Nicely done! Did you have any issues with board movement or warping? It looks like your shop is heated so I imagine the wood was already acclimated. I have a problem with my shop being so cold that when I bring finished pieces inside my hot dry house they move around a bit.
Thanks very much...wood will always move between environments, not always the temperature, but the humidity plays a big factor too. Treat yourself to some luxury in the shop though & get some heat! Really helps for glue up & finishing :-) One of the keys for me in combatting movement is the milling process...two stage milling allows any tension to be removed from the boards, which can lead to bowing/twist. Mill once, stack & leave for a day or two, mill again to final dimension. Lastly grain orientation & joining from the same board helps with consistent movement on the piece - assuming movement is going to happen & designing for it is the trick. All that said, the reason I selected Sweet Chestnut for this project is it's one of the better timbers when it comes to movement, and since this piece now lives by the sea, I wanted a timber that would stand up to that, particularly when it just came from my workshop up in the Welsh mountains! haha! Good luck to you!
Lovely work, joy to watch. Thanks. Regards Jim.
Many thank Jim, much obliged!
Blue Jays cap, cool!...lovely job.
Lets Go Jays! Thanks v much!
Juste magnifique comme d'habitude !
Merci beaucomp!
Thanks for sharing! Beautiful indeed!
Thank you Kostadin!
As always Very Nice Job Thanks again
Thank you once again Darran, much obliged mate!
Outstanding!
thank you again! much obliged!
Nice build!
Thanks!
WOW! 😮
Thank you!
Beautiful work, thanks for sharing! You eye for detail is amazing!
Thanks so much!
Nicely done! Did you have any issues with board movement or warping? It looks like your shop is heated so I imagine the wood was already acclimated. I have a problem with my shop being so cold that when I bring finished pieces inside my hot dry house they move around a bit.
Thanks very much...wood will always move between environments, not always the temperature, but the humidity plays a big factor too. Treat yourself to some luxury in the shop though & get some heat! Really helps for glue up & finishing :-) One of the keys for me in combatting movement is the milling process...two stage milling allows any tension to be removed from the boards, which can lead to bowing/twist. Mill once, stack & leave for a day or two, mill again to final dimension. Lastly grain orientation & joining from the same board helps with consistent movement on the piece - assuming movement is going to happen & designing for it is the trick. All that said, the reason I selected Sweet Chestnut for this project is it's one of the better timbers when it comes to movement, and since this piece now lives by the sea, I wanted a timber that would stand up to that, particularly when it just came from my workshop up in the Welsh mountains! haha! Good luck to you!
@@DeerRiverCraftsman Excellent advice. Thank you!