499 days ago
by gizmodyne |
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After about one week of sanding. It took forever!
I will be attaching the top with countersunk lag screws.
The holes are over sized to handle movement. The screws will only bite into the top.
I put the base together to test it.
I built a large tent this time from plywood strips and extra bender board left over from the garden.
Here is a shot of the table going into the tent.
Suited up for ammonia.
Here are the test pieces. Left to Right: After four hours with no finish, ...
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532 days ago
by frank |
10 comments »
Redolent Tease
....sugar maple wood, vase of nosegay by beauty, backdrop weathered grey….—by flp
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535 days ago
by gizmodyne |
6 comments »
Shellacin’I cleaned up 90% shop dust by vac and broom and then run the overhead air filter for a bit before finishing. I protected the workbench with plastic. The panels are raised up on scrap sticks. You can see a bottle of Transtint (Dark mission brown) in the foreground.
I add denatured alcohol to a container and then add the shellac to the consistency of a 1lb or so cut. Very thin.
I am padding on the shellac with a clean t-shirt scrap wrapped around another scrap. I also ...
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557 days ago
by Eric |
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I have to admit, since I finished with the actual woodworking part of my wife's box, and presented it to her, I’ve barely thought about it. But the box isn’t finished yet (literally), so I’d better press on to the end.
So here’s my question for you: how would you finish the box? I was considering a simple 1:1:1 blend of boiled linseed oil, varnish and mineral spirits, as recommended by Marc Spagnuolo in one of his podcasts. That’s the finish I used on my Good ...
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577 days ago
by teenagewoodworker |
11 comments »
So now its time for the grand finale, a finish that really brings this piece to life. through some test piece and some inspiration (thanks to this woodworker) I began to dye some piece with some general finishes dyes. When i first put the Vintage Cherry Water based Dye Stain on the mahogany i knew i had a winner. It might be hard to see in these pictures but it really brings out the beauty in Mahogany.
So the first step (after much sanding) is to apply a coat of the Vintage Cherry. I also ...
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595 days ago
by frank |
9 comments »
Madregah Tzedek
....madregah tzedek, a level of righteousness, given as ‘wood art’….
Thank you.GODSPEED,FrankRusticWoodArt
rusticwoodman@gmail.comhttp://frank.wordpress.com/
”....work smart, work safe, and live, to work the wood….”
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597 days ago
by frank |
2 comments »
Breaking Forth as Maple
....and so out of the ground i arose, sugar maple beauty of be-holden sweetness, orange and garnet shellac with brushed on effect, all burnished with hands tuned to fine steel wool….
Thank you.GODSPEED,FrankRusticWoodArt
rusticwoodman@gmail.comhttp://frank.wordpress.com/
—”....work smart, work safe, and live, to work the wood….”
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605 days ago
by frank |
4 comments »
RusticallyFlared-AsianInspiration—-a study in the cross cultural texture of ‘wood art’.
....so how proud are you of your underside?
I still remember the time I was in a well known and famous gallery owner’s showroom over in the upstate region of … ...., looking at some of the furniture on display. Well next thing I know as I’m down on my hands and knees is a loud display of noise as this person let me know that I was on the verge of being aske...
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651 days ago
by frank |
2 comments »
Beholder of Art
....art-full to be-hold, i gather what surrounds me, adroit nature i am….—by flp
And so I was sitting this morning looking over some photos I had taken recently outside and out of my landscape of framework, came these pictures speaking to me. Imagination is a wonder-full gift, and when coupled with writing, the words of the soul can be heard, which has caused me to spend a rich time here at my desk with pencil and paper, writing out note-full stories for futu...
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686 days ago
by YooperCasey |
3 comments »
So enough with the microscope for today and on to my newest tools purchases and a project! (Finally they say!)
There you see a Stanley block plane, small Stanley hand saw, and a piece of granite. The block plane will be functional with some loving on the jig. The saw is to replace my japanese pull saw until my new one arrives from Woodcraft. The one I have now is losing teeth (an Irwin pullsaw), though I can’t fault the saw, it has done everything from treated lumber to hard mapl...
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