The manual said to use a sharp chisel which "demands care," but let's get real. I'm not a skilled woodworker. I have to work small and slow, and a chisel is just asking for trouble. The little knife did just fine, thank you very much. I then drilled pilot holes with my Dremel and the #57 bit and screwed four tiny little screws through the hinges and into the pilot holes. I did a couple of these very successfully, but what a test of patience! I called in my husband to help hold things steady, and while four hands and a flashlight directed under the hinge so I could see what I was doing did make it easier, it was still tricky. When I was certain everything lined up and looked just right, I removed the hinges and put them away. Can't slop Minwax all over the brass now can we... Anyway, here are a couple more shots of my work.
When the flush of a new-born sun fell first on Eden's green and gold,
Our father Adam sat under the Tree and scratched with a stick in the mould;
And the first rude sketch that the world had seen was joy to his mighty heart,
Till the Devil whispered behind the leaves, "It's pretty, but is it Art?"
--From THE CONUNDRUM OF THE WORKSHOPS
by Rudyard Kipling
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Saturday, October 01, 2011
I'm baaack!!!
After a lengthy break which involved hunting for a new house, jumping through all the new hoops to get a mortgage, moving into said house, and trying to find some sort of part-time musical employment, life has settled down, and I actually put in a little work on the clavichord. I'll admit to procrasination and for good reason. Tiny parts involved, and I felt like all thumbs. But, a simple procedure, really. First, in order to make them true butt hinges, I had to whack the little brass darlings that hold the fallboard to the case with a hammer. Next, I located where to place the hinges by using the blueprint. Using an Exacto knife, I carved out a little niche on the case and the fallboard in which to nestle the hinges so they would be flush with the wood.
The manual said to use a sharp chisel which "demands care," but let's get real. I'm not a skilled woodworker. I have to work small and slow, and a chisel is just asking for trouble. The little knife did just fine, thank you very much. I then drilled pilot holes with my Dremel and the #57 bit and screwed four tiny little screws through the hinges and into the pilot holes. I did a couple of these very successfully, but what a test of patience! I called in my husband to help hold things steady, and while four hands and a flashlight directed under the hinge so I could see what I was doing did make it easier, it was still tricky. When I was certain everything lined up and looked just right, I removed the hinges and put them away. Can't slop Minwax all over the brass now can we... Anyway, here are a couple more shots of my work.
The manual said to use a sharp chisel which "demands care," but let's get real. I'm not a skilled woodworker. I have to work small and slow, and a chisel is just asking for trouble. The little knife did just fine, thank you very much. I then drilled pilot holes with my Dremel and the #57 bit and screwed four tiny little screws through the hinges and into the pilot holes. I did a couple of these very successfully, but what a test of patience! I called in my husband to help hold things steady, and while four hands and a flashlight directed under the hinge so I could see what I was doing did make it easier, it was still tricky. When I was certain everything lined up and looked just right, I removed the hinges and put them away. Can't slop Minwax all over the brass now can we... Anyway, here are a couple more shots of my work.
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