98 days ago
by kolwdwrkr |
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When things become confusing, and I’m talking about the design aspect now as I have yet to begin this project, the shop gets quiet. My mind scopes the shop in search of something. A piece of material? A jig? Anything that can “push” me in the direction I need to go. Does my piece require the use of my leigh jig? Maybe I should start with the material instead of thinking about the process first. I search through the pile of wood looking for figure, something that stands out...
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105 days ago
by pedrorc |
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This comode is from 18th century and is made (the structure) in lime wood. The marquetry work is made in rose wood, box wood, mahogany from Honduras, walnut and satin wood. The finish was made with shellac.
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118 days ago
by mindseye |
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A music video of some of my past projects. The projects range from painted floors to a home bar with a built in waterfall. Some other projects include: water walls, fountains, foil finishes, faux finishes, leafing, gilding furniture projects and a faux copper ceiling.
Please leave comments and let me know what you think:)
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123 days ago
by Candy Hicks |
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Here is the other inlay table that we have been working on. This one is inlayed with turquoise from Arizona, the top is burled cottonwood, and the base is juniper, we had to add an extra leg for support. It was finished with Bullseye sealcoat and satin polyurethane.
18 1/2” tall 43” long and 24” at the widest points, the top is 2 1/2” thick.
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123 days ago
by frank |
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Go Ask The Lac-Bug About Finishing WoodIn one of my previous comments on Finishing Recipes and Tricks by SteveKorz and the corresponding forum, I offered these last words; ”I mean when we start thinking about shellac, maybe we should also consult with the lac bug.”
I know that one can get technical when it comes to talking about finishing along with all those books and DVDs out there, along with all the recipes we get so hung up in and about….so I have decided to offer a ...
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124 days ago
by trifern |
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This is a blog requested by Douglas Bordner. Midnight Serenade started as an ordinary piece of straight grain oak. I carved an unusual shape to try and bring some interest to the grain. After shaping and sanding, this piece almost receive a traditional finish. The wood and grain were beautiful, but Douglas had a request that needed to be fulfilled.
The next step was to apply two coats of Fiebing’s black leather dye. You could also use this technique to ebonize a piece.
I t...
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131 days ago
by Dan Lyke |
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This weekend’s goal is getting the cabinet beside the stove to at least have a usable counter-top. We picked up a beaten up 10’x2’ glued up piece of maple countertop off of Craigslist for $50, and that’s becoming the surface for beside the stoive, and the narrow counter for under the window, with a backsplash cut from the scraps. Today I took a deep breath and cut the first pieces.
As I said, the counter-top was pretty beat up with a few gaps, so as I sanded...
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134 days ago
by drgoodwood |
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It’s been said about woodworkers that the last thing we do and the first thing our end-users see is the finish. Perhaps that’s why we call this terminal process a finish. Although the unvarnished truth is that design and execution make the piece, it is often the varnish that sells it.
As with many internet arguments, extreme positions are usually the result of individual bias without considering the personal preferences of others. I prefer to think in terms of tradeoffs. When it comes to f...
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136 days ago
by teenagewoodworker |
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well here is the final post in my pull out trash box thing series. figure i’ll get right into it.
first i started by adding some 45 blocks to the place where the trash can sits. i had to notch it because that drilling would have been pretty hard without a drill press. i notched it a bit to much though. and i used brass screws. why? because they were the only ones that were short enough to not go through my surface. but to sound smart just in-case someone missed the bucket its good th...
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137 days ago
by mcoyfrog |
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Not sure how to start this, i’ve never done a blog before and i’m not the best at writing/speaking LOL. So here goes.
Many years ago my grandpa made a coffee table for us, i’ve been trying to figure it out and my best guess is between the years of 1972-1974. It has passed through all our family at one point or another, but the last several years its been in storage because its a hard table to make work in ones living area. You see its very large about 6’ long to be ...
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