Apr. 8 | Mon.

Hours: 8-12

Tasks:

The sapele door was finished over the weekend, and came out looking great.

I was given a bag of wooden parts that needed to be recreated – these parts were I believe the trim around a boat window. I started with small blanks of teak, on which I traced the shapes of the pieces. I brought those blanks to the band saw and roughly cut out the shapes, then finished up the shaping on the spindle sander.

 

Apr. 9 | Tue.

Hours: 8-12

Tasks:

Begin work on a radiused poplar door. Using the large band saw, I had to first create dozens of poplar veneers that were flexible enough to be formed to the appropriate radius. Those veneers were then sanded to uniform thickness.

 

Apr. 10 | Wed.

Hours: 8-12

Tasks:

Continue preparation of the poplar veneers.
Begin to build a jig that will swing a router in an arc, the exact radius of the inside of the door. Using the jig, cut 9 pieces of MDF to the radius, and then screw them together to make a large block that fill serve as the formwork for the poplar veneers.

 

Apr. 11 | Thu.

Hours: 8-12

Tasks:

Epoxy together all of the poplar veneers that will be used for the kick rail – many clamps were needed to ensure even pressure, which prevents the appearance a lumpy surface. Once the kick rail is dried, I remove it and begin to epoxy the poplar part for the two remaining door rails.