June 22, 201115 yr A friend of mine asked me to build a trophy. He dropped of rough drawings and it basically three boxes stacked on top of each other. The company that they were buying these from last year was charging an alarming amount for a less then quality product. He was pretty upset and that's how this one got started. The old ones were made out of poplar and put together with glue and screws. Â This one is all Red Oak and uses compound miter cuts and half lap joinery. No nails, screws or any other type of metal fastener. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â This is the smallest of the "boxes" this one is 8" square and 5" tall and set in the top position. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â This is the middle section. 11" square and 6 " tall. This will support the top. Â Â Â Â The tops are all cut 45's and glued to the sides. The fit was so nice I could set the top on and it supported it with out and assistance what so ever. Â Â A shot of the half lap joinery to join the 2 pieces together. The joints were cut at 3/8 x 3/8 and fit fairly snug. There should be just enough room for the expansion and contraction of the wood through out our 4 seasons up here. Â Â I have the bottom in clamps right now attaching the top supports. The finish will be Dark Walnut with 2 or 3 coats of wiped Gloss Poly. Â And of course I had my two foremen with me. Angel and Chance. Â Â My 2 shop pups. Angel is the tri-colored and Chance is the Red and White. They are both Pembroke Welsh Corgis. The favorite thing to do in the shop besides get into my feet is barking at the shop vac. Â Â Â Â As you can see Angel is inspecting all the saw dust to make sure I was working.
June 22, 201115 yr Good going Wayne. That looks as though you have it all figured out and have it coming together nicely. I'm looking forward to seeing one of these finished. Looks like it will be a fairly tall trophy. How many of these do you have to build and what kind of time frame are you on? I bet Chance and Angel make sure you stay busy while in the shop and don't wonder off.John MoodyJohn Moody Woodworks
June 22, 201115 yr So far so good my friend. BTW, those are two fine looking pups. Ron DudelstonAbove and Beyond WoodWorks
June 22, 201115 yr Wayne, do you have the grain running both horizontal and vertical? I would think you are going to have big issues with that. Maybe I am looking at the pictures wrong. I hope so Bob Kloeswww.bobkloes.com
June 22, 201115 yr Author No BobYou seen it right. Didn't notice it till after glue up. Problem corrected though. There were two panels on the top box that were wrong. Since a new top has been built with the grain running the same way. It set me back on time but that is not a problem. Right now with all the humidity things are dry extremely slow. The completed assembly is in final glue up, already sanded to 220. All I have to once it dries, hand run some 220 over it and stain it. Once dried apply the poly then wax. Should be done by Sunday if things dry fast enough.Wayne God Bless our Troops and Protect them.
June 26, 201115 yr Author Here are 2 shots. The first one fully assembled and the base molding is still in the clamp. The second is after it was stained with Dark Walnut and has 2 coats of hand wiped poly on it. Mike will be by tomorrow night to pick it up. Wayne God Bless our Troops and Protect them.
June 27, 201115 yr Lookin good Wayne. Looks like the base to the Stanley Cup Ron DudelstonAbove and Beyond WoodWorks
June 27, 201115 yr Author I'm not adding the top. That is the only measurement I don't have. They are bolting a silver bowl to the top. When I meet with Mike tomorrow night I will get the measurements and punch the hole. Wayne God Bless our Troops and Protect them.
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