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Mirror frame
Denis hasn’t finished the chair yet, so I’ll post some updates about the roombox. I’ve finished carving and painting a mirror frame. One part:
And the whole thing together, unfortunately I haven’t found the right mirror yet, so I had to use plastic, which doesn’t look great. But I’m too impatient sometimes:)
Again I used basswood, definitely I need couple years of practice with wood carving, at least. But I’m happy and eager to learn.
Louis XV chair – part 2
Day 2, Denis made a quick jig by printing the blueprints and attaching them to an MDF strip.
The back part:
The front part:
The same principle – aligning parts by the pattern
Almost done:
Louis XV chair – part 1
Just the beginning, it’s Denis’ work:
All parts made of basswood.
Finally!
I finally found some good steamed pear wood in Moscow, soo hapy. Also lots of veneer, there’s gonna be lots of furniture!
Summer News
It’s been a long time since I posted, I got my second diploma, yay!
That’s how my roombox looks now:
Main part is pretty much done, and I also decided to work a bit more on my Russian dollhouse, ugh, there’s lots of work there needs to be done.
Art Nouveau Bed – done
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The carcass is ready, now I only need the textile for it. This is the second try with marquetry. Now I like it.:) The whole thing is mahogany.
Tiffany Lamp
I’ve finally chosen the wallpaper for my roombox and decided on the main concept of the wall decoration. I’m so excited about it! But before I assemble the roombox I need to fix the lights for it. I hope to make two lamps, one of them should be something like Tiffany:) I actually tried to make couple of them today:
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First experience with marquetry
I always wanted to give it a try, so yesterday I took one of the clipart art nouveau ornaments. The result:
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Not perfect. To my opinion – meh:)
But that’s where I love practice, I found out some mistakes that I hope I won’t make in the future – how to cut the pieces, choice of the right glue and finishing. Besides I was too lazy to trace the picture, so the edges are not good.
It was supposed to be one side of the bed for my roombox. The light border shouldn’t be seen actually – I was planning it to be dark. Well, considering the first experience I’m not sure I’ll use this one – I hope to make couple more to make sure it looks good for using with the bed.
Discovering Scale Cabinetmaker
I was lucky to find several issues of Scale Cabinetmaker mag, what a find! So many articles to read, I’m excited!
New Table
New table – I didn’t make it!:) My hubby did this table tonight. That’s how beer affects people:) After a pint of beer he decided to make himself busy. The result is below:
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To glue the veneer to the table the wire from Cat5 cable was used. I think it’s a brilliant idea.