100 days ago
by Al Navas |
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From my blog: Total video length: 22 min, 51 sec.
In this episode I show:
Why you should give cherry a good suntan, followed by a gorgeous and easy finish,
and
How to make your own buttons, to attach a stool top or a table top to the base
Why suntan cherry?I love working with cherry, because it machines beautifully, and it is plentiful here in the Mid-West. But it also takes on a gorgeous color as it ages -even if it takes a long time to develop the deep color we normal...
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107 days ago
by Betsy |
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OK you guys know by now that I am having to limit my woodworking to small hand tool stuff, if that. That’s going to drive me nuts! I’ve thought that I would start doing some of my needle work with the idea of incorporating them into boxes, or other woodworking projects in the future when I’m feeling better. Tonight, being Friday, I thought it would be as good time as any to bring out the thread and material and get started. Then….. I went past my little bedroom shop an...
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152 days ago
by firetowerfp |
8 comments »
Hey Guys- I’m finishing up a Hard Maple table I built and am looking for the right finish for it. Finishing was never my best talent, especially on the lighter woods like Maple. I’ve got a coat of sanding sealer on already, and am looking to put on two or three top coats that won’t yellow over time (I just hate the look of yellowed wood). What would you all recommend for a relatively clear, non-yellowing finish? I’ve got a bottle of Formby’s Tung Oil finish that ...
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244 days ago
by Frank Boer |
6 comments »
• My marquetry guidelines:
There’s nothing to it,... really just get a nice and strait ruler, a sharp normal utility-knife, scotch-tape , patience and a small hard sandingblock with 150 and 180 grain and start cutting, thats how I learned it…..
Guidelines:
- I generally use MDF as a work-surface because it has no grain and therefore the knife won’t try to ‘wonder off’.
- Never try to cut the veneer in one go, always make multiple lite strokes dependin...
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330 days ago
by Dusty |
22 comments »
If there is one thing that I have learned well about home remodeling it is that the initial planning stage of the project is the most important. This includes detailed estimates, budgets, schedules, scope of work, financing, and cost-overrun contingency plans.
So many projects fail because this step is either done incorrectly or is done in denial; what I call “the dream state”. So often, once you decide to do a remodeling project and move on to the next stage, the brain goes into a hyp...
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376 days ago
by MsDebbieP |
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On the weekend, I attended the Woodstock Wood Show (see blog entry for more information) and during my time there I had the opportunity to speak with a few company representatives – including Keith Potts, Trainer, from Techtronic Industries North America, Inc.
“TTI” is the umbrella organization that produces product lines including Ridgid, Ryobi, and Milwaukee Tools. The head office for TTI is located in South Carolina.
The HistoryAmongst other product lines, TTI a...
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396 days ago
by MsDebbieP |
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This week, I had the privilege of speaking with Katie Surratt, the Marketting and Public Relations Associate at Microplane.
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Microplane is perhaps best known for their rasps, but there is so much more to this company.
The HistoryThe company first began its journey making parts for dot-matrix printers. As the need for these parts began to disappear the company knew that they had to start building something else.
The parts, which they had been making for the printers, were extr...
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547 days ago
by MsDebbieP |
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Today I did another first and I have to thank my LumberJock buddies (especially the WoodWhisperer) for the strategies.
I’m working on a new box (surprise, surprise) and I had a long piece of wood that was rough on both edges. I, of course, wanted to keep one edge rough but the other needed to be straight to make the bottom edge of the box. In the past I’ve worked with 12” long pieces of wood, which I can fit on the mitre saw and I just “eye” it up and cut it ...
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