fleinbach
12-10-2006, 10:26 AM
Yesterday I finished my latest theater room. The room was created from a total of 22 sheets of MDF, mostly 5' x 12'
The enclosed picture is small, so a lot of detail cannot be seen but I will describe some of it as follows.
The oak bullnose on the platform was rabbited to hold the rope light. The only reason I did not use a table saw here is because the rabbit makes a curve at the corners.
The bar top is made from three pieces of rough sawn popular. They were surfaced with a 1 1/4 inch bit and the edges were plained with a half-inch straight bit for joining.
The Dragon base is a 2 3/4" deep MDF relief finished with a quarter inch Ball nose bit.
The lower walls are 3/4" MDF sheets with a stone relief cut into them.
The DVD case doors were cut from 3/4" MDF
The upper arches were also cut from 3/4" MDF and where outlined using the Shopbot with a Roman ogee bit.
The recessed octagon ceiling with medallions was made mostly with 1 inch MDF. The medallions are made in three layers. The first two are simple 2-D cuts. The last layer is a 3-D relief.
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The front towers are made up of several components, the details of which are difficult to see, even in my larger photos. They start with a base made of MDF. The main tapered tower is topped with a crown like perimeter ring surrounding a mica light. Above the light is the tower top supporting the archway over the screen.
The mural to the left is actually a hidden door. This door is made to look like a wall containing a castle window with a view of a dragon and Castle in the background. The door is 8 inches thick constructed entirely out of MDF. It is controlled by pneumatic cylinder via a hidden switch.
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More and larger pictures can be seen on my website here http://www.theaterrooms.com/Nicosia.htm
The enclosed picture is small, so a lot of detail cannot be seen but I will describe some of it as follows.
The oak bullnose on the platform was rabbited to hold the rope light. The only reason I did not use a table saw here is because the rabbit makes a curve at the corners.
The bar top is made from three pieces of rough sawn popular. They were surfaced with a 1 1/4 inch bit and the edges were plained with a half-inch straight bit for joining.
The Dragon base is a 2 3/4" deep MDF relief finished with a quarter inch Ball nose bit.
The lower walls are 3/4" MDF sheets with a stone relief cut into them.
The DVD case doors were cut from 3/4" MDF
The upper arches were also cut from 3/4" MDF and where outlined using the Shopbot with a Roman ogee bit.
The recessed octagon ceiling with medallions was made mostly with 1 inch MDF. The medallions are made in three layers. The first two are simple 2-D cuts. The last layer is a 3-D relief.
7950
7951
The front towers are made up of several components, the details of which are difficult to see, even in my larger photos. They start with a base made of MDF. The main tapered tower is topped with a crown like perimeter ring surrounding a mica light. Above the light is the tower top supporting the archway over the screen.
The mural to the left is actually a hidden door. This door is made to look like a wall containing a castle window with a view of a dragon and Castle in the background. The door is 8 inches thick constructed entirely out of MDF. It is controlled by pneumatic cylinder via a hidden switch.
7952
More and larger pictures can be seen on my website here http://www.theaterrooms.com/Nicosia.htm