Tommy shows how to plane the panels before heading over to the table saw to add a bevel. He then shows how the panels fit into the box. T-Chisel This is the final project Blanket Chest Procedure Info Blanket Chest Forum Thread The Rough Cut Show Join Pallet Makers Local 207 Thomas J. MacDonald Fine Furniture
Tommy dry-fits the piece to mark where the bead will be cut. He then shows how to cut the angle on the leg with the table saw. T-Chisel This is the final project Blanket Chest Procedure Info Blanket Chest Forum Thread The Rough Cut Show Join Pallet Makers Local 207 Thomas J. MacDonald Fine Furniture
Tommy is up early on a Sunday morning to get to work marking the pieces where the dados will go. Later, Al and his wife of 40 years stop by and visit Tommy in the shop. We also get insight to one of Tommy’s secrets . . . six shots of expresso from Star Bucks! T-Chisel This is the final project Blanket Chest Procedure Info Blanket Chest Forum Thread The Rough Cut Show Join Pallet Makers Local 207 Thomas J. MacDonald Fine Furniture
In this episode, Tommy starts milling the wood with the jointer & table saw. He also goes over useful thoughts to optimize grain wood selection to get nice grain flow with the top and bottom rails. T-Chisel This is the final project Blanket Chest Procedure Info Blanket Chest Forum Thread The Rough Cut Show Join Pallet Makers Local 207 Thomas J. MacDonald Fine Furniture
Tommy shows the completed blanket chest he built four years ago. He then gets to work cutting the wood, starting with the posts. T-Chisel This is the final project Blanket Chest Procedure Info Blanket Chest Forum Thread The Rough Cut Show Join Pallet Makers Local 207 Thomas J. MacDonald Fine Furniture
Tommy and Al take a trip to Downes & Reader Hardwood Co. in Stoughton, Mass., to pick out wood for the blanket chest. There, they talk to Paul, the yard boss, about the process of selecting wood. T-Chisel This is the final project Blanket Chest Procedure Info Blanket Chest Forum Thread The Rough Cut Show Join Pallet Makers Local 207 Thomas J. MacDonald Fine Furniture
Another fine finished piece of wood working by Thomas J. MacDonald. During this final installment of the Tiger Maple Slant Top Desk, Mark lends his expertise on how he prepared Tommy’s work for its final coat of finish. In addition to addressing the desk specifically, Mark offers some great general advice that he has found useful through his 25+ career. If you take anything for this video remember: ”Less is Better, be patient. Take your time. Build the finish. Time Time Time...
Happy New Year to all my Lumberjock Buddies! I just reviewed the latest issue of Fine Woodworking online and saw one of our newest Lumberjocks has published an article. Congratulations to T-Chisel for getting his article on his Classic Step Stool published! You can also see a companion article where Tommy discusses his finishing process for this project. The Classic Step Stool was a Rough Cutter Forum project, one of three to date, that were built as a cooperative project via a ground-b...
Happy Safe New Year Lumberjocks! Al, Mark and I gather in the shop to go over the process for applying the third finish coat to the Tiger Maple Slant Top Desk. Happy New Year Everyone! T-Chisel The Rough Cut Show Join Pallet Makers Local 207 Thomas J. MacDonald Fine Furniture
From the Workbench of T-Chisel Well the boiled linseed oil has been applied and allowed to cure. This next video introduces you to my finish guy, Mark Libby. Mark has 25 years experience in the finishing industry. Mark begins finishing this Slant Top Tiger Maple Desk by gently sanding and then begins to build up finish with layers of shellac (70:30 mix) with an HVLP (High Volume Low Pressure) sprayer. Stay tuned for the next video in the series when we apply the final coats of finish, a...
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