I have just found and downloaded a blog app on the android market to see if I can post while working on my projects. Hopefully so I can post to everyone so they can see what I have to do at certain stages of my builds. I hope I can use this app to post regularly!
Thursday, 5 January 2012
Thursday, 29 December 2011
Oak beam bed frame
Me and my partner have recently purchased a new matteress and were looking at bed frames but the cost of a nice, decent bed frame nearly made me fall over. I knew I could make myself one that would be bigger, better and constructed to a much higher standard all for cheaper than a half decent frame to buy in the shops. All it would take was the cost of the timber and my time.
I designed an extravagant frame using 150x150 oak building framing timbers and I managed to get timbers, air dried for 6 years at the sizes I needed kindly given to me. I also got some 150x75 Ash which I decided to use for the rails instead of oak. So I have not paid out anything for this bed frame.
Setting out on sanding all the edges down revealed some amazing character including cat paw knots and masses of medullary rays. Working out for all the joints was a task in itself due to the timbers being curved slightly as well as twisted.
I am cutting the mortices and the tenons by hand along with all the timber lengths. The only machinery used will be a belt sander and a drill.
I am at around the 40% complete stage at this moment in time.
This is my main project so updates will be regular and images will follow shortly.
I designed an extravagant frame using 150x150 oak building framing timbers and I managed to get timbers, air dried for 6 years at the sizes I needed kindly given to me. I also got some 150x75 Ash which I decided to use for the rails instead of oak. So I have not paid out anything for this bed frame.
Setting out on sanding all the edges down revealed some amazing character including cat paw knots and masses of medullary rays. Working out for all the joints was a task in itself due to the timbers being curved slightly as well as twisted.
I am cutting the mortices and the tenons by hand along with all the timber lengths. The only machinery used will be a belt sander and a drill.
I am at around the 40% complete stage at this moment in time.
This is my main project so updates will be regular and images will follow shortly.
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Media unit.
I have been slowly but surely making myself a media unit to house all my DVDs and games. While at the same time have areas made to a specific size to fit in DVD players, consoles and a freeview TV box.I have to many DVDs that are just stacking up at the moment and all due to lack of places to put them, hence the reason to make this!
I designed this with maximum room to store everything I needed in a smaller space taking piece. While being nice and different at the same time. The main thing I wanted to try with this was to include oak in its 3 forms. Green, Air dried and Kiln dried. This is to show off the beauty and unique properties this wood offers in all stages of the drying process. I want the green oak to dry quickly resulting in splits and cracks right up against kiln dried oak that wont have these issues. I hope every piece of green oak I use moves and splits. I want this to happen!
A very exciting piece I am creating for myself here. Hopefully I can get it finished and started on my mums Christmas present.
Busy busy!
I designed this with maximum room to store everything I needed in a smaller space taking piece. While being nice and different at the same time. The main thing I wanted to try with this was to include oak in its 3 forms. Green, Air dried and Kiln dried. This is to show off the beauty and unique properties this wood offers in all stages of the drying process. I want the green oak to dry quickly resulting in splits and cracks right up against kiln dried oak that wont have these issues. I hope every piece of green oak I use moves and splits. I want this to happen!
A very exciting piece I am creating for myself here. Hopefully I can get it finished and started on my mums Christmas present.
Busy busy!
Monday, 28 November 2011
Starting to bring things up together.
Over the last few months I have been trying to create my own basic logo and branding, so I can start building a visual name for my business to get the ball rolling.
As at this moment in time I am in full time employment which doesn't leave me much time in the day to work on my projects as well as use the internet to get traffic to my pages. I try cram as much into the day as I can. I am in the process of making and finishing four projects and I try to work on two of them each day. Maybe concentrating on one at a time will help get them finished and in my etsy shop.
Finishing more pieces will fill my shop that I can start getting potential customers to visit and see my work! Promoting my full shop rather than individual products will be easier I hope.
I think this blog needs a facelift as well and more people coming to it as I don't promote this as much as I should.
So the ball is starting to roll ... slowly. But this is just the start!
As at this moment in time I am in full time employment which doesn't leave me much time in the day to work on my projects as well as use the internet to get traffic to my pages. I try cram as much into the day as I can. I am in the process of making and finishing four projects and I try to work on two of them each day. Maybe concentrating on one at a time will help get them finished and in my etsy shop.
Finishing more pieces will fill my shop that I can start getting potential customers to visit and see my work! Promoting my full shop rather than individual products will be easier I hope.
I think this blog needs a facelift as well and more people coming to it as I don't promote this as much as I should.
So the ball is starting to roll ... slowly. But this is just the start!
Monday, 7 November 2011
Etsy Shop now open!
My unique handmade solid oak furniture is now available to buy direct from Etsy.
My shop is http://ryondesign.etsy.com
Check back often to find new items for sale.
My shop is http://ryondesign.etsy.com
Check back often to find new items for sale.
Social networks!
I best add my information of my presence on social networks.
Facebook - Ryon Design
Twitter - @RyonDesign
Like/Follow me to see items currently in production and all my plans and ideas. Get your name down before anyone else for something you like before it goes up for sale!
Facebook - Ryon Design
Twitter - @RyonDesign
Like/Follow me to see items currently in production and all my plans and ideas. Get your name down before anyone else for something you like before it goes up for sale!
New Gallery Pictures
I have another coffee table in my gallery. This one is a definite one of a kind piece. Everything you see on the gallery page now is available to be made. Remember no two pieces will ever be the same and I want to keep my products as one of a kind pieces. Similar... but never the same.
As they are made to order anything and everything can be custom. Length, Width, Height, Finish, even the Design if need be.
Think of anything you want made. You know that you will never find what your thinking of in the shops. I could make those thoughts reality. That's what I want to do! I don't want to make bog standard furniture!
Lets create something amazing!
As they are made to order anything and everything can be custom. Length, Width, Height, Finish, even the Design if need be.
Think of anything you want made. You know that you will never find what your thinking of in the shops. I could make those thoughts reality. That's what I want to do! I don't want to make bog standard furniture!
Lets create something amazing!
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