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finally getting some of these projects done at work. altar






tabernacle stand




lecturn



table

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of course,the first one doesnt have the top on yet.

the top,still clamped



damn glad I dont sit in an office and do cad anymore,even though it pays better.

Getting all those angles to mate up so perfectly, esp on the octagon top, that's pretty incredible.

What will you use for a finish for this - poly or oil or, suppose an oil-based poly.

Well anyway, more photos as you go would be great. That is great work!

its getting just a natural danish oil finish on all of them.
I decided life would be easier if I used my own personal miter box to make that octagon top,because it is spot on.
its nice when you have tools that make it easy.well,relatively easy,anyway.

along time ago,an old cabinet maker told me," a good cabinetmaker knows how to hide his mistakes"
holds true even today.

the customer was in today( a fransiscan(?) monk) (in his robe and sandals,even),to have a look.

They are due to be picked up next friday.

sounds like I may have to start doing some actual old fashioned hand (paper and pencil)drafting soon enough,though.

That is beautiful work Fluffy! What are the "compartments" inside the altar for?

Or is that a jig to hold everything true?

Those sandals must really suck in this sort of weather.

I know what you mean about tools you can really trust. But that sort of compound angle stuff takes more than just the perfect tool. Some real skill there.

Rooster, those compartments are for a hideout gun

Just kiddin'.

AWWW YES! The 'Ol Fransiscan Monk Sandal gun. Forgot about those.

silver bullets only

the compartments are actually just supports for the top.the outside edge and insides are all the same level,(see the stick across the corner)to support the top,which has to have 5 smallcrosses and an altar stone inletted,and a "relic"boxed inside .A relic is a religious artifact,sometimes a bone fragment from a saint.

All these items are designed to be way overbuilt.
guess they want them to last for awhile.

turns out the octagon top will be mostly covered,its 24" inches
diameter,the tabernacle is 16".I probably could have used a sharp rock to do it.

Fluff...u could start your own thread with all those masterpieces...

Awesome stuff!

Fluffy, you are a true craftsman.

thanks.Ill try to impress that to my employer.

Looks really nice fluffy.

This remains my favorite thread here.