Then I got the materials, and with very crucial and well appreciated help from a good friend (let's call him TofuCarpenter-san), the cardboard mock up stand became the real deal.
It was a cool and fun experience working on the stand. My friend likes doing woodworking projects a lot and has his neat 'underground' shop where he got the tools of the trade.
We started a little after 5pm, and took our time a bit. A lot of cutting was done.
It was a little dicey working with the table saw, as I'm not that used to it yet. The table saw is a tool that you definitely need to be operating with full focus and awareness! But then again, all power tools need to be used with such an attitude, regardless, as these tools can easily get loose and cause damage to someone (or something) if one is not paying attention while using such a tool.
After some more rough cuts, sanding, routing - we managed to get the 'final product' completed.
I'd say we did a good job on the project. There is room for improvement, of course, but considering the time and conditions (it was cold and raining that day), we did good.
Many, many thanks to my friend TofuCarpenter-san, and his wife, let's call her Takoyaki-chan (who is a very good friend of mine too), for their time and hospitality during this project. :)
I'll still have to do some minor finishing/sanding, and am going to stain with a darker shade. Then it goes in the Detolf shelf.
Again, thanks very much - my Nendo team is all happy now!
Now, I still have some wood left over... display stand part 2? Stay tuned!
Yosh! Dewa mata! ;)
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