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| 858 days ago |
how it's made: wood inlay boxes - 15 replies Found a great “How it’s Made” video showing some ornate inlay boxes (second item showcased in the episode): http://www.megavideo.com/?v=LJH0V062 These guys sure crank them out… it would take me months to make something like that. |
| 915 days ago |
playing with the new camera... macro of my chisel - 2 replies Fun with the new fujifilm s1800: Hopefully I can get some better shots of future projects now :). |
| 923 days ago |
My $25 Dresser Tool Box - 11 replies I purchased an old dresser for $25 from a garage sale about 6 months ago, and I finally thought of a good use for it… awesome tool storage for the shop/garage :). The finish on the top was peeling and nasty, so I scraped and sanded it off, then stained and finished (minwax stain, then a tung oil / poly mix) it to pseudo-match the rest. T... |
| 1114 days ago |
old bandsaw on craigslist... good buy? - 3 replies I found this old bandsaw listing on craigslist today: http://boulder.craigslist.org/tls/1727102096.html Looks like a pretty good buy, though it needs new tires and some refurbishing. Should I go for it? Has anyone ever used or heard of the Sprunger Brothers brand? |
| 1118 days ago |
interesting locust board - 3 replies Here’s an interesting board I picked up from the local sawmill yesterday ( www.tcwoods.com ). The employee there told me it was locust (he didn’t specify if it was golden/honey or black). It had some amazing figure, so I picked it up despite the large split through the middle. There is a yellow tint to the sapwood, though I doubt ... |
| 1160 days ago |
fixing scratches mid-finishing - 3 replies I’m finishing a box with some wipe-on poly and made a small mistake. After the first coat, I did some light sanding by hand with 220 grit sandpaper on the back of the lid (where some snow had blown onto it while drying outside, making the finish spotty), first in circles, then with the grain, then buffed with 000 steel wool before applyin... |
| 1237 days ago |
mounting a picture in my newly completed frame - 4 replies Sorry if this is the wrong area to post this, but I’m a bit stuck in the last stage of my current project. I just completed building a picture frame to fit a painting, but now I’m not sure how to actually mount the painting in the thing. It just has a single rabbet, almost the exact depth of the painting, so it needs some support f... |
