A few pics from today's wood turning/making

[Woodworks]

Doweled this one is, is there another way to biscuit joint without buying a machine ?? never used one before. The other smaller frames I'm doing a lap joint then a dowel through.

 

I've seen another guy that does mirrors when I have stalls on but he silicone's the mirrors to the wood each to there own I guess, it's a shame as they are nice mirrors but its the first thing I spotted.

 

For biscuiting without a biscuit jointer you can get a wing cutter that goes in a router that leaves a slot the same thickness as a biscuit. If you can scrape the money together for a biscuit jointer I would be amazed if you regretted it as it is an incredibly useful machine. I have a cheap Freud one that I thought would not last but it would get me started. That was over ten years ago and at it is still perfect having done 10s of thousands of biscuits.

 

Mirrors look good

[Ian Leach]

A picture frame this time, lap joint and pegged frame out of oak and pegs out of beech. The finish is with le tonkinois varnish one coat so far .

 

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[Ian Leach]

Elm burr box an experiment really .

 

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[sloth]

Very nice

[Ian Leach]

First coat of varnish , the difference it makes .

 

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[Ian Leach]

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[Woodworks]

The colour looks amazing Ian.

Is that Ozmo varnish?

[Ian Leach]

It's le tonkinois varnish , just one I'm trying out at the moment .

 

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[Woodworks]

It's le tonkinois varnish , just one I'm trying out at the moment .

 

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Thanks Ian

 

keep up the good work

[Ian Leach]

Made from iroko

 

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