Cold Molding: Adding Layers

If your piece is too thin, just add some layers of wood to it. 

Daggerboards

Some daggerboards we made for an old ship. Look at the size:

Stairs

A collegue is making stairs for a restaurant. This just reminds me of the stairs my best friend made using steel and wood.

Boat sale in Aolst (Belgium)

Sometimes I hate the internet. Last WE my girlfriend found out on an event website (wattedoen.be) that there was a second hand boat sale. We decided to go and check it out. There where exactly three boats for sale, and only one on the site. There are too many event website where evrybody can post his gardenparty as an event. Call this wathever you want, to me it just was a waste of gas.

Me and my cat

Just thought I wanted to post pictures of my cat …

Gregory is leaving us for seven months

My brother Gregory is left us. He will travel for seven months in India and SO Asia. 

Some pictures of our last diner:

 

I’ll post some more on my travelling brother later on.

Fit the curve right.

Once you have made your piece (cold molding), it is often necessary to fine tune for a perfect fit.

 

This is how you do:

Find the largest gap, find a bloc of wood matching the gap, and draw a line using a pencil and the piece of wood as shown in the photo.

Some more photos of the cutiest Civic

Links for a homebrewn CNC

Here are links to create your own CNC, using old printers and some stuff from hardware stores.

Part1

Part2

Part3

Homemade CNC

Yes, it is possible to built one yourself. I’ll search the internet for more information on how to built them. Untill then, look at this video: