Study of Joinery

This started as a Building Tech project from last year - the Copper piece in the middle. I always wanted to make a frame for it. Well, I got a hold of some recycled wood from a friend who is a builder - Dustin!

The Copper piece was taken from a sheet of Copper - cut into three pieces; had muratic acid applied to one piece; and rejoined with bolts and solder. The bright color changes came from the torch used to solder it, while the darker color changes came from the muratic acid.

I wanted to experiment with wood Joinery as well. The dark piece on the left is a stained Douglas Fir 2x6 and the rest is cedar. The upper piece, the header, was formed by laminating several pieces of Cedar together to form a thick beam. The whole piece is held together without glue - the edges of the Copper piece fold down and hold the piece in with tension.

Peg joints were also used to join the Cedar pieces on the right. All of the Cedar had a clear coat applied and then lightly sanded to remove most of the glossy reflection.