Hawk Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 Wayne; I would like to echo those who expressed their thanks, I never really understood what the process was to making these, now I understand. And on top of that my wife has a birthday coming up...time to head into the shop.... Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneG Posted February 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 thanks folks, I have been trying to get them thinner and thinner so they are not bulky so to speak. Tricky though as the durability of a wood bracelet is crucial. Its a fine line...I hope to see some of your own creations. I started to use some veneers also but was temp put off by that as some of the veneers did not like the fact that I was using Titebond 3 and did not cure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 Very nice !...Thanks for the info !....Beautiful work ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 Excellent tutorial Wayne. Fabulous looking bangles. Certainly food for thought. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneG Posted February 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 (edited) got my hands on some Ipe, incredibly hard and dense wood, wanted to experiment with this in a bracelet, tried one strand first. This one is Ipe, Doug fir and maple. Ipe is not great to work with but in small items its fine IMO. I think this will be a great application for the IPE I got. Next up I will do Ipe on either side of honduran mahogany, I think that will absolutely pop and be stunning. Edited February 22, 2018 by WayneG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 Wayne, your bracelets are outstanding, you do some amazing work. Thanks for the tutorial, it could come in handy. Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneG Posted February 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 14 minutes ago, Lucky2 said: Wayne, your bracelets are outstanding, you do some amazing work. Thanks for the tutorial, it could come in handy. Len thanks Len, hope you get to give it a go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneG Posted February 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 (edited) Made some more bracelets. first one is maple, japanese cherry, bulleted as end grain, sandwiched by aromatic western red cedar. Second one meant to be Ipe, honduran mahogany, Ipe however when I but it one of the Ipe pieces was not cured to the mahogany, tried to fix it to no avail, decided to just roll with it and got a real thin Ipe one seen next to the other... Last one was also to be one, the Honduran Mahagony did not cure to the veneer.... Starting to thing that the problem I am experiencing when it does not cure is due to not being absolutely flat and thus would perhaps cause air pockets? Edited February 25, 2018 by WayneG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty0312 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 A lot to the process......but end result is awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 Thanks soo much. Those are awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 On 2/17/2018 at 12:54 PM, WayneG said: Some time ago several posters asked if I could post a how to our tutorial of making bracelets. I will try to start that process as u wait in line for Costco gasoline.... The one I will show you is an end grain bracelet as it has the most steps. Gather your wood that you want as end grain components. You sir are a master!!!!!!!!!!!!!I'd like to try !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneG Posted March 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 27 minutes ago, amazingkevin said: You sir are a master!!!!!!!!!!!!!I'd like to try !!!!! that one there you quoted Kevin is one of my favs....wore it today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 On 2/17/2018 at 12:54 PM, WayneG said: Some time ago several posters asked if I could post a how to our tutorial of making bracelets. I will try to start that process as u wait in line for Costco gasoline.... The one I will show you is an end grain bracelet as it has the most steps. Gather your wood that you want as end grain components. Boy if there's one thing I have an abundance of is sticks of hardwoods perfect for the bracelets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneG Posted March 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 20 minutes ago, amazingkevin said: Boy if there's one thing I have an abundance of is sticks of hardwoods perfect for the bracelets! get to it Kevin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 15 minutes ago, WayneG said: get to it Kevin! Sir yes sir I'm going to make a note of it now! Thanks for the push!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justdraftn Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 All of those are beautiful. Your process of building up the blocks is very much the same a building blanks for band saw boxes. I already know of some wood that will be coming out of the scrap box for this. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie E Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 Can't wait to try this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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