Maple and walnut blanket chests – day 10 – complete
I got up bright and early this morning to get the last coat on the chests. I gave the surface a quick once-over with some fine sand paper and sprayed … Continue reading
Maple and walnut blanket chests – day 8/9
I was going to post yesterday’s work this morning, but I was having trouble with the computer I was using. So you get today’s post and yesterday’s post all rolled … Continue reading
Maple and walnut blanket chests – day 7
Ok, the goal today was to get the base skirt attached without placing any nails through the face of the trim. I started by trimming and attaching the first piece. … Continue reading
Maple and walnut blanket chests – day 6
I didn’t have much time to work last night, so I focused on finishing the lids. I used my new pull saw to trim the splines back to within 1/16″ … Continue reading
Maple and walnut blanket chests – day 5
What a long day in the shop yesterday. Time to start putting these things together. I started out by trimming down the long ends on the panels, and making sure … Continue reading
Maple and walnut blanket chests – day 4
The plan today was to get all eight of the sides cut and assembled. Since I have decided to do raised panels, I grabbed both of my routers, that are set … Continue reading
Maple and walnut blanket chests – day 3
I decided to prioritize the processing of the maple. I was lucky enough to have several large pieces of walnut, reducing the number of glue-ups I had to do. I … Continue reading
Maple and walnut blanket chests – day 2
I had a chance to work on the chests last night. I pulled the tape off of the epoxied boards, most of it came off… After running the large panels … Continue reading
Maple and walnut blanket chests – day 1
I started another project today. Actually, it will be two projects. I am going to be building two blanket chests using maple and walnut. The goal is to mix the … Continue reading
Laptop shelf for dorm bed – Delivered
We picked my son up at school and dropped off the laptop shelf today. It looks pretty good, except for the black stain that was in the piece of scrap … Continue reading
Laptop shelf for dorm bed – day 2
Today I had some time, so I went through my collection of old cans of stain. I selected Minwax Golden Pecan. I was kind of surprised to note the date … Continue reading
Laptop shelf for dorm bed – day 1
My son is studying at the University of Delaware as a freshman this year. He asked me to build him a shelf that can be added to the footboard of … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 30 – Delivery day
So I put on a few finishing touches before delivery today. I drilled the base of the tabernacle stand so I could attach the columns from the bottom. I countersunk … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 29
The wiping poly dries pretty quickly, especially when it was the first coat. I was able to squee an extra brush coat on the two tops last night. This morning, … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 28
Just a quick post this evening. I sanded down all the surfaces that were urethaned yesterday. They did not need much because not much dust settled on altar parts. The … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 27
The thing I like the least about a project is the finishing. I decided to go with a wipe-on Polyurethane finish for this project. To create a wipe-on ploy, you … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 26
I finished the last bit of assembly today. I needed to attach the top plates for the raised panels. I used the drill bit from my Kreg pocket hole jig … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 25
I usually don’t get much done on a monday, but I took off sick yesterday. I had nothing better to do, so I spent the day in the shop. I … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 24
Ok, I did work on the columns for a few hours yesterday, but I didn’t feel like posting just this one picture. It took nearly two hours to finish the … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 23
I like working with walnut. It is probably one of my favorite woods. The grain is tight, It smells good when you cut it, and it is very stable. That … Continue reading
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