pkinneb Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 Looking good Brad! Congrat's on the new planer I'm sure it will come in handy for your builds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 How did you make the corner wenge pieces? CNC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradpotts Posted March 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 How did you make the corner wenge pieces? CNC?Yeah I am making them with a cnc now that I have that luxury! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 Sweet planer. All I have is 15in and would like to move up to a 20. Looking forward to seeing how the corner pieces will look installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 5 hours ago, bradpotts said: Yeah I am making them with a cnc now that I have that luxury! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I'm relieved to hear that. Was thinking I really need to step up my bandsaw. They look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradpotts Posted March 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 I'm relieved to hear that. Was thinking I really need to step up my bandsaw. They look great. If I was going to make them without a cnc, I would use a scroll saw. I have done it. It just take a lot more time. With the cnc I can spend my time doing other tasks rather than siting in front of a scroll saw all day. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bradpotts Posted March 21, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 Got the cove cut for the feet and cut the miters. This is not the most ideal way to make ogee style feet. Usually you keep them all facing the same way but because wenge is expensive I flipped them to yield the most of my material. If you make them all facing the same way, it makes shaping them easier. For shaping them, I use a spokeshave on the outer edge to get the round over and a good neck scraper for the round over on the inside. Another trick that I use is to use double sided tape to hold the piece over the edge of the table. This makes shaping them a lot easier. Next step is to cut the profile. Debating using a scroll saw or band saw. Stay tuned! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted March 22, 2018 Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 Very well done Brad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradpotts Posted March 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 I went back an forth deciding on weather to use dominos or a spine to attach the miter. I decide on a spline for the simple reason that dominos are boring. So I had to make a miter sled to cut the splines. Not the prettiest thing. Then it was off the scroll saw. I decided to use the scroll saw for two reasons. 1) I could use a reverse tooth blade to make cleanup way easier. 2) I didn’t want to switch the blades on my bandsaw. Here is the pencil I use for dark woods. I know there are a lot of discussions about this. Once I got them cut out, I use tape to glue them together. I put glue on the miters and in the miter slot. Then I push the spline home. Then I use another piece of tape to pull my miters square. It is better to have your feet angled in rather than out, but try to get them to 90. It is more important to have square legs then a little gap in the front. As hard as we try for perfection, sometimes we are a little shy. The good news is, you can fix the gap. It is a lot harder to fix not square on the case. Here is what you do if you get that gap. You run a bead of ca glue down the gap and sand the sawdust into the gap. You continue to do this until the cap is filled. There they are. I will work on the mounting blocks next. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 coming along very nice Brad looks great, i've used CA glue as well for small repairs, nearly invisible fix. i have also made a paste filler using CA and fine sawdust for small repairs. any ideas on what finish you're going to use when its done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 That white charcoal pencil is a great idea! (Says the guy whose has spent the past three months working on a walnut boat!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradpotts Posted March 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 coming along very nice Brad looks great, i've used CA glue as well for small repairs, nearly invisible fix. i have also made a paste filler using CA and fine sawdust for small repairs. any ideas on what finish you're going to use when its done?I am going to spray a satin precat lacquer. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradpotts Posted March 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 That white charcoal pencil is a great idea! (Says the guy whose has spent the past three months working on a walnut boat!)It works great on walnut too. It doesn’t show up as good when you are going with the grain for some reason. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 Bracket feet look great ! I have closed miter gaps by filling the gap w yellow glue & letting it soak in for a little while then rubbing the wood on either side with the round shank of a screwdriver. Basically bending the moistened wood fibers in to fill the gap. I usually wipe off the excess glue with a clean wet rag and rub again. Works fine on maple, walnut, cherry etc. Maybe the wenge would splinter instead of bending ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradpotts Posted March 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 Bracket feet look great ! I have closed miter gaps by filling the gap w yellow glue & letting it soak in for a little while then rubbing the wood on either side with the round shank of a screwdriver. Basically bending the moistened wood fibers in to fill the gap. I usually wipe off the excess glue with a clean wet rag and rub again. Works fine on maple, walnut, cherry etc. Maybe the wenge would splinter instead of bending ?Thanks for the tip! I will have to remember that one. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bradpotts Posted March 26, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 Got the feet ready for install. Installed the feet. Got the doors all trued up. Finish sanding tomorrow. Then time to stain and finish. Unfortunately you won’t be able to see what it would look like finished without stain, but I am sure you can use your imagination. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 On 3/24/2018 at 5:47 AM, bradpotts said: for the simple reason that dominos are boring. Just catching up on this a little. You know Brad, if you had gone with the dominos it would have been faster and you could have taken the time you saved and played with the new planer. The feet can out looking nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephThomas Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 Remind me, why are the feet a different species? Looks like you're making good progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 The client wants all the soft maple stained grey. So I guess the wenge is an accent wood. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bradpotts Posted March 27, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 Remind me, why are the feet a different species? Looks like you're making good progress.Steve is correct. The Wenge is an accent wood. The client wanted the focus to be on the French bolt, which is black. That is also why I went with the black hinges instead of going concealed. So all of the design elements are black. I also have wenge going around the doors. I just didn’t take a picture of it before I took the doors off. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradpotts Posted March 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 Just catching up on this a little. You know Brad, if you had gone with the dominos it would have been faster and you could have taken the time you saved and played with the new planer. The feet can out looking nice.That is a good point. Hopefully the planer will cut down on my project time. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bradpotts Posted April 3, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 Here she is all complete. Except the handle on the bottom door. I didn’t get a picture with the lights on. Sorry. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 You should be very proud to have made that Brad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan G Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 Looks great! So what was the staining process to get that grey? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 The hardware plus the scrollwork with the feet is a nice level of accent. Bravo ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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