Where are all the woodworkers?!?

[bka0721]

I made this little keepsake box last week. It's maple, birdseye maple veneer, and padauk. The liner is cork. Most of the pieces were cut by my CNC, but there was some handwork too. I may make another one of these in the near future, but in black walnut and purpleheart.

Nice work!

Would you mind sharing a little about your CNC machine?

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[RoadtripsOfUnusualSize]

Would you mind sharing a little about your CNC machine?

It's an Evolution 4 from Bob's CNC. The bed is 24" x 24" and it came as a kit that I assembled. Before retiring and downsizing, I had a small side business that made small boxes, bowls, and tables. I had a 500ft2 workworking shop with an assortment of machines. Now, I live in a small townhouse with just a corner of a garage available for woodworking. A modern hobbyist CNC router doesn't take up much room and can replace quite a few machines.

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[Tracy Bowman]

I made this little keepsake box last week. It's maple, birdseye maple veneer, and padauk. The liner is cork. Most of the pieces were cut by my CNC, but there was some handwork too. I may make another one of these in the near future, but in black walnut and purpleheart.

Beautiful!

 

[Fawnbuster]

Got it in and installed. Also added the 2 wireless phone chargers, these are higher wattage so they work thru the wood.

 

[Tracy Bowman]

Got it in and installed. Also added the 2 wireless phone chargers, these are higher wattage so they work thru the wood.

Looks great! Very nice!

 

[Fawnbuster]

Looks great! Very nice!

Thank you Tracy!

 

[ParkerAzJeff]

I finished up some more pens. 2nd pic is my favorite. Goncalo Alves.

 

[WhyNot21]

Got it in and installed. Also added the 2 wireless phone chargers, these are higher wattage so they work thru the wood.

That looks great! Reminds me of my waterbed from the '80's, but not in a bad way. I kind of miss those cubbies...

 

[P. A. Schilke]

Got it in and installed. Also added the 2 wireless phone chargers, these are higher wattage so they work thru the wood.

Hi Mike,

Excellent work! Well done!

Best,
Phil

 

[Fawnbuster]

Hi Mike,

Excellent work! Well done!

Best,
Phil

Thank you Phil!

 

[Fawnbuster]

That looks great! Reminds me of my waterbed from the '80's, but not in a bad way. I kind of miss those cubbies...

Thanks., yes the style does that, I like to make things that are both attractive but highly functional.

When I searched online for the wireless chargers these came highly rated online I could only get them in white at the time. It's 2 parts. The flat coiled top plate that has a circle in the center, you place the pad where you want it then peel and stick it down, place 1 rare earth magnet in the circle and then from the underside you use the 2 other magets to locate the 1st magnet and connect and hold each other in place. Then move the non ferrous metal bracket over the 2 magnets and slide the lower one thru a hole, use double sided tape to hold it in place then I added 4 small screws. Slide the charger in the slot and plug it in. Worked like a charm. The acoustics sound great, I listen to Coast to coast am at night so having it Closer to my head I can hear it better at lower volumes at the same time.

 

[Fawnbuster]

Making a coffee table for my stepson's college graduation in May. This is a solid piece of Iroko wood, although it isn't related to Teak, it's often mislabeled as African Teak. I bought a Lichtenberg machine to burn the design in it last night then today I used my drill and a couple different nylon brush wheels to clean out the char and then sand it and round over the edges with my router. Tomorrow or maybe tonight I will mix up epoxy with some copper tint and fill the voids. I found a 2 part wax finish I will coat it all with. Should arrive soon. The company I bought it from uses it on both the sanded wood and sanded epoxy, it leaves a satin/ matte sheen. I am not a huge fan of high gloss epoxy but I will try that eventually. Luckily my pacemaker didn't give me any fits while I used the machine, maybe there's still hope for getting a mig welder after all.

 

[Doc]

Making a coffee table for my stepson's college graduation in May. This is a solid piece of Iroko wood, although it isn't related to Teak, it's often mislabeled as African Teak. I bought a Lichtenberg machine to burn the design in it last night then today I used my drill and a couple different nylon brush wheels to clean out the char and then sand it and round over the edges with my router. Tomorrow or maybe tonight I will mix up epoxy with some copper tint and fill the voids. I found a 2 part wax finish I will coat it all with. Should arrive soon. The company I bought it from uses it on both the sanded wood and sanded epoxy, it leaves a satin/ matte sheen. I am not a huge fan of high gloss epoxy but I will try that eventually. Luckily my pacemaker didn't give me any fits while I used the machine, maybe there's still hope for getting a mig welder after all.

Beautiful !

 

[Fawnbuster]

Beautiful !

Thanks Doc!

 

[Fawnbuster]

Finish coat is complete and rubbed out. Give it a day then I'll attach the steel X legs, they are powder coated black. The burning wasn't as wide as I would like that would've allowed more of the copper colored epoxy to show but it still looks decent.

Was able to get better lighting when I set it down. Would've preferred a wider base on the legs but got what was available at a reasonable price.

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