This week I have started creating the many 3D models for the Chimney Piece’s for No.3 - more on that in a moment though. I did also manage to fit in a quick job to make a sign for a friend who has just moved into a new barn conversion. This was made from an Ash shelf that was surplus to another job so basically a very nice piece of scrap. Before carving I applied a layer of sign makers vinyl over the smooth surface and then v-carved through it which you can see in the first image below. After it was carved it got a couple of coats of white paint into the letters and border and then once dry the vinyl was peeled off. You can see the corner peeled back exposing the smooth edge in the second image. Finally I started applying what will be at least 3 coats of UV resistant Danish Oil, you can see the sign below after the fist of these looking very nice indeed.
Something else I did last week but had not taken a photo of was to make an MDF door in the style of the other doors we made for No.3. This is for an electrical cupboard so needed to be thinner and was therefore easier to machine out of one piece of 25mm MDF. You can see it pre-finishing in the first image below. Finally as mentioned at the start I’ve been working on starting to model all the parts for the ornate Chimney Piece installations for No.3. the first model I made is based on a cherub from Saint Paul’s Cathedral in London. You can see the result of a this in the test maquette I cut. This is shown partially machined and then finished in the second and third images below. I was really happy with this at version one which is rare. So I’m now about 50% through the next model. Expect to see more of these over the next week or two. Over and out.
