SawDustB Posted September 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2018 12 hours ago, mat60 said: Going to look great when all finished. Any idea on what your next compressor will be? I'm not sure at the moment. I've only got space for something small. The one that died is a store brand 5 gallon that I mostly used for changing tires. I'd like something quieter, and I borrowed a Makita compressor of the same size and it's a lot better. There's a 10 gallon unit from California air tools that looks interesting - very quiet, oil free (not sure if that's good or bad) and slightly better flow ratings. We'll see. After this project, I don't really need the compressor again until winter tires go on in November. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SawDustB Posted September 3, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted September 3, 2018 One full coat on. It's looking good! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SawDustB Posted September 9, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted September 9, 2018 I'm calling this one done. It's got three coats of Enduro var, and I rubbed it out with a brown paper bag. I like the final result. It's subtle on the Birch. The dovetails came out well. This was my first time using hand cut dovetails in a project. The drawers seem to operate well. There's a little racking of the slides if you push hard off center, but I think they'll work well. Attaching the fronts was a pain but they're lined up well in the end. I screwed the back on. I intended to glue around the edge, but didn't mask off the finish. It worked well, but I had to drill the holes around the edge on an angle. This detail is my favorite part. There are a couple of bark inclusions, and because I was watching the river table build they now have butterflies. Other than bringing it in the house and mounting the French cleat, I'm finished. It may be a few days, but I'll take a picture in place. Thanks for following along! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted September 9, 2018 Report Share Posted September 9, 2018 Turned out super nice and should last a lifetime! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted September 9, 2018 Report Share Posted September 9, 2018 Looks great!! Nice looking DT's 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted September 9, 2018 Report Share Posted September 9, 2018 That finish looks great in pictures. I love the birch that you ended up using it has good color and the bits of flame figure really help add some depth to the piece. Props all the touches you have added defiantly separate this by miles from anything you could get in a store. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawDustB Posted September 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2018 5 hours ago, ..Kev said: Turned out super nice and should last a lifetime! Thanks! 2 hours ago, pkinneb said: Looks great!! Nice looking DT's I'm really happy with how they came out. I found them to be easier than I expected - probably just had it hyped up in my mind as one of those ultimate woodworking accomplishments. I'm glad I took @shaneymack's advice and fixed up the spacing on them. 2 hours ago, Chestnut said: That finish looks great in pictures. I love the birch that you ended up using it has good color and the bits of flame figure really help add some depth to the piece. Props all the touches you have added defiantly separate this by miles from anything you could get in a store. Yeah, I really like the birch when it has that figure on it. I stood there hunting through boards for interesting ones. I think the lady at the wood store thinks I'm a little nuts, since she mostly deals with cabinet guys that just want super plain straight grain and nothing else. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 Looking good. An instant heirloom. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 51 minutes ago, SawDustB said: Yeah, I really like the birch when it has that figure on it. I stood there hunting through boards for interesting ones. I think the lady at the wood store thinks I'm a little nuts, since she mostly deals with cabinet guys that just want super plain straight grain and nothing else. A good opportunity to make friends and tell them you'll buy the figured stuff the cabinet guys don't want. My old lumber yard used to do that for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawDustB Posted September 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 35 minutes ago, Chestnut said: A good opportunity to make friends and tell them you'll buy the figured stuff the cabinet guys don't want. My old lumber yard used to do that for me. Not a bad idea. I've actually found that the selection for me was better after the cabinet guys came through and cleared out what they wanted, since a lot of the remainder had flame figure on it. Unfortunately, at the moment my pace is about 1 large and 2-3 small projects a year, so I don't actually buy all that much wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 2 minutes ago, SawDustB said: Not a bad idea. I've actually found that the selection for me was better after the cabinet guys came through and cleared out what they wanted, since a lot of the remainder had flame figure on it. Unfortunately, at the moment my pace is about 1 large and 2-3 small projects a year, so I don't actually buy all that much wood. At your pace you can plan ahead and let them know what your looking for. I hear ya with the pace. I make a bit more stuff than you do beings that i currently have a new fairly empty house. I was looking at 500 BF of cherry for $2 a BF and i paused because i didn't know what i'd do with 500 BF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawDustB Posted September 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 17 hours ago, Chestnut said: At your pace you can plan ahead and let them know what your looking for. I hear ya with the pace. I make a bit more stuff than you do beings that i currently have a new fairly empty house. I was looking at 500 BF of cherry for $2 a BF and i paused because i didn't know what i'd do with 500 BF. Yes, true enough. At the pace I've been going I've got a couple of years of projects lined up . I think next up might be my hand tool cabinet, finally. I've been wanting that since before I started building the Roubo 2 years ago, but I decided having a workbench to build it on would make it easier. The only question is whether I make it out of something different or just go back for more Birch... It works well, it's relatively inexpensive, and it's easy to match to BB plywood for obvious reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 Now that is a difficult question. If i ever get caught up with projects and start making shop fictures, i fully plan to go light color wood liek birch and maple. Megan likes walnut and iw as able to compormise with a balance of walnut and cherry but it leaves me using only darker woods and sometimes i like to cleanse my palette with some light colored wood ... I had a hard time deciding between palette palate and pallet, our cursed language does render it's self to some bad jokes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 That came out really nice Brian. You should be proud of the whole thing, but especially your first hand cut dovetails. Great work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawDustB Posted September 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Chet said: That came out really nice Brian. You should be proud of the whole thing, but especially your first hand cut dovetails. Great work. Thanks Chet! I'm really happy with the result (although I'll be even happier once it moves out of my shop soI can look at starting something new). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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