| Blog series by kshipp | updated 59 days ago | 3 parts | 459 reads | 4 comments total |
Part 1: Sketchup Plan
We just adopted a boxer after having fostered a few of them and falling in love. Tyson is a great dog and I figured a dog like him needed a nice bed. I drew the design using Sketchup and it has been in the planning stages for quite a while. I bought a Kreg pocket hole jig and basically planned the construction around that. It’s currently in-progress in my shop so I should have another entry soon with some in-progress pictures. Feel free to leave any comments or s...
Part 2: New tools for a new project: Kreg Jig and Router Bit
It’s not that I think of new projects as reasons to buy new tools. As you know, it’s not hard to find reasons to buy new tools. I was thinking about making this dog bench and the best way to do it. I had read a lot of the Kreg Pocket Hole Jig and figured I would give it a shot. I got a good deal on the Master System from Rockler and I have been very pleased with it so far. I’ll try to get an official review up soon but for an unofficial review I’d say 5 stars. I...
Part 3: It's finished
This is the finished product. It’s the biggest project I have done with hardwood and I learned a lot. I finished it with two coats of Minwax gel stain and 3 coats of Minwax brush-on lacquer. The stain was really easy to work with and especially to get into all the inside corners. The brush-on lacquer I had a lot harder time with. I couldn’t get it to lay down smooth on the large plywood pieces because it seemed like it was drying too fast. I’m sure there is a way to f...
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