MacKenzie Posted January 9, 2019 Report Posted January 9, 2019 Here we go. Stay tuned, more inlays coming Nice, I like it. 1 Quote
tekobo Posted January 9, 2019 Report Posted January 9, 2019 Looking very good so far Steve. Even better than a mermaid on a motorbike. 1 1 Quote
Steve M Posted January 9, 2019 Author Report Posted January 9, 2019 3 hours ago, tekobo said: Looking very good so far Steve. Even better than a mermaid on a motorbike. Thanks Tekobo! Quote
Steve M Posted January 9, 2019 Author Report Posted January 9, 2019 23 minutes ago, Bruce Pearson said: Looks great! Nice job Thanks Bruce 1 Quote
Tucker Posted January 9, 2019 Report Posted January 9, 2019 Great work, well executed. I have one that hitched a ride on my calf from Australia in '06. 3 1 Quote
Steve M Posted January 10, 2019 Author Report Posted January 10, 2019 19 minutes ago, Tucker said: Great work, well executed. I have one that hitched a ride on my calf from Australia in '06. Nice one! Quote
Steve M Posted January 10, 2019 Author Report Posted January 10, 2019 2 hours ago, jonj said: Very good work, indeed. 30 minutes ago, BIGSHEP said: Excellent work Steve Thanks! Quote
tony b Posted January 10, 2019 Report Posted January 10, 2019 17 hours ago, tekobo said: Looking very good so far Steve. Even better than a mermaid on a motorbike. Toss up, perhaps? But, I do like the gecko. Quote
Tyrus Posted January 10, 2019 Report Posted January 10, 2019 Crafty work. A personal touch, a signature. Seen some with broken tile in a mosaic filled with grout between......a thought, and it may compliment your KK choosing similar colors. 1 Quote
Steve M Posted March 20, 2019 Author Report Posted March 20, 2019 It's been a long winter so between the weather and a small injury woodworking, I haven't been able to finish up the trim on the kitchen. The first thing I need to finish is the backsplash so the electrician can finish up and I will have power everywhere. Here is the first tease: Things don't look quite right but I'm sure it will work out. This is the area that goes behind the bar. I'm putting a few of my favorites on the backsplash including this one. I still have to fill in the umbrella color and fill that cavity. He looks to be in some pain but not for long: 5 Quote
Bruce Pearson Posted March 21, 2019 Report Posted March 21, 2019 That’s gonna be a cool backsplash! What make is your CBC machine? Looking forward to the finished project. Quote
Steve M Posted March 21, 2019 Author Report Posted March 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Bruce Pearson said: That’s gonna be a cool backsplash! What make is your CBC machine? Looking forward to the finished project. It's a CNC Routerparts machine. I researched them for a long time and although it requires assembly, it is built so much better than others in the price class. This thing is a tank. 1 Quote
Bruce Pearson Posted March 21, 2019 Report Posted March 21, 2019 Kewl I had a legacy woodworking machine Quote
Steve M Posted March 21, 2019 Author Report Posted March 21, 2019 21 minutes ago, Bruce Pearson said: Kewl I had a legacy woodworking machine Those are REALLY nice machines. They also put out some nice software training videos that I have taken advantage of. 1 Quote
jonj Posted March 22, 2019 Report Posted March 22, 2019 Oddly enough, the Wordsmith magazine I received today had the plans (part one) to build one's own CNC Router. Of course, since it is from Wordsmith, the bed and gantry are made from wood. Part two, next month, will have the electronic controllers and wiring plans. Quote
Tyrus Posted March 22, 2019 Report Posted March 22, 2019 Have to applaud you gents, I have 3 routers and use them for edging, dado and basic joinery, Good show, will have to join u one day Quote
Steve M Posted March 22, 2019 Author Report Posted March 22, 2019 9 hours ago, jonj said: Oddly enough, the Wordsmith magazine I received today had the plans (part one) to build one's own CNC Router. Of course, since it is from Wordsmith, the bed and gantry are made from wood. Part two, next month, will have the electronic controllers and wiring plans. My first CNC was really small and the gantry was made out of hard plastic. I found I really needed the rigidity to do these inlays. The frustration is what caused me to go big and sturdy. 8 hours ago, Tyrus said: Have to applaud you gents, I have 3 routers and use them for edging, dado and basic joinery, Good show, will have to join u one day The CNC is a blast to use and production power is empowering. I built quite a few cabinets for my house about a year ago and you could literally sit down at a computer with the basic dimensions of what you wanted to build and be cutting all the parts 10 minutes later. This was one of my favorite projects last year. The sculptured part was done on the CNC. It is 2 sided and took about 22 hours of solid carving. Everything is solid mahogany. 7 Quote
