Rob’s sofa table – day 2
Rob hasn’t had much time to work on his sofa table lately, so he made some time yesterday. He wanted to work on the tapered legs so we cut the … Continue reading
Rob’s sofa table – day 1
It has been a while since Rob has been down in the shop, but he has a new project that we got started on this week. He wants a TV table, … Continue reading
Laundry room cabinets – day 12 – delivered
Been a busy weekend, but I haven’t been in the shop much. I did have off today so I had a chance to deliver and install the cabinets that I have been … Continue reading
Laundry room cabinets – day 11
Just a couple of hours in my shop today to finish up this project. I took a scotch-brite scrub pad to all of the surfaces that were urethaned yesterday. This … Continue reading
Laundry room cabinets – day 10
I spent several hours, this morning, preparing to finish the cabinets. This required a good deal of cleaning and moving all my mobile tools to one side of my shop, … Continue reading
Laundry room cabinets – day 9
I only had a couple of hours to work last night, so I made the shelves for the cabinets. I had some 3/4″ oak plywood, so I ripped it down … Continue reading
Laundry room cabinets – day 8
The epoxy is now dry in the knot hole. I was going to plane the excess down with a hand plane, but I discovered that my large chisel worked much more efficiently … Continue reading
Laundry room cabinets – day 6 & 7
I don’t find cabinet building to be particularly exciting, so I combined the last two days into one post. One of the last things I did on Friday was to … Continue reading
Laundry room cabinets – day 5
I finally found some time to get back in my shop and work on these cabinets. I really want to get them done so I can find space to walk … Continue reading
Laundry room cabinets – day 4
Just a brief post today. I finished assembling the other two cabinet boxes. Since the process was exactly the same as in yesterday’s post, I decided not to bore you … Continue reading
Laundry room cabinets – day 3
With the plywood cut, I am now ready to start building the individual cabinets. My design is a little different that a standard kitchen or bath cabinet. These cabinets will … Continue reading
Laundry room cabinets – day 2
I finally got a chance to get back to the cabinets I started. I have been so slammed with things to do, outside the shop that I haven’t been able … Continue reading
Laundry room cabinets
I actually started on three separate projects today. My main focus is going to be on a set of custom laundry room cabinets though. This past week, I laid out … Continue reading
Bed upgrade – delivered
I finished up applying urethane to the bed a few days ago. I disassembled it and let it set in the garage for the last couple of days to allow … Continue reading
Bed upgrade – day 8
Well, I got pulled into working on some other things for the last couple of days, but I had a good bit of the day, today, reserved for working on … Continue reading
Bed upgrade – day 7
My goal last night was to create the center support rail for the bed. I need something sturdy enough to support all of the weight of the mattress, box spring, … Continue reading
Bed upgrade – day 6
I installed the receiving side of the rail fasteners on the posts a couple of days ago, so today I have to install the hook side on the side rails. I … Continue reading
Bed upgrade – day 5
I decided to get the footboard stained since it is finished. I have no idea what color I need so I did some test pieces to see what I had. None … Continue reading
Bed upgrade – day 4
Before I assemble the footboard permanently, I need to install the bed rail fasteners. I bought Rockler’s 6″ bed rail fasteners. I noticed a lot of mixed reviews on them. … Continue reading
Bed upgrade – day 3
I had a chat with the clients this past weekend. They wanted to know if I could extend the beaded panel through the extensions. I admit the head and footboards … Continue reading
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