Over the last few years, many of my friends have been acquiring kegerators to have beer on tap in their homes. Not only that, but many of them are even brewing their own beers to share when friends come over. Some of them are even pretty good at it. One thing these taps all had…
This is part 2 of the Chess Table project. Check out part 1 here, if you haven’t yet. In part one, I covered the design and carving of the chess pieces and the idea stages of the table design. Now, I have the lumber (some really choice curly cherry and flame maple for the chess…
The featured project at the 2014 CarveWright Conference was a carved chess table and chess pieces. This project utilized almost every feature of the CarveWright system and is a great demonstration of it’s power to create anything. Below I’ll outline the processes we went through to design and build this project. The Chess Pieces Earlier…
The latest bit offerings from CarveWright allow for carving 2.125″ deep! They are the 1/16″ Long Carving Bit and the 1/8″ Long Carving Bit shown to the right. I’ve been working with these bits for the last few weeks on a variety of projects to see what I could do with them. Once I got…
I’m getting started on my next build. This project is a flute designed by Brandon MacDougall of Liquidguitars.com. Brandon is well known in the CarveWright community and beyond for his beautiful guitars, violins, and other stringed instruments. Not only do these pieces look beautiful, they also sound beautiful. In order to manufacture these with the CarveWright, Brandon…
This is part 3 of the Chess Table Project. Check out Part 1 and Part 2, if you haven’t yet. In part one, I covered the design and carving of the chess pieces and the idea stages of the table design. Part 2 discussed the process of designing, carving, and assembling the chess board for…
I’ve been busy getting ready for the CarveWright Conference coming up June 26th-28th. There is so much to show off this year that I’ve had a hard time juggling so many projects at once. I am making good progress and have some things I’d like to show off. The new rotary jig has been getting…
This is part 4 of the Chess Table Project. Check out Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 if you haven’t yet. Part one, covered the design and carving of the chess pieces and the idea stages of the table design. Part 2, discussed the process of designing, carving, and assembling the chess board for…
Dick Bipes (DickB on the CW forum) posted this video today on the CarveWright users forum. He calls is B³ for Baileigh Bit Box, and is his submission for the Sawmillcreek.com contest sponsored by Baileigh Industrial. It is a very impressive box with custom designed hinges and a unique curved shape all designed and created…
