It was wonderful meeting a few of you at the open house last night; I absolutely loved the space (and the energy of the people there) and can’t wait to get started! In the past my focus has been on metal and woodworking. I’d look to continue doing projects in those mediums, but would also love to explore other avenues of making stuff - if I’ve access to a laser cutter, a screen printer, sewing equipment, etc, I’d really like to start experimenting.
Anyways, here’s some of the stuff I’ve made:
A stool/chair made of a welded metal frame and a chainmail seat:
Hey @mbg, was great to meet you at the open evening. That live edge table is super cool, love the bowtie crack fix and splines on the mitre. What wood is it? Very interested to know how you held that mitred edge together for the glueup?
Thanks @morgoberts, it was likewise wonderful meeting you last night as well. The table’s made of hickory, which was a learning experience in and of itself; its very dense and hard to work with. At least it looks pretty! Holding the edge together for the glue-up was difficult, as the board had a bit of a bow in it. The answer, unsurprisingly, turned out to be more clamps.
Nice, looking closer I realised you’ve also continued the grain over the seam with the heartwood - lots of thought must have gone into this thing! Aha yes you can never have too many clamps. How did you flatten the coaster to get the metal flush with the wood?
