Thread: Book case

Come on fellow woodies, somebody must know:confused:

Hi Ticky, to be honest, I don't know. My suggestion - try a test piece and see what happens. I'd guess you'd need to sand back lightly and lightly coat again.

cheers
Wendy

Thanks Wendy, I try not to let a little think like not knowing what I'm doing stand in my way, if I did, more than just my woodwork would suffer.

I had decided that would be what I would do, but at lease now, if it looks crappy, I can blame you. Good plan Hey

steve

Steve, I tend to forget to drop the pressure (and reduce the product) when I switch from "normal" stuff to something free-flowing - which I guess your fungishield is. Hence, I get runs.... Last bad experience was with Wattyl deck & furniture oil on an Adirondack chair - Ohhhhhh Hell! Thing is, you can't leave it like that so the runs have to be sanded out - but I guess that might still leave a layer if you sand real lightly? I was advised to reduce the pressure to 30psi (increase it a bit if necessary) and cut down the feed a bit. Hope this helps - it solved my problem with the chairs. Good luck.

Murray, Thanks for the advice, I have given the unit a light sand with 1500 grit paper & a wipe down with a bit of turps. The Fungishield seems to have soaked into the timber very well & I can not forsee any problems.

I don't like staining, I never really feel like I know what I am doing when it comes to colour matching but I feel now that I may be at a point where I would be comfortable building out of something other than pine, so Maybe next time, I will start with the colour that I want to finish up with.

I am confident that it will turn out well, but at least if it doesn't I can always blame Wendy.

Steve

A couple more photos of my bookcase. I have applyed 1 coat of stain today. The colour is not the perefect match I had hoped for, but better than I expected. It is still a bit light, but a few more coats should darken it up ok I think.

Steve

Great job mate

The end of this job is in sight. I love finishing a project, because it is almost time to start another. Not sue what yet, but maybe some cupboards for the shed.

I have finished applying the stain & now a couple of coats of oil & I think that will do.

Here are a few pics, hope you like them.

Looks good Ticky, cupboards for the shed... me too soon.

Could you make your piccys a little bigger, they're about 4-5cm square on my screen and only 11kb you could afford to go too 30kb without bogging down dial'up users.

Originally Posted by Ticky

Thanks Wendy, I try not to let a little think like not knowing what I'm doing stand in my way, if I did, more than just my woodwork would suffer.

Funny, the more I learn about wood working, the more I realise I don't know, but the more I want to know more....

Originally Posted by Ticky

I had decided that would be what I would do, but at lease now, if it looks crappy, I can blame you. Good plan Hey

steve

Geez - is it "great minds think alike" or "fools never differ" here Ticky

Whew! the bookcase looks good - no blame on me - or maybe I should take all the credit now

Great job Ticky!!

cheers
Wendy

G'day Harry,

I was a bit concerned about making the pics too big as my camera is a 8 meg, but thanks for the advice. These are the same pics I posted earlier, but a bit bigger.

I am happy with the results so far, it is already faily glossy & I still have to oil it. The only trouble I have found with sanding so fine, is the timber doesn't seem to accept the stain very well. Am I right in my thinking?

Steve

Ticky,

I really like the finish and the general design and it will hopefully inspire me to get started on my bookshelf project I have been meaning to work on for years. I am somewhat intrigued as to why you seemed to go for tall book shelves at the top and shorter book shelves at the bottom, usually one does it the other way around.

Cheers

Tricky,
You said, " ....... I never really feel like I know what I am doing when it comes to ....... ".
Now that rang my bell 'cause it's my philosophy on life, and is the reason I use my on-line signature.
Well done. The books will be secure snuggled inside your work. I'm envious - not of the books, but your persistance.

soth

Originally Posted by BobL

Ticky,

I really like the finish and the general design and it will hopefully inspire me to get started on my bookshelf project I have been meaning to work on for years. I am somewhat intrigued as to why you seemed to go for tall book shelves at the top and shorter book shelves at the bottom, usually one does it the other way around.

Cheers

BobL, I think it is a bit of an optical illusion, or maybe just a camera trick, but there is actually only about 5 mm variation in the shelf distance.

I should have bent down & taken some of the shots, but bending is a bit of a trick for me, & I usually don't do it unless I have to.

Thanks for your comment, I will try keep that in mind with future shots.

Steve