The School of the Transfer of Energy
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English Mount in Red Cedar
Posted on February 26, 2012
English mount in eastern red cedar with black walnut.
Installed with a red cedar shelf.
Rustic Rocker in Eastern Red Cedar
Posted on December 20, 2011
Cantilevered rocking chair in Eastern Red Cedar. Yet to be oiled in these photos, but I like the softness and light on the forms of the unfinished cedar.
Cedar Bar In Progress
Posted on September 19, 2011
Middle stages of an eastern red cedar bar designed with my associate.
Natural-State Cedar Table
Posted on May 19, 2011
Some photos of the progression of the legs for a natural state Eastern red cedar table.
Single leg with scribed branch support
Fitting the top supports
Sawing leg bottoms flat
Both legs with more branch braces and top support bolted on
A couple of views of the table so far.
Cutting in Butterflies
Posted on March 11, 2011
Last week I cut in three walnut butterflies into the cedar table top under way in my shop.
Below are a few photos from the process. After shaping the walnut butterflies, they are scribed individually into the top, then the bulk of the waste is removed with a 1/4 ” straight bit in a router, and finally pared with a chisel to the scribed lines.
placing a butterfly
dad’s old craftsman
removing waste
all cleaned up, ready for glue
Cedar Slab Table
Posted on February 19, 2011
Here are some photos as I am working on the top for a cedar table.
being glued up
the edge with the bark peeled
trimming the ends
arty saw picture
beautiful red sawdust
planning the end…
…up in the air
Jig for Flattening Slabs
Posted on January 29, 2011
I read about this method for flattening large slabs in a publication (Woodwork I think) a year or two ago. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find the article in order to reference it. As I work with irregular slabs, too large for my machines, I expect it to be a reasonable and effective method for flattening large slabs, in this case, eastern red cedar.
The router is mounted to a 4′ sled which rides across two parallel fences (jointed 2×4′s smoothed and waxed). The router has an 1-1/4″ straight cut bit, and mounted on the sled can cover the entire face of the slab, removing about 1/32″ of material per pass.
a couple of turned walnut handles help to steer
the whole endeavor sits on my table saw
