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22nd May 2024, 09:52 AM
Thread: Small Coffee Table
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There we go ... I learned something new. ...
There we go ... I learned something new.
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21st May 2024, 03:58 PM
Thread: Small Coffee Table
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Thanks Rob. usually, I can make decent...
Thanks Rob.
usually, I can make decent furniture ... provided I stay within my skill set. For instance, all my veneering is 2-2.5 mm veneers clamped to the substrate with a vacuum press. I used... -
21st May 2024, 01:01 PM
Thread: Small Coffee Table
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Ahhhh ... Rob ... thanks for your advice. I...
Ahhhh ... Rob ... thanks for your advice.
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20th May 2024, 11:20 PM
Thread: Small Coffee Table
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All legs made. Stand them up and check for...
All legs made. Stand them up and check for symmetry. Everything looks fine.
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These legs are quite easy to make. There is less work because they are not rounded off and because there is... -
20th May 2024, 01:12 PM
Thread: Small Coffee Table
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The legs are not going to change with any future...
The legs are not going to change with any future design amendments, so the first leg was made just to see if I still liked it.
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20th May 2024, 09:41 AM
Thread: Small Coffee Table
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Small Coffee Table
I already have two small coffee tables as per the pic below.
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I wanted to make another, but in a slightly different different style ... and with a drawer. I went looking for inspiration... -
13th April 2024, 01:12 PM
Thread: Silicon curse
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Bugger! And double Bugger! I was scratching...
Bugger! And double Bugger!
I was scratching through a cardboard box in the broom closet that had been untouched for years when I found a bottle of Mr Sheen and a bottle of Pledge. They are now... -
8th April 2024, 03:46 PM
Thread: Silicon curse
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Thanks, benevolent dictator. That's pretty...
Thanks, benevolent dictator.
That's pretty much what my painter and decorator told me in 1974. He reckoned being alcohol based was part of the magik ... but that's something I can't confirm.
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6th April 2024, 11:41 AM
Thread: Bedside Table Repeat
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I was drinking my second coffee when I looked out...
I was drinking my second coffee when I looked out of the window and saw blue sky.
With the speed and grace of a thousand startled gazelles I was in the workshop spraying sanding sealer. Before... -
5th April 2024, 05:05 PM
Thread: Bedside Table Repeat
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Construction finished. Now we wait for some...
Construction finished.
Now we wait for some decent weather so lacquer can be applied.
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Couldn't find an exact match for the drawer handle which is pewter coloured in the original. The... -
4th April 2024, 10:51 AM
Thread: Bedside Table Repeat
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Thanks Alex. That was exactly my son's...
Thanks Alex.
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2nd April 2024, 04:57 PM
Thread: Bedside Table Repeat
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Carcass in its clamp farm. 536950 Don't you...
Carcass in its clamp farm.
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Don't you love it when after assembly you check for square and the diagonals are less than one millimetre different?
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2nd April 2024, 01:15 PM
Thread: Bedside Table Repeat
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Legs cut using the original templates, then...
Legs cut using the original templates, then sanded.
Then legs joined to aprons with floating tenons.
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2nd April 2024, 11:42 AM
Thread: Silicon curse
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Silicon curse
There is no shortage of horror stories about silicon (and similar) contaminants on wood that ruins finishes. This weekend I had my own initial experience.
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18th March 2024, 05:16 PM
Thread: Bedside Table Repeat
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Bedside Table Repeat
Over a year ago my eldest son made a bedside table in the workshop. Here it is, in NG Rosewood.
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Several months ago he announced the need for a mate for this table, but he has been so... -
18th March 2024, 04:50 PM
Thread: Desk for SWMBO
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For those of you who are into veneering ... I...
For those of you who are into veneering ...
I am kinky for book leafed veneers. I once made a large coffee table for my niece which had eight veneers, see below, but it is difficult to find... -
18th March 2024, 01:59 PM
Thread: Desk for SWMBO
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Graeme, Thanks for the kind words. The...
Graeme,
Thanks for the kind words.
The drawer pulls are brass and were purchased from Bunnings.
The legs are not difficult to make, especially if you have a linisher or similar. You can... -
18th March 2024, 08:39 AM
Thread: Desk for SWMBO
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Finished! 536379 Close up of top. 536380
Finished!
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Close up of top.
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12th March 2024, 02:50 PM
Thread: Country Hutch W.I.P.
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Truly, one must love this forum. Graeme asks...
Truly, one must love this forum.
Graeme asks for advice and receives it aplenty.
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12th March 2024, 01:39 PM
Thread: Desk for SWMBO
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Bugger! Applying the sanding sealer and the...
Bugger!
Applying the sanding sealer and the top is full of pin holes and bubbles. Given that it is damaged (cracks and voids) end grain I should have expected that.
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11th March 2024, 01:30 PM
Thread: Country Hutch W.I.P.
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Graeme, I sometimes use super glue to fill...
Graeme,
I sometimes use super glue to fill small voids. First I sift some sawdust to get the fine stuff. This fine sawdust is pressed into the crack/void. Then regular, runny superglue (not the... -
11th March 2024, 11:19 AM
Thread: Desk for SWMBO
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Filled the flaws in the veneers with epoxy. ...
Filled the flaws in the veneers with epoxy.
This time I used a touch of red as well as chocolate oxide colouring I have used with cement mortar in the past. It worked just fine. However, it... -
11th March 2024, 11:04 AM
Thread: Country Hutch W.I.P.
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Graeme, No doubt you've thought about filling...
Graeme,
No doubt you've thought about filling those cracks with epoxy. There are other solutions, but I like the strength epoxy provides. It's on the underside, so looks are not an issue. -
9th March 2024, 11:55 AM
Thread: Desk for SWMBO
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Ummed and ahhhhed for a while about how to fix...
Ummed and ahhhhed for a while about how to fix the legs and aprons to the pillar.
On previous similar desks I glued and screwed them together. This time I decided to use locating dowels and... -
8th March 2024, 11:38 PM
Thread: Desk for SWMBO
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Made the laminated top for the desk today. ...
Made the laminated top for the desk today.
Here it is in the vacuum bag.
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3rd March 2024, 04:52 PM
Thread: Desk for SWMBO
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Getting organised to make the top which will be...
Getting organised to make the top which will be veneered MDF.
First a new vacuum bag was needed because the old one is not big enough. Made up the bag and slipped a piece of MDF into it for a... -
3rd March 2024, 12:38 PM
Thread: Desk for SWMBO
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Yes, Woody ... When I first started...
Yes, Woody ...
When I first started woodworking I used to take great care to make the tops of my cabinets pretty.
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2nd March 2024, 11:53 AM
Thread: Desk for SWMBO
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The Surian Cedar is inclined to a woolly finish,...
The Surian Cedar is inclined to a woolly finish, making it a bit more difficult than nice firm timbers to work with and finish.
The upside, for someone fast approaching his 71st birthday, is that... -
1st March 2024, 06:42 PM
Thread: Desk for SWMBO
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Progress ... 535935 The drawer fronts are...
Progress ...
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29th February 2024, 11:27 AM
Thread: Desk for SWMBO
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And here is the pillar. 535896 Next I'll...
And here is the pillar.
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Next I'll make the four inch high base for the pillar followed by either the drawers or the aprons and legs.
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24th February 2024, 01:19 PM
Thread: Frilly Knickers Cabinet
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Oh joy and happiness ... I left the test...
Oh joy and happiness ...
I left the test piece of MDF in the new vacuum bag overnight. A few minutes ago I checked it ... it was still holding vacuum over 20 hours later. -
24th February 2024, 10:30 AM
Thread: Desk for SWMBO
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SWMBO wants individual drawers, Graeme. I am...
SWMBO wants individual drawers, Graeme. I am careful to get royal ascent on the sketches.
The funny part is that the desk we are replacing has exactly the suspension file structure you... -
23rd February 2024, 04:15 PM
Thread: Desk for SWMBO
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Desk for SWMBO
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The sketch received royal assent.
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21st February 2024, 05:52 PM
Thread: Frilly Knickers Cabinet
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I finally found the leak in the vacuum bag. ...
I finally found the leak in the vacuum bag.
The leak was nowhere near the seams or corners. I've had a couple of leaks in the past and they were always corners ... easy to find and easy to fix... -
21st February 2024, 05:45 PM
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I think that for most woodies, the secret is...
I think that for most woodies, the secret is making the first leg so the process is demystified.
Cabriole legs are much easier to make that most of us think. Of course, it tends to be a bit slow... -
20th February 2024, 12:34 PM
Thread: Dining room carver chairs - Take 2
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Bloody gorgeous, Derek. I envy your skills and...
Bloody gorgeous, Derek. I envy your skills and your patience.
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16th February 2024, 06:05 PM
Thread: Mitred joints - opening Pandora's Box
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Thanks, mic-d. I am such an iconoclast, and...
Thanks, mic-d.
I am such an iconoclast, and love it when someone rattles our paradigms. Mind you, as the presenter said, we must consider the direction of the forces involved and seasonal... -
11th February 2024, 12:27 PM
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Probably ... Most of the furniture I make for my...
Probably ... Most of the furniture I make for my grandurchins is Surian Cedar, because it is soft. Years ago, I made a NG Rosewood bed for a grandson. Strips of cedar were placed on the tops of the...
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10th February 2024, 06:16 PM
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Made a similar bed from Surian Cedar (with pine...
Made a similar bed from Surian Cedar (with pine slats) for two of my granddaughters four and a half years ago.
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10th February 2024, 05:49 PM
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Well done Tony! Great to see yet another...
Well done Tony!
Great to see yet another woodie making cabriole legs.
And it has a slipper foot, for which I am a bit kinky. -
5th February 2024, 10:47 AM
Thread: Dining room carver chairs - Take 2
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Beautiful work.
Beautiful work.
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26th January 2024, 12:53 PM
Thread: A Coffee Table With A Twist
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Ply is dimensionally stable. I'd glue it, but...
Ply is dimensionally stable. I'd glue it, but you can likely fasten it any way you like.
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10th January 2024, 09:25 PM
Thread: Frilly Knickers Cabinet
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I should have mentioned why I love 2mm thick shop...
I should have mentioned why I love 2mm thick shop cut veneers as opposed to 0.6mm veneers.
Firstly, if I can get a nice thick piece of pretty timber I can cut a bunch of book-leaved veneers from... -
10th January 2024, 06:15 PM
Thread: Frilly Knickers Cabinet
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The finished size of my veneers is 2mm thick. ...
The finished size of my veneers is 2mm thick.
Many years ago the smart folk here told me that if we had a finished veneer thickness of more than 2mm the veneers would start to behave like wood... -
6th January 2024, 12:36 PM
Thread: plastic blade protectors
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Matt, You are an evil man ... but clearly you...
Matt,
You are an evil man ... but clearly you knew that already.
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2nd January 2024, 03:37 PM
Thread: plastic blade protectors
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plastic blade protectors
I have just replaced a blade on my bandsaw.
Now the job is to replace the plastic protector onto the blade I removed ... to protect it.
I'm sure I'm doing it wrong, because it is so slow. A... -
29th December 2023, 11:17 AM
Thread: Shaping elliptical, curved chair legs
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I agree. Sadly, I too am therefore a whimp. ...
I agree. Sadly, I too am therefore a whimp. When I first started woodworking I used several types of native: rose gum, spotted gum, red gum, and so on. Then I made the mistake of using recycled...
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14th December 2023, 05:25 PM
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And you deserve every one of those minutes ......
And you deserve every one of those minutes ... and perhaps a few more.
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11th December 2023, 04:11 PM
Thread: Enclosed TV Cabinet
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Graeme, I don't know if you are aware that...
Graeme,
I don't know if you are aware that lacquer is available in colours, including white. It is a wonderful finish, with all the benefits of clear lacquer. I made an el cheapo chest of... -
9th December 2023, 05:00 PM
Thread: Enclosed TV Cabinet
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Looks very smart. Well done! The most...
Looks very smart. Well done!
The most important part is that the missus like it. In that event it doesn't really matter what the remainder of us think.
How did you apply the white? Is it...