It's always nice to step away from the current focus and get enriched by a bit of a challenge. Katie from brixton has approached me just before my August holiday, if it would be possible to make something for her 3 cats, as a present, and if I'd be interested to help her... I said- sure, sounds fun, and I was sent this:
Of course it was going on a plasterboard wall... Great. It didn't take long to get the budget set and agreed, followed by Katie's visit to my studio, to talk materials and finishes, all approved in a couple of days.
Site visit and layout visual was a blast, and after a couple of hours we had this:
it often helps clients to visualise the imagined
pretty quickly I had the working drawing as well:
That was it. But, there's always a BUT.. In all the joy I have forgotten the minimum order value at Latham's... Basically left all the deposit there, had to buy 4sheets of the lovely mouse grey Velchromat, instead of... one. Sure I'll use it for something, such lovely material, manmade but cool. On that note, it was time pull the cutting list of the drawing, put in some grafting and go off on holiday. Took half a day to have the pieces ready, all laid in the shop to greet me back, ready for biscuiting. Time to set to Devon! And what a trip it was! Mind the smug me..
That Oak was probably over 4meters circumference! I didn't know if I should have felt guilty for thinking what I could make of it.. ( can't see arrows but this above is a carousel, scrolls it does)
Anyway, that was that, back to work. Gluing, biscuiting, 2 stages, bit by bit... Incremental is the craftsman way, giving the project time it requires and deserves, no rushing os cutting corners. Also the 40/10 steel flat bar support has to be cut, drilled, tapped and grit coated for that lovely unique mtab signature grit black finish..
not forgetting to mention the routing, recesses for invisible mounting must be.. invisible.
Just delivery and installation left, it was a blast, was done and shooting lovely pics before the last light!
TaaDaa!