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[Richard Brown]

We were looking at family photos before our nephew returns to Barcelona on Wednesday.

I thought this detail would appeal to some of you. .

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[giradman]

Well, I've just posted in my North Carolina Mountain thread on a recent trip to Blowing Rock - plenty of pics to enjoy there - please take a look -

BUT, I just completed a woodworking project for our local church, the Unitarian Fellowship (I'm a member and volunteer my help for specific projects) - I was asked to make a portable lectern (movable from room to room or even taken 'off site' for use) - decided to do some extra effort, i.e. frame & panel construction w/ walnut & Baltic birch ply, plus walnut top w/ a 'stop' of ambrosia maple - just a few pics of my effort - took about 30 hrs - hope that the images please and ask any questions for those interested - Dave

P.S. the Chalice took a LOT of extra effort - please ask if interested in the details and also the finish - thanks.

 

[leelai]

Well, I've just posted in my North Carolina Mountain thread on a recent trip to Blowing Rock - plenty of pics to enjoy there - please take a look -

BUT, I just completed a woodworking project for our local church, the Unitarian Fellowship (I'm a member and volunteer my help for specific projects) - I was asked to make a portable lectern (movable from room to room or even taken 'off site' for use) - decided to do some extra effort, i.e. frame & panel construction w/ walnut & Baltic birch ply, plus walnut top w/ a 'stop' of ambrosia maple - just a few pics of my effort - took about 30 hrs - hope that the images please and ask any questions for those interested - Dave

P.S. the Chalice took a LOT of extra effort - please ask if interested in the details and also the finish - thanks.

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You amaze me with your craftsmanship. That is so very lovely and such a wonderful piece for your Church.

I can imagine it still being in service for many many years to come. Well done!!

 

[dianne137]

I really admire your lectern Girardman! I really love the imagery of the challis it looks to me like a flickering light..in textiles I think you would call it appliqué Not sure of the proper term for the relief carving. very classy.Lovely piece.

 

[Richard Brown]

The lectern and those finishing touches are superb Giradman. Thank you for showing us the photos of it.




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[The OB]

That is a beautiful piece of work David. Your appreciation of the different types of wood and their treatment is impressive.
Andrew


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[J. A.]

Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027 from Hubble




Image Credit: Hubble Legacy Archive, ESA, NASA
NASA seems to be looking for a name for this nebula.

 

[giradman]

I really admire your lectern Girardman! I really love the imagery of the challis it looks to me like a flickering light..in textiles I think you would call it appliqué Not sure of the proper term for the relief carving. very classy.Lovely piece.

Thanks all for the nice comments on my recent woodworking project - will hand it over to the Unitarian fellowship some time this week - just left a brief description of how I did the chalice in a PM - quoted below for those interested, along w/ a pic of the chalice as it appears on their website. Dave

The 'chalice' is a symbol of the UU church and the one below that I used was designed specifically for the Winston-Salem fellowship; just enlarged the figure to the size wanted; attached it to some thin walnut w/ spray adhesive; then used my scroll saw to cut out each piece - took some sanding to get the pieces fairly smooth - attached to the plywood using a little glue and my 23 gauge headless pin nailer - like the results and does 'personalize' the piece.

 

[J. A.]

Going for a walk, we could see low flying planes





A lot of these








and this one.

 

[J. A.]

Sunset today

 

[squib]

I love your craftsmanship and artistry too! I would like to know how long it took to make and what made you choose those beautiful inlays? I just realised you answered that question already above. it is a really wonderful design! As others said before, this will be used for many, many years! Do you have a stamp or some way of signing your wood craft? Thanks for posting and showing us the wood work you make. Squib

 

[rjkgr]

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[giradman]

I love your craftsmanship and artistry too! I would like to know how long it took to make and what made you choose those beautiful inlays? I just realised you answered that question already above. it is a really wonderful design! As others said before, this will be used for many, many years! Do you have a stamp or some way of signing your wood craft? Thanks for posting and showing us the wood work you make. Squib

Hi Squib - thanks for the kind comments. Well, the total project probably took me a good 30 hours total (but just worked 2-4 hrs/day) - now this was 'my doing' since I wanted to 'donate' a nice looking piece (e.g. those walnut frames w/ Baltic birch panels are located in grooves made on the router table - and getting those angles just right also took extra time). The chalice was made as explained in my previous post by scrolling the individual pieces and then applying onto the surface (inlays, also known as intarsa is trickier and requires a lot of experience - posted a recent example of a Shaker box in my North Carolina Mountain thread).

Actually, I do have an electric branding iron (purchased from Rockler) - pic below from their website; my brand looks like the top one, i.e. Hand Crafted by Doctor Dave - in the lectern the brand is on the mid-back bottom - another pic below of the actual one put on the piece.

For those interested, the first project that I donated to the fellowship (probably 10 yrs ago) was a new name tag holder (2 images below) - made of solid oak & oak plywood (about 2 1/2' x 4' in size) - added the chalice motif at the top (of course, a different design) - used every Sunday and still looks great!

Thanks again for your interest - Dave

 

[squib]

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[squib]

Hi Squib - thanks for the kind comments. Well, the total project probably took me a good 30 hours total (but just worked 2-4 hrs/day) - now this was 'my doing' since I wanted to 'donate' a nice looking piece (e.g. those walnut frames w/ Baltic birch panels are located in grooves made on the router table - and getting those angles just right also took extra time). The chalice was made as explained in my previous post by scrolling the individual pieces and then applying onto the surface (inlays, also known as intarsa is trickier and requires a lot of experience - posted a recent example of a Shaker box in my North Carolina Mountain thread).

Actually, I do have an electric branding iron (purchased from Rockler) - pic below from their website; my brand looks like the top one, i.e. Hand Crafted by Doctor Dave - in the lectern the brand is on the mid-back bottom - another pic below of the actual one put on the piece.

For those interested, the first project that I donated to the fellowship (probably 10 yrs ago) was a new name tag holder (2 images below) - made of solid oak & oak plywood (about 2 1/2' x 4' in size) - added the chalice motif at the top (of course, a different design) - used every Sunday and still looks great!

Thanks again for your interest - Dave

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Dave, thank you for answering all of my questions. My curiosity can be tiresome to some people. I love your brand, I suppose you designed that as well? What is the most favourite ( to you ) project you have ever done in wood? Are you self taught or did you apprentice or something else? You sure are good at what you do with wood! I collect small boxes from all over the world. They fit in the palm of my hand ( or my outstretched hand ). The ones made of wood are my favourite, especially the ones with different coloured wood making an organic pattern. ;-)