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New carving project in apple: The Stern Decoration of the Royal Charles

A little side project. The Admiral wanted a little cabinet for the spices—one that keeps out sunlight so the spices stay fresh. I found a secondhand medicine cabinet online. I cleaned it, lightly sanded the inside, and thoroughly sanded the outside. I removed the glass from the door and made a panel out of cherry wood. (A tabletop that I cut into thin strips.) I covered the outside with cherry veneer and did a lot of sanding, polishing, and finishing.
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Cherry wood stays beautiful. I did have to clear off my hobby table first, though. But now that the project is finished, I can set up my router station again and get back to work.
And actually it was a lot of fun to do. Especcially to get the veneer on those rounded ends and corners in a way it looks like a piece of wood.
 
Steef66 said:
A little side project. The Admiral wanted a little cabinet for the spices—one that keeps out sunlight so the spices stay fresh. I found a secondhand medicine cabinet online. I cleaned it, lightly sanded the inside, and thoroughly sanded the outside. I removed the glass from the door and made a panel out of cherry wood. (A tabletop that I cut into thin strips.) I covered the outside with cherry veneer and did a lot of sanding, polishing, and finishing.
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Cherry wood stays beautiful. I did have to clear off my hobby table first, though. But now that the project is finished, I can set up my router station again and get back to work.
And actually it was a lot of fun to do. Especcially to get the veneer on those rounded ends and corners in a way it looks like a piece of wood.
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No carving of a stallion on the front? ROTF
very nice work on the carving Stephan. Had a lot to catch up.
 
Steef66 said:
A little side project. The Admiral wanted a little cabinet for the spices—one that keeps out sunlight so the spices stay fresh. I found a secondhand medicine cabinet online. I cleaned it, lightly sanded the inside, and thoroughly sanded the outside. I removed the glass from the door and made a panel out of cherry wood. (A tabletop that I cut into thin strips.) I covered the outside with cherry veneer and did a lot of sanding, polishing, and finishing.
View attachment 632516View attachment 632517View attachment 632518
Cherry wood stays beautiful. I did have to clear off my hobby table first, though. But now that the project is finished, I can set up my router station again and get back to work.
And actually it was a lot of fun to do. Especcially to get the veneer on those rounded ends and corners in a way it looks like a piece of wood.
Click to expand...
Always nice to build a ‘spicy-cabinet’ for the Admiral, Stephan. ‘Liefde gaat door de maag!’
Regards, Peter
 
Welcome back, everyone.
The last time I worked on my stern decoration was two and a half months ago. A lot came up before I could continue with this. I had to refurbish a spice cabinet, build six rope walks so I’d have a stockpile of them, move my 3D printer off the workbench (the vibrations and shaking from that thing were pretty annoying), and take care of some personal matters. But now I’m ready to go. The workbench is set up again, and I’m bursting with energy to keep going.
This is where I left off, and I’d already made a start on the unicorn’s head.
I hope I can share a few updates with you regularly. Although a photo doesn’t really do it justice—the color variations in the wood make it hard to convey the depth.
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