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Hi,
Decided to do another small project before resuming work on my workbench. My wife uses these hairpins and I thought it would make a fun little project. The work is not that critical so it’s also a nice one for beginners like me.
Selecting the wood turned out to be the most difficult. Pine didn’t work because it bended too much. Walnut wasn’t strong enough — it broke the first time my wife used it. Then I found a piece of what I think is a piece of scrap Merbau (http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-identification/hardwoods/merbau/) I found in the attic. This worked just fine.
For finishing I used several coats of veneer and several coats of furniture wax.
Wesley
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You must be logged in to view attached files.8 February 2015 at 12:30 pm #124480Lovely work, very nicely finished, though I’m not sure you mean ‘several coats of veneer’. I’m impressed you managed to get the tines (?) as straight as you have.
I particularly like the asymmetrical one, are they your own designs?
I’ve never heard of Merbau, what made you decide it was that? Looks like it falls under the “Mahoganite” category, as my local timber reclaimer calls it; any of a number of reddish, interlocked-grain, tropical hardwoods that are pretty much unidentifiable in isolation. I wish I found tropical hardwoods in my loft.
Matt
Thanks Matthew.
I found the wood in the attic and it looks like it is the same wood as used for our stairs. The previous owner kept the receipts and it is specified as merbau. Hence I think it is merbau. From what I understand it is often used for interior structures here in the Netherlands.
Well I used several coats of something. 🙂 I bought it at a DIY store here. It says veneer lacquer (translated from Dutch), so it is probably a mix.
I traced the shape from a plastic one my wife already owned, but I added the little recess.
13 February 2015 at 10:15 pm #124617Those are great, Wesley. I love little projects pike that. I’ll bet that they were not easy to make. Are they each about 4 inches (100 mm) long?
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