I’ve had something pretty specific in mind for the Belfry for quite a while, and of course I’ve been stalking Dan’s Vulture (here’s his belfry). A few years ago I received a couple of pens as a gift from a charity auction, and they came in this snazzy pen case. I’ve been looking for a reason to use the wood on these end pieces, but needed my recently purchased miniature table saw to get a good cut on this really dense wood.
I cut two 5x5mm pieces to serve as the stanchions, and three pieces of Swiss Pear scrap for the roof and shaped/sanded it all. Really, one of the down sides to having the new saw is that I’m half tempted to go back and re-accomplish half the stuff I did by hand.
For the bell housing, I used a walnut piece, and created a brass bracket to hold the handle. The handle is a shaved down piece of brass rod that fits into the bracket and bends over to hold the rope. Finally, I outfitted two boxwood cleats instead of metal – which I thought was an aesthetically pleasing and acceptable substitution.
The whole thing put together and mounted. To me, the Belfry was another opportunity to add a little bit of artistic flair.
The Lehman Shipyard 