Adirondack Tennessee swamp cyprus chairs

A good save, thanks to Gorrilla Glue!

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Thanks Dick, attached is the project I’m working on today. 8/17/2008 (my Bday heheheheheh) >grin<

It is a commission for two framed haunted forest landscape sets with a triptych for good measure.

all three have book matched stiles. Mortise and tenon construction (with my new machine).

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Great job!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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Very nice, oh and happy B-day. I like your stile :)

-- Glenn, New Mexico

Dan Nice job on both old and new.

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sanded to 220 and dyed stained

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Hi Dan;

Happy Birthday!

I agree it would be ashame to have a new board in the middle of that chair.

Good save.

As always, the new project you’re working on is up to your normal level of perfection.

Lee

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real potent 6 month oil vinegar steel wool in a jar dye mixture

I used a corner of a reg rag to sponge on the vinager wood acid on the sides and back. Fast way to get black.
Doesn’t take much liquid to react with oak. Gets black almost immediately.

next step is oil stain / japanese dryer . ............ jazzed up mix ….0000 steel wooled.

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Very nice work Dan and Happy Birthday !!!!

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Cool stuff birthday boy!

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couple coats of seedlac shellac

really starting to pop

Thanks everyone !!

Guess what I’m doing on my birthday ? The Peggster is cookin’ Corkey’s BBQ ribs on the gas grill !!!

Forgot mention …. why jazzed up oil stain ? .... look at the time. Two hours flat in-front of a shop fan and then two coats of shellac.

That’s some jazzed up finish.

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Nice job with the finish Dan.

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Last step for today … its 11:21 pm

Java Gel stain to darken it up a bit, .... n …. squeeze out a bit more pop.

next steps
steel wool 0000
seedlac two or three thin coats
walnut paste wax

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Wow. That oak looks rich and ??? warm.. looks like high end 100 year old museum stuff. nice work….

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Dan,
Stellar finish. But I personally think what makes this whole piece work is the book match on the stiles. If they didn’t match that well then that spectacular finish would only have highlighted the mismatch. Nice work upfront to get to the finish.