Woodworking blog entries tagged with 'pine'

Just for Fun... #5: Strong to the finish

76 days ago by littlecope | 4 comments »

There hasn’t been a lot to report on this lately. We’re talking finishing here and it’s pretty droll stuff.If you recall we left off hereNow my Dad had a great suggestion regarding the prominent “stripes” on the lid, which are, of course, merely leftover stain in the hollows of the contour. He said, “You ought to paint them. Paint them black. Shiny black..” And so I didI actually painted them again the following morning after this. The first coat just...

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CENTAUR counter, mostrador CENTAURO #6: When it was finished, the client decided to introduce a change: to divide the desk.

76 days ago by Alejandro Galo Moreno | 2 comments »

The client decided to make a change: he need an access to the desk’s inside, when her products are exposed on the counter. After thinking about the possible solutions and having to keep the structural solidity, I decided that easiest alternative was to cut the desk board. One of the questions was how to make the holes for the axes in such a small space. I found only one solution: to tear off the central piece for drilling, so that after glueing, the piece could looked like before manipu...

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Solar Kiln #1: Solar Kiln

77 days ago by HalDougherty | 6 comments »

I’ve started on my new solar kiln. The plans are from Virginia Tech’s solar kiln project. I’m using the modified plans for a 2000 bft kiln. The framing is 2X4 white pine, floors are made from 1” white oak, the outside siding is 1” white pine with 1” poplar over the pine. After the insulation is installed the inside will be covered with plywood. The supports are made from log sections of black locust. I’ll have more photos when it’s f...

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"Hobbit Holes in MyWorld" --by RusticWoodArt #58: Warriors of The Wood

77 days ago by frank | 10 comments »

Warriors of Wood ….i have travailed the road that others could not see,and while on this road i carried pictures inside my head,where none could side-track me from my dreams of wood,just as wood and i have learned to deal with our times of age…. ….still working wood just as the wood works me in style,my character has many times been planed by the hand of wood,till even now there is the gnawing pain that pushes me faster,much to do as still counting the opportunities of project...

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CENTAUR counter, mostrador CENTAURO #5: The first video of one of my projects.

80 days ago by Alejandro Galo Moreno | 7 comments »

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CENTAUR counter, mostrador CENTAURO #4: Raw work is finished: tomorrow I'll began adjusting, sanding and finishing.

80 days ago by Alejandro Galo Moreno | 5 comments »

I have just five minutes, but I’ll put some pictures of the work. The raw work is over: God willingly, tomorrow I’ll began with adjusting, sanding and finishing. What do you think of the whole? Tonight I’ll sit for a while and try to post a video. See you later, ...”sawdust-gators”.

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CENTAUR counter, mostrador CENTAURO #3: My workflow always decreases towards the end ...

81 days ago by Alejandro Galo Moreno | 9 comments »

Although all my previous designing, my efforts to get the piece of furniture to the very best end I can, usually met lots of minor cuestions to be solved, before finishing the job to my complete satisfaction. And this is the reason why the work sticks to the bench towards the end. Actually I’m never 100% satisfy. That’s the price I pay for the personal discoverys that represent my designs. Others don’t find it that much important, but it i...

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Just for Fun... #4: Winding down to the finish...

81 days ago by littlecope | 13 comments »

When we left this last, the box proper was all but done.It’s time for the mundane, but important, little details. I’m sure the observant amongst you have noticed all the “bust outs” from when I used the table saw to mill slots for the top and bottom panels. You were probably LOL@ me! The next step addresses them.I have a plethora of small, cut-out, leftover fingersand begin by splitting them into approximate size with my little mini-froe; an old knife style paint chipp...

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new life for an old bird #1: eagle inlayed door re-use

82 days ago by patron | 20 comments »

this is a door i made 20 years ago , for my then new home .i worked in a production cab. shop at the time ,and built it after work in that shop ,every morning one of the owner’s would say ,” that’s a nice door , but get it out of here ,we need the room ” . not really true , as it was stashed away in a corner of the shop .so i was under pressure to finish it !it is 3’ 6” x 6’ 8” x 1 3/4” ( 42” x 80” x 1 3/4” ) exterior ent...

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Just for Fun... #3: Hey, there's a box here!

84 days ago by littlecope | 9 comments »

These so called quick, knock off little jobs always seem to end up taking longer than expected! But Life and responsibilities call and can’t be ignored…and it’s all good, because the FUN is prolonged!!When we left this last, I had just marked the strips of Mahogany for the bottom panel.One night this week I took an hour and went ahead and cut them out and fitted them in the same manner as the top.I also marked and cut the top corners (sorry about the blurriness but this is a...

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