Hi Oliver. Good news your surgery went well. We’re getting old unfortunately ! Just wanted to stop in and check on your project. Hopefully in another couple months I’ll be back in the shop working on my La Belle ! Warm weather pursuits prevail !
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Le Rochefort build log by OlivierF
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I found a small piece of ebony in my stash so I was able to mill enough pieces to make the main wale.
It looks like the black India ink matches the real stuff well enough to make the remainder of the strakes below the wale.
I’ll see if I can find some more ebony in my scrap pile though…
I’m only able work in short periods before my shoulder aches so be patient it may take awhile.
It looks like the black India ink matches the real stuff well enough to make the remainder of the strakes below the wale.
I’ll see if I can find some more ebony in my scrap pile though…
I’m only able work in short periods before my shoulder aches so be patient it may take awhile.
As they used to say on “Myth Busters” TV show, “Failure is always an option”!
The ebony wood I have I very brittle and breaks easily if bent. So I cobbled together a small steam chamber with what I had laying around.
I have a small steamer we use for cleaning tile grout and other things so I thought to use it for the steam generator.
It does produce enough steam it just doesn’t not have enough volume in the tank (only 250ml) for more than a few minutes of constant use.
I need to rethink what the best way to generate steam will be…
Back to the drawing board!
The ebony wood I have I very brittle and breaks easily if bent. So I cobbled together a small steam chamber with what I had laying around.
I have a small steamer we use for cleaning tile grout and other things so I thought to use it for the steam generator.
It does produce enough steam it just doesn’t not have enough volume in the tank (only 250ml) for more than a few minutes of constant use.
I need to rethink what the best way to generate steam will be…
Back to the drawing board!
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We don't steam much anymore in the furniture shop, but when we do, we use one of these to generate steam. Runs for about an hour and a half. Just remove the nozzle from the hose. About $60 at WallyWorld. You might even be able to use it for some clothing! 
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This Version 2.0 definitely has a large enough water reservoir although I did have to sacrifice an old kettle (don’t tell my wife…
) to cobble this together. Also, this hot plate is old and anemic so will need an upgrade. Stay tuned for version 2.5 coming soon!
Cheers All!
thanks for the inspiration Stephan! This seems to work better.
This Version 2.0 definitely has a large enough water reservoir although I did have to sacrifice an old kettle (don’t tell my wife…
) to cobble this together. Also, this hot plate is old and anemic so will need an upgrade. Stay tuned for version 2.5 coming soon!Cheers All!
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No I will not tell her, I'm used not telling everything to wifes.
Looks like I will be abandoning trying to bend this ebony. It is simply too brittle and the grain is all wrong.
One piece was steamed for 30 minutes, the other for a full hour and both broke immediately. On to plan “B” with using Swiss pear and India ink stain.
One piece was steamed for 30 minutes, the other for a full hour and both broke immediately. On to plan “B” with using Swiss pear and India ink stain.