For those of you from the DFW area and all those who went to or know of the University of North Texas, I recently got a little article in their Alumni Magazine. Check it out:
http://northtexan.unt.edu/austin-heitzman
This blog is intended to be a direct window into my workshop. It is intended to unveil the processes, joinery, and materials that are so crucial to the production of Five Fifths Furniture. Check back often for updates on current projects, future shows and expeditions to procure new and fascinating materials.
Glue up the top
Christmas swept over us like a tidal wave- we made it through the other side tiered, but strong. A by product of all this activity is I am a little overdue on the post. Things are a little past this point but I still need to take a few shots. For now here is the glue up on the octagon top.
The small one, despite all the parts and the angles, was one of the smoothest glue ups I have done to date, the big one, as usual, stretched the limits of my abilities and creativity in manipulating an object almost too big for two people to manage.
The bottom of the top is a torsion box with crown molding around it's perimeter. This allows for a strong and thin bottom, maximizing the delicacy of the piece and most importantly allowing for more display space.
The small one, despite all the parts and the angles, was one of the smoothest glue ups I have done to date, the big one, as usual, stretched the limits of my abilities and creativity in manipulating an object almost too big for two people to manage.
The glue ups.
first the little guy.
ratchet straps from my truck make it all so easy.
Now the biggie
That wears you out.
Up to speed on the top
So I hope to wrap up the top by the end of next week, let me get you up to speed.
The parts are cut, but there is a lot of joinery ahead still.
The stile with all the joinery finished. All these cuts let me do this:
And for the large one
Not pretty but this little jig allows me to cut notches for the stiles to fit into the bottom
A few done.
Nifty.
All the joinery done, a lot of sanding ahead. Any volunteers?
Let's wrap up this bottom
Well a bit has happened. I may not be the best blogger that ever lived, but hopefully when I do get around to posting something here it is well worth looking at.
Here is the bottom getting dyed and finished:
taped up
water based dye applied
Here is the bottom getting dyed and finished:
Then an oil gel dye
Top gets glued on. This will actually never be seen, it serves to tie in the legs and allow the top to be a separate piece for easy moving.
The bottom all finished up.
And one for fun, don't even ask.
Sub-trunks
The sub-trunks were a little more manageable so we took them to a Woodmizer Bandsaw mill.
The largest Apple tree in the world meets its match
Every now and again I get to step out of the studio and do something really fun. This was one of those days. An unexpected phone call turned into 5 30" at the narrowest and 38" at the widest by 5' long apple slabs. Largest apple I have ever seen, or milled. A solar kiln is in the works, so look for this material again in the near future.
First it has to go down.
Then the milling begins.
That was fun.
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