448 days ago
by Allison |
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A few months ago I had read an article about ebonizing wood with steel wool and vinegar. Awhile back I tried this and absolutely nothing happened. I never even tried again. Ebonizing is a stain of sorts I guess. I also have heard there are several ways of doing this. The reason the original article caught my eye was because I sure as hell don’t have the money to buy Ebony (wood), and I am forever wanting or needing dark/black wood for my projects and I do not like to use paint, to the ...
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760 days ago
by Buckskin |
7 comments »
Well, I finally got some time to go back out in the shop and get some work done.
Here is the Gun Rack in process. It is still rough not really sanded as yet. I hope to have it done next weekend, but we shall see.
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558 days ago
by Marcel T |
9 comments »
Hello fellow Lumber Jocks! I’m starting a little blog series on my work-in-progress DIY lathe. In short, I want to build a lathe to turn a few pens, without spending ~$60 some on specifically pen turning materials and ~$200 on a lathe.
So, I want to try turning. I’ve always considered myself a handyman-esque person, and I had that urge to build! The tipping point was when I found a few blogs such as AfriGadget, StreetUse and Future Perfect. Their owners travel a lot, and they notice ingenu...
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730 days ago
by MsDebbieP |
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With the success of my scrollsaw stars, I decided to get a little more challenging.
I found this pattern for a “fern box” online and I used some leftover tongue & groove pine that Rick brought home from his work.
Took me 3 hours to complete this stage. oh.. and only 1 scrollsaw blade!! Now THAT’s impressive
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677 days ago
by Dan Welty |
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First blog although this project is pretty far along…I have recieved a commission to build a dining room table and matching coffee table for a friend and client. The material is knotty pine and will be finished in an antique honey pine as in here. (see “Staining Pine: Make this Humble Wood Look Like A Million Bucks; American Woodworker Present Guide To Finishing, winter 2007/2008 edition, page 52). That handles the issue of splotchy/blotchy staining on pine.
However, the clien...
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687 days ago
by YorkshireStewart |
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I normally spend very little time in my workshop in the winter months. The build-up to Christmas is a busy time, what with all the gifts I choose to make, and it always seemed much more appealing indoors. The ten paces through wind and rain to my ‘shop seemed such a long walk.
(Here's the finished chair.)
Until the Lumberjocks challenge, that is! My wife can’t believe the enthusiasm I’ve shown the last few days to get out there after breakfast, only returning when she presses t...
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447 days ago
by Timbo |
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I have been working on this project for a couple of years, at times I try to forget it. Today is one of those days!!! While having a cup of coffee and watching the morning news, I noticed a major (and I mean MAJOR) screwup, more about that later, and yes I have pictures.
Quite sure this will be my last project of this magnatude….....................ok, at least until retirement.
I will start off with the Living area 95% complete, still have some doors to make on the entertainment ...
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534 days ago
by Dick, & Barb Cain |
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Well, we got the permit, & finally started building it.
The demolishing of the old porch didn’t take too long,
because it was so poorly constructed, it was hanging by a thread.
They poured the slab over some clay in between the foundation walls,
The clay had settled over time, so there was nothing holding up the slab.
there were two 16” 2×2s just under the threshold, each with about 5 nails in each.
There was nothing holding up the 6 foot length along the...
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949 days ago
by scottb |
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One of my first ideas for this challenge was to make a “green” table – as in recycled, not painted. After weeks of pondering, and ultimately ignoring the problem of where to begin, and more importantly, what to use, I remembered that I had this door sitting in my shed.
It may have been original to the house, but has been collecting dust for the past 5 or so years since we bought the house and replaced the exterior doors – this one had dog door cut out of it and was ...
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497 days ago
by Mark Shymanski |
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My first ‘commission’ :-)
My son is really into Thomas the Tank Engines (we even drove out to Winnipeg to spend a day with Thomas last month). He has a plethora of track and trucks and engines scattered all over the play area in the basement. He has been scouring the brochures about these toys and has decided he wants a table for all the track etc. Jenn wants him to have a table to contain the chaos somewhat, so voila my first order.
Step one was to decide what to build, ...
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