Tom Cancelleri Posted December 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 I usually set the TS to the thickness they are now so that you really end up with perfect squares.. It is 1 11/16" thick and the other is 1 5/8" I will say, it's time to upgrade the drum sander, the Performax 10-20 has been out grown. It was great when I first started woodworking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Your thicknesses are fine.. It would be nice to be able to have a a bit more room in the drum sander but, it's doable. The face grain's look pretty good too.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySats Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 They look nice on the face grain side . Whats the overall size of the boards ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted December 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 One is 18"x11 7/8" by 1 11/16", The other is 17"x11"x1 5/8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted December 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 End grain it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 End grain it is If I could add a suggestion, I would arrange the ends so that the sequences are all complete from end to end, as opposed to a half sequence on each end. Other than that it's nice to look at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Trip through the planer to clean up and joint the faces. All squared up and trimmed at the table saw. Debating now if I want to do them end grain or not. They look great as is, and would still kick ass as cutting boards. I thought planing these is dangerous? Or is that only once they are all end grain facing up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I thought planing these is dangerous? Or is that only once they are all end grain facing up? The orientation has the knives working faces at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted December 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Glued Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted December 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 If I could add a suggestion, I would arrange the ends so that the sequences are all complete from end to end, as opposed to a half sequence on each end. Other than that it's nice to look at. Freddie, I thought about leaving it straight, however by staggering the blocks in a brick pattern it adds to the strength of the board reducing any chance of a glue joint failing. While it's rare, it's still a possibility, I had a glue joint do it on a long grain board I had bought a long time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted December 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I need to figure out how I'm gonna do the finger recesses on the bottom. I'm thinking cove bit on my router table with the flip stops set in place, and locate it in the centers on the short edges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I need to figure out how I'm gonna do the finger recesses on the bottom. I'm thinking cove bit on my router table with the flip stops set in place, and locate it in the centers on the short edges. I assume you're talking about for handles? I just did a round over on both sides of the board and skipped the handles. They're plenty easy to pick up.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted December 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I assume you're talking about for handles? I just did a round over on both sides of the board and skipped the handles. They're plenty easy to pick up.. I always get nervous about routing end grain. I suppose I could use a 1/2" round over bit on both sides. Always afraid of tear out, though a backing block does wonders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 You'll be fine.. Just rout the short ends first.. I had no issues with tear out and didn't have to use a backing board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Freddie, I thought about leaving it straight, however by staggering the blocks in a brick pattern it adds to the strength of the board reducing any chance of a glue joint failing. While it's rare, it's still a possibility, I had a glue joint do it on a long grain board I had bought a long time ago. I'm sorry, I was not referring to changing the whole layout. I was referring to your original layout just adjusting the outside layers so the pattern was continuous from end to end instead of a half pattern on the ends. Am I making sense or just rambling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Oh lord, Freddie is rambling , does anyone know how to get his gal to give him the treatment he so desperately needs ? < evil grin> 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted December 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I'm sorry, I was not referring to changing the whole layout. I was referring to your original layout just adjusting the outside layers so the pattern was continuous from end to end instead of a half pattern on the ends. Am I making sense or just rambling? Makes sense, however where sapwood and heartwood met had some spots that were irregular and was unstable and I could break off some of it by hand and it was close to the bark. I had to trim those pieces on the table saw so they had to go on the ends of the boards. I also alternated the grain to avoid cupping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted December 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I will say I'm rather excited to use my 150/3 on a project that's more than just reindeer. I haven't done any finishing of larger projects since I got the sander. I actually enjoy sanding flat surfaces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted December 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 30 or so passes through the drum sander. Trimmed up the ends, all nice and squares edges. Next up, round over the edges and sand to 220. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 wow 30 or so passes through the drum sander?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted December 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 wow 30 or so passes through the drum sander?? I have the Performax 10-20. The board is 11" wide, and I have 100 grit on there right now. Sanding end grain adds more pressure than long grain, plus it's the full drum size so I was doing approximately 12 thou per pass which is slightly under 1/64". Don't wanna run through too slow or you scorch the wood, if you go too fast you stall the drum. Plus I did both sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 If you really break it down.. With his sander and doing both sides, that's really not much. I'd say a pretty nice job on the glue up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySats Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 Looks great , what are you using for finish ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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