| This blog is written by inchanga | 21 entries so far |
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Live edge chopping blocks
I recently acquired a slab of Scots Pine and decided to make two gtable tops out of it. The tops...
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Butchers block kitchen island
I recently got a 6 foot length of sycamore which I cut in half in order to make a chopping bl...
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Church pews project #14: Bookcase
Some time ago I thought I had finished making several peices of furniture from 160 year old chur...
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Church pews project #13: thoughts on recycling timber for projects
Having just recycled four 160 year old 12 foot church pews and manufactured the furniture sho...
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Church pews project #12: Monks bench finished
The monks bench has now been completed and with it the last item of the Pews Project. ...
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Church pews project #11: Butchers block finished startin monks bench
Apart from a little tidying up the butchers block is now finished and ready for collection. Beca...
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Church pews project #10: butchers block in clamps and ding table in situ
The dining table has been deliveredn and is shown in its final resting place. Salvaging enough...
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Church pews project #9: completed farmhouse table and start on butchers block
A reminder of what wed started with. The coffee table has been delivered and the farmhouse...
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Church pews project #8: Assembling the base
I used to get a project fully assembled before sanding and applying finish but with this project,...
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Church pews project #7: Dining table top and legs
The dining table top has been taken out of clamps, sanded and the first coat of finish applied. T...
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Church pews project #6: Dining table start
The coffee table is finished apart from another couple of coats of oil so it’s time to ...
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Church pews project #5: finishing coffee table
The coffee table base was given four coats of oil before glue up and assembly. The photo shows th...
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Church pews project #4: starting the joinery
Well after a couple of frustrating weeks waiting for the timber to dry out after the strippin...
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Church pews project #3: back from the stripper
insert here The pews have now been successfully chemically stripped and I am very pleased ...
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Church pews project #2: ready for stripping
The pews have now been broken down ready to be taken to the stripping facility. Theoretically the...
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Church pews project #1: Recycled church pews
Thsre are five 12 foot long pitch pine church pews in the photo dating back to circa 1880. The ...
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Picture upload test
I have been driving myself crazy trying to figure out how to upload pictures on to blogs and this...
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Financial Sense
I have just explained to my wife that if I can’t afford to buy tools it makes sound economi...
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Dowelmax
Well after another two months of stewing I decided the best way to get rid of temptation was to g...
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video camera
I am interested in making some videos to go alongside the excellent selection already on LJ’...
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Dowelmaxitis
Past experience has made me very wary of dowel joinery. I don’t need a Dowelmax…I don...
