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Blanket Chest #16: Applying Finish

Blog entry by Thomas MacDonald posted 299 days ago 823 reads 0 times favorited 2 comments Add to Favorites Watch
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Time to put on the finishing touches. Tommy goes to work on the finish with a heat gun. After that’s done, he takes the completed chest down to Downes & Reader Hardwood Co. for a critique.

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Scott Bryan

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posted 299 days ago

Tommy, this has been a wonderful experience. Thanks for taking us along on this ride.

To tell the truth, if I had seen just the finished piece, I would have thought that there was no way I could do one of these. But by breaking it down in steps, as you have done with this series, I see that it is possible to do something like this. This certainly has been both inspirational and fun.

Although, after 6 of these, I am sure that the “fun” of the construction has worn off for you, I really appreciate the effort and time you put into this series.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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Thomas MacDonald

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posted 299 days ago

thanks scott and all the others who have watched the build…i hope you liked it and believe me you can do this man….really you can….and if you get hung up…go to the blanket chest thread and all the help you need is right there….i want to thank martin for hosting all the videos and being a fan of the show….i appreciate it….i really hope a couple of you take this project on…..

thanks again!!

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