Hello friends! In this video we are going to build a prototype for my new entryway
organizer with a magnetic holder, hooks and mail storage.
I only need one piece of solid red oak for this project. Let's start by making
few passes on jointer and planner to make our piece straight and flat. After
that I will cut it on a table saw to the final width and make a slot for the future
mail storage.
This slot will be enlarged later using steam bending. But before we jump
to this step let's experiment with some laser engraving while our piece is still
flat. One of the things that I want to test here is how the laser engraving
will react to the Steambending and as you will see later I might need to tweak the
speed and power levels to make it darker.
Steaming is pretty straightforward here I will just use a wedge to open the slot
that we cut on the table saw this will create some additional storage
space and add some character to the silhouette.
The next day I remove the wedge and now we can sand the piece, put some natural oil
finish, attach the hooks and install hidden magnets.
To install the hidden magnets I will drill some holes so they sit flush with
the surface then I will use an epoxy glue to bond them in place.
The laser engraving lost some color during steam bending so I decided to enhance it
with black acrylic paint.