Phil
Old Oak
An 'oldish' project ............
Coffee Mills
A small project requiring some concentration and careful handling, especially routing the smaller parts.
Unfortunately I don’t have WIP fotos from the start.
The ‘hardware’ came from Rockler in the US of A.
The timber used is some very nice light reddish Bubinga (African Rosewood)
It all came from an off cut bin at a timber merchant.
Stuck it through the TP and then used a scraper to remove the machine marks. Also had to watch carefully where the grain direction changed! And Changed! And Changed!!!!
It is hard, but machines well, as long as everything is super sharp, went and bought new router bits for the base and top edges.
Routing the edges of the base and top on unit #1 was a slow process to avoid chip out on the corners!
All the parts are trimmed, assembled and the body ready to be attached to the base.
The body is attached to the base with brass screws and on unit #1 the top is also attached to the body with small brass screws on the side, allowing access to unit for cleaning or maintenance.
Ready for the Danish Oil
First coat of oil. The inside of the draw was not oiled. The Danish oil was applied using a small sponge, wiping off with an old cotton shirt and then sanding with some 300 grit. 0000 Steel wool was used to apply the final coats, which gives it a polished look.
This is unit #1 complete. The draw handle was not yet fitted, I wanted something a lot better than what was supplied and it took awhile to find the right one and size.
Unit #2 complete.
Draw on unit #2
Testing the grinder, ground up some coffee beans for a large mug.
Here is a link to a site that shows the use of Bubinga and its various colours.
http://www.google.co.za/search?q=bubing ... 66&bih=567
Coffee Mills
A small project requiring some concentration and careful handling, especially routing the smaller parts.
Unfortunately I don’t have WIP fotos from the start.
The ‘hardware’ came from Rockler in the US of A.
The timber used is some very nice light reddish Bubinga (African Rosewood)
It all came from an off cut bin at a timber merchant.
Stuck it through the TP and then used a scraper to remove the machine marks. Also had to watch carefully where the grain direction changed! And Changed! And Changed!!!!
It is hard, but machines well, as long as everything is super sharp, went and bought new router bits for the base and top edges.
Routing the edges of the base and top on unit #1 was a slow process to avoid chip out on the corners!
All the parts are trimmed, assembled and the body ready to be attached to the base.
The body is attached to the base with brass screws and on unit #1 the top is also attached to the body with small brass screws on the side, allowing access to unit for cleaning or maintenance.
Ready for the Danish Oil
First coat of oil. The inside of the draw was not oiled. The Danish oil was applied using a small sponge, wiping off with an old cotton shirt and then sanding with some 300 grit. 0000 Steel wool was used to apply the final coats, which gives it a polished look.
This is unit #1 complete. The draw handle was not yet fitted, I wanted something a lot better than what was supplied and it took awhile to find the right one and size.
Unit #2 complete.
Draw on unit #2
Testing the grinder, ground up some coffee beans for a large mug.
Here is a link to a site that shows the use of Bubinga and its various colours.
http://www.google.co.za/search?q=bubing ... 66&bih=567
