What We're Making

Fotodog said:
Ron, you’re right about the electric planer tear out. I take very light passes, and then put a new sharp edge on my Lie Nielsen 4 1/2 smoothing plane which produces a nice result. But I still finish up with some sanding.

As for finishing, I am a big fan of the hard wax oil finishes. I have tested Rubio monocot, Osmo Polyx,, Tried, and True, and Odie’s oil. My go-to for Maple is Osmo, because it is the least yellowing of them all. If I finish a piece that is solid walnut where a little warmth looks good, I like the Tried & True finish. The Rubio Monaco finish is too flat for my taste. The others produce a nice soft satin finish with a couple of coats.

If you haven’t used a hard wax finish before, be sure to follow the manufacture directions. With Osmo, you rub in a light coat and then remove every bit of residue within five or 10 minutes. If you leave it on too long. It gets too tacky.
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My experience with Oslo as well. I use Osmo Poly a lot. Just haven't used it on maple yet. I'll have to try Tried and True on walnut - I've never used it.
 
I am always impressed with the woodworking skills of so many of the folks here. The projects are beautiful. I enjoy all the descriptions of the processes even though I may not understand all of them.
I'm just getting started with simple projects and have only made a few wood planters with fence slats and a couple of small work tables from 2x4s and plywood. Reading hundreds of Youtube videos have been by teachers. Tools are limited to 30 yr old inexpensive tools - Craftsman table saw, Delta miter saw, a circular Skill Saw, and a hand held drill. Still working on getting accurate cuts but challenging with the tools and inexperience that I have. At 75 and working in the garage I can't see investing in better tools when my ability to safely use what I have is going to be limited to maybe a few more years.
But it sure is fun.

Cheers!
 
Ronstar said:
Very nice Fotodog!! Unique design and great builds. Looks like you like the walnut/ curly maple combo. They look great together.
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+1 on the combo. Reminds me of the newer trend of not steaming walnut and letting the white sapwood show. When I was on a boardpile, it was steamed, and it muddied the grain. At the time, and probably still, sapwood in excess of 1/12 of the required number of units would reduce the grade.
 
Fotodog said:
I’ll leave with a few or my projects over the last 2 years. Thanks for looking.
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I'm such a hack compared to you and most of the others in this thread. I did make some more sliding shelves, this time for a blind corner cabinet ( https://youtu.be/oLlkPMBDCCs ). That video is similar to the other one. 8 minutes of boredom, LOL!

Surewhitey said:
Forgot to allow the 1" for side glides on one of the projects. :facepalm:

I've heard a good cabinet guy is one who can pivot and make modifications to the mistakes made...
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I'm no good at thinking on my feet. That's why I make a model in Sketchup. Besides, I love making models. And if you cut something too short in the model, you can just stretch it back to the right length, LOL!

Badger said:
Tools are limited to 30 yr old inexpensive tools - Craftsman table saw, Delta miter saw, a circular Skill Saw, and a hand held drill.
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In that last video, I show the tools I used to build the sliding shelves...pretty simple stuff compared to the "real" wood workers here. Just a table saw (with a hack panel sled), and a power miter saw, and a pneumatic nailer.
 
Badger said:
I am always impressed with the woodworking skills of so many of the folks here. The projects are beautiful.
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I agree, there are some talented people here. I'm pretty good at building decks, sheds, etc. but I've never got around to learning woodworking or cabinetry.
 
sengsational said:
I'm such a hack compared to you and most of the others in this thread. I did make some more sliding shelves, this time for a blind corner cabinet ( https://youtu.be/oLlkPMBDCCs ). That video is similar to the other one. 8 minutes of boredom, LOL!

I'm no good at thinking on my feet. That's why I make a model in Sketchup. Besides, I love making models. And if you cut something too short in the model, you can just stretch it back to the right length, LOL!

In that last video, I show the tools I used to build the sliding shelves...pretty simple stuff compared to the "real" wood workers here. Just a table saw (with a hack panel sled), and a power miter saw, and a pneumatic nailer.
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You just reminded me of my 17 yr old self starting my first job @ the lumber store. I was told to ask the GM for a board stretcher... My first experience with newbie hazing. Boss man got a kick out of it.
 
sengsational said:
I'm no good at thinking on my feet. That's why I make a model in Sketchup. Besides, I love making models. And if you cut something too short in the model, you can just stretch it back to the right length, LOL!
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Not sure if you're aware of this but that can be done IRL, and has been available since April 1, 2018 with the BS 1000 Board Stretcher:

 
Walt34 said:
Not sure if you're aware of this but that can be done IRL, and has been available since April 1, 2018 with the BS 1000 Board Stretcher
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Great stuff! Thanks for cluing us in to such a useful piece of um, equipment.

:LOL:
 
braumeister said:
Great stuff! Thanks for cluing us in to such a useful piece of um, equipment.

:LOL:
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Some great lines in there - "For the board you cut twice, and it's still too short".

"We include 10# of our proprietary Board Stretcher material in this 5# sack".

-ERD50
 
Some guys in the comments said they don't buy lumber anymore. They just go to job sites, pick up scraps and stretch them for use.

Personally, I think they are full of BS because you need a lot of Fullah Board Stretcher compound to make it work. That stuff costs a fortune! There's no free lunch here.
 
I want to say one more thing about the BS1000. It really has me ticked off today!

Last week I was out on a disaster relief trip, and we have these things around because so many of our volunteers don't know how to cut wood. We always have to save boards by stretching them.

But here's what DuhWalt doesn't tell you: the Fullah Board Stretcher compound is specialized for pine and oak. It sometimes works on poplar and maple too. Not a big deal since we almost exclusively work in pine.

But what about Ipe? I had a guy pull up a bunch of Ipe deck boards that had end rot. He cut off the rot and then figured we could just stretch them. Turns out you need IBS (Ipe BS) Fullah compound for Ipe! The cost of IBS is enough your intestines tie in knots. Fullah BS is expensive enough. Fullah IBS is like 10 times more.

With the boards up and too short, we were really screwed and had to take up an extra collection to get the job done.
 
Somebody needs to make some rails to get this thread back on track. I'm part of the problem, but perhaps not the worst offender. :LOL:
 
Finally finished another project after the Cali trip and covid... Client had a pretty tight space. She went to stackables and added a small counter and lots of storage. Even an ice maker. Very custom stuff.

I got her hand me down units...
 

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Surewhitey & Ronstar your projects and work you do is just incredible once again.

Thanks to all who share their talents.
 
Thanks,

Ronstar,
Where do you come up with the cool designs?
 
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