I'm back after a few days in the Mountain State. On the bench today is a repair of an English-made rocking chair. I occasionally take on repair projects and this one piqued my interest. It won't be an invisible repair as the owner wanted to embrace the repair, to make it part of the chair. Should be an interesting process.
A Curvy Side Table
Side table, untitled (for now...). Curly maple, ebonized cherry, rosewood and aluminum. Thanks for following along on this one.
The Inside Story
First, let me apologize for yesterday's poor image. I re-read the post later in the day and realized how bad the image was. Here's a view of the inside of the door, where the construction details become evident. The door's racking resistance comes from the interior frame, made of two vertical stiles, three horizontal rails and two braces. If you remember, the rail to stile joinery is epoxied threaded rod. Together with the braces, the frame is extremely rigid and will never sag. Also, by gluing the first and fifth exterior boards to their respective stiles, the net stile thickness is around 1.5" of very stable material. The gist: this is a very lightweight, strong and stable door. Oh yeah, it looks pretty good too (or at least better than the door it's covering up).
And The Door Is Installed
The door is installed and looks great, I think. Clear (mostly), quartersawn white cedar with Baldwin hardware in venetian bronze finish. Pardon the cardboard shim, I still have to install the strike plate. Chilly June morning to install.
Blueberry Season!
Blueberries in a few weeks. Blueberry season is in my top 5 seasons.