Cicip Working

odds and ends

ok ... thanksgiving weekends almost over ... back to work tomorrow. and im sorting it all out (hopefully) today. from the looks of it, ive got a lot of balls in the air, but some of them are either out the door or are in their final throes of being figured out. in the background, not pictured in this post is another custom dining room that will later get its own post. in the meantime, heres what well be working on monday ... click the photos to enlarge them.

above, a practice carving that will did recently for the corner of an upcoming dining table project. hell be doing more of those samples this week as he finishes up the corner cupboard you can see below.

and will is finishing up another banjo project. this is an antique, complete pot and dowel stick, but the original mandolin style neck (banjolin) was missing. there were pictures available online so he could copy the original inlay style and once he adds the tuners, it will be headed for england i think.
the inlays with the original mandolin style, 8 string tailpiece in the jar.
and next up, a vermont banjo. all vermont wood including a dramatic hornbeam fretboard that is covered by the rubber bands here ...
this table will be leaving next week with the x table ... distressed walnut with flip up leaves on the ends and twisted steel supports by sam ... the schedules tight, but doable with a little luck and extra effort.

and in the background, weve got another custom dining room happening. a table, 8 chairs and a corner cupboard ... more on that project later in a separate post.

and we got the crazy little bobbin leg tables out the door last week. i missed that estimate by about 120% ... win some, lose some. cant say i wasnt warned ..
and lastly, below, im working with my chestnut cabinet client on a console table concept.
they like the bridges bench and were trying to see if it will adapt to console table shape.
looks promising to me. well see ... it looks like the last sunny and 50 degree day of this beautiful unusually warm vermont fall. wash the convertible and put it at the neighbors for the winter .. take the pump out of the pond ... winters coming ...