December 9, 2009

Bow ties and Dovetails



I love the sliding dovetail, easy to make, and strong. Great for tables with a thick top, it eliminates all the ugly hardware. I've used this method once before and really like the results. I have a metal fabrication friend (Derrick S, pictured below what a hunk of skid) who's making me the legs. Each table is only getting two legs to reduce knee knocking. The tables are for a coffee shop so they'll see a lot of traffic, we'll be anchoring them into the cement.



Skateboarding and photography use to be a big part of my life. Love Hate.



The tables rails are walnut, they're going to get tapered. Looking a little chunky at the moment.




I really don't like using contrasting woods for my bow ties, these are even popping out to much for me.



Scribe isn't perfect, i'm not sure how far i should take it.

-tyler

5 comments:

  1. Wow! What talent! This is amazing to see.

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  2. Cool! I love to see how things are made!

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  3. Great skate photo... my husband has lots of pics of himself skating too.
    He's archived all the old decks he's skated.. you might be interested:
    http://www.crookedwalker.com/

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  4. maybe you should shoot photos of skating more ya dolt.

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