Les Hastings

Radiator cover

Made this for a friend. Painted poplar.

I'd rather be covered in sawdust

Comments

Lightweightladylefty commented over 7 years ago

Les,

That looks like an outstanding piece of furniture, not just a radiator cover! What’s the insert on this one?

L/W

“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” Benjamin Franklin

Les Hastings commented over 7 years ago

The grill in this one is some stamped out aluminum.
Thanks!

I'd rather be covered in sawdust

MsDebbieP commented over 7 years ago

this is BEAUTIFUL ..

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HorizontalMike commented over 7 years ago

Wow! Very nice! It has been +30yrs since I last lived with H2O/steam radiators. Sure brings back the memories.

HorizontalMike

Bentlyj commented over 7 years ago

Outstanding work Les!
Nicely done corners.
Question if you don’t mind. For the beads around the openings, did you cut them into the frame (what tool did you use for it?)
or did you apply them separately afterwards?

Les Hastings commented over 7 years ago

Bentlyj the frame was assembled the then the beads were scratched in by hand and then all the corners were carved in. Thanks!

I'd rather be covered in sawdust

Bentlyj commented over 7 years ago

Thanks Les, I figured you probably did it right. ;)
I’m sure I would have did the applied molding, only because I’ve never scratched them in.
Thanks for getting back to me.

lanwater commented over 7 years ago

Beautiful.

some complex technique you used judging from the comments.

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a1jim commented over 6 years ago

This is one of the fanciest radiator covers I’ve ever seen,extra nice Les.

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