383 days ago
by Karson |
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Well the base cabinet is in place and the position of the sink was determined so I drew an outline of the sink and I put a 3/4” line around the inside.
I cut the straight lines using the battery operated skill saw, and the corners with a jig saw.
I used hot melt glue and put down wooden blocks so that the sink could be placed in the correct position and be able to placed in position fast.
To take the blocks off you just whack them with a hammer (Sideways).
I ...
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384 days ago
by Karson |
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I built the base cabinet where the sink would go. It’s the same size as the one that is being replaced with the exception that the existing cabinet didn’t go into the corner. It stopped just past the sink. I guess cost cutting on the previous owner.
The sink is not normally mounted upside down in the bottom of the cabinet. I had it here to find the correct positioning to cut the hole in the counter top.
This is sitting in the kitchen in front of the cabinet being replace...
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391 days ago
by Karson |
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Before we get started, I stated in the previous blog that I’d let you see the cement tube that is used to bond the Corian pieces together.
The glue tube with two separate compartments, One for the fill material and the second for the catalyst. The plunger is part of the adapter kit that allows it to be used in a regular caulking gun. Your option is this, or a $80.00 to $150.00 gun. I opted for the $4.00 part.
The small plastic piece beside it is an adapter that allows it to be...
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396 days ago
by Karson |
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Well I’ve still been busy building additional cabinets.
I’m working on the lower cabinets, because the upper cabinets need to match placement of the lower cabinets and I’m now working myself into a corner.
That’s the sink corner. Old picture. It’s just to the right of the range.
So what I’ve accomplished is building the cabinets to the left of the range.
The range is being moved about 18” to the left so the cabinets that I’m building...
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419 days ago
by DAN |
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In process photos of oak frames and tiles I’m working on this weekend. 10 5 2008
The texture on the back of the scarab is made with ground glass impregnated into the wet clay and then fired to around 2000 degrees.
finished scarab with bronzed finish. ...
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432 days ago
by ChicoWoodnut |
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I spent some time today setting the ebony plugs I made in my last entry. It was pretty easy really even though I was pretty apprehensive about drilling holes in an assembled piece.
Start by drilling some holes. These plugs are 1/4” so the drill bit is a little smaller at 3/16”. I drilled a little over the depth of the plugs at 1/4”
I bought a very cheap 1/4” hollow mortice chisel. I flipped the bit upside down and used it to center the chisel over the...
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434 days ago
by Karson |
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I can’t believe how long it has been since I posted any work on this series. The Buffet/Hutch is not completed. It’s in the state that I showed last. The last post was 473 days ago.
I just installed the first cabinets for the kitchen in Delaware.
Old Picture. You can see my Greene and Greene Thorsten table that was entered in a LumberJock challenge.
New picture.
The counter top is from the old cabinet. i plan to put down Corian. I’m doing it myself so I’...
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441 days ago
by ChicoWoodnut |
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I have been making Ebony plugs for the nightstands. There are 96 plugs in this project (48 per nightstand) so I needed to make a production run out of it. I decided to do a little “how I did it” for those who might need this in the future.
The plugs will be set into their square holes with the edges flush to the surface. The tops are pillowed ~1/64” making them sit proud. Each plug must be polished to give it a beautiful sheen.
I started with 6 1/4” X 3/...
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475 days ago
by ChicoWoodnut |
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I have been building the drawers.
Here is a jpg of the model.
I started with some layout.
Then I cut the fingers with a jig I made.
I was left with this.
I ran a rabbett down the drawer side.
The drawer side fingers were left proud. I pillowed them with sandpaper.
More Pillowing
I was left with this.A glueup.
I didn’t get a picture but I ran a dado on the sides for the backs to sit in and another all around for the drawer bottom.
Here it is wit...
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486 days ago
by Karson |
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No it was not an offer of free wood.
A posting on one of my blogs last night was a offer of most immense proportions. The offer was to allow me to use his shop and his time to work on a project for my wife. Here was his offer
I immediately responded yes. The LumberJock was none other than our respected Lee Jesberger
I mean here was a LumberJock that built 36 kitchens for one customer. Here was a LumberJock that built a $100,000 kitchen for another customer. He was allowing me to be h...
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