171 days ago
by gizmodyne |
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Which Wax?I bought a new kind of wax by Howards based on a recommendation from a friend. It is called Walnut. I compared it to the Briwax (Dark Brown) which I have have used previously. The Briwax is much darker. The Howards smells like citrus and claims to provide u.v. protection. It does seem a little more gritty, but applies smoothly.
Here is a shot with one base assembly (right) finished with the wax. The other is not (left)
Booooooooooring.After finishing the base and the under...
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189 days ago
by gizmodyne |
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Plans
I geared up today to finish the table that was started three years ago. I began by reviewing all of the original plans. Starting with the book “The Furniture of Gustav Stickley” by Joseph J. Bavaro & Thomas L. Mossman.
This book is a great Stickley starter book for furniture making.
I modified the original table by making it shorter in length. My old style drawings…..I also wanted to try a few new things in SketchUp that I had learned over at the Fine Woodw...
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648 days ago
by gizmodyne |
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HistoryWe had a maple kitchen table that was very nice, but not the style we wanted for our house.After I made the mahogany coffee table, I was feeling confident to tackle something larger.
Kristin and I enrolled in a “work completion lab” at the community college.I looked through several plans. I really wanted to make one with curved stretchers and a top that was held on by massive sliding dovetails. (I still want to make it). We decided it was beyond our skills.
So we pick...
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