117 days ago
by Chris Wright |
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So, now I’ve got the bulk of the work done on the case. Where I left off in my last blog I had cut the sides and glued the top together.
Now, I got the top down to the right size. This was a little tricky because I wanted to keep the joint pretty much right in the middle of the panel. Once it was to size it was time to route a cove along the edges so I could fit them into the slots I cut into the sides. I used a cove cutting bit that I filed the guide bearing post off of so I wil...
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121 days ago
by Chris Wright |
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So, I decided to start an interesting project a few weeks ago and I thought I’d share my progress. I figured it would be neat to build a wood briefcase. Now, I know that in today’s business society people tend to use shoulder bags, “soft” briefcases or messenger bags to tote around their documents. But I figured, “what the hell, if anything it will be fun.”
Like the majority of my projects, it all starts with a drawing.
I planned the sides be a...
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124 days ago
by jockmike2 |
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There’s a Sawyer that lives close to me advertising on craigslist for Kiln dried, good walnut, QSWO , red oak, select. 4/4 oak is in 100 bf bundles same with red oak, white oak cut in 2X4 good for trim, stiles and rails, molding. Wood is finished. $1.00 bf. 100 bf packs. Also rough 4/4 red oak, sappy walnut, cherry bundles $1.00 a bf. 100 bf packs. Bunks of air dried red oak, maple, elm 4/4 $1.00 bf. Most 8’ 4” long. Bunks range in 100-300 bf. Also have air dried QSO, ch...
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128 days ago
by sIKE |
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Well after one long month of frustration with a height issue. I finally got this project to the finishing stage today. The bentwood lamination I bragged about the last time was a bit short in height once I finished cleaning up the glue up. After multiple goes at getting all three edges even and losing 1 1/2” in height. I had my dad come over and give me a hand this week and we finally got her done. Hot glue, a straight edged board, a 1/2” upcut spiral bit, and a bushing on the old...
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133 days ago
by Zac Harlan |
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I’ve been working on this project for a while now. Everything is solid cherry and the top two shelves are one board. That was a gamble but the boards seemed to be pretty stable so we’ll see how it looks in a couple years.
This is my first project using cherry and i have to say, it smells awesome when cut!
I’ve still got a couple more coats of finish to put on it before i can call it done and can post pictures in the projects section.
Zac
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140 days ago
by kenn |
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I have made lots of progress and actually am using my new bench some, I’ve just needed to get an update here. After putting the top on the base, I marked out so I could start hand planing.I used my scrub plane to get things close, that’s the scrub plane’s results above, and then this #5 to get the top flat and without wind.Here’s a picture of the top in “near” flat and smooth. FYI, I ended up with about 45 gallons of shavings.To trim the ends to final le...
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145 days ago
by Andy Brownell |
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I have recently completed a new base design for a bookcase project (same project as my last post). I’ve pulled some inspiration from other designs by Thomas Moser, and some basic Asian design influences. The case it very linear and almost boxy in it’s overall design. A sturdy dovetail case called for a base to lighten it up a little.
I’ve come up with this design as my final version for this project. It is a shot of the underside of the bookcase to show the details. The c...
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151 days ago
by Andy Brownell |
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Filling Imperfections
I do freelance blogging work with Gorilla Glue on the side and gave their new Epoxy a whirl on woodworking applications. I thought it was worth sharing in this forum.
The wood that I obtained from a local source was decent, but certainly not top grade material. It had some knots on otherwise clear boards, and it just didnt’ seem right to trash a huge piece on account of a few minor imperfections. The inside of the bookcase only had one spot the size of a dime...
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152 days ago
by sIKE |
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I have been working on this project time permitting. Had end of school year stuff with the kids, a surprise visit from some relatives, and of course been busy traveling for work, so it has been interment to say the best :( So, I got this puppy glued up a couple of weekends ago. After fighting with a shelf that I messed up on and had to remake a new one. Talk about frustation, nothing went right with it and it took me a couple of weeks just to build one new shelf.Now this project has had many...
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158 days ago
by Demowen |
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Well folks, it has been quite a while since I’ve been able to get on here and talk about the project. If you haven’t read any of the previous blogs, this is a wine rack that I built for my brother’s wedding. If you want the basic construction, see the prior posts. From here on is the little decoration details…
I hope I don’t have too many pictures ;). I think I’ll let the pictures do some of the talking for me but I want to capture the whole process....
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