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26th March 2024, 08:58 PM
Thread: Mid century modern coffee table
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That is a lovely Coffee Table Steve and great to...
That is a lovely Coffee Table Steve and great to see your W.I.P pics.
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26th March 2024, 07:30 PM
Thread: Country Hutch W.I.P.
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Installed Backboards
Hi All
Ive just screwed on the Shiplapped boards and checked to is all ok.
I will now remove them sand, slightly bevel edges with plane, sanding sealer including top of shelves then Varnish.
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18th March 2024, 01:31 PM
Thread: Desk for SWMBO
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Desk
That a real nice Desk John. The Top is stunning and I like the shape of the legs, I might try it myself one day. Those draw pulls looks lovely are they Brass?.
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14th March 2024, 02:08 PM
Thread: Country Hutch W.I.P.
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Top Fitted
Pics of Hutch Top fitted
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12th March 2024, 11:16 PM
Thread: Country Hutch W.I.P.
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Installed Drawer Guides, Runners and Kickers
It took a lot of being very careful to get them all parallel and lined up for smooth transition from face frame.
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12th March 2024, 01:51 PM
Thread: Country Hutch W.I.P.
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Thank you for your advice Rusty:2tsup:
Thank you for your advice Rusty:2tsup:
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12th March 2024, 08:55 AM
Thread: Country Hutch W.I.P.
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Filling Cracks
Thanks Graeme for your valued input. I have printed out your reply and John's reply and will access each one when a specific glue up is required.
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11th March 2024, 02:25 PM
Thread: Country Hutch W.I.P.
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John Thanks for those two great tips. I did...
John
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11th March 2024, 12:54 PM
Thread: Country Hutch W.I.P.
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Filling Cracks
Hi John Thanks for your input.
Yes I was thinking of Araldite as I like its strength and long open time as well. I was also thinking about its consistency as it is thickish and might be difficult to... -
10th March 2024, 11:18 PM
Thread: Country Hutch W.I.P.
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Build Face Frame and install
I used dominoes on this glue up. After doing a dry assemble I realised that I would never have enough time before my glue would go off (approx 10 minutes). I decided to use Araldite as has 1 hour...
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Thanks DJ
Thanks DJ
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10th March 2024, 03:10 PM
Thread: Country Hutch W.I.P.
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Advice Please
Hi Everyone.
Not sure what to do with these cracks on the Underside of the Country Hutch Base Top. The Top is 7/8th inch thick and 57 inches long by 16 inches wide and made of Mahogany.
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Thanks Mic-d
Thanks Mic-d
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Hi Mic-d Thanks for your reply. Expect when you...
Hi Mic-d
Thanks for your reply. Expect when you said Activity Screen you meant New Posts.
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Hi Everyone
I was just wondering if you have to meet some sort of Criteria before my posts come up on New Posts. This is the third project I have been doing and the posts do not come up. I post in... -
8th March 2024, 08:42 PM
Thread: Country Hutch W.I.P.
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Fixed Shelves Rails and Glue up of Carcase
One of the fixed shelves being cleaned up after glue up
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Putting through Drum Sander
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Carcase Base clamped up and glue drying with Rails as well.
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7th March 2024, 09:40 PM
Thread: Country Hutch W.I.P.
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Cutting Dados for shelves and drawer rails and top rails.
I installed my Dado blades to the width of the shelves and rails (all the same 3/4 inch).
While I was at it I also put a rebate on the back for the back boards later.
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7th March 2024, 09:14 PM
Thread: Country Hutch W.I.P.
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Decorative Profile for ends
I decided to do the profile on the ends next.
There is a scaled down pic of profile in magazine so I scaled it up onto graph paper.
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6th March 2024, 09:26 PM
Thread: Country Hutch W.I.P.
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Hi, They are African Mahogany.
Hi, They are African Mahogany.
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6th March 2024, 07:05 PM
Thread: Country Hutch W.I.P.
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Cleaning up of Ends for Country Hutch Base
I removed all the clamps and done some cleaning up. This is one of the ends.
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5th March 2024, 11:35 PM
Thread: Country Hutch W.I.P.
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Getting ready for joining boards
I planed the edges of boards so I could get good jointing between both edges.
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I then used the Biscuit joiner to cut slots for biscuits.
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5th March 2024, 10:41 PM
Thread: Country Hutch W.I.P.
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Country Hutch W.I.P.
I have wanted to build a Country Hutch for my Daughter and Family for some time. I was looking through my old magazines and found plans of one in the American Woodworker way back in 2003 (i think)....
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3rd March 2024, 02:07 PM
Thread: Desk for SWMBO
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John I never gave it a thought until you just...
John
I never gave it a thought until you just mentioned it (The Law of Horizontal surfaces). I will give it some definite consideration on my future projects:U
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2nd March 2024, 11:02 PM
Thread: Desk for SWMBO
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Coming along very nicely John. I love the look of...
Coming along very nicely John. I love the look of the grain on all the drawer fronts.
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17th February 2024, 04:04 PM
Thread: A couple of laminated shoulder planes
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They are just beautiful Ian. I would love to...
They are just beautiful Ian.
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7th February 2024, 03:07 PM
Thread: Dining room carver chairs - Take 2
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That surely is beautiful work Derek.
That surely is beautiful work Derek.
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11th December 2023, 10:05 PM
Thread: Enclosed TV Cabinet
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Hi John, Well I never new that Lacquer comes in...
Hi John, Well I never new that Lacquer comes in colours. That is amazing. Next time I have to paint something I will look into using it.
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11th December 2023, 10:01 PM
Thread: Enclosed TV Cabinet
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Hi John. Yes since we moved here 20 years ago I...
Hi John. Yes since we moved here 20 years ago I think we have re-arranged the dining living area about 5 times and I said I won't be moving it again as this unit is too heavy.Thankfully the wife was...
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9th December 2023, 06:08 PM
Thread: Enclosed TV Cabinet
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Enclosed TV Cabinet
Thank you for your kind words John
I applied Porters Paint with a brush but painting is certainly not my choice.
You are 100% correct that happy wife is all that matters.
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8th December 2023, 10:56 PM
Thread: Enclosed TV Cabinet
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Enclosed TV Cabinet
I finally Got the large doors fitted. I used ball and catch to hold doors closed and installed some Bunnings Handles.
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This pic shows the Folding Door opened.
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7th December 2023, 10:29 PM
Thread: Enclosed TV Cabinet
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Enclosed TV Cabinet
It was time to focus on the doors. If I had four big doors there would not be enough room to open them and close them comfortably. I decided to try making folding doors so as that would reduce the...
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6th December 2023, 09:17 PM
Thread: Enclosed TV Cabinet
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These next couple of pics show the small router I...
These next couple of pics show the small router I used with 1/4 inch bit which will allow the hold down clip used to secure the 32mm Top onto the sub frame.
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5th December 2023, 08:47 PM
Thread: Enclosed TV Cabinet
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Enclosed TV Cabinet
I thought I would post some pics of various stages of the main carcase being assembled.
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4th December 2023, 09:57 PM
Thread: Enclosed TV Cabinet
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Enclosed TV Cabinet
I have started on one of web frames. Once again pine from Bunnings. I used 2 dominos in each end of small vertical piece and I left about a 5mm gap to allow for expansion across the width of Ends for...
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3rd December 2023, 07:25 PM
Thread: Enclosed TV Cabinet
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Yes. Found it to cut smoothly. I selected a...
Yes. Found it to cut smoothly. I selected a slowish speed and did not force it.
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3rd December 2023, 06:37 PM
Thread: Enclosed TV Cabinet
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This is a photo of the basic cabinet dry fitted.
This is a photo of the basic cabinet dry fitted.
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3rd December 2023, 06:25 PM
Thread: Enclosed TV Cabinet
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I moved on to machining the Panels to size and...
I moved on to machining the Panels to size and the stopped dovetails and half pin sockets at the top.
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3rd December 2023, 06:11 PM
Thread: Enclosed TV Cabinet
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The finished spacer box with rails inserted for...
The finished spacer box with rails inserted for routing half pins.
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3rd December 2023, 05:56 PM
Thread: Enclosed TV Cabinet
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These photos are showing machining for insertion...
These photos are showing machining for insertion of the dominos to assemble the spacer box.
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3rd December 2023, 05:49 PM
Thread: Enclosed TV Cabinet
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Enclosed TV Cabinet
I decided I wanted to build subframes top (to hold sides and attach Top) mid section (to support TV and sound bar) and lower section (to support the Electrical devices)
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1st December 2023, 09:12 PM
Thread: Enclosed TV Cabinet
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Enclosed TV Cabinet
I recently completed a TV cabinet that my Wife had been requesting for some time.
When I started all thoughts started running through my head.
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25th November 2023, 12:21 AM
Thread: Frilly Knickers Cabinet
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Thanks John. The completed job is superb. The...
Thanks John. The completed job is superb. The Veneer both sides looks just beautiful. Those Cabriole legs are amazing. Im sure I would need another lifetime to be able to accomplish that:).
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23rd November 2023, 07:17 PM
Thread: Frilly Knickers Cabinet
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Thanks once again John. I have printed out all...
Thanks once again John. I have printed out all the info and put it aside for my next project (Country Hutch) so I have a ready reference :). Just one final question please. Do you use a high quality...
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22nd November 2023, 04:30 PM
Thread: Frilly Knickers Cabinet
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Thank you very much John. Have a great day
Thank you very much John.
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22nd November 2023, 03:17 PM
Thread: Frilly Knickers Cabinet
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Hi John Many thanks for the detailed reply on...
Hi John
Many thanks for the detailed reply on your Spraying procedure. I want to definitely give it a go. I have a spray gun which I have not used in years and will brush the cobwebs off it. I... -
22nd November 2023, 12:45 PM
Thread: Frilly Knickers Cabinet
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Cabinet
Hi John
I have really enjoyed reading your posts and viewing your progress photos. It is simply beautiful.
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Thanks BMKal. I used Camphor Laurel. Well I'll...
Thanks BMKal. I used Camphor Laurel.
Well I'll be yes I clicked on the thumb nails and they pics turned the right way up. There you go I just never stop learning thank you for that.
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Thanks Tonyz. It was my first time to tackle a...
Thanks Tonyz. It was my first time to tackle a turning job like this and I am pleased with outcome. Have a great day
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Nut Bowl
Hi Everyone Just thought i would post a couple of pics of a bowl I turned for my Daughter and I suppose suitable for putting nuts in whilst having a beer.
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25th July 2023, 09:18 AM
Thread: Side Table
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Wow John that is a beautiful piece of furniture....
Wow John that is a beautiful piece of furniture. I also like the proportion and Design.