Tuesday, June 1, 2010

take parts and just add beer...

i spent the first two weeks in may at the inside passage school, and i had the time to finish my box.

most of the work was done by hand, with the exception of the bottom panel rabbet, partition grooves, and mortises. this was not for some grand spiritual reason, it was mostly because the machines were off at night.

this was my third go around at the school at this time of year, and i must say, it is my favorite time. the evenings in the shop, with a small group of people working hard to finish projects is downright invigorating.

sorry i don't have any more detail photos of the joints, i left the camera at home.




6 comments:

Nicholas Nelson said...

Awesome! Looks super clean Jacques.
I miss time at IP dearly... Someday I'll be back heh.
What pieces are you showing in Toronto?

jbreau said...

i'll be bringing both IP cabinets, the last showcase cabinet and this box.
should be a good time, are you coming up?

Nicholas Nelson said...

Ha that's a number of pieces!
Yes sir I'm making it there. So far I was planing on bringing the Vanity Cabinet, one of the Pedestals, and the Arbutus box from IP. I'm too scared to bring my Elm Cabinet ha and I don't have a lot of room.
I'm looking forward to it!

Ian Crosby said...

JK still can't roll over! You truly are the master of the hand-cut chamfer. I would never have imagined doing some of the things that you did by hand but it was sweet to see. The Breau joint you did between the partitions was pretty sweet too.

jbreau said...

hey ian, when the first installment of ian's time in his calgary shop coming?

Ian Crosby said...

The first installment of Ian's Time at his Parents' House will be along soon.