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#1 ·
Layout & Milling Materials

I know this is a little out of order but I needed to get started on these desks ahead of the garbage can containers. What is great about these desks is that we will be using different kinds of joinery. We'll be laminating the legs, pocket hole joinery for the aprons and top. Plus there will be some edge banding happening too. You will also see how I build my drawer boxes and the material that I use for this in future episodes. Don't forget to sign up for Huck's (hucksdiy.com) monthly prize give away.

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How have you liked sketch up? I am looking for an easy design program that doesn't take an engineering degree to work and not break the wallet as well.
Sketch list from Rockler a good product, do you know?
I have been drawing and it takes up a lot of time as well.
 
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Brian-no I did face joint my boards, reason being (in my little world) is that no matter what both faces once sent through the thickness planer will be parallel.
Rando-I have been using sketch up for about 5 years and I like it a lot for a few reasons.
1-its free
2-there are several podcasts out there on this topic
3-there are also ruby files that enhance what you can do with the free version of sketch up.
4-most of the ruby files are free
5.sketch up to me is very easy to used and it is also a powerful sales tool.
This is the only program that I know and use as far as designing and this is all I probably will ever know.
 
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Thanks Huck, Keep up the way your going. I enjoy your videos and always seem to learn something from
watching the way that you approach and make your projects. I do appreciate the time that you put into these videos for people that you might not get to meet or know. Looking forward to your next video.
Alf… Melbourne ..Australia
 
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Getting the Ole' Fisheye

. I have this desk all ready to get lacquered and man o' man how I love the smell of lacquer. I get all ready to start my process and begin to shoot the desk. I do this this way most of the time. I shoot a coat of lacquer sealer let it rest an hour or so and then sand with 600 grit paper. I then start my top coat, I do this step pretty much the same as the sealer. When I go back to check my work about 1/2 hour later the top has all of these bubbles in it. What the @#*^ is this??? After some consulting with others and so consoling as well I have been hit by the fish eye finish. Has anyone and, I am sure there are plenty that have, had this happen to them? If so what did you do to fix it?

What is so weird about this is that it only did it on the veneered top none of the hardwood or plywood got it. Which really threw me for a loop.

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