Saturday, March 21, 2009

Masterpiece Wine bottle stopper made from very hard wood that grows in Guantanamo Bay
Cuba (Grenadier wood I believe)

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Chair Back Spindles

Numbers 1-5 are almost done. 6 & 7 still need some work. Here's Papa working on number 7





Chair seat March 18 with lots of hand sanding




The chair seat just beginning to take shape March 14




Chair legs


Papa working on the front legs of the chair on his lathe

Chair legs


Rough cut front leg of the chair March 4, 2009

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Days 3 and 4 of "The Chair"


Didn't get to take pictures on Day 3 but Day 4 I cut out and put together one of the rockers. Guess I'm going to need a lot more clamps if I decide to make one of these chairs at home. It took 16 clamps to hold this rocker to the jig.