Even though I have not completed anything I have often looked at Mr. Harlin's photos and his success in building a camera. I am sure you have seen these, but perhaps others have not.
http://jbhphoto.com/vcam/vcams10.htm
Even though I have not completed anything I have often looked at Mr. Harlin's photos and his success in building a camera. I am sure you have seen these, but perhaps others have not.
http://jbhphoto.com/vcam/vcams10.htm
J. B. Harlin is a friend and wonderful craftsman. The info fromhs site is very helpful as he show a step by step with great images. I wish I had a shop to do my work. I built my 11x14 using my Zone VI and JB's images as my guide. Great resourse.
By the way, having visited Ventura on many occasions I am jealous of your location. When you aren't building cameras you have that beautiful Pacific to look at, and a very eclectic downtown to walk around. A great little city!
Kevin, you are right. Living at the beach is a wonderful thing. A lot to do in town and close by.
A little bit of work tonight. I set up my pieces for the front standard frame and routed the distances that I needed for the lens board. Need to cut the joints and cut to size. Waiting on my new dovetail saw so I can work on finishing the back box. Front standard is designed and I need to joint it. Coming along. Nothing like firing up my router in the hallway of my apartment! I am crazy don't you know! Quick bursts and the neighbors don't know what hit them. I run my shop vac at the same time. So far so good.
Jim, I think these are way under cut. It would be twice at least twice of that size. I heard 16x20 format is calling...
Jim, hear you on the apartment/power tool situation, made me smile. I'm sure your the least of your neighbors worries. Yeah nothing like a ShopVac for a little white noise.
Roger
Today, I managed to meet a friend of Forrest Atkins who happened to have a Leigh Dovetail jig that could be used to build the back box and my front standard. I just wanted to do dove's because they look nice and are a great joint. Some will say that it is a mistake building a front standard out of wood. Well i did it with the 14x17, 8x20 and the 11x14 and it works just fine. The front uprights are Rosewood and Walnut. Hard to see from the photographs. On to routing the slots for rise and fall and front shift and swing on the base . Need to tighten up fit and glue the front standard after I rout the slots and I'm going to glue the back tonight.
That's going to be a handsome camera, Jim. Careful or it might be too pretty to take out.
Never to pretty to take out.
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