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#1 ·
Attaching a coffee table storage shelf with dowels

In this time lapse, i'm building a trestle coffee table from Walnut. At this point i'm attaching the underside storage to the top of the table. The underside of the top and entire storage shelf has been sanded up to 500 grit and buffed with a wool pad to burnish and clean out the pores in the wood. What a shine one can achieve from just bare wood, its amazing, silky smooth!



First I measure and drill the holes for the 2'' x 3/8'' dowels that will attach the top to the underside. Next I place what is called a dowel centre in a few holes, align the top and place some downward pressure. What this does is mark the exact centre where the adjoining hole should be drilled to create a tight and most importantly aligned dowel in the adjoining piece. This process is then repeated for the remaining dowels, but when I mark the next holes I align it with the dowels that have already been drilled.

Next I get ready to glue and clamp the underside to the top, but first a dry fit to ensure everything goes smoothly when it comes to crunch time. Although you have 10 minutes to work until the glue starts setting up, you do want to get things together quickly and easily to avoid headaches and some extra eye brow sweat. Also i'm on camera so things have to work (-:

I first apply glue to the end grain of the storage compartment, because end grain is like a bunch of straws the glue will be sucked into the wood after a few minutes. I will scrape away any remaining glue and apply a new layer to the now primed end grain. Next the dowels get glued into the top, glue is applied to the remaining holes.

The 2 pieces finally get assembled together for one last time, I place the shims I figured out were needed to apply the pressure where I wanted it. The clamping cauls are then put on along with clamps on each end to apply the pressure. I will remove the clamps and cauls the next day and have a fully and almost completely sanded custom coffee table top with storage.

Hope you enjoyed the time lapse, maybe next tim i'll add some tunes. Also future time lapse upgrades include a motorized camera track….. to be continued!

This video shows a custom coffee table very similar to our last coffee table which can be seen in my projects on lumberjocks , or more detailed pictures can be seen on my custom wooden rocking chairs and tables web site
 
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#6 ·
Late night wipe on rub off oil finish

Well we had a long day in the shop, working on a custom rocking chair which is really coming along great. Joel sanded and burnished the back braces up to a wonderful glow, showing off the extreme curly figure they have.

But that's another story, here I took another time lapse of me applying a coat of our 3 part finish to a trestle coffee table and the top to a dining table we've been working on.

The finish is a mixture of equal parts of Raw Tung oil, Boiled Linseed oil and Poly Urethane ( semi-gloss), mix together in a salad dressing jar and apply with a foam brush.

I find you want to get the finish applied as quickly as possible so a foam brush designed to flood a surface is perfect. Let the finish soak in for about 20 - 30 minutes and wipe off completely.
Happy viewing!

 
#7 ·
The finished product sure looks real nice. I've never tried altering poly like that. I find it difficult to work with straight out of the can, but your formula and technique would improve that part. Do you feel there is enough poly left on the surface for suitable durability?
 
#17 ·
Custom Wooden Rocking Chair Arm Shaping



We start by showing the Kutzall carbide grinding disc we use to do most of the sculpting on our rocking chairs, it is attached to a basic angle grinder. We then go to work, the arms start about 2'' thick and also have a 1.5'' thick transition block at the front leg arm joint. We want to remove the chunky look and be left with smooth flowing lines that your eye and hand will want to explore.

I then switch to a kutzall grinding burr attached to a Fordom grinding system. I use this wonderful tool at the arm to front leg joint and at the rear of the arm to leg joint. Very useful to smooth the rough lines of the angle grinder before moving on to sanding.

We love these Kutzall grinding discs and burrs, they never wear out, remove stock quickly and safely.

We then move on to the Festool RO 125, we especially like this sander because of it's smaller size and stroke compared to the Festool RO 150. With this sander we can go right to 150grit sandpaper in rotax mode to remove stock quickly and accurately. When paired with a Festool Vac the dust collection must be near 99%, which is of course good for our lungs but also one reason the paper last so long!

After this initial sanding we feel and look at the arms to make sure everything is how we want it, if we need to grind a little bit more we grind a bit more.

Thanks for having a look, if you have any questions please ask. For more detailed information on our Custom Rocking Chairs or Tables please visit our website.

Canadian Wood Works - Custom Wooden Rocking Chairs and Tables
 
#18 ·
Paul, that is great.
I like your time lapse, wish it could be done at that speed. :)

jamie
 
#26 ·
Not so time lapse - Cajon Drum Session

3 friends of mine dropped by and have a little jam session on a few cajon drums i've been working on. Reid is a member of Watasun please check out there face book. The Cajon drums are either built from solid wood or baltic birch. These are called a string cajon which has strings on one of the playing faces to add a snare effect.

Thanks for having a look, if your interested in more information please visit my website, we not only build cajons but we specialize in custom wooden rocking chairs.

Reid is on the right in the video playing, have a look and listen to their music on his face book page.Facebook Watasun -

You can check out a finished cajon in my projects section here, or on my website

Thanks all for having a look!
Paul

 
#29 ·
Spinning custom wooden rocking chair

This is a test of a jimmy rigged lazy susan mounted to a slow speed gear motor.I always have ideas running through my head about how to share my custom wooden rocking chairs and other pieces, this is one of the less refined ideas, but i'm happy my idea is going to work out well once I get the bugs worked out.

Hopefully soon I will build a dolly for the camera so the camera can move while the chair rotates.

This example is using a Walnut with Ebony plugs custom wood rocking chair, the chair is 80% finished but still needs much attention in the sanding and finishing department.
Hope you enjoy.

This is produced by taking 1 picture every second while the chair spins at about .1rpm I then crop and put the images together, for this particular shot I ran it at 50 frames per second.

If you go to click on the video it will take you to youtube where you can view the video in HD.

 
#41 ·
Chaise lounge prototype

This is a chaise lounge we've been working on, we designed it a few months ago but have been to busy to get to the actual construction. I've now spent a few days fabricating and I'm really excited as to the progress. So I made this cheesy video hope you enjoy.

 
#47 ·
Resawing a 13'' tall 8/4 walnut board

Here is another video in our time lapse woodworking series, this time around I'm re-sawing a 13'' 8/4 solid Canadian Black Walnut board about 33'' long into 4 pieces that need to end up 3/8'' thick. These will be the panels in a frame and panel center divider for a shelving unit we're building for a display for a local store.



First I throw on a new blade, I'm just using a 3/8'' blade from our local band saw blade place called R&D Band saw supply they have great specials all the time…... ( maybe not so special ) LOL seriously though great prices for blades that cut like a dream.

After the tension is set correctly, I install the fence to the saw and set the thickness of cut, this is very easy to do because this fence has a nice micro adjust handle that allows 1/64'' per turn of adjustment. I've added 2 pieces of mdf to create a taller fence I think about 8'', to my surprise it has held up very well all I do is apply a coat of paste wax once in a while to repel moisture and give it a smooth surface to slide against.

I then set up our larger feather board which with this piece of lumber does not seem that big, and I begin to feed the board through the blade at a consistent moderate feed rate. I just reset the feather board and repeat no need to joint or plane the freshly cut surface. I am easily able to get 4 boards cleaned up to 3/8'' from a 2'' thick piece of lumber.

When the cut is completed I lay the boards out in order to ensure a nice grain match when we build the frame and panel sections.

The saw in use is a Mini Max MM 20 with 20'' of resaw height and a 4.8hp motor the saw does not really notice i'm feeding a piece of wood through the blade, it really does cut like butter and so straight, even with a 3/8'' blade.
 
#59 ·
Sanding and Assembly Frame & Panel

This time around in our time lapse woodworking series I'm sanding a pair of Canadian Black Walnut panels that will be assembled into a frame and panel. The panels have been re-sawed out of a 2'' thick board to allow for a beautiful book match, I showed the process in the previous video Re-sawing 2'' thick Canadian Black Walnut



I first start out with 220 sandpaper on our festool RO150, then to 320, 400, 500 and finally a sheep wool pad to burnish and pull out all the remaining saw dust from the pores. By sanding with a special abralon pad ( 500 grit ) we are sanding down into the pores removing the fibres that would typically raise up and create a rough surface once finish is applied. It really amazes me and especially our customers how beautiful and shiny your can make a piece off wood without finish, and because of our sanding process out surface remains silky smooth with a natural look and feel. We will apply our hand rubbed oil-resin finish once the panel is assembled and the outer frame is sanded with the same process. Although our time lapse videos make it seem that custom fine woodworking is a speedy process it is not! I think to make this video was almost 2 hours of total working time

I have already done a dry fit with all the parts and you can see the frame laid out next to where i'm sanding, the panels are 1/8'' narrow to allow for expansion and contraction inside the frame. I apply Titebond 3 high strength glue to the joints being careful so I do not have uncontrollable squeeze out. Apply adequate clamping pressure and leave over night, once dry we have a beautiful book matched walnut frame and panel that will last for generations.

Thanks for having a look I hope you enjoyed the video.
 
#60 ·
That went by so quickly I had to watch the second half of it twice because it sort of appeared that you put glue all the way down the dadoes the first time I watched it. I had to go back and pause it to be able to see that your glue lines were, in fact, just at the frame joints. Just now having my morning coffee, so I'm not at full speed yet. On a side note, it's probably colder here in Denver, CO then up in your neck of the woods. A few minutes ago, it was
-13F at the news studio!

Just imagine if you could work half as fast as the video… sure would be able to get a lot done! You could work for a day, then take the rest of the week off!

Those panels sure look good after the 500-grit and wool.
 
#68 ·
Carving walnut bar stool seat

In this video in my time lapse wood working series, I'm carving a Canadian Black Walnut seat.
I have already laid out the seat outline and drilled my depth holes as reference. I first use a kutzall coarse carbide disc to rough grind the seat. I find it best to remove material evenly over the entire seat.

Once I finish with the rough grinding, I switch to a 7'' 60 grit sanding disc on my much larger and heavier ridgid grinder. This is a work out on the fore arms!

I then flip the seat over and do a little more rough grinding, then touch up the front of the seat where the back of your knees bend, this part of the send need to be a nice fair curve to add style and comfort.

Once I'm happy with the rough sanding I move on to the festool sander using 150grit.

The music provided for this video is from Watasun a band that I friend of mine is in, he plays a cajon and steel drums. I hope you enjoy the tune if you'd like to hear more of there music from WATASUN please visit there myspace page.

For more information on designing and building our furniture please visit my Custom woodworking design and build blog

 
#76 ·
A Chair - Oil/Resin Finish Application

Time lapse application of our oil / resin finish on our A chair, hope you enjoy!

To watch in HD click on the movie to be taken to youtube.

 
#86 ·
Rocking Chair - Back Brace Bent Lamination

In this time lapse video I am gluing up 4 flexible back braces for a custom wooden rocking chair. A back brace is built using 4 layers each layer being about 2.2mm thick, the top or front layer is Birdseye Maple the rest are Walnut. This chair will be Black Canadian Walnut thus the the Birdseye Maple will give a attractive and interesting contrast to the rest of the chair. We make sure to cut the fronts and backs from a single piece and keep everything in order so in the end we have a beautiful grain match.

I start by working close to my clamps, getting everything ready and going to it. I layout my 2 back braces apply glue between the layers and stack them in order. We glue up 2 back braces at a time, making sure there is no glue in between them!

Our technique uses a form, 90 degree up rights, a caul and a bunch of clamps.

The form is constructed from a template and each layer is flush trimmed to our initial piece until we have the thickness required. We use the 90 degree up rights to clamp against with a C clamp to make sure all the pieces are in alignment. The caul is use to distributed the clamping force while removing the issue of clamping marks, protecting our precious birds eye maple.

Hope you enjoy thanks for watching. Music was provided by WATASUN, good friends of mine currently touring in British Columbia, Canada. Check out there music at Watasun Music

 
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Sanding a Maloof rocking chair seat

I'm sanding a solid walnut seat with a Festool RO150. I progress through sanding grits 150, 220, 320, 400, 500 and a burnishing pad. This is about a 40minute process made into a time lapse that is about 4:30 long.

This is after I've ground out the seat using a kutzall carbide wheel, you can also view that process in my you tube channel.



Thanks for watching and hope you enjoy.
 
#98 ·
Great looking seat. Its cool to see the sheen develop in the wood as you move to each higher grit. I'm in the process of making a Maloof rocker right now. I have not carved out the seat yet but should get to that next week. Thanks for your posting.
 
#101 ·
Apply finish to book matched live edge curly walnut coffee table

This is a time lapse video of me wiping on and off my 3 part hand rubbed oil / resin finish. This is the top to a solid walnut coffee table, the top is book matched live edge curly Canadian walnut.

P.S I had fun with the music this time (-:

 
#109 ·
Bar Top Finish - Bubinga and Epoxy

This is a time lapse video created using an I-phone on a tripod.

I'm covering a recently finished bar top which is solid 2 5/8' think live edge Bubinga in Three Systems MirrorCoat. This is a 2:1 epoxy that self levels and is completely clear, your able to remove bubbles with a blow torch one down side is a 3 day cure time 90%, 100% in 7 days

Everything worked out well, this is still a project in progress so I will have more pictures and videos about this bar once completed and I organize the zillion pictures I take.

Thanks as always for having a look!

 
#115 ·
Building a shipping crate

Well I've had to package up a few pieces to get shipped so I decided to make a time lapse video of the process of building a shipping crate for one of my Black Walnut coffee tables.

Enjoy!

 
#122 ·
Bubinga live edge chair rail & sculpting a bar stool

Hi everyone, I've finally put together a small bit of footage from my daily activities in my wood working shop. I've been working on a Walnut and Bubinga home bar which is all done now, but still finishing up the live edge chair rail and wall paneling. At the same time I have 9 bar stools on the go needing to get shipped and deilvered soon. So there's been some long hours in the shop this past month.

In this video I'm making a rabbit on the chair rail to sit on top of the wall panels and test fitting, I constructed a mock up of the basement wall in the clients home in my shop to have things go a little smoother. I then work the afternoon on sculpting a bar stool using my Kutzall grinding wheels and rotary rasp they certainly take out the blood sweat and tears from hand sculpting!

 
#129 ·
Walnut Bubinga Vacuum Bag oh my (-:

In this time lapse woodworking video I'm using a vacuum bag to laminate 2 panels together, to create a single 3/8'' thick panel with Bubinga and Walnut on either side. I had the 2 different veneers already on a mdf substrate, so it was simply cutting to size applying glue and turning on the press.

Hope you enjoy and thanks for watching
Paul

 
#135 ·
Natural edge walnut bowl

I don't turn much but do like to take lot's of pictures and movies of all the woodworking I do. I took a break from my norm of chair making to turn a natural edge Walnut bowl, hope you enjoy.

Thanks for watching

 
#138 ·
Sculpting wood chair parts with Kutzall carbide

I've been working on a set of dining chairs so I took some time to show how I sculpt some of this chair. The underside of the seat and round over on the legs needed to be sculpted to match the original chair I've been commissioned to build.

I use Kutzall brand shaping wheels and grinding burrs for the die grinder. I love there carbide shaping tools, they never wear out and are extremely safe because there are hundreds of little cutting burrs that seem to be very easy to control while removing wood where you want to remove it.

Check out the video here on my Canadian Woodworks Youtube Channel

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Wood Flooring Tints and shades Rectangle Hardwood


Wood Wood stain Hardwood Flooring Natural material


Furniture Cabinetry Table Wood Stool


Wood Floor Flooring Wood stain Chair
 

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#139 ·
Sculpting wood chair parts with Kutzall carbide

I've been working on a set of dining chairs so I took some time to show how I sculpt some of this chair. The underside of the seat and round over on the legs needed to be sculpted to match the original chair I've been commissioned to build.

I use Kutzall brand shaping wheels and grinding burrs for the die grinder. I love there carbide shaping tools, they never wear out and are extremely safe because there are hundreds of little cutting burrs that seem to be very easy to control while removing wood where you want to remove it.

Check out the video here on my Canadian Woodworks Youtube Channel

Furniture Table Rectangle Chair Wood


Wood Flooring Tints and shades Rectangle Hardwood


Wood Wood stain Hardwood Flooring Natural material


Furniture Cabinetry Table Wood Stool


Wood Floor Flooring Wood stain Chair
thanks for sharing this video. The sculpting looks great. Those are beautifully smooth transitions from the seat to the legs.
 

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#154 ·
Rocking Chair - Walnut with Black & White Ebony



Watch as I apply my oil/poly finish to a sculpted rocking chair built from Canadian Black Walnut highlighted on the back supports with Black and White Ebony.

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#155 ·
Rocking Chair - Walnut with Black & White Ebony



Watch as I apply my oil/poly finish to a sculpted rocking chair built from Canadian Black Walnut highlighted on the back supports with Black and White Ebony.

Tableware Kitchen utensil Cutlery Wood Lamp
Paul, I fall in love with every one of your Maloof rockers but this may be the best one yet. The back slats and the walnut just go PERFECTLY together.

Keep posting these and I'll keep drooling over them!
 

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