SHRIPHANI PALAKODETY: Posts tagged 'bird'urn:http-blog-shriphani-com:-tags-bird-html2017-07-23T06:23:42ZBookstandurn:http-blog-shriphani-com:-2017-07-23-bookstand2017-07-23T06:23:42Z2017-07-23T06:23:42ZSHRIPHANI PALAKODETY<html>
<p>I finally put together my first complex woodworking project with moving parts. The result looks gorgeous to me - I have rarely seen 3 woods with such different textures complement each other so well.</p>
<p><img src="/img/bookstand1.png" style="max-width: 100%;" class="nav3" /></p>
<div class="nav3"><img src="/img/bookstand2.png" class="iconsl" /> <img src="/img/bookstand3.png" class="iconsr" /></div>
<p><img src="/img/bookstand4.png" style="max-width: 100%; padding-bottom: 30px;" class="nav4" /></p>
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<p>My typical process for most projects is to start out, run through the steps mentally and then fill in the details as needed.</p>
<h2 id="trays">Trays</h2>
<p>The core components that don’t depend on each other are obviously the trays where the book sits, the hinge mechanism that allows you to open and close the object.</p>
<p>I had 2 cedar planks – 36"x6"x0.75" each. These had to be reshaped to form the two trays. The easiest way is to cut them up, glue them, sand until you get a smooth seamless join and then trim the edges so they all line up:</p>
<p><img src="/img/cedar_glue.png" style="max-width:100%; max-height:100%;" /></p>
<p>The next step is to breadcrumb the whole thing. I used purpleheart - a gorgeous exotic wood that is naturally purple.</p>
<p><img src="/img/breadcrumb.png" style="max-width:100%; max-height:100%;" /></p>
<p>Breadcrumbs are built using a similar process as the original boards - glue and then sand down.</p>
<p>I drew an abstract peacock and then laser-etched it onto the boards.</p>
<p><img src="/img/peacock_board.png" style="max-width:100%; max-height:100%;" /></p>
<h2 id="hinge-stand">Hinge Stand</h2>
<p>I decided to go with a blind hinge - i.e. you don’t see bits of the dowel (rod) sticking out. One half of the hinge-stand looks like this:</p>
<p><img src="/img/hinge1.png" style="max-width:100%; max-height:100%;" /></p>
<p>The other half looks like this:</p>
<p><img src="/img/hinge2.png" style="max-width:100%; max-height:100%;" /></p>
<p>The only other bits involved were putting the maple bits in and gluing everything together.</p>
<p><img src="/img/done_joint.png" style="max-width:100%; max-height:100%;" /></p>
<p>And it all came together for a gorgeous piece of furniture to put a nice book on.</p></html>