69 days ago
by Todd A. Clippinger |
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Bright Light! Bright Light!
Over the last couple of days I added lights to brighten the shop.
Shop Light Envy
After seeing the lights in Les Hasting's shop I was motivated to install more lights in my own. There is nothing like shop envy to motivate a guy.
The Original Lighting
The original lighting situation in my shop was poor and inadequate. I had three 4’x4’ units with 6 bulbs over the assembly and finish area. There was only one of these 4’x4’ l...
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167 days ago
by Gary Fixler |
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I got the last 2 of the 5 sections built last week, sans the corrugated roofing. Here’s how I did it, at warp speed:
This marked the first use of my new truck, for 2×4s and small ply panels from Home Depot. What a joy!
As an aside, when I cut this particular 2×4 to length…
...I made a new friend. I think it’s a fat bird.
As another side, whenever I stack up cut 2×4s like this, I get a terrific urge to build a deck, or workbench:
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183 days ago
by Tim & Candy Hicks |
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It has been awhile since I have updated the progress on some of our projects.
Here is the limb and base, they are both sanded. The limb is ready to be scribe fitted to the base.
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268 days ago
by Scott Wigginton |
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Priming OSB
It took two thick coats of drywall primer on my OSB just to get it ready for paint, but it is a drastic improvement over my last attempt of going straight to the latex.
Breaking Child Labor Laws
I’m quick to put my offspring hard to work, I just hope it still works when they’re old enough to mow the lawn
If only I had the clipboard and hardhad I’d qualify for a DOT lead supervisor.
Snow Day
Today we had a bit of snow/slush/ice and after not ...
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391 days ago
by lightweightladyleftie |
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As it seems with every project, there are always set-backs. I was nearly finished except for the bottom doors when I ran out of stain. The paint store that custom-mixed the stain is 35 miles away so I decided to experiment with dye.
Well, not on the bookcase, but on my hair. Do you like the results? When I finally got the stain and finished the doors, I had only three hinges for the bottom doors. The top doors were made with an additional ¼” added to make the doors 1” thick wh...
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398 days ago
by lightweightladyleftie |
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Building the lighting section was a little more challenging. I used a 2¼” stock crown molding to trim out the area where the fluorescent light would be. I needed a ledge on which the lighting panel could set, so I routed a narrow piece of oak using the rail bit and cut off the “lip” and glued it into a dado I cut into the back of the crown molding.
I also cut a dado into the main carcass and inserted a “lip” into it as well.
We want to be able to remove this bookcase without d...
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432 days ago
by bfd |
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Here is the first of two new projects I am currently working on. This is a commision that I received for a floor lamp. After several revisions here is what we finally settled on. FritzM of LJ made the suggestion of eliminating a base detail I had and having the the uprights flare out to form a tripod and the client loved that idea. Thanks FritzM!
I gave my client a short list of woods that I could build this out of and he left it up to me so I selected walnut. Here is a shot of the ...
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457 days ago
by NedB |
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Now that my shop is dried in, I’m making a conscious effort to make progress every day to get all of my materials moved up from the storage unit, as well as get what I do move put together and functional.
Tonight after work, I started with temporary power to the shop. I’ve been living off of an extension cord with a multi plug splitter. That ‘works’ for now. Obviously, I would rather have the power done before I move in, but I need to stop paying for the storage uni...
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694 days ago
by Todd A. Clippinger |
24 comments »
The final act…
Buffing the final coat of finish is the moment of birth for a project. After that it is carefully wrapped and delivered to start its’ life with family, friend, or client.
One part of the woodworking process that most of us don’t figure in is the photography. I can tell you from experience that this a very important part of furniture making. It is not an option if you are planning on doing woodworking and furniture as a business, be it full or part time....
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868 days ago
by Lee A. Jesberger |
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When designing the shop I tried to anticipate the type of work we would be doing. Looking back, I wasn’t even close.
However, in spite of that, the work flow is very much the same for many woodworking projects. Our shop is laid out considering that work flow.
Our entrance door is where we unload both sheet goods and solid lumber. We stack the lumber on stickers, prior to use, and the plywood is placed on a drywall cart.
We place lumber on the chop saw station, which ...
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