Workshop and fixit stuff

[Dark Lightning]

Shingles. That's one sucky ailment. I had a case back in '99. Good you're on the mend!

This mirror contains a "Square Dance" kumiko pattern. Mahogany frame, plexiglas sheet on the front, mirror in the back. The plexi is to keep dust out. Nothing fancy, just a sandwich of materials. This now hangs on the wall of my wood carving area.


<a href="https://imgur.com/h7Kgt2l"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/h7Kgt2l.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>

I don't understand why the image didn't post. Maybe an imgur thing?

[Recusant]

Nice! I like the idea of a mirror behind the kumiko. As for the image, I see a bunch of HTML code which doesn't work for posts on this site.

[Dark Lightning]

Thanks! I don't know where the extra shit came from. It used to be I could just post a pic from imgur. Evidently the new improved site does things differently. I was disinclined to start dicking with the link.

[hermes2015]

Thanks! I don't know where the extra shit came from. It used to be I could just post a pic from imgur. Evidently the new improved site does things differently. I was disinclined to start dicking with the link.

I have found that you have to view the photo and then click on its top right hand little hamburger menu (three lttle dots next to Copy Link). Then choose Get Share Links, and select BBCode (Forums). Paste the link into your post here. It looks like this:

[_img]https://i.imgur.com/fWVP3Qt.jpeg[/img]

I've put in the underscore in the first [img] so that the code and not the photo will show.

[hermes2015]

I have designed and made a museum-style display cabinet. The display case is mainly to consolidate the family collection of original, signed Lalique pieces, the most spectacular being an "Antilopes" vase. There is also a Picasso plate he painted in Madoura in 1948, and a Josef Hoffmann prism faceted crystal Art Deco vase.





Sorry, these are Imgur links, so to view in the UK, change your VPN location.

[Dark Lightning]

Nice cabinet, and nice contents!

[hermes2015]

 

[Dark Lightning]

I want to build an armoire in the Arts and Crafts style. I'm limited on height because of the size of my "shop". I could just dig into my IRA and buy another place to live, where the armoire would be a nice thing to have, as opposed to necessary.

[hermes2015]

I want to build an armoire in the Arts and Crafts style. I'm limited on height because of the size of my "shop". I could just dig into my IRA and buy another place to live, where the armoire would be a nice thing to have, as opposed to necessary.

Are there any particular Arts and Crafts designers that would inspire your design? My own favourite in the movement is Charles Rennie Mackintosh

[Recusant]

I have designed and made a museum-style display cabinet. The display case is mainly to consolidate the family collection of original, signed Lalique pieces, the most spectacular being an "Antilopes" vase. There is also a Picasso plate he painted in Madoura in 1948, and a Josef Hoffmann prism faceted crystal Art Deco vase.

Impeccable look!  That's some impressively thick glass for the shelves. Did you have a specialist shop cut it, or did you risk it yourself?

[Recusant]

I want to build an armoire in the Arts and Crafts style. I'm limited on height because of the size of my "shop". I could just dig into my IRA and buy another place to live, where the armoire would be a nice thing to have, as opposed to necessary.

Many antique armoires are actually capable of being broken down into manageable sections. My sister got one that uses the same ball-head bolts with holes as seen in the video below. I haven't been able to find modern replicas but they may be around. Not really necessary I'd think. Regular bolts could do the job (screwing into captured nuts).

I built shelving for it that's essentially freestanding inside the armoire and also capable of being broken down. Her armoire is wider than the one in the video so I used a less sophisticated system for the shelving* than the "sawtooth" style seen in the video below but the sawtooth system is nice for adjustability.

* Cleats on plywood "boards" for the sides, fixed oak shelf supports on a third board in the back for the middle. Didn't have to make the shelves so beefy since they were supported in the middle.

[Dark Lightning]

I want to build an armoire in the Arts and Crafts style. I'm limited on height because of the size of my "shop". I could just dig into my IRA and buy another place to live, where the armoire would be a nice thing to have, as opposed to necessary.

Are there any particular Arts and Crafts designers that would inspire your design? My own favourite in the movement is Charles Rennie Mackintosh

I'm using a non-exact copy of the Birdcliffe Colony linen press; it will be about 2 feet taller. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/14336

[hermes2015]

I want to build an armoire in the Arts and Crafts style. I'm limited on height because of the size of my "shop". I could just dig into my IRA and buy another place to live, where the armoire would be a nice thing to have, as opposed to necessary.

I have designed and made a museum-style display cabinet. The display case is mainly to consolidate the family collection of original, signed Lalique pieces, the most spectacular being an "Antilopes" vase. There is also a Picasso plate he painted in Madoura in 1948, and a Josef Hoffmann prism faceted crystal Art Deco vase.

Impeccable look!  That's some impressively thick glass for the shelves. Did you have a specialist shop cut it, or did you risk it yourself?

Thank you so much. Cutting glass, especially the 10mm thick glass of the shelves, is a task I was not brave enough to attempt, so I left it to a professional glass supply company. I did all the rest of it (wood and metal work) myself. I forgot to mention that the cabinet is 2100mm high.

[hermes2015]

I want to build an armoire in the Arts and Crafts style. I'm limited on height because of the size of my "shop". I could just dig into my IRA and buy another place to live, where the armoire would be a nice thing to have, as opposed to necessary.

Are there any particular Arts and Crafts designers that would inspire your design? My own favourite in the movement is Charles Rennie Mackintosh

I'm using a non-exact copy of the Birdcliffe Colony linen press; it will be about 2 feet taller. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/14336

That's an attractive piece.

[Dark Lightning]

I want to build an armoire in the Arts and Crafts style. I'm limited on height because of the size of my "shop". I could just dig into my IRA and buy another place to live, where the armoire would be a nice thing to have, as opposed to necessary.

Are there any particular Arts and Crafts designers that would inspire your design? My own favourite in the movement is Charles Rennie Mackintosh

I'm using a non-exact copy of the Birdcliffe Colony linen press; it will be about 2 feet taller. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/14336

That's an attractive piece.

Agreed! If I decorate the doors, I'll probably use art tiles instead of the carvings.