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A Wrap on No. 13 and No. 14 and Mulling a Few Changes

The last couple of months have seen me wrap up a couple of pieces - these are No. 13 and No. 14:


No. 13 is Maple (jaws, free-standing base) with Purpleheart (leg, mouth, knob assembly, guide rails):



No. 14 is lightly figured Walnut (jaws) with Curly Maple (leg, mouth, knob assembly, guide rails, free-standing base), along with a Cocobolo knob:



I'm quite happy with how these turned out, and with a few reps in on the current design I'm feeling more comfortable in achieving good tolerances on the fit and finish. However, for me there is no joy in complacency, and with these pieces complete, I've been starting to think about a couple of design tweaks going forward. Three areas I'm hoping to "noodle on" for my next builds are:


  • Bench-mounted version: I'm hoping to explore a bench-mounted model as an alternate to the free-standing or traditional clam design. Ideally, I'd like this to have some limited articulation, so I'll need to research what kind of hardware or joinery will allow for this.

  • Extension arms: I'd like to incorporate an extension arm of sorts to hold larger format projects in place where stitching occurs in such a way that a large amount of material is above the clam (and where the stitching experience would benefit from this material being held up).

  • Adjustable height mechanism: Right now I've been using threaded metal rods threaded into the bottom of the leg as a means of adjusting the height of the clam. I'd like to replace this with threaded wooden rods instead. However, this may prove tricky as tapping threads into endgrain is generally not a winning proposition


More to come on these as I'm hoping to take my time more with the next build so that I can test some ideas I have.

 
 
 

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