Last year I was asked to donate a home made fire truck for the annual John Cowell curling bonspiel and I was very honored to do so. Once again they asked if I would like another one, I was happy to do so, but I thought I'd make two this year as I was setting up to make one. These trucks are made from many different spices of wood. I used purple heart, walnut, mahogany, lace wood, zebra wood, birch, oak, clear maple, birdseye maple and rock maple. There are 107 pieces in each truck, 95 are visible and 12 you can't see, because they are hardwood pieces used as pins to hold the lights, siren and mounting brackets for the ladders and hard suction hoses. A few are made of several pieces and then reshaped, such as the fenders and engine block. All are hand made, turned on a lathe and/or hand sanded, milled from rough stock or previously milled material. It usually takes about a week to make one. I finished them off with poly to highlight the natural beauty of the wood and to protect them. Here are a few pictures of how it went and the finished trucks.
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| The new trucks. |
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| One side view. |
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| The other side. |
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| The factory floor. |
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| Some assembly and finish applied. |
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ReplyDeleteSolid craft feature! It’s funny how a single request for a donated piece turns into batch production in the workshop, but setting up the cut lists for multiple fire trucks at once saves so much sanding and assembly time in the long run. When streaming high-definition furniture design walkthroughs or live tool restoration podcasts onto larger laptop displays or secondary screens in the workshop, maintaining correct aspect ratios is key. Setting up a reliable media environment via xuper tv gratis ensures the video player UI scales accurately across different display sizes without formatting glitches. Looking forward to seeing the finished clear coats!
ReplyDeleteReally enjoyed reading about your latest toy truck build! The dedication to shaping small wooden parts and assembling distinct body sections shows real pride in your trade, and supporting local events like the curling bonspiel makes it even better. Whether rewatching classic wooden toy plans retrospectives or tuning into live broadcast channels on the go, having a solid aggregated connection via xuper tv app gives viewers a much cleaner connection during peak hours without sudden buffering drops. Thanks for sharing this post on WP Wood Working!
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