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I was thrilled I got in her class, and her project revolved around making dove tails. Not by hand, which is a common method in miniature, but with the aid of power tools.<br />
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The construction of the carcass was very straight forward and followed traditional and proofed joinery. Not surprisingly the carving of the feet was fun to do too!<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Then it was on to making the drawers. </span>The dovetails were made using a variety of jigs and a sequence of cuts, some with a tilted saw blade, others with a jig at an angle to the blade. At this stage it was eminent to keep focused and concentrated. One 'slip' of attention and you could do all dozens of cuts all over again :/ </div>
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It goes too far (and beyond my capacity) to explain how it's done but here's a few pictures to show you how accurate and precise power tools, combined with well thought out jigs and steady hands can create such delicate joinery. </div>
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The result were amazing; crisp and even dovetails as if they were made in real life scale. </div>
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After assembly and a few coats of finish the photo etched hardware could be mounted.</div>
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Here's a view on another class; all concentrated at work, learning new techniques or improving on them while having fun (&) creating some fabulous miniatures.</div>
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Here's some new Artisans. Always fabulous to see their admission pieces. </div>
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Castine is just this gorgeous little sea side village, if you're into miniatures (and love lobster! :)) I can highly recommend trying to get there, even if it's only once in your life. In relation to that it's good to know that each year a <a href="http://www.igma.org/guild_school/scholarship.html" target="_blank">IGMA offers scholarships</a> for those who could benefit from attending but have a lack of means. Six years ago I was a beneficiary of that same program myself, during a time I'd just started out making mini's. It inspired me so much, I try to make it ever since! So if you read this and think 'I'd love to go and attend' check out the link! </div>
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There was way more to enjoy, and so much more than I can capture in pics too, but I hope you've enjoyed the one's I've put up.<br />
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Here's a few pictures of a carving I did last autumn. I received a request of a wonderful company that still uses an ancient technique to create gorgeous <a href="http://gildedleather.eu/" target="_blank">gilded leather.</a> </div>
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If I could recreate their logo in a relief carving, so it could be used to make a negative mold to imprint the leather. I'm unknown to the process of making a die out of this carving but I'm happy with the result. I'd like to thank my friend Gerry for cutting out the lettering using CNC so it became as crisp as could be. </div>
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During my trip to Canada I saw a lovely display at Lake Louise, capturing the past of pioneers mountaineering in the area. I was enticed by the old attributes. The skies were familiar to me but the pair of snow shoes really got me. It was right there and then I decided to make a pair in miniature. For various reasons I'd to do it quick, one of them being I'm currently working on a really neat book mill as well. </div>
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So straight after getting back from Canada I did some research. It soon became clear various times and regions have their own shape of shoe and type of lacing, and after reading into the small hours, I opted for a type that's common in the North East of Northern America, called Huron. The weaving I choose for is a combination of modern day techniques and the 'old fashion way'. </div>
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It started out with making a jig to bend the beech wood to shape. Normally the shoes are made of ash, but I didn't have that so beech it was. Which is perfect for bending too, by the way!</div>
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When the jig was set & done I could steam the 0.6 mm thick mm strips of beech. A simple set up in my frypan did the trick. I took the lid of for a photo, but of course they were steamed with the lid on. Less than10 minutes was more then enough to make them soft and pliable. Bigger pieces would take more time; you want all the lignin in the wood cells to become soft. But if you steam for too long the lignin will boil out and bending can then result in splits and breaking.</div>
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The thin strips cool off very quickly too, and then the lignin will harden up again so I'd to work fast. Placing the centre of a pair of strips at the tip of the shoe form, the sides were then gently bend down, till they touched at the back. I pressed the counter shapes tight to the strips and hammered them down. The four ends were held in place by a clamp. Then I let them dry over night. </div>
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The next day I glued the strips together and put them back in the jig to dry. Excess glue would surely bulge out under the pressure so to prevent the shoes from sticking to the jig I lined it with cling film. Simple and worked a treat. Meanwhile the braces were cut, predrilled and put into place when the shoe rims were dry.<br />
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Now it was on to the weave. Old shoes have holes drilled through the rim, to take a thread where the weave is connected to. The benefit is the thread will not wear when the shoes are worn. You don't see this method of weave as much anymore in modern day shoes, which makes sense being slightly more labour intensive. Hmmm... stuff isn't made as hard wearing any more so it seems... </div>
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Neither was I confident enough to drill the holes in the narrow rim, and as these shoes won't get any wear anyway, I figured to simply weave (the more modern way) around the rim, instead of through it. </div>
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Here's the toe section finished and heel part done too. As you can see I worked both shoes at the same time, so I would be conscious, aware and remember how to tackle the particular portions I was working on. If I'd finished one shoe complete and then had to return to do the other i'd probably have had a really hard time remembering how i did it to keep them uniform.</div>
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But I got there in the end, and here's how they looked at that stage.<br />
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Now it was on to the binding. Native shoes have simple leather strips without buckles, but now that this pair was sort of eclectic already, I figured to give them a more modern type of binding. </div>
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On the left is a section of it; the toe part with the first of the straps. If you look close you can see they are not attached on the same side. Something I didn't found out (again!) until I was almost done so I'd to remake that... </div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="text-align: center;">First of all Alberta is known for it's oil. So lots of donkey pomps :) </span>The capital and biggest city around is Edmonton and it was lovely to discover its past & present and that of its surrounding area.<br />
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Straight away something amazing happened... You have to know one of the things that has been on my bucket list for half my life was to see the Northern lights or Aurora Borealis. So going to Canada I'd enrolled this website called <a href="http://www.aurorawatch.ca/" target="_blank">Aurora Watch</a>, to get notifications when solar activity gets so great, chances to see the aurora in the area go beyond 70%. And guess what?!</div>
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Second evening I got a mail! So spend that night gobsmacked... Lying outdoors on my back, mesmerized by colored curtains of light hanging from the sky. Getting brighter and then dimming. And all that time, moving and dancing like waves washing ashore. It was so surreal, amazing... so much better then I'd ever could imagine!</div>
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I've tried to take photo's but at one point I just stopped. It took away from the experience that lasted till 3 am? Then it slowly died out... What an extraordinary spectacle. We saw it again, a week later, above lake Louise, where we spend the night as we toured the Rockies. </div>
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And those were just as breathtaking...</div>
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Humbling scenery and wherever you looked... so pretty</div>
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(remember, I come from The Netherlands, a country that's as flat as a pancake :))</div>
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There was still some snow but the first lakes and rivers were starting to defrost, showing their famous blue-green turquoise color.</div>
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It was hard to select pictures; this is just the tip. There were museums, climbing mountains, architecturally interesting buildings, hot springs, good food... and the list goes on... It was a memorable trip. But it was made extraordinary by all the kind and caring people I got to meet. I wish there was some way of showing my gratitude for all the warm welcomes I was greeted with over and over again. Thank you all!<br />
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Finally! After more then 3 years, working on it on and off... I'm proud to present the first version of the 4 poster beds. </div>
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It's been a fun collaboration piece I've made together with my clever and dear miniature friend Gerry, who used his inquisitive mind to learn how to mill with the aid of CNC. Lots of parts were drawn on his computer and milled out by him. Just look at the marvelous job he did on the delicate tapered and two sided twisting pencil posts with petit finials.<br />
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The fun part was to combine both our skills so I added more detail with hand carved acanthus leaves in the mid section of the posts. And the same theme returns in this version with the centre rosette on the headboard.<br />
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Wish I could jump into it, but even beter; instead I'm getting ready for short holiday that I'm really looking forward to :D<br />
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Have a wonderful Good Friday & Easter Holiday<br />
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Imagine! It was over a year ago I'd made a start on carving the centre decorations... but fortunately fresh wood chips were scenting the new shop again.<br />
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And there you have it; a comfy and cosy crash pad. Anyone care for a little nap?<br />
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The past year real life has taken most of my attention away from making miniatures so hence my absence... One of the things was a possible move and with that would come the necessity of picking up my workshop. Aaah! Something I don't even wish my worst enemy! Imagine dismantling the organized chaos of an overflowing workshop full with boxes and cabinets stuffed with materials crammed with tools. You probably recognize it. A place, so full, yet where you can find anything blindfolded. So late summer I made a reluctant start to sort & pack... <br />
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A few weeks later... the need to move was lifted. Hurray! I decided to make the most of the situation and redo the whole shop as the ever-growing bits, bobs and tools made me run into storage issues and irritations. Amongst was a more sufficient and permanent power tool set up too!<br />
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But first sorting out the paper archive;<br />
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And while at that I'd found <a href="http://petitpunt.blogspot.nl/2013/12/the-mysterious-one-legged-thief.html" target="_blank">the front leg that disappeared</a> while building the <a href="http://petitpunt.blogspot.nl/2014/01/murphys-chair.html" target="_blank">regency library chair</a> :D<br />
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I was at it for quite a while but very contend with how it turned out. By that time Christmas had come which is peek season at work so it wasn't till mid Januari that time was favorable to start thinking of building again... So apology for neglecting this blog, but as you can see it was for a good cause :)<br />
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The other day I've returned from a fabulous week attending Guild School 2014 in Castine, Maine. Before I elaborate on my adventures in class, and the fun I had with old and new miniature friends, I'd like to share class offerings for next year. I know a lot of people who weren't there are keen to see if they need to get ready (already! :), and for those who were there it's a nice reminder!<br />
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I'm delighted (that's and understatement!) about the fan-tas-tic news I received this morning; I've been awarded IGMA Artisan Membership! Oh wow! The pleasure! Yah!!! And so proud of myself too I didn't fail my first attempt but received this recognition straight away instead!<br />
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Long story short; late summer 2013 i realized that if I wanted to apply for Artisan member, this was the time to do it. Juggling family life & a job, I knew how little time I was left with. Still I set myself the goal to finish a total of 5 pieces before the year was over. That would leave me ample time to cope with unforeseen setbacks, the necessary paperwork and posting it across the ocean.<br />
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Building was <a href="http://petitpunt.blogspot.nl/2012/04/cutting-curves.html" target="_blank">challenging</a>. It was <a href="http://petitpunt.blogspot.nl/2013/08/cutting-corners-yes.html" target="_blank">tedious</a> too. And boy oh boy, was it <a href="http://petitpunt.blogspot.nl/2013/12/the-mysterious-one-legged-thief.html" target="_blank">frustrating</a> at times! But… I loved every minute of it; it was all fun! I also made them their own bespoke traveling boxes, all matching in style. Seeing them grouped together was such a delightful sight; very rewarding and it brought a real sense of accomplishment.<br />
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All I needed to do now was to put together the required documentation. I decided upon a photo album to let the many pictures i'd made during the build speak for them selves.<br />
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I can't begin to describe how much this recognition means to me. Most importantly I would like to thank each and everyone who've helped me personally but the list is so long, I'm scared I'll forget to mention some of you. Let me just say I cannot thank those enough who supported me with their encouragement and knowledge along this journey of growth and development. And those who've shown and kept faith in me, especially when my self criticism was bashing my confidence. You all know who you are!<br />
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Thank you all ever so much! I couldn't have done this without you. I love you lot, you are all true friends!<br />
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Usually I take the longer one because the beautiful old houses alongside the winding road make for a far more enjoyable ride. And sometimes I pick out an architectural detail, and focus on that during the ride, just to have a bit of fun while my legs peddle away the miles. </div>
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The other day was just such a day. I picked out the sky light (the windows above front doors) and because time was on my side I decided to photograph them for you. It's amazing to see how many variations there are.</div>
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First; back in the old days (1600's) these lights had a clear function and that was to shed light into the dark hallway behind the front door. Because they weren't able to make large sheets of glass at that time, these windows were made up by connecting small pieces of glass with the aid of lead strips. Similar to this early example; </div>
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As time progressed and fashions changed, these upper windows or fanlights (is that the proper English word?) changed accordingly. </div>
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Along the route you can see windows from the opulent Renaissance to the more common trees of life from the 19th Century. </div>
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The more you look, the more variations you can spot; from elaborate pictorial carvings to windows with stark graphical rabbets. </div>
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So let me just finish with a few more pictures of these special windows above the front door. I hope you enjoy them just as much as I do when I pass them along my route.</div>
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Here's a little update on the design for the head boards of these 4 poster beds. It's not a huge progress as carving is very time consuming and time hasn't really been on my side lately. Still, it's fun to show you where it's at and because I would like to hear your thoughts on a few things at this stage.<br />
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Before building even commenced we'd designed a classical theme of acanthus leaves decorating a simple yet elegant 4 poster bed. 2 Versions of the head crest are already chosen and are in process of being carved right now.<br />
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One is a bow ribbon tied to a bundle of flowers. Not finished yet, but these pictures will give you an indication.<br />
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Another one will receive a round centre piece. Very different in appearance and overall feel, as you can see from the mock up below.</div>
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Pretty too in its own right, with the decorative theme of the leaves continued. Yet, the overall feel is a little more rigorous than the top version with its frivolous flowers and ribbon. </div>
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The reason I'm asking is because I'll be finishing 5 beds in total. The one with the ribbon is already taken. The other 4 are up for sale too. One with the round crest which leaves the remaining three having a headboard that is still open for suggestions or variations of the 2 above. In other words; here's the chance to get your own 4 poster bed with a custom designed head board crest. </div>
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Argh! Apologies to anyone who's tried to contact me through the mail button on this blog! It turned out it hasn't been functioning for a while, thanks to a friend who pointed it out to me! So many thanks to you, Louie!!! I don't know for how long that has been the case, and I'm so sorry for the inconvenience it might have caused.<br />
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ps. I wasn't totally sure, but a test mail revealed it's working :))) Thank you Elga!Deborahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00288909507295400867noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4018860326266912322.post-71256918124653031362014-03-21T12:07:00.000-06:002014-03-21T12:07:35.991-06:00The 'Michelangelo' of wood carving If you're interested in wood carving you might want to watch this video. It's an episode of a wonderful documentary series called 'Carved with Love, that was a part of 'Handmade in Britain'. It was aired in 2013, by BBC 4 (British Broadcasting Company). This episode features the genius Grinling Gibbons. It's almost an hour, so beware. But if you do, sit back and enjoy. You won't be disappointed. His work is mind-blowing!<br />
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If you enjoyed you might want to search the net for more of this series. How about '<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKEEzigJJtk" target="_blank">The divine art of carpentry</a>' or one dedicated to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Bhu7HjIGAk" target="_blank">Chippendale</a>?<br />
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Still all loose panels and the head board will be decorated with a hand carved top, so there's still loads to do. Just thought I'd share a sneak peek :)<br />
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Finally I have some time to get back to the four poster beds I was working on. These trimmings will become the top rails on the head and foot boards. But I wanted the ends to be molded too. So here's how I did it;</div>
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As we were strolling around we came to this large barn. Not knowing what to expect we entered this robust building and that's where the Droste Effect set in.</div>
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Now back to the barn. Walking into it was surreal… It was a high empty space, and the inside was all painted white. The barn was divided on the right hand side by a large glass wall, separating 2/3 of the space from the entrance area. Behind the glass wall was raised platform, a bit like a stage. On top of it was, what seemed to be, a living room setting. </div>
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That was surreal on its own, not something I'd expected. The entrance area was completely empty, except from a pedestal with a maquette. A closer look made me realize it was a model from the barn. The roof was transparent so you could look inside the model.<br />
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And there you could see the 'living room' behind the glass wall. And in the entrance area was also the same model as I was actually looking at. And that's when things started to twist and turn…. I got sucked in.</div>
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A confusing experience, which left me feeling like the nurse on a Droste storage tin. Fortunately it was a magically beautiful day and walking back home the wind in my hair cleared my head in the sky. How wonderful miniatures can be :)<br />
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First I like to say welcome my new followers! I hope you'll enjoy reading here and get inspired by what you see. In this case it's a 1:12 scale model of a regency library chair that i finished the other day. It's got a bit of dynamic because you can alter it into a set of steps by swinging around the top half.</div>
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When i decided to make this chair i did a lot of research. It was hard to get technical details (i.e.. measurements etc) and work out a plan because they are a bit rare. In the end I picked out one that was up for sale on the site of an antique dealer. It had 6 detailed pictures and i used those to combine them with the rest of the information i had gathered. And this is what it looks like, set of against the original pictures on the right.</div>
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I think I'm gonna call my reproduction of Morgan & Sanders regency library chair after Murphy's law :) Because during the build anything that cóuld go wrong, díd go wrong. The low temperatures in the workshop affected the properties of the glues, so fragile joints gave way numerous times before they were reinforced by connecting joints. Loads of times items fell on the floor and i was on hands and knees almost as much as at the bench. Pieces i couldn't <a href="http://petitpunt.blogspot.nl/2013/12/the-mysterious-one-legged-thief.html" target="_blank">retrieve</a> (?) had to be re-made. One time the whole chair slipped from my fingers, breaking two wooden parts when it hit the ground. I won't repeat what i said back then :O And mounting the hinges was such a delicate job i've redone that a few times till i was satisfied. All in all i think i've build it more than twice? :D So although it doesn't look that difficult, it was a challenge non the less. </div>
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But I'm glad i pushed through; I love metamorphic furniture and this is such a nice example. I've put up <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/106010751336540527450/RegencyLibraryChair?noredirect=1" target="_blank">an album you can visit here</a> if you're interested in how it was build.<br />
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A few weeks ago I did a test piece on caning with dental floss, because it's flat and smooth properties resemble cain best. It's the one on the right. But it was really happy about it; still being out of scale & too big!</div>
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I figured i'd get back to it when i would start on the actual seat itself. But in the meantime I got some unexpected but much appreciated help! Many thanks to Fransisco from Miniarquitect, who makes the most stunning <a href="http://www.artquid.com/artwork/384499/53137/miniature-architecture-chairs.html" target="_blank">bistro chairs</a>! He convinced me to use thread (which is thinner) and taught me how you can still make it look great. Because I was a bit apprehensive of the fibers showing but now I know there are ways to overcome that. And then it all made sense… It definitely out ways floss and you can go way smaller, making it more close to scale.</div>
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I have to say, not bad :) Not bad at all! And way better than floss! So thank you here too Fransisco :)</div>
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There are many great tutorials on the internet and if you're interested here's a really nice one on caning;</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">My professional lives demands the most of me during the holiday season. That has meant i've not been around much lately. But special friends like you and your creative outbursts are always on my mind. So let me wish you all a blessed New Year, just like i feel having you all in my life.</span></div>
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<br />Deborahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00288909507295400867noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4018860326266912322.post-54912442964255940752013-12-09T11:35:00.000-07:002014-05-07T04:43:05.788-06:00The mysterious one legged thiefHi everyone, I would like to share a little event with you.<br />
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First, you gotta know I'm pretty organized on the workbench nowadays, keeping essential pieces half done in a plastic container. You're probably all too familiar with what can happen if you don't? I've been on all fours looking for dropped pieces too often now, so i try to stay pretty methodical. Anyway, making this step ladder chair I started out with cutting the four legs and I've continued building on the back legs to make the top half of the chair. The other day I was ready for the bottom section, i.e. work on the front legs.<br />
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No braincell in my head doubted the two front legs would be in the tray. I saw one amongst the numerous other pieces that I've prepared, rummaged to find the other, but sure, there was only one. Only one? Yes, only one… HUH? The next moment i checked the bench, i checked left, right, left again…Nothing. Hmm, OK. The floor, it's on the floor. It has to be on the floor. So down on my knees i went.<br />
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But sure I knew it would be fruitless. I'd just vacuumed the place. I try to keep it tidy so I can find dropped pieces quickly. But it's too big to not notice it, had i sucked it up unknowingly yesterday. And it has been 2 weeks since i held the front legs last, so I don't know <i>when</i> it went missing…. Argh!<br />
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I felt upset with myself for missing a piece. Now I was faced with double work, i.e. make a new front leg. But then I got a brainwave, and smiled. Because maybe, you know, maybe a one legged man had come along and decided he could do with 2 legs??? In theory it's theft but I prefer this explanation because it makes me smile to know i helped this man to walk again, and even run?!<br />
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As promised i'd show you what the caning was all about; it will become the seat of a regency library chair. It's a chair you can flip open to turn into a little step. So you can reach the books on the highest shelfs.</div>
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Here's the original i'm reproducing. A pretty early one made by Morgan and Sanders in 1815</div>
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And then off to the workshop, where my heater can barely keep away the frost. I'd run into bad luck when the only router bit that suited to do the ornamental lines broke while i was setting up my mill so i turned to these little carvers to make the grooves by hand.<br />
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In the meantime i plan to continue on the lower part of the chair this weekend. Hope you enjoy your miniatures too this weekend,<br />
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Only 2 rather crude drawings exist from that era, making it a challenge to translate it to paper and draw out a plan. I spend a good deal of time studying similar pieces of furniture, sketching and calculating. Also useful was methodically examining the few pictures (and sparse measurements) of it, that antique dealers have put on the net. It all helped me to come up with a good woodworking plan.<br />
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I had to test a few things too, before building could start. Could i find the proper wood? Could i make hinges, that are really narrow yet strong enough? And could i get canning down to scale? And here's the test on the caning.<br />
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I'm happy with the result, and it gave me the opportunity to learn from the little weaving mistakes i'd made on the first run. I rummaged my wood stock and found the perfect piece to represent mahogany too. And even the hinges turned out strong enough to hold.<br />
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The other day I've started on the actual build… and above is the first piece of many more to come.</div>
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Hope you enjoyed reading. Maybe you wonder what it actually will going to be. Or perhaps you've figured it out already?<br />
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All that was left was to cut two holes in the base and 2 recesses in the underside of the main table top. Those would hold the brackets that keep the top attached to the frame. Somehow i'd not calculated space was more tight with this table and the slide stops were positioned a bit different cos of that. It turned out I'd cut them in ánd on the wrong side of the middle section. When i was done and test fitted i found out they interfered with the slides... argh! </div>
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And here it is, next to its big brother. These pictures from an antique dealer in Great Britain were my sole reference when it came to the design. I'd already researched this type of extendable table. There i'd learned it's also called a 'Dutch pullout' table, but i haven't found a specific reason why it is referred to as Dutch. Thomas Sheraton described this mechanism as well in his Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Drawing Book, calling it <a href="http://archive.org/stream/cabinetmakerupho00sher#page/356/mode/2up" target="_blank">The Universal Table</a>. </div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"> I really like this table for it's sturdiness when the leaves are retracted, and for how the leaves are stowed when they're not needed. You can even pull them out while the table is set, making it the perfect companion for anyone who has friends spontaneously dropping in :D </span><br />
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ps. The color in the last few pictures don't match its real color (due to the back ground?) It's far more darker, the upper ones taken in the workshop represent the proper tone, making it a match with the original.<br />
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Thanks for your attention, have a wonderful weekend! <br />
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First a warm welcome to my new followers. But ooh, i'm ashamed for being absent for so long. I'm sorry for not posting for a while, so... let me try to make up for it.<br />
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Last post i ended with an antique Dutch pullout table i'd recently seen in the Rijks Museum in Amsterdam. My intention was to rebuild it in 1:12. So I took pictures and measurements & made <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxguOmCpNwA" target="_blank">a modern version to test the extending leaf mechanism</a>. Also did lots of research, and that's when i decided to drop the initial choice and go for this refectory table:<br />
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Carving them before assembly is easier.</div>
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The two melons shaped legs with their brackets.</div>
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Half way i put the pieces together so I could metaphorically stand back a bit and look at it that way. Not only do I find it fun to see it come together. But working up close on the individual parts can sometimes make me loose track, and this helps me to keep focus :)</div>
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Past weekend i finished the base so now I can start work on the table top. Fortunately that won't take as much time as the carving, so i hope to get that done pretty soon. And then the only thing left is the sliding construction. That will be a fiddly job again, but i look forward to that. The satisfaction of pulling out the leaves and see it all work smooth will make it all worth while. </div>
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So... that's what kept me busy. Ok, not done yet, but it's getting there :) Ooh, and i went to the annual dolls house fair here in Apeldoorn, Holland last weekend! Very nice to meet fellow miniaturists again, and to make new friends as well. There is some great talent out there! I mean, some offerings were exceptionally well done! All in all very inspirational.</div>
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Have a great day, and enjoy the small things in life,</div>
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