Custom Boxes

For Pennsic 2023 I was asked to make a contribution to the gifts for the State dinner hosted by the Midrealm. We had been chosen to provide gifts for the East and this was my contribution. Two boxes, one made from Wenge and the other from Bubinga. 

Gothic Chair repair

 I do this not because it is easy, but because I thought it would be easy.

If I'm being honest I knew this was going to be challenging. I traced, scanned and imported the outline of the back into Vectorworks and cleaned up all the lines before exporting the dxf file to Alphacam to apply the toolpaths. I glued up the new material from Quarter sawn White Oak and cut out the bulk on a CR Onsrud panel pro router. There was a bit more post processing than a had wanted but I was able to achieve the look ii wanted with a few hours and a carving chisel. I added some Gilsonite tinter to the varathane walnut stain to really darken the grain lines. In the end I'm pretty happy with the results of remaking this broken back on this chair for a friend.

As I received it

Lots of tool pathing.

Gothic Revival Tables

 Made a set of Gothic revival tables out of red oak for a friend. The legs were inspired stool auctioned at Christies. I imported a picture of the leg into Vectorworks and traced the outling before bringing it into Alphacam to add the toolpaths. I wasnt ready to get into the level of carving needed for the rose detail to I ordered those from an online company and added them later. Still a bit of post processing to do with a chisel to prep. I added a cross brace on the underside of the tops with a dovetail slot and capped the ends. This allows for the expansion and contration of the large top without warping.