Hi all.... well a break from art work... I have a table to refurb... 
an oak drop-leaf round gate-leg table.. the top has previously been sanded and varnished but a lllloong time ago ... this will be striped back.
The frame and barley twist legs are still in dark oak stain so this will all be striped back and 'upcycled as light oak... a more modern finish. and oiled instead of varnished... solid oak does not need varnishing to protect it..and very rickety with open joints

 so  ...
 we have a top in need of TLC,
 a frame that is very loose and repaired with screws into the joints....
 all these have been removed now and the frame separated to reveal as suspected, half the pegs broken in the joints...these will all have to be replaced and the several layers of glue cleaned off to enable me to sand it all back to the beautiful light oak color and reassemble as was when new.. ;-)

the frame and top now dissassembled.. ;-)

it is TOO hot to go out doing the table today ... it is 37 degress in the garden room where I do this work..  today I think I would rather be in

Reykjavik

where the temp is a nice gentl 14 degrees and gentle rain..  ;-)

 

OK ...  so now we have a pair of dancers.. ;-)

ok so in between allowing drying times for traction engine parts I have started another 'first.'. a posable doll type model..I have not tried any doll type models befor although there are plenty of cartoon type out there...

I was well into the model and seemed to be going not too bad when I realized I had no pictures of it..this one showing the head done.. this had to be resized as the original was a large comic type head, the joints I have simplified, using tubes.. an oversize one seen in the shoulder, one leg complete and the other waiting for the joint to dry... the arms waiting for shoulder and elbow joints..the feet I have to design myself asI require ballet type feet and slippers... there is one I have tried on the board..



OK...  ... here is the near complete model... hair to come... and perhaps a face..
 in a comic pose for now..

here is the pose that will be the display pose..

ok.. still waiting for some hair, but here is the doll with 'new feet' .. ;-)

Ok.... so here is the dancer mounted, still waiting for hair... I am doing another.... but have down sized the head a little more and the hands also.. we shall see if theat looks better.. ;-)

Here we have thew finished Showman's Traction Engine...  it was a kit.. I am not really impressed with the kits.. they leave a lot to be desired... parts actually fitting at per cut would be nice... if a template is supplied you expect it to work... not a lot of point other wise..

ok... so I have started yet another pakaged matchstick model... a showmans engine.. here is the half way stage.

starting on left.... the boiler with extended front carrying the generator then the other componants with steam chest and the main body at the rear with underslung toolbox art bioler and body join.


 onto the wheels

made with suppied templates... the smaller front wheels just waiting for the flat rims and solid rubber tyres. the larger rear wheels still waiting for the rims and flats rims for tyres

next the hubs... solid maches waiting to be turned to round shape and cut for fitting..