Art Deco Inspired Wall Mirror *LINK*

Nice

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>I like the regularity of the beads and the formality of the cherry inlay. Nice work.

Looks great, questions...

Scott Burr Ben Lomond,CA

>Well done George, nice lines and angles. "V" nails? Those them little wavy things about an inch long? If so how do you install them? I've had nothing but problems with 'em.

Blue federal paint(looks green in the pic to me) is that milk paint?

A fine job, you should be proud.

Re: Looks great, questions...

George D. Huron

>The "v" nails are not the same as the corregated nails. They are made for supporting miters. The spring loaded magnetic tool used to insert them is expensive but it will pay for itself when I have several students making frames and I don't need a million clamps. Also, after the frames are nailed together, the students can immediately start the inlay without having to deal with clamps sticking out everywhere. The blue paint is an acrylic made to look like milk paint. I don't remember the manufacturer but I bought it at woodcraft supply.

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Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida

>I like it! Would you like to make 200 of them for a hotel on South Beach? (just kidding)

I am not familiar with the v-nail + tool clamping method. Can you point me to a vendor/description/pics?

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George D. Huron

>You say the word, and I'll quote you on 200. I have a molding cutter that cuts triple beads and the rabbet and miters can be done with a table saw. The paint can sprayed using my hvlp gun.

I did this one by hand because that is the way my students will do it and I wanted to make sure the process was a smooth one.

The pushmaster is sold at woodcraft. Here is the link:

http://www.woodcraft.com/Woodcraft/product_family.asp?family%5Fid=1871&gift=False&mscssid=0A0196E10E3A1431782991898C6C5340

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Rob in Kansas

>That's a nifty little v-nail driver. It�s a spring loaded driver? Ever use it on oak or something hard? I've seen plenty of Pistorius, Taurus et al v-nailers, but they are pneumatic for high production. They use a hold down clamp on the top to keep the moulding in place as the nail is driven in from the bottom. But those cost a little more than $55. :)

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George D. Huron

>Here is a more detailed picture.

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George D. Huron

>I did not even use a mallet to drive these into poplar. I just pushed. They make slightly different v-nails for hardwoods and you can use this tool with a mallet so I suspect it would work. It does not feel like a light duty tool in the hand.

Strange things afoot here.

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>It's a nice blue here at work. Guess I need to check the graphics card or monitor settings @ home. Thanks for the answers! Again congrats!