS and BS SPT, jointer and belt sander, 3 Ers with Speed Changers. I think those 3 cover my ER needs, and space for them.