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3rd January 2009, 08:05 AM #1
quilt rack prototype
Been considering a design for a Quilt rack, Not yet finished or color chosen or completely assembled but here is today's doing...
Southern Yellow Pine with 1" Dowels
What do you think? So far?
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3rd January 2009, 08:57 AM #2
Hickory,
So far, so good. As far as finish goes I would consider using shellac. If you want to colour it then use blond shellac and mix in a wood dye into the shellac. Pine is, as you probably are well aware, prone to go blotchy when stained. and this avoids that problem. Application with a fine brush and a weak mix would be the way to go.
JerryEvery person takes the limit of their own vision for the limits of the world.
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3rd January 2009, 09:41 AM #3
I've used feast watsons products (from bunnies) for staining pine and i am happy with the results. I suggest you use the sealer though, because if you don't you will get the blotchy results as mentioned
Cheers,
Shannon.
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3rd January 2009, 12:17 PM #4
Shannon,
Two points to consider.
One --It might be a long way for Hickory to travel to Bunnings
Two --- Shellac is a sealer as much as it is a finish.. What I suggested was to put the wood dye (I use Feast Watson dye) into the shellac. Just doing things the easy way.
JerryEvery person takes the limit of their own vision for the limits of the world.
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3rd January 2009, 01:54 PM #5
yeah good point - didn't see the location.
As long as you are talking about putting a coat on without dye first then I see your point about the shellac.Cheers,
Shannon.
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3rd January 2009, 04:38 PM #6
It looks very very nice Hickory.
However the inherent weakness in the ends of the hearts may mean the ends can break if the centre rod recieves a high lateral loading (like a bump)
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3rd January 2009, 05:42 PM #7
Structurally I think the piece will be fine. Weak points will be at the short grain of the heart and the feet. I doubt this will be an issue as long as it's used for quilts and not to stand on to change lightbulbs.
As for finish. I just love shellac. I think this a 1lb mix to seal it. Followed by a 4-5lb finish of orange shellac with maybe an extra bit of dye and it'll look great. (Will be nice and golden without dye but still quite light.) Depends on the look your after and the other furniture in the room.
Make sure you post a pic when it's done.My blog: ~ for the love of wood ~ - http://theloveofwood.blogspot.com/
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3rd January 2009, 07:40 PM #8
Hickory, I'll go against the grain!
To me the top seems overbearing(top heavy), maybe if you had the heart shape replicated at the bottom to balance the look?....................................................................
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4th January 2009, 04:34 AM #9
Thanks, I made a bunch of these several years ago, sold a few and gifted the rest. Ever sinse, I had the idea and just got my round to it in gear.
Used the same pattern for the Heart top and Heart shaped base. The legs are also from the same pattern so it is the same width at bottom and top (the camera angle lies) the thickness is 1 1/2" so I don't think there is a strength problem.
Also have a plan in my skull for a wall unit to display several quilts. Will have to get it on paper and into reality soon.
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Am I the only one who saw the thread title and saw "Guilt rack prototype" and started wondering what Hickory was doing in the basement? Just me? thought it might be.
PeterThe other day I described to my daughter how to find something in the garage by saying "It's right near my big saw". A few minutes later she came back to ask: "Do you mean the black one, the green one, or the blue one?".
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6th January 2009, 09:49 PM #11
Did the same thing, Peter, and wondered was it something to do with breaking a New Years Resolution already!!!!
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6th January 2009, 10:13 PM #12
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