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EGYPTION CLOCK

What a task it was to make this piece! The obelisk required some compound cuts which were tough. The fun part was the chip carving. The clock is made entirely of basswood. Each obelisk has four sides so the carving hours really add up. My best guess is that it took approximately 100 hours to complete. The height of the obelisk is 18 inches and the bottom base is 5 inches square. The clock itself is 12 inches wide and 13 inches high. The Depth of the clock is 7 inches. The top of the clock has a compartment with lid. It runs on a quartz mechanism. When you design the dial, remember to make a mirror image of the pattern before applying the design to the wood. The finish is 6 coats of spray-on polyurethane with light steel wool smoothing between each coat.

PISTOL DISPLAY BOX

My son said he would like a display box for his old blackpowder pistol so I whipped out this box for him. The box is made of butternut wood and is 14 inches wide by 7 inches deep and 5 inches high. The inside was shaped to to hold the pistol and other miscellaneous pieces then was coated with red flocking. He wanted the box to be lockable so I added a jewelry box style lock. Estimated time to complete about 30 hours. Finish is 6 coats of spray-on polyurethane with fine steel wool sanding between each coat.

DUTCH MANGLE BOARD

This is a Dutch Mangle Board. I have only seen old photos of this piece and all I know is that the Dutch ladies used them to press water out of clothes. All the photos I found show them to be fan shaped and heavily carved. They make great wall hangings. The design was done on the computer using AutoCad Lt. Estimated time to complete was 20 hours. The finish is 6 coats of spray-on polyurethane with a fine steel wool sanding between each coat.




BIRD HOUSES

These are fun projects to make and carve. The birdhouse on the left was donated to the Habitat for Humanity and was placed in a live auction. The one on the left was sold. In each case the light wood is basswood and the dark wood is walnut. The top of each is a little tricky to make as it involves compound cuts. Remainder of constuction is straight forward. You do have to complete the carving before final assembly. Each birdhouse stands about 10-12 inches high and 5-6 inches across the flats. The designs were done on the computer using AutoCad Lt. and the patterns were transfered to the wood using a copy and laquer thinner. Best estimate on this piece is about 15 hours each. The finish is 6 coats of spray-on polyurethane with a light steel wooding sanding between each coat.

SQUARE URNS

The urns are made of basswood and stand about 11 inches high and the urn body width is 8 inches. The width at the base is 10 inches. Depth of the body is 6 inches. A liftoff top is provided on each. This was a pair made for gifts. Construction is straight forward however the chip carving on the corners was a new experiment. I had to make several tries on scrap to get the spacing right and I believe that it turned out OK. You have to learn to move the wood and the let the elbow fly when making these cuts. Again, all design was accomplished using AutoCad Lt. and the patterns were transfered using the lacquer thinner process. The finish is 6 coats of spray-on polyurethane with light sanding with steelwool between each coat. Best estimate on this piece is about 30 hours each.

DESK BOWLS

These small bowls were made for gifts and intended to be desk bowls. All were made at the same time and are about the same size. I decided to not use a pedestal base on one just to make it different. They all use the stave construction and are made of basswood. The bases are all walnut. The finish on each is 6 coats of spray-on polyurethane with a fine steel wooling between each coat. Estimated time to complete was 40 hours for the batch of 4.







HUMIDOR

This humidor is made of walnut and is fully lined with Spanish Cedar. The top has an inlaid basswood ellipse that was chip carved. The width is 12.5 inches, the height is 7 inches and the depth is 10.5 inches. The walnut boxes corners are mitered and uses splines. The walnut was finished with a buffing system that uses different cloth wheels and grits to get near a mirror finish. The last step is a cloth wheel to apply a hard wax.

STATIONARY BOX

Great little project and a desirable box. It is sized to hold stationary and intended for placement on a desk. I bet I have made a dozen of these over the years. It is made of Basswood with Walnut trim with dimensions of 12 inches wide by 9 inches deep and 4 inches high. The top and sides are chip carved. The estimated time to make and carve is about 30 hours. The finish is 6 coats of spray-on polyurethane with light steel wooling between each coat.




BIBLE BOX

A friend of mine acquired a great family bible and needed a box to keep it in. I modified the Stationary box design to fit the Bible. The carving design included the family name on the lid. It is made of Basswood with Walnut trim with dimensions of 12 inches wide by 9 inches deep and 5 inches high. The estimated time to make and carve is about 36 hours. The finish is 6 coats of spray-on polyurethane with light steel wooling between each coat.

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