118 days ago
by blackcherry |
10 comments »
One of my favorite finishes is the classic French Polish technique, the use of shellac and a lubricate in a hand pad wiping on method. Now I’ve seen plenty of ways to go about this technique from melting down shellac flake and thinning with cutting medium, so over the years I came up with a procedure of my own by trail and error and have simplified this technique to my own liking and so I would like to share with any of you who would like to try this out. So I would like to post a blog...
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2042 days ago
by SPalm |
33 comments »
The next and final version.
I needed to address some of the problems that I noticed from before. Complexity needed to be reduced. Some of the racking and shifting needed to be addressed. I wanted to remove the concept of keeping all the skate bearings so tightly pressed against the rails. And it needed a face lift. So I came up with a new (is anything new?) design.
I kept the leadscrew and motor combination along with the torsion boxes. I got rid of the box below the gantry to ...
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1357 days ago
by Sam Yerardi |
7 comments »
Recently I finished up an enclosure for a cuistomer that wanted something to cover the rear side of his fireplace. I had installed a new oak floor a couple of weeks before and he asked me to look at the patio and see if I had any suggestions for how to deal with the read of the fireplace. The rear of the fireplace extended into the patio. I posted the result (along with oak woodfloor job) in my projects section.
I am still hanging in here, working on remodeling/cabinetry jobs as they co...
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895 days ago
by eric122 |
4 comments »
hello to all lumberjocks i am writting this bilog because i,m hoping to reach out to some of you fellow lumberjocks and get some advice that can help me be secessfull at selling my work. i have been woodworking for over ten years and have made several great projects that i have tried to sell with no success i tried to sell my red palm bookcase for 250.00 no success i tried to sell me cedar chest for 350.00 no success and now i,m trying to sell my quartersawn red oak tv stand for 125.00 no suc...
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