Smoke
Ignore-Amus
My wood guy came thru. A quick look around.
30 Stands
- Thread starter Smoke
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River's Edge
Masterpiece
US Tariffs
LOL Lets see Sapele from Africa imported to Canada. Makes about as much sense as most of the rules!
River's Edge
Masterpiece
Bonsai Bonanza!
Smoke
Ignore-Amus
Well...Bonsai Stand Bonanza
namnhi
Masterpiece
Will I get one if I piss you off.... You would be proud to have your stand under my tree!
wireme
Masterpiece
Here’s hoping you don’t set up a cut wrong and repeat it 30 times! Whoops.
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
If you’re eating Taco Bell, the real bad news is going to hit you later on tonight...hope the wood run isn’t far!
Smoke
Ignore-Amus
I carry Imodium, never leave home without it. I take Metformin and Potassium Citrate , thats a lethal potion for needing a bathroom at all times. 4 or 5 years ago it was Hell, but I have it whooped now.
baron
Shohin
Are you taking orders yet? 
Smoke
Ignore-Amus
Today I glued up some more tops. One more Kifu size and two more Shohin size. The rest of the day was spent on trying to perfect a technique for making the thin stands I see in Japan so much on Shohin Box stands.
The stands are thin because you don't want the stand to add too much height between the shelves. This is what I came up with. This was just wood I had around and these are routed from a solid block with multiple passes thru the router table with different bits. My fingers are just way too close for this type of work for me. I'll be glad to get back to the larger stands. The rectangle ones are 5 x 7 and I made two square ones to use as accent stands or small round potted trees. One is 5 x 5 and one is 3.5 x 3.5.
I'll continue adding more finish through out the week.
The stands are thin because you don't want the stand to add too much height between the shelves. This is what I came up with. This was just wood I had around and these are routed from a solid block with multiple passes thru the router table with different bits. My fingers are just way too close for this type of work for me. I'll be glad to get back to the larger stands. The rectangle ones are 5 x 7 and I made two square ones to use as accent stands or small round potted trees. One is 5 x 5 and one is 3.5 x 3.5.
I'll continue adding more finish through out the week.
barrosinc
Masterpiece
Looking good
M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
Smoke
Ignore-Amus
M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
Ironwood.You know it has to be hardwood. The harder the better.
Hartinez
Masterpiece
beautiful stands Al. Another recent thread had me looking into some of your other stands online, VERY NICE!! Pretty cool to see your talents extend past Bonsai. And as I make a living as a full time designer/carpenter its all about efficiency in production!! Great Job!!
Smoke
Ignore-Amus
Worked on stands again today. I have about 10 irons in the fire right now. Some coming your way soon in the selling area. Not stands yet but other things.
All the tops got sanded twice today. First with 120 grit and then 220. they will be hand sanded with 400 before stain and then after that with the finish. So the first batch has 13 stands in it. 9 Shohin size and 4 Kifu sized. while all of them were sanded today the first 5 Shohin stands underwent machining for the style they will represent. They will be ladder stands like this.
The tops and legs have a groove down the center and the top has rounded corners. None of that is easy to do free hand so I had to make accommodations in my router table to do that. This is 4 shohin tops and 4 Kifu tops sanded
This is the 5 Shohin tops sanded and all the grooving finished.
The leg material was also grooved ready to be cut and installed. They have not been sanded as of yet.
This a thought for a leg on the Kifu size tables. Still thinking about this for a day or two.
All the tops got sanded twice today. First with 120 grit and then 220. they will be hand sanded with 400 before stain and then after that with the finish. So the first batch has 13 stands in it. 9 Shohin size and 4 Kifu sized. while all of them were sanded today the first 5 Shohin stands underwent machining for the style they will represent. They will be ladder stands like this.
The tops and legs have a groove down the center and the top has rounded corners. None of that is easy to do free hand so I had to make accommodations in my router table to do that. This is 4 shohin tops and 4 Kifu tops sanded
This is the 5 Shohin tops sanded and all the grooving finished.
The leg material was also grooved ready to be cut and installed. They have not been sanded as of yet.
This a thought for a leg on the Kifu size tables. Still thinking about this for a day or two.
barrosinc
Masterpiece
Awesome craftmanship
quietobserver
Omono
Great stuff. Nothing beats great woodwork. (That’s what she said)
Tona
Shohin
Hey Al,
Let me know when they are done and if I can buy one from you!
Steve (Tona)
Let me know when they are done and if I can buy one from you!
Steve (Tona)
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How are these coming along?
would it ever interest you to make a wire caddy(s)?
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would it ever interest you to make a wire caddy(s)?
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