A lucky lady contacted me over on Facebook when she saw a glimpse of
my unfinished Paris Blue Night Stands
I dont often get sentimental or anything when my furniture leaves for its new home,
but these 2 pieces looked so amazing I did mourn the lose for a short time.
Yesterday I shared how to color your wax and promise
to show all the different elements that went into transforming these
homely little cabinets into beautiful bedroom pieces.
#1 Remember to take a real before picture.
(not one after you remove the hardware and start painting)
#2 Add new curvy front kick.
(cause your too lazy to fix the chipped and peeling veneer)
#3 Turn upside down and install legs.
(perfect time to remove cobwebs - customer wont pay extra for them)
#4 Paint some more before you finish.
(how else are you going to get those signature paint streaks in your hair)
#5 Glue the appliques to your drawer fronts.
(no one will ever suspect you pride them off a piece of furniture road side)
#6 Start waxing.
(cause you are still not finished)
#7 Install drawer handles and paint some more.
(who would have thought, the original ones worked best)
#8 Add another applique.
(cause you can)
#9 Build and install doors.
(dont take any photos of this step)
#10 Paint tops in white and wax to a high gloss.
(dont tell you wanted to make them look like marble but everything
was already taking so long and costing too much)
#11 Take pretty pictures.
(so you can reminisce later in life when you are too old to remember)
Coming soon ...
I will be addressing my obsession for bedside tables
with this next set seen below.
There is a sneak peak over at Facebook if you cant wait!
In other news a new batch of Georges candles have made their way to
The Passionate Home. Be sure to get yours before they sell out again.
TPH is in the picturesque courtyard of downtown Langley at 20506 Fraser Hwy.
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As you can see this bowl has some really wild, irregular grain patterns and this plus all the water and tree sap in it has probably contributed to this crack. I am going to keep the bowl and place it back in drying box for a week and see how it does. Im going to keep working on it despite the crack.
The above two blanks are both 10 inches in diameter and 3 inches thick and will make lovely bowls. The top one is hickory and the bottom one is red elm. Even covered in wax and in a rough state, you can see the beauty of the grain in the wood.
From left to right they are honey locust, sassafras, and beech. These are hard dense woods that will turn well.
Ive reached my limit of photos for this blog posting so Im going to stop and Ill post more photos later today of this bowl.
This is a sizable, heavy block of wood and so it is going to take some precautions to turn it safely. Im going to use big, long wood screws to hold it to the faceplate and Im also going to place it "between centers" which means Im going to use the live and dead centers of the lathe to mount it:
Now it can be turned without a lot vibration and that means it can be turned safely.
...and here is the blank after about 15 minutes of turning. You can see that there are both sapwood and heartwood in this blank.
The next posting will describe how the bowl is attached to the lathe and hollowed out.
