Sacred Peace
The construction of the new mensa for St. Ignatius of Antioch by Oscar Jovel Jr.
Here are a few photos depicting some of the construction process over a period of about four and a half months. I thank my wife for her support and patience while I took over part of our house. And to Fr. Robert Rien for his vision and confidence in me. It has been my privilege.
It begins with a frame...
that holds a grid...
that gets a skin....
on both sides....
and you have a torsion box!
Crotch mahagony boards awaiting their fate
“half a pound sliced thin please”
Mmmm...Mmmm...good
so what do we do with the slices of veneer now?
Let’s cut them to size!
maybe like this?
okay, a little dab’ll do ya’
hold the press!
...and start adding more
A glued up sheet of 28 pieces of veneer, easy huh?
gluing down the veneer with another torsion box
you really can never have enough clamps
there’s got to be some-thing under all that dust
solid mahagony frame gets wrapped around at night
inlay crosses awaiting their home
I think we may be on to something here
I knew I should of invested in gold
there’s gold up in them there hills!
this is the fun part!
oooh...
...I like it!
It was supposed to fit!
maybe it’s that corner
altering the altar
Are you sure you know what your doing?
Ta-Da!
Amen....
Amen.
