More Queensland windows

[fletty]

I have been asked to turn a pair of windows brought from Queenland into a "piece of furniture without losing their charm"............. :yes:
After a bit of discussion and negotiation, some of which I remember, the decision was that I would make the furniture which would be sympathetically distressed and the client will (minimally) restore the windows which will become the doors.
Work started today and I did the first fit up before leaving the shed tonight...

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..... what did we do before domino ...... Oh, that's right, M+ T!

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The frame went together very quickly but I needed to let the client see what I had in mind, so..

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..... I clamped the windows .... uhhm doors.... onto the face and laid an old tabletop on top to represent the recycled kauri pine floorboards that will be used. (The blocks under the windows are just belt-and-bracing the clamps)
The client "loves it" and apparently I am "a gem"! :roll:

fletty

[wheelinround]

Flat Out Fletty we should call you. :;

[fletty]

Flat Out Fletty we should call you. :;

I certainly will be if I go back to work!

[wheelinround]

Threat or promise??.............DON"T DO IT.............its time the younger gen got off their peverted round about of having our generation still changing their nappies wiping their Butts and tears.

This is of course unless it has 6 to 7 figures to entice sweeten the deal.

[crowie]

Got to see how this one finishes up....

[Sawdust Maker]

"a gem" hmm

[fletty]

Apparently this new top.....

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.... is a little "too distressed" and I will need to do a bit of work on it if I want to retain my gem status :doh:!

I got these 1" X 4" kauri pine floorboard shorts from my favourite recycler today and now wish I had one of Fencefurniture's purTING machines to get all of the nails out.
For those wondering about the economics or being foolish enough to consider making one themselves, the 5 metres of 66x42 treated pine cost $80, the 6mm plywood for the walls cost $70 AND 8 metres of recycled kauri pine floorboards cost $117. A grand total of about $250 ...... so far!
In THIS case, the client provided the windows but, if you need to buy them, I have seen good ones for sale at about $500?

fletty

[fletty]

The first floorboard denailed and drum sanded....

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I dont think I'm going to have to do anything to get the distressed look?

[Sawdust Maker]

lurve kauri pine

[fletty]

So, I use my metal detector, pincers, hollow drill and nail punches and remove THIS MANY nails from one length of flooring.....

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.... only to find YET ANOTHER.....

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..... when I edge it :~!
At least it was my glue joint saw blade that found it and not my jointer blade?
My glue joint saw blade is used to it!

fletty

[PJM16]

Great job. I'm looking forward to seeing the final product. The only person I know of that enjoys denailing is the same bloke who sharpens the blade in his Stanley knife...

[fletty]

The only person I know of that enjoys denailing is the same bloke who sharpens the blade in his Stanley knife...



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Knocked off off a bit early tonight, goin' out to dinner :ohyaaa:

By by the time my taste buds drove me from the shed, I had glued up the sides, denailed, edged and cut the floor boards to length...

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Glued and and clamped them as a 3 and 4 (I wish I had a wider hicknesser but.....?)

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and then, after a few hours and after first trying the drum sander and wondering where the burning smell was coming from, I put them through the thicknesser and then glued and clamped the dresser top...

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Im very pleased with the degree of distress and, depending on the weather tomorrow, I might even get the top WOP'd and the cabinet painted?

fletty

[Pac man]

The only person I know of that enjoys denailing is the same bloke who sharpens the blade in his Stanley knife...

Didnt realise that many people knew Fence Furniture!:D

[fletty]

Just like the Balinese daybed, this client wants to paint it themselves and, unlike the daybed, I think I will let them this time?
So, other than buying and fixing the hinges and making and fitting the tabletop 'buttons', I'm just about finished.

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Ooooops, I've gotta make the shelves too! :doh:

fletty

[wheelinround]

You delivering?

I know why you want this done the 18th has much to do with it right?:;

The count down has begun LOL.

[NCArcher]

The top looks great :2tsup: You're not going to want to give this cabinet up. I must remember to keep an eye out for old windows. I'm sure I've seen lots of them dumped over the years.

[fletty]

The top looks great :2tsup: You're not going to want to give this cabinet up. I must remember to keep an eye out for old windows. I'm sure I've seen lots of them dumped over the years.

You're right, I really like the concept and, even in my cluttered house, there is room for one! The lady who has commissioned this one has access to 4 more identical Windows from the same house and some of her relatives are expected to order similar cabinets when they see this one? What would look REALLY good, would be windows where the small panes are coloured glass?

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[fletty]

I'm sitting here feelin' pretty good. Not only because of this....

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..... but also because the builders finished the new colorbond roof on my house YESTERDAY and it's pimply sissing down here today!

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[Sawdust Maker]

what a cool cabinet - and if it gets hot you can just open the window

[Chris Parks]

I certainly will be if I go back to work!

They can supply medication for those sort of thoughts. :)

[crowie]

Alan, The cabinet is looking great but you mentioned shelves and I didn't see any in the photos??? Peter

[wheelinround]

I'm sitting here feelin' pretty good. Not only because of this....

..... but also because the builders finished the new colorbond roof on my house YESTERDAY and it's pimply sissing down here today!

fletty


Thats great but did they find the possum?

[fletty]

Thats great but did they find the possum?

Well, there's never been a problem FINDING the possum. The problem has been EVICTING the possum and the short answer is............. NO :no:!

[Lappa]

What! The possum doesn't like the tree house you built? Maybe fit some Qld. windows to spruce it up a bit like that excellent cupboard.

[fletty]

Alan, The cabinet is looking great but you mentioned shelves and I didn't see any in the photos??? Peter

Spot on Crowie, no shelves yet.


What! The possum doesn't like the tree house you built? Maybe fit some Qld. windows to spruce it up a bit like that excellent cupboard.

Right at the moment, it appears to be Possums 42 vs Fletty NIL!
The mother and current joey seem to have gone and I hope they have moved to the possum palace that I made. However, what I think was last year's joey, is either still getting in or is trapped in by the new roof?
Im going to have to make an exit hole with a spring loaded flap.

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[fletty]

I only have to Z clip the top and so, if I don't do the painting, it's pretty much finished.

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I wont be delivering it for a few weeks yet so I wouldn't be surprised if I do end up painting it first?

If anyone does come across any suitable old windows, anywhere in NSW (or Vic or Qld :B), I might be interested?

fletty

[fletty]

Fast forward 8 months and......

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..... the cabinet has settled in to its new home and matches the decor very as the customer also has a HUGE dining table of recycled kauri and white painted legs and aprons.
Im pretty happy with this one and very happy to be able to take the picture :photo: and enjoy the hospitality.

fletty

[fletty]

My woodworking has been interrupted for a month by both extreme temperature and social calendar. Mrs fletty goes back to work tomorrow and it’s a bit cooler so I can feel an upcoming blitz on cabinet making. On a drive today, I found these pieces of lead lighting in an antique shop.

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I am already sketching another cabinet like the one above but with double, bowed cabinet doors? I know I’ve already got 4 projects under way but........

[Xanthorrhoeas]

Congratulations on the find. They are great leadlight windows. Should make some lovely cabinets. Maybe some steam bending or laminated curve work coming up?