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12th January 2006, 03:36 PM #1
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Pressed tin credenza - group effort
Hi everyone
Firstly, thanks to Andy_Mac for sourcing the art deco pressed ceiling tin for us from Toowoomba.
Secondly, thanks to E.maculata for telling us about the Lismore timber (tongue and groove flooring rejects). Thirdly, thanks to Tomartom for the recycled hardwood timber for the tapered legs. Fourthly, thanks to Rocker for giving us the plans to your morticising jig, makes the joinery so much easier!!!
It's our first project for the year. Another "Dan design", worked on together with Tom (who is crazy for morticising now after making up Rocker's jig!
). We have got one router built into a table and the other we keep free standing for the Rocker jig.
The credenza is not quite finished yet, I got a bit ahead of myself with the photos, it still needs another coat of danish oil and a good waxing.
The two shelves are adjustable - just move the pins on either end to adjust the height of the shelf to accommodate either wine glasses or platters.
Made from solid Australian hardwoods - whatever we pulled out of the packet from Lismore really! It's big and heavy - will fit along one side of the wall quite nicely in the spare room.
Lastly, thanks in advance to my physiotherapist who will have to fix my back after hauling this beast up the back stairs!!!
Cheers
Dan and Tom
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12th January 2006, 05:44 PM #2
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Great job guys, the tin looks a treat. Well Done.
Have a nice day - Cheers
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12th January 2006, 06:11 PM #3
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12th January 2006, 06:46 PM #4
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Nice work, got some nice timbers in there from the looks of it. Tin adds a nice finish but I would have given it a coat of paint .. but thats just me
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12th January 2006, 07:59 PM #5
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12th January 2006, 09:58 PM #6
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Very nice Dan&Tom, its a great look.
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13th January 2006, 09:21 AM #7
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Well done Dan and Tom, I was wondering when & where that pressed metal would appear! I think its a beautiful thing...very wabi sabi!
Cheers,Andy Mac
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13th January 2006, 09:51 AM #8
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Great work Dan and Tom! Another fabulous piece to add to your amazing collection! I love the red timber on the top & front, and also love the mix of timber colours at the back.
Cheers
Wendy
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13th January 2006, 09:56 AM #9
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Wow that is fantastic. The doors are a bit rusty but it still looks great.
Well done to both of you.
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13th January 2006, 10:00 AM #10
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Nice work. Glad it was you carrying it and not me.
Bob
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13th January 2006, 10:15 AM #11
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Hi Dan - great work there, you two! Love the timbers & the contrast with the tin. Very rustic with the worn paintwork, too.
I know what you mean about the weight - our daughter's 2m jarrah desk will have to be carried upstairs in bits - top attached after it's in place! Maybe you could have a floor section that opens, and an endless chain hanging from a rafter upstairs, since your workshop is underneath....a furniture lift, if you like!
Cheers,
Jill
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13th January 2006, 10:21 AM #12
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looks fantastic - I can see your physio financing a long holday with the work they are going to have to do fixing your back.
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13th January 2006, 10:39 AM #13
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Absolutely love it. The tin panels are magic! Don't touch them, whatever you do!!
Greeny on way for a very imaginative use of materials.Those are my principles, and if you don't like them . . . well, I have others.
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13th January 2006, 12:28 PM #14
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14th January 2006, 12:45 AM #15
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More photos!
Thanks for the words of encouragement guys! Here are some front angle photos now that we have it upstairs. Still need to wax it!
Cheers
Dan
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