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Technically, it’s just about’ finished.
May get one more coat of spar varnish. May get 600 grit wet-sanded. May get paste wax applied. May get nothing more, in the finishing department.
AND … the 1/4” baltic birch ply that I used as backer did NOT take the stain well, so I’ll either re-do it, or replace it with a pine backer, either T&G or half-lap.
Meanwhile, I’m calling it done enough for pics :-)
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THE STORY:
There’s a pine beetle that’s laying waste to many of our forests, in the Rockies, creating a huge fire hazard of dead fall.
A few miles from me, I found a lumber yard that deals mostly in this beetle-kill pine. A few months back, I bought some boards.
WOOD Magazine had this piece in a recent issue. It caught my eye. So … from rough stock to this bad boy.
THE FINISH:
- a 2:1 mix of denatured alcohol and SealCoat
- a flood coat of Watco Danish Oil, “Light Walnut” color
- Man o’ War satin spar varnish—two coats so far—only on the shelves and the exterior of the side panels.
THE JOINERY:
The drawer box is dadoes and rabbets.
The top is fastened on with Figure 8 fasteners, in a countersunk 1/8” deep x 1-3/4” Forstner bit-created well.
The shelves are in with #20 biscuits.
NOTES:
The upper panel is a “hidden” drawer. It’s a good tight fit, and with no handle, so there’s a 1-1/4” hole in the backer board through which you shove the drawer forward. The drawer is bb ply with the pine false front.
The false tenons and wedges … finally … were made from the same pine. The wedges had enough of a distinctive look about them that I thought they stood out, appropriately, from the rest.
The top has a chamfer around its bottom edge. All the angled cuts are done at 3*.
And … for pine … the sucker IS rather heavy !
I think the wood has a lot of character. I think there’s the face of an old man in one of the sides ;-)
Thanks for looking :-)
-- -- Neil
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Napoleon
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#1 posted 951 days ago
Wow thats is really looking great.
Bet i can make room for it at my place :)
Well done Nbeener.
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patron
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#2 posted 951 days ago
it does look great neil
another feather in your hat
well done
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dustbunny
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#3 posted 951 days ago
This turned out beautiful !
Go ahead….give it a spit shine with some 600 grit.
The nice thing about polishing is it can be done anytime later. LOL
I love the tenon pegs : )
Lisa
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#4 posted 951 days ago
Very nicely done, Neil.
I agree with Lisa, the tenon pegs are super!
Ellen
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#5 posted 951 days ago
Great to see it finished, I’ve enjoyed the build.
Did you get some more clamps yet? :)
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#6 posted 951 days ago
This turned out really nice! Can’t wait to see the QSO tower when it’s completed- with real, rather than decorative tenons. ;) I know you will…..................... hahahah
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#7 posted 951 days ago
Sweet. Congrats on the build. That pine does have more character than I thought it would.
Looks nice,
Steve
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grizzman
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#8 posted 951 days ago
wow neil, this is just beautiful…you did a grand job…Ive got an opening in my shop for a wood technician…would you consider coming and being a part of grizzman productions…lol…...love the wood, love the finish…its certainly a A+....GRIZZ.
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Bothus
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#9 posted 951 days ago
Hey Neil,
You did a fantastic job on this. I went back and read parts 1 thru 6 just to get caught up. The pictures in parts 4 & 5 didn’t show up for me but it was great seeing this project progress (why isn’t this post part 7 of the series?).
My wife and I are going on a tour of Craftsman style homes in Pasadena today. I just showed her this piece and we’ll be looking for it on our tour. We love the fact that you made it out of beetle-kill pine.
One question though, why is the grain running the wrong direction on the tenons?
Take care,
Bothus
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Dennisgrosen
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#10 posted 951 days ago
great work Neil
it´s looking good from here :-)
take care
Dennis
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#11 posted 951 days ago
Great job Neil, Saddly, I must anounce that the last of the KLR is being shipped off tomorrow. I did not have the money to fix it, so, I parted it out. Don’t feel bad for me though. I paid nothing for the bike, and I have reinvested the profits into wood working stuff, mostly turning. In a couple months, I will be ( hopefully) posting some lamps that I will be turning for this years Christmas presents. The tricky part will be the lamp shades, I intend to turn aswell.
Love the tower, and great use of a beatle kill tree, Which one was it Paul or Ringo?
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Beginningwoodworker
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#12 posted 951 days ago
Congrats Neil, on a nice job. I really love the the Tower.
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a1Jim
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#13 posted 951 days ago
Hey Neil
Cool build and unique wood too.
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#14 posted 951 days ago
Neil, The wood has teriffic character! Nice job on the project – enjoyed the blog as well.
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lew
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#15 posted 951 days ago
Beautiful build. I really like that you left some sap wood on the top. The contrast really adds interest to the piece.
-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!
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