Instant sword

Each day, I head out to the shop with a plan, or at least a wish list of what I hope to accomplish before quitting time. Then the day happens. Today was certainly like that. I had just started on my list when Peter requested that I make the sword that would hang in a specially built nook in the Copper Crown suite of the Hazelnut Inn. It was needed as the sculpting crew is making great progress on the stone sculpting on the walls.

Creating the sword involved routing the hilt using a miniature version of the chandelier file. While our ShopSabre CNC Router did its magic, I made a digital file for our FastCut CNC plasma cutter and set it in motion on the sword blade. Welding up the two halves of the sword and grinding things smooth didn’t take long. The routed pieces were ready to be fit and glued before lunch. After lunch, it was time to do a little sculpting of the braided leather handle and fancy fleur-de-lis hilt decoration.

A trip to town for welding supplies still left me just enough time to do a teeny bit of work on the chandelier fixture I had started in the morning. At the end of the day, I already had my to-do list for tomorrow. I’ll just do what I intended today. Stay tuned…

Working canopy

It was an exciting day for Henry as we worked on his jet parade float. Henry helped me carefully measure and cut the plexiglass and then screw it into position using self-tappers and fender washers. Once we had finished, Henry had to jump into the cockpit and test it, of course. He declared the working canopy his favourite part of the project. Next up, Henry wants to sculpt the jet engine and give the smoke machine another test. Stay tuned…

Copper Crown limited edition print

Guests who stay in each suite of the Hazelnut Inn are presented with a limited edition print of a line art drawing of their suite. We’ve received a lot of appreciation for the art mementos from guests who have stayed in the North Star and Under Hill suites. With the Copper Crown suite progressing rapidly it was time to work up a line drawing for the limited edition print. Over the next while, I’ll number and sign them. It won’t be long until we start presenting them to the first guests in the castle suite.