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  1. Posting Guidelines

    By thewoodwhisperer,
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  3. Mid Century Modern Couch, Draper inspired 1 2

    By Bmac,
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  4. Memento Display Shelf 1 2 3 4 5

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  5. Master Bedroom King Bed

    By Chet,
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  6. Exterior Door

    By Chestnut,
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  7. FWW / Epic Woodworking Shaker Chest of Drawers 1 2 3 4 6

    By mdbuilder,
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  8. Quick Project - Bassinet Stand

    By JohnG,
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  9. Mini Hay Wagon

    By rarefish383,
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  10. Small Desk Build With Epoxy 2nd Project!!

    By twolip,
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  11. Bathroom Remodel 1 2

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  12. Quartered white oak bedroom. 1 2

    By curlyoak,
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  13. Another camper enhancement

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  14. New Living Room Furniture

    By Askland09,
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  15. Stickley Console Table

    By Evans_Woodcrafts,
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  16. Another Granddaughter in the Shop

    By Chet,
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  17. Cherry Wall Cabinet - Completed 1 2 3 4 5

    By JohnG,
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  18. Michael Fortune #1 Chair Build

    By pkinneb,
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  19. Shower Bench

    By Chestnut,
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  20. Record Cabinet 1 2 3 4

    By bradpotts,
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  21. Kitchen Helper Journal 1 2 3

    By Woodworking_Hobby,
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  22. Outdoor Table 1 2 3

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  23. Lockdown turned me into a potato, so I needed a couch ...

    By h3nry,
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  24. Shaker Harvest Table 1 2

    By Mick S,
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  25. spurtle build

    By treeslayer,
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  26. Walnut bathroom 1 2

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    • gee-dub
      New Shop Thread

      By gee-dub · Posted

      @Jonathan McCully Thanks.  The cabinet has huge amounts of storage and is still smaller than the sander's footprint.  I have had the infeed and outfeed tables since day one and my edge sander belts fit under the overhang on short sections of PVC pipe.  With the exception of my spindles and discs, which store in the modified spindle/disc base. . .     . . . all of my abrasives are in the drum sander base.
    • pkinneb
      Hijack!

      By pkinneb · Posted

      So sad!! Chicago recently lost a young female officer (29 yr old Ella French) during a traffic stop she had two young children. Both ends of the age spectrum and both, like to many others, are so tragic  These really hit close to home for me and my wife as our youngest daughter is an FBI agent working violent gangs in Chicago and previously was a Michigan State Police officer.
    • Jonathan McCully
      New Shop Thread

      By Jonathan McCully · Posted

      Really like how you put the drum sander up on a storage cart for your abrasives. I’ve never seen anyone do that. Will have to remember that for the future.
    • Chestnut
      Mid Century Modern Couch, Draper inspired

      By Chestnut · Posted

      Can you post notes on those angles and drops? I'm just kinda curious how they compare for chairs and also do plan some day to make a couch. How do you think the wooden slats for seating are impacted by the firm cushions? Most of the chairs and couches use webbing to allow for a bit of a give. I was also just thinking if the seat slats were a bit thinner to allow for some flex in the wood. These might offer a bit more comfort? If I did more flexible slats I'd probably try and attach them in a way that they are replaceable. In the even that I decided to stand and jump up and down on the couch because my favorite sports team did something good or bad... I feel like with seating designing for long term repairs is sometimes worth the little bit of extra thought. That or over build it so it'll just never break, though some times that's not ideal in my opinion as it leaves the furniture looking ugly or possibly uncomfortable. These are not comments on your piece just thoughts.
    • Bmac
      Mid Century Modern Couch, Draper inspired

      By Bmac · Posted

      @Chestnut, agree and I'm pleased that the look is not heavy handed or bulky. It's a lot less imposing of a couch than the one it replaced, and I think this makes the whole room look less cluttered. @Chet, couldn't agree more with that statement. It really puts the custom in custom furniture and it's a benefit of being able to design and build your own.  A few thoughts on the seating. I've had the opportunity to sit on the couch for a few days and the upholstery guy used extra firm cushions for the seat and med firm for the back. I almost wish the seat cushions were a little less firm, but not a game changer. I also think I could have increased the angle slightly (rake or pitch) of the seat. Basically this is referring to the drop from front to back in the seat, I could have increased that drop. The angle of the back to the seat could have also been increased slightly. I discussed this with the upholstery guy and we even tried an angled or wedge cushion for the back cushion, but I didn't like that. The softer back cushion does effectively increase the recline angle slightly since when you sit the back cushion gives. So overall I think it sits well, but I'm going to make a few slight tweaks in the loveseat. I may even tweak this couch. Because I'd think it would benefit from more drop, front to back, I may cut off an inch off all the back legs on this couch. This is the quick and easy way to increase the rake.   

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