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its the helicopter one - I sometimes strugglr with names and just know the Avatars - when someone changes that they can become a new person
Most people know him through him having a hunch on his back, thats why eeryone calls him Notredam.
 
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Back to the Bog seat and how i cheat with that intricate inlay stuff
@fillyboy @Highway Man

first find an image - plenty free stuff on internet if its non commercial
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convert these into DXFs
make one to cut out the body, then a one with multiple lines to cut out the recess
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then burn them out, I have used teak hear that I have cut to 3mm thick

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the recess is cut out marginally smaller to get a tight fit
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then use a router to get as close to the edge as I dare and just under 3mm deep
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then finish off with a sharp chisel - the laser has created a very definite edge to chisel up to
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then whack it in and hope for the best,
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finish off with a scraper
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As simple as that
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Back to the Bog seat and how i cheat with that intricate inlay stuff
@fillyboy @Highway Man

first find an image - plenty free stuff on internet if its non commercial
View attachment 380135
convert these into DXFs
make one to cut out the body, then a one with multiple lines to cut out the recess
View attachment 380136

then burn them out, I have used teak hear that I have cut to 3mm thick

View attachment 380137

the recess is cut out marginally smaller to get a tight fit
xDYbs11.jpg

then use a router to get as close to the edge as I dare and just under 3mm deep
xDYbs12.jpg


then finish off with a sharp chisel - the laser has created a very definite edge to chisel up to
xDYbs13.jpg


then whack it in and hope for the best,
xDYbs14.jpg


finish off with a scraper
xDYbs15.jpg


As simple as that
xDYbs16.jpg

Slick, very slick. Out of boredom I've recently built a couple of wooden ships from kits and the frames for the hull and keel were all laser cut, great technology'
 
Slick, very slick. Out of boredom I've recently built a couple of wooden ships from kits and the frames for the hull and keel were all laser cut, great technology'
not that long ago I cut out some keel stuff for someone making a wooden ship from a kit, some bits were damaged and I recreated them out of hardwood

Amazing things these laser cutters, take a lot of setting up but incredibly accurate, better better than 0.1mm, may be 50 microns
 
Back to the Bog seat and how i cheat with that intricate inlay stuff
@fillyboy @Highway Man

first find an image - plenty free stuff on internet if its non commercial
View attachment 380135
convert these into DXFs
make one to cut out the body, then a one with multiple lines to cut out the recess
View attachment 380136

then burn them out, I have used teak hear that I have cut to 3mm thick

View attachment 380137

the recess is cut out marginally smaller to get a tight fit
xDYbs11.jpg

then use a router to get as close to the edge as I dare and just under 3mm deep
xDYbs12.jpg


then finish off with a sharp chisel - the laser has created a very definite edge to chisel up to
xDYbs13.jpg


then whack it in and hope for the best,
xDYbs14.jpg


finish off with a scraper
xDYbs15.jpg


As simple as that
xDYbs16.jpg
Absolutely amazing is all I can say. It looks stunning and I can see a cottage industry set up making these. Hand made bog seats for celebrity's.
 
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