Popular Post shaneymack Posted December 12, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Ive been wanting to start this project for over a month now ! I got up yesterday ready to tear these chairs a new one and the power was out ! I l managed to get a few hours in once the power came back on. This is what I will be building I bought around 100 bd ft of 8/4 bubinga around a month ago. Ive been super busy and trying to finish up a comission before i started. The stack has been sitting in the shop staring at me I bought the templates and book bundle from Mr. Charles Brock. Glued them all to some ply with some spray glue Rough cut it with the jigsaw After cutting just shy of the line on the bandsaw I finalized them on the oss I bought the bubinga in the rough so i wanted to skip plane it all so I could properly map out my parts. Brought it all down to about 2- 1/16". Still plenty thick I will leave the pieces like this for a few days and a couple times a day go in and mess around with the templates on the wood. Im pretty picky at this part and dont want to rush it. Its really expensive wood and i want to be sure I make the most of it. Not sure If i mentioned it but im making two of these. The bubinga should be fun to sculpt......stay tuned Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonR Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 the grain on that bubinga is absolutely gorgeous! I can't wait to see those take shape! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wdwerker Posted December 12, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Aww, come on now, wipe it with some spirits and share a little wood porn ! Besides grain matching look at the wet appearance, sometimes flipping a board end for end will improve the match. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 I'm super glad you're starting this now. I just dumped a grand on amazon gutting stuff I need for the rocker and lowbacks. thinking the dining chairs will come first. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted December 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 I'm super glad you're starting this now. I just dumped a grand on amazon gutting stuff I need for the rocker and lowbacks. thinking the dining chairs will come first. What did you buy ? Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedinblue Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 These are gonna be awesome. I can't imagine bubinga will be easy to carve though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Two auriou rasps, holey galahad med and fine, angle grinder, bunch of scrapers, die grinder and burrs ooh and a new planer . .... May have been north of a grand. . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted December 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 These are gonna be awesome. I can't imagine bubinga will be easy to carve though! Ya im sure it will be tough but im equipped for the job. Apparently bubinga is going to get harder to come by so I wanted to have a few nice pieces made out of it. Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Two auriou rasps, holey galahad med and fine, angle grinder, bunch of scrapers, die grinder and burrs ooh and a new planer . .... May have been north of a grand. . New planer? What you get? Let me guess, 735... Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedinblue Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 1 minute ago, shaneymack said: im equipped for the job. Haha, I didn't doubt that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Llama Posted December 12, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 yeah yeah,... Shane has nice wood... Everyone knows... Why the hell do you have systainers on the floor? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Looks like some nice material there Shane but I am with Steve, give us the mineral spirits sneak peek. Definitely looking forward t watching this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 5 minutes ago, shaneymack said: New planer? What you get? Let me guess, 735... Yessir. super unoriginal I know but it is a huge upgrade over the delta pos I had and I doubt I'll ever need a floor standing unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 That bubinga looks awesome - looking forward to this build! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Oh wow! 8/4 bubinga?? Hopefully your BF pricing is way cheaper than mine lol Why is bubinga going to be harder to come by now? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 If you have 2 1/8 after skip planing that was some thick 8/4 to start with huh? when I get rough 8/4, it's usually a skinny 9/4 to start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 1 minute ago, Brendon_t said: If you have 2 1/8 after skip planing that was some thick 8/4 to start with huh? when I get rough 8/4, it's usually a skinny 9/4 to start Funny you should say this. I brought this up to the lumber guy the other day. I am noticing that the 4/4 at my yard is getting thinner. Used to be 1/8" oversized, now some is under 1/16th oversised. I hope its not a trend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted December 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 yeah yeah,... Shane has nice wood... Everyone knows... Why the hell do you have systainers on the floor? Brother, i got systainers everywhere. Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Just plain "wow" Shane! These are on my list so will be enjoying the journey! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 4 minutes ago, Pug said: Funny you should say this. I brought this up to the lumber guy the other day. I am noticing that the 4/4 at my yard is getting thinner. Used to be 1/8" oversized, now some is under 1/16th oversised. I hope its not a trend. I'm not sure if it's new, 8/4 has been a bitv thin at my yards all long as I can remember Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted December 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 If you have 2 1/8 after skip planing that was some thick 8/4 to start with huh? when I get rough 8/4, it's usually a skinny 9/4 to start It was probably 2 1/8" and i took off a 1/16". Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 1 minute ago, shaneymack said: Brother, i got systainers everywhere. Too bad you don't have a huge trailer to put them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted December 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Oh wow! 8/4 bubinga?? Hopefully your BF pricing is way cheaper than mine lol Why is bubinga going to be harder to come by now? I think it was around 15$ a bd ft maybe a bit cheaper, cant remember. Apparently the Chinese are depleting Africa of all its bubinga. That what ive been told. Death by China. Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Too bad you don't have a huge trailer to put them. Haha! Well im constantly bringing some stuff in and out from the trailer to the shop. So some ends up staying by the garage floor. Im slowly buying seconds of a lot of stuff so i dont have to do that. Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 3 minutes ago, shaneymack said: Im slowly buying seconds of a lot of stuff so i dont have to do that. Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Because one full festool collection isn't enough, having a spare is better. solid logic my dude . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted December 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Because one full festool collection isn't enough, having a spare is better. solid logic my dude . Im glad you get me Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Time to get my popcorn ready! If these turn out anything like your rocker, these will be awesome as well! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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