Coop Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 I’m glad to see you didn’t do the whole project in that wood. Beautiful as it may be, figure has it’s place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted January 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 I've seen projects using figured wood from stem to stern. Not my taste. I like it highlighted. We think alike Coop. I'm sure some will feel different. Makes the world go around... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 Tommy Macdonald built a fantastic desk last year entirely out of beautiful quilted maple, but it's just too much figure for me. Way too busy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted January 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 drzaius, we think alike but there will be others that like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 Here's a photo of that very piece that was just posted by @I B in another thread. Gah! It's worse than I remembered. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post curlyoak Posted February 1, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Dealing with a nasty virus, now day 13 and much better. Still some symptoms though. And regardless I have found time to work. I am ready to start on the middle base unit. Base molding later. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post curlyoak Posted February 9, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 9, 2018 The foot print. There will be a 4" thick shelf high up and in the middle. Still a lot of work to do... 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post curlyoak Posted February 15, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 There is a shelf. 2 glued up 4/4 QWO I made mini I beams. Glued and pin nailed from the inside and the top. Over 7'. I added an inlay of curly to the front of the shelf. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 Beautiful work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 On 1/25/2018 at 9:56 AM, drzaius said: Here's a photo of that very piece that was just posted by @I B in another thread. Gah! It's worse than I remembered. Ha! I google searched this image, and it returned a bunch of wicker furniture. Apparently this thing is so visually distracting, that Google's image algorithm thought it was made of wicker... Sorry for the minor hijack, carry on with your awesome project Curlyoak. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 That inlay is pretty cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted February 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 When I get some finish going later I think the inlay will be looking good. This is the back side of the shelf. I built several mini i beams. It is glued and toe pin nailed to the bottom. I nailed through the top of the shelf. The shelf is 7' up. aAnd the holes a filled and sanded anyway. The I beams were fast and easy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted February 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 3 more to hang tomorrow... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post curlyoak Posted February 22, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 Doors done. And it continues... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted February 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 Sliding trays complete. Face QSWO, 3/4 red oak veneer sides and backs. 1/2 oak veneer bottoms. kv8400 slides drawers next... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 i had to pick my jaw off the floor .... this wood and the build overall is amazing. How did you connect the 4" top middle shelf to each side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted February 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 Hi bushwacked. There are oak cleats on each end, then me and a friend lift it and slide it on the cleat. It was up and down several times to scribe it. It is heavy on a ladder...The pipe clamp on top stays until tear down and finish time. a safety issue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post curlyoak Posted March 5, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 Got the drawers built and installed. They are friction drawers. I use a center guide that rides in the channel but does not touch on the bottom of the guide. The drawer sides bottoms is where the friction is. I add paraffin to all the contact areas. Here is a good trick. On the drawer side bottoms I run it on the joiner a little on the fast side. That creates a mini scallop on the bottoms. That way the amount touching is reduced a lot. Bushwack, the shelf is off and you can see the cleats. I'm getting there... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted March 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 On the base unit, each end gets a frame and panel. The back edge of the panel will touch the face of the book shelves. It makes an easy install because I intend to leave a 1/4" gap on the plywood behind the frame. If needed I could open the gap up to 3/4" but I do not expect to do so. There will be a base molding along the bottom everywhere. Added on the installation. This frame and panel is a design change. Originally it was to be a solid piece of 3/4" oak around 9" wide. I called it off. Everywhere on this project is frame and panel. Invented 300 years ago to deal with wood movement. I was concerned that if it was solid it could pop the face off the cabinet. So if that happened it would be criminal with frame and panel everywhere except the ends and have a problem. Client agreed. We both thought not curly as we have enough of that. It may have been a mechanical flaw. Too much effort to allow that possibility. Now we are good. The back edge is beveled so if we need a scribe it is there. Punch list is getting small... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted March 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 Top is done. 2 tricks. Making the top with the end having a clean 90 degree on the ends is easy on smaller stuff like a cabinet door. But on a large, thick, heavy top, that is not possible. So I ripped it and joined it and glued it back together. Because it is the same board, the joint is invisible. Next is the routed edge. Above is a partial cut with the router. It would be tough to route the edge and avoid cutting into the cut so I clamped on a temporary block of wood. Worked fine. Next is to make 8 shelves bread board ended. That still leaves the base molding but I choose to add that on the installation. So after the shelves and a big clean up, time to finish. It has been fun making this unit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 It's coming together nicely. I was reading back over the journal and noticed you used KV 8400 slides. I use KV 8405 , same slide with an extra 1 1/2" overtravel. Gets the drawer out far enough to easily get to the stuff in the back. Same price too. Just have to add the 05 to most KV slides to get over travel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted March 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 3 hours ago, wdwerker said: It's coming together nicely Kind words from an excellent source. Thank you. I will look into the kv8405. Thanks for the tip. Another tip you mentioned previously is turn off the compressor. And I now do that. You have a lot of good ideas. Appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 What kind of finish are you planning ? So many of my tips are from learning the hard way. Hose under pressure blew, 5 hp compressor ran all night, oil mist in the air and the noise was scary. Luckily it just overheated & ruined the head. New head and an oil change was all it needed. Must have added $20 to my power bill ! So now I turn off the compressor . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted March 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 I use waterlox. Perfect for me. No room for a spray booth. After the big clean up there is some dust in the air. No problem. Buff it out and by the second coat no more airborne dust. And I like the finish. I imagine you are familiar with waterlox. I use the transparent sealer. 3 to 4 coats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 oh perfect, thanks for pointing out the cleat This teaser of a project, per your title has turned into quite the awesome project haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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