Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 17
I had a little time, last night. Not enough to run the trim for the altar on the Carvewright (3.5 hours), but enough to cut down and install the trim … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 16
I have received a few software upgrades for the Carvewright CNC router. I now have the ability to import 2D and 3D images, instead of trying to create them in … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 15
I decided to start off the day yesterday (afternoon) by mixing up a bit more wood filler. Same recipe as before, stained wood flour and hide glue. I thought I … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 14
My goal today was to get the bases knocked out. I pulled the clamps from the tabernacle base and planed down the high spots and glue joints. Before I can … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 13
I was all set to return the Domino to my buddy Dave yesterday when I remembered that I completely forgot to build the lower base for the tabernacle stand. So … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 12
Today, I want to work on the base for the altar, so to make some room, I finished scraping and sanding the tabernacle top. It turned out nice, but that … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 11
I pulled the clamps off of the tabernacle stand top today. Learning from the altar top, I only use the router to flush trim the end grain. for some reason … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 10
Finally made a bit of progress today. I finished op on the top for now and was able to get most of the veneer done on the bottom and the … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 9
Almost done the top surface of this thing. I pulled the clamps to see how the inlays turned out. Not bad, a little glue squeeze-out here and there, and some … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 8
I had an hour or two last night to play, so I decided to get the crosses inlaid on the altar top. Before I did that, wanted to see how … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 7
I had a few hours to work on the altar, so I pulled the clamps off of yesterday’s work and started sanding down the top. I set up one of … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 6
Well, I didn’t have much time to work last night, but I did pull the clamps to see how the repair on the veneer worked. Surprisingly some of my painter’s … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 5
I started out today with planing down a piece of walnut to 1/8″ thick. This piece will be for the cross that will be inlaid on the door I just … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 4
Long day today. We spent the day getting my oldest moved in to his college dorm room. By the time we got home and ate dinner, I only had a … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 3
It has been a busy week so far, but I was able to get all of my wood for the project. The majority of the wood was donated by Alex … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 2
Before I can assemble the top, I had a couple of filler pieces that need to be made for the back side. I left them out so I could squeeze … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 1
I am starting on two new projects this week. This will be the new altar and tabernacle stand for the daily mass chapel at Saint Peter’s in Libertytown, MD. Here … Continue reading
Prepping for my mission trip
What a summer so far, I have been too busy to play much in the shop. I do have a couple of larger projects that I intend to get started … Continue reading
Ironing board storage cabinet – day 12
Well, the finish is dried and it is time to install the hardware. I installed the hinges first and hooked them back together. Then I drilled two holes for the … Continue reading
Ironing board storage cabinet – day 11
Just a quick post today. The polyurethane has dried from last night so I gave the door panel and the cabinet a quick sanding with fine steel wool to take … Continue reading
Midnight Woodworking 