Seems odd continuing to write a blog that almost no-one reads while the world deals with COVID-19. However I guess the best any of us can do, who are able to carry on as normal, is to try and do that.
First up is a project the guys I share the workshop with had to complete that was all done on the big CNC. I helped Tom take this from his design software into VCarve Pro and then create the toolpaths to cut the 45mm thick oak worktop you can see in the first two images and also the MDF panels and doors, finished and painted, that you can see in the third photo. This was a perfect project for the large CNC and all seemed to go together well.
Onto other work, in the fourth photo is the prototype ceiling panel I made for the No.3 house - painted now and ready for the client to review at some point in the future. The last two photos are not my work but show the scale of the room we’re working on. This is the cornice for the ceiling boxes, as you can see there is a lot of it and we’re going to have to make egg & dart moulding to go into all these lengths too… that’s a lot of carving.
The project I’ve spent most of the week on though is continuing to work on the large cherub sign. Last week you saw the slices for the face being cut and glued. The result of that can be seen in the first image below. In addition to the face I also needed to make 4 wings and a ribbon/banner. The banner had to be cut from 70mm thick sapele and the wings were cut in slices from two 40mm thick glued-up boards.You can see the various pieces being cut and the slices glued up in the photos below. The last two images show the final pieces being assembled with full-size workshop broom for scale, its 1.6m top to bottom of the wing tips. I’ve still got a few of the slices to glue on but I’ve started filling and finishing the face and top two wings. It does look impressive and all the individual pieces are coming together well. I’ll probably continue dropping into the workshop to keep this moving along while also looking after two kids off school and starting to model the complex chimney-piece I’ve got to work on from home
As well as keeping calm and carrying on, I have got some ideas germinating regarding some more useful things that I could do during these unusual times. If you are reading this then lets all try to stay positive and stay healthy…
