annedonnelly
Girl from the North Country
- Location
- Blyth, Northumberland
Ah, I didn't understand why you were gluing bits of wood together for the leg. I see now. It's looking good!
Inlaid Coffee Table - design help
- Thread starter Marchrider
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MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
nice work indeed. Very impressive 
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Marchrider
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Leg finnished
The diamond inlays near the top were to cover up a stupid mistake, when I turned it on the lathe I had used a face plate with 3 screws, the ends of the screws were revealed whist turning, could believe such a schoolboy mistake
hope the contrast between the two woods is greater when I get it oiled up
The diamond inlays near the top were to cover up a stupid mistake, when I turned it on the lathe I had used a face plate with 3 screws, the ends of the screws were revealed whist turning, could believe such a schoolboy mistake
hope the contrast between the two woods is greater when I get it oiled up
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
mistakes like that are an opportunity to make it look even better... which you appear to have done.
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Marchrider
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finally got round to finishing it off - I like the leg but still not impressed with the top
and the lovely little poem @Reynard helped me with
not sure about the bit of Elm I used between the pedestal and the top- it doesn't really fit in, but too late now.
and all made out of wood that was either destined for landfill or the fire (that's the best bit for me)
and the lovely little poem @Reynard helped me with
not sure about the bit of Elm I used between the pedestal and the top- it doesn't really fit in, but too late now.
and all made out of wood that was either destined for landfill or the fire (that's the best bit for me)
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Now that's truly lovely. 
Your woodworking skills are amazing. I never got beyond making Mr Plonkypaws, a wooden cat marionette.
Your woodworking skills are amazing. I never got beyond making Mr Plonkypaws, a wooden cat marionette.
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
the maker is often their own biggest critic. It's feckin' lovely!
Bonefish Blues
Banging donk
- Location
- 52 Festive Road
Now that's truly lovely.
Your woodworking skills are amazing. I never got beyond making Mr Plonkypaws, a wooden cat marionette.
annedonnelly
Girl from the North Country
- Location
- Blyth, Northumberland
That's lovely. The person you've made it for is really lucky to have that.
Thanks you posting photos of the finished article.
Thanks you posting photos of the finished article.
- Location
- Glasgow
That is so lovely @Marchrider, you have some talent!
Can I commission you a pair of similar tables, cats instead of birds please
Can I commission you a pair of similar tables, cats instead of birds please
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Marchrider
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That is so lovely @Marchrider, you have some talent!
Can I commission you a pair of similar tables, cats instead of birds please
next table maybe something to do with witches and runes - suppose I could have a 'familiar' on it somewhere
this sort of thing - but a lot less complicated
but first I need to make something that won't take 3 months - have an offcut of Douglas Fir - never worked with that before, going to have a play with that
apart from the fact it was to be a xmas present - 50 days late, not bad for me I suppose, and I kept it on budget of absolutely free.
thankyou - trouble is you just see all your own little faults, things that could have been done better - not that is a problem, the great joy for me is the making of it, not the end product
Its a bit like my cycling, I enjoy the riding bit, the getting to my destination is all a bit pointless as I set off from there a few hours previous, and now I have a dirty bike to clean
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