''The Garage"

Today was the first day of shooting the show for the community access cable station.

The show is titled " The Garage" I'll be making speculative pieces for the show. Some tradtional and some contemporary and sculptural. Todays shoot went well, Jeff is a great guy too work with. I had a blast.

Here Jeff Ellis, the shows producer sets up a shot by the jointer. The show will probably air in a month. I'll have video of it on the blog very soon.

Guitar stand continue

Here is the finished prototype stand. The final product will be made out of birds eye maple and rosewood. The interior will get covered with an inch layer of foam and then upholstered. The guitar will stand in the box.

Prototype guitar stand

Today I cut the nest parts for the prototype guitar stand. The individual pieces were cut on the band and table saw. The notches were cut out on the table saw.

Here I test fit the nest pieces against the box.

The box is finished. All dovetails were cut on the table saw. It is always a good idea to check the piece against the drawings to see how they measure up.

Yesterday I started making a guitar stand that is based on the design of the tea box. The stand is not a traditional stand in that the guitar isn't hung up , it is placed in the stand. The final product will be made out of birds eye maple and rosewood. This is a prototype made out of pine.

The carcsae of the stand is connected with dovetails. This time I cut the dovetails on the table saw. There is always some hand work to do after.
I cut the tails first and then use them to trace the pattern for the tails. I did a full sclae drawing of the piece. It is always a good idea to check your work against the drawing for exact dimensions.

Here are the pins drawen out on the end grain and ready to be cut on the table saw.

Tea is ready

Here is the finish tea box. I finished it with Watco Teak oil and wax. The lid for the tea storage is a piece of different mahogany. I like the contrast.

Bocote Accents

Today I added the Bocote accents to the nest parts and oiled the tea box. I used Watcos' Teak oil. I'll let this sit for a day and then add a coat of wax to add warmth to the project.

All of the parts have been sanded and the box has been glued together. Tomorrow I'll put a coat of Danish oil and wax on the box.

Tea Nest

Today I worked on the nest that the tea box sits on. I cut out most of the material using the table saw with a set of stack dado blades. I cut the contours with the bandsaw.