Cold forming handles

[AndyP]

After seeing Paul's (pinch) excellent TV stand I thought I would sow another similar technique for making curved objects.

I wanted some handles for a cabinet to hold a set of AI chisles.

I cut the laminations on the TS



Then cut a simple curve using the scroll saw



Glued and whacked the lams between the two halves of the form



et voila



the handles, fitted





and the inside of the cabinet



One of the barrel hinges failed shortly after the project was finished and I have now fitted piano hinges on both doors.

Oh and if you really want to be scared - I was. This is how I made the panels for those doors.- Never again!

 

[Rod]

Very nice that's one classy chisel cabinet.

I've done that sawing once with a much taller fence, but now use my bandsaw

Rod

 

[fred]

Nice Handles. I like them.

And cutting those panels like that, must of been finger-twitching fun mate!

cheers
fred

 

[Phil]

Looking at the saw just makes everything south withdraw into nothing.

Like the handles.

Cheers
Phil

 

[chataigner]

Looks really nice, this is a technique I have to try.

 

[AndyP]

Nice Handles. I like them.

And cutting those panels like that, must of been finger-twitching fun mate!

cheers
fred

It was squeaky bum time I had to finish the cut with the hand saw and it then took ages to hand plane the saw marks away.

 

[AndyP]

Looks really nice, this is a technique I have to try.

Thanks David, I hope you are referring to the cold forming and not the table saw ripping

 

[Coley]

Those handles really do look the part [emoji41]

 

[AndyP]

Thanks Coley - Is that your christian name or a nom de plume?

They kinda look like those leather strap handles sometimes used on old luggage trunks.

 

[Woodbloke]

Using Andy's idea, I made some exactly the same in ash for meter cupboard in the hall. The door is pretty big and lifts completely away from the frame so is held in place with a few rare earth magnets - Rob

 

[chataigner]

Looks really nice, this is a technique I have to try.

Thanks David, I hope you are referring to the cold forming and not the table saw ripping

I was, but the table saw trick is one I've used, cutting in from both sides to the max depth poss, then bandsawing the middle bit with the blade guided by the saw cuts.

 

[Pinch]

I like those! Great work Andy and congratulations on the composition result

I was just thinking was the Two Ronnies sketch - four candles... And then I remember a job many years back. I can't remember what I was fitting, but I walked out into the garden and the lady of the house was just getting up from her sun chair holding a tray with two oranges on it. At this point she was stood in front of me about 10M away and without thinking, I said "What a lovely pair of oranges." She almost dropped the tray and I apologised, but fortunately she laughed and was okay with me.

How did you fasten them to the chisel cabinet? Are they screwed with screw covers or wooden pegs holding the handles in place?

 

[AndyP]

I like those! Great work Andy and congratulations on the composition result

How did you fasten them to the chisel cabinet? Are they screwed with screw covers or wooden pegs holding the handles in place?

Thanks Paul, they are screwed then covered with oak plugs