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Post by DigsFossils-n-Knives on Feb 23, 2015 23:37:44 GMT
Inspired by a fellow forumite, I thought I would build a few sword racks and show some of the knife stands I've made. I started with a 1x8 red oak piece of lumber and cut out the back plate. I draw out a simple design.  With a router I hog off a lot of the wood. Three levels (1) the frame, (2) the tree, moon, and ground (3) the back or sky   .
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Post by DigsFossils-n-Knives on Feb 23, 2015 23:42:31 GMT
A lot of hand sanding and carving:  The wood is then charred. The wood that makes up the tree leaves and moon is sanded to expose the raw wood and then dyed (yellow moon and red leaves).  The sides of the back plate is cut at 30° so that the stand legs are angled.  The legs are charred and it's assembled one last time.  |
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Post by DigsFossils-n-Knives on Feb 23, 2015 23:48:00 GMT
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Post by DigsFossils-n-Knives on Feb 24, 2015 0:06:59 GMT
7 Tier Sword StandThis time I use a 1x10 piece of red oak lumber. I did not use the back plates show in this pic.  Here is where I show how I drilled the angled pieces together. I first used a 15° spread and later had to re-do it and make it 30°.  Here it is with each legs at 15°  The back plates are installed to forward. I wish I installed them further back  Here is a close-up of the feet  So I cut the back plates again but at 30° 
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Post by DigsFossils-n-Knives on Feb 24, 2015 0:08:41 GMT
Saving this post for the finished stand
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Post by chrisperoni on Feb 24, 2015 1:16:12 GMT
More great work!. I like your wood choices especially
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Post by madmandom on Feb 24, 2015 10:18:17 GMT
Looks good great work!
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Post by Kinjou Okumura-Ten on Mar 5, 2015 4:52:34 GMT
Those are magnificent. O.o Could you make a Naginata stand? 'Cause I'd rather pay a real craftsman some money than for some assembly line crap. o.o
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Post by Gunnar Wolfgard on Mar 5, 2015 17:36:23 GMT
Very nice, makes me almost want to buy more Japanese swords, almost. Not too many people would do the little details like cutting out the bottom of the feet like that. Most people would have just painted it not char it. Sometime it's the little details that make or break a project.
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Post by Curtis_Louis on Mar 6, 2015 1:20:12 GMT
Spectacular work! I'm REALLY diggin' the first one. I've never seen anything quite like it. Just awesome.
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Post by DigsFossils-n-Knives on Sept 9, 2015 21:18:05 GMT
Here is another stand I've completed because of need; my growing nihonto collection. I'm not interested in making these to sell them but I'm posting this to share ideas and designs. The cover was made with acrylic sheets purchased from www.eplastics.com/ and pre-cut to my dimensions. They were "glued" together with acrylic cement. I found good quality, marbled, red oak from Home Depot and coated the wood first with linseed then with heavy layers of tung oil. The base is 48.5" x 6.25" x 1.5" and has a good weight to prevent from tipping over. The inside dimensions of the acrylic cover is 47" x 5" x 16.5". There is an overlap of about 3/4" inch to keep the cover in place. The 6 tier stand is also red oak and heavily coated with tung oil. The heavy coat is needed to prevent acids from leaching out of the wood. In addition, I have a soft cloth soaked in lanolin oil in the areas where the steel makes contact with the wood. With the acrylic cover on  With the acrylic cover off  3/4" overlap. The base is made with two 3/4" sheets of oak.  The stand is supported by two screws and the two wooden blocks. All screws are hidden under the base.   . |
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Post by randomnobody on Sept 9, 2015 21:37:38 GMT
I don't know how I missed this thread, probably because I largely ignore this subforum...but wow, those look really good.  |
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Post by Croccifixio on Sept 10, 2015 0:31:32 GMT
You make it look so easy. The angled stands are really impressive, but I'm stealing that nihonto stand design. Would look fantastic for my antiques as well!
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Post by nddave on Sept 10, 2015 4:10:16 GMT
Excellent work! By the second set of pics with the Nihonto stand I see where you got the inspiration for your user name, your really dig fossils and knives! Even though this is a sword forum and most will drool over the katana, those fossils are pretty bad ass and I like how you display them.
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Post by Jazzviper1 on Sept 17, 2015 4:45:42 GMT
Impressive...
Most impressive.
Indeed you are powerful as the emperor has foreseen.
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Post by Elrikk on Sept 17, 2015 6:05:44 GMT
Shut up and take my money!
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Post by twalker32 on Sept 18, 2015 22:50:40 GMT
Great job! I'm a wood worker myself, and can appreciate what went into these. I like the way the trunk of the tree in the first one seemed to be inspired by the natural grain of the oak.
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Post by Urbanswordsman on Oct 6, 2015 2:48:13 GMT
Nice looking display room, I see some of your knives in there as well. It looks kinda like Indiana Jones's study!
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