A towel holder for a man cave with a unique wood design will
look good in the workshop. It would also be nice and handy to have a
towel or rag hanging around.
Cutting srips of wood
Strips of wood are cut too different sizes. For a good contrast of
woods I used oak, maple and Brazilian cherry.
Glueing
After laying out the pieces I saw what I liked. Then glue was
brushed on and the pieces were clamped for a few hours. I
used my wooden clamp since it was the ideal clamp for this job.
Making the ring
I used some extended vise grip clamps and secured the piece to the
drill press table. I recently bought a circle cutter and wanted to try
it out, it did its job but was very slow because of the hardwood I used.
After awhile it was still cutting but it took too long so I decide to
finished it with the jigsaw. This went quicker but not as clean.
After the jigsaw it needed more cleaning so I used
my Oscillating sander . The sander may look like an
odd set-up but it works great!
To finish the ring and round the edge I used a router and a 1/4" Roundover bit. This will make a very nice ring.
Lightning bolt
Using the same pattern as the ring new strips are cut glued and set
aside. The strips are around 14 " long.
A lightning bolt design is cut on the bandsaw, and cleaned up
with a belt sander.
With some of the leftover cut off pieces a square was cut and a
hole was drilled and then the piece was cut in half. This will hold
the ring.
Finish
Waiting for the glue to dry. When it is ready the block can be
attached with 2 drywall screws to the lightning bolt piece.
For the finish I brushed on 2 coats of Varathane.
Everything is put together it's time to test it out, then with 2 sided tape
I can find the right place in the shop to put it .
See Also:
Finishing turntable Make large dowels Make mini workbench
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