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General Category => Brag Forum => Topic started by: Jim Finn on September 25, 2016, 04:07:20 pm

Title: Fireplace bellows with inlay.
Post by: Jim Finn on September 25, 2016, 04:07:20 pm

Over the past 30+ years I have made over fifty fireplace bellows. This is how I got started in woodworking. At first I carved images into the bellows front and then moved to using tooled leather images and finally a few years ago I started doing inlay on them. I do not make many any more because there is not much of a market for them, These are decorative and functional fireplace bellows made of cedar, in this case, with maple inlay..It measures 15" end to end. The brass nozzle is made using a 30-30 shell.
 I turn the whole bellows in a lathe to form the handle and the nozzle ends. I purchase the leather used in this at Tandy.
 This bellows was made to order.

Title: Re: Fireplace bellows with inlay.
Post by: DWSudekum on September 26, 2016, 01:11:47 am

Very nicely done Jim.  Too bad it has that flaw...... you know the one that looks like that sign for Aggies.... Go Bamma!


DW

Title: Re: Fireplace bellows with inlay.
Post by: dunk on September 26, 2016, 12:47:02 pm

nicely done.  I agree about the "flaw"  Go Ducks!   ;D

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Post by: kebmo576 on September 28, 2016, 12:32:25 pm

VERY NICE

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Post by: gordster on September 29, 2016, 04:09:00 pm

Beautiful jon Jim..inlays are fantastic

Title: Re: Fireplace bellows with inlay.
Post by: Jim Finn on October 11, 2016, 05:59:13 pm

I have found that there is not much of a market for fireplace bellows but I did manage to sell one I had that had a Mason Logo inlaid into he front.  It took a small bit of "selling" but it is gone!

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Post by: sistermaide on November 06, 2016, 07:55:05 am

Very nice! I imagine that there is still a tiny market for them somewhere. The inlay is very nice looking!

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Post by: DWSudekum on November 06, 2016, 09:54:23 am

Excellently done Jim.  Some Aggie will really like that :)  Thanks for sharing this with us.

DW

Title: Re: Fireplace bellows with inlay.
Post by: Jim Finn on November 06, 2016, 02:56:24 pm

Thanks for the kind words.  Here are photos of others I have made, and sold, over the years.

Title: Re: Fireplace bellows with inlay.
Post by: seadog852 on November 24, 2016, 06:22:16 am

 Very nice. Gig'em!