Ronn W Posted September 15, 2018 Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 Looking good. On 9/10/2018 at 1:09 PM, Chestnut said: Do you know what kind of kiln they are drying lumber in. They may be running to high temp on the kiln. I have have a suspicion that Drying too fast or too hot is becoming the norm. More "Stress relief" when ripping than there used to be. At least it seems that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted September 15, 2018 Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 Ahh no I cant recall doing that LOL. Having said that great save!! They are looking really nice and other than a few folks on this web site no one will ever know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chestnut Posted September 17, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 My rustic country kitchen cross cut sled. I needed one bad to cut the shelves for the bookshelf beings that they were out side the capacity of my SCMS and miter gauge. I grabbed some rough weathered oak that's been seasoned a long time and is good and stable. For the sled i used one of the shelves from my kitchen that got torn out when i went to drawers. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted September 17, 2018 Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 Nut, just catching up to this. My initial reaction to the initial posted diagram was that the glue up was going to be a circle jerk and a disaster but you’ve handled far better than I could have. Looking good dude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted September 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 1 hour ago, K Cooper said: Nut, just catching up to this. My initial reaction to the initial posted diagram was that the glue up was going to be a circle jerk and a disaster but you’ve handled far better than I could have. Looking good dude! Thanks. Prefinishing and the long open time of epoxy work wonders. If i had to use only yellow glue this wouldn't work. To be fair the hard part will be Wednesday when i glue the whole thing together. I won't be surprised if i can't lift it by myself. And now that i think about it I'm not sure i have enough long clamps ... Gonna have to do a full dry run at least twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted September 17, 2018 Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 I just used West Systems today as an adhesive for the first time. Prior to that, only to fill voids. Luckily, from the advice of others to mix in a shallow container, I had plenty of work time. Sounds like you have your act together. Good luck bud! There is a neat “ Pick of the Tricks” in this months (Oct. 2018) Woodworkers Journal on recessing leg levelers. I’ll be using this in the future. Neat idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted September 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2018 On 9/16/2018 at 10:10 PM, K Cooper said: Nut, just catching up to this. My initial reaction to the initial posted diagram was that the glue up was going to be a circle jerk and a disaster but you’ve handled far better than I could have. Looking good dude! Did the glue up last night .... practice with a dry run twice but as soon as the epoxy hit tenons and the time crunch started the S#(& hit the fan. I ended up getting it glued together but i had the whole thing fall apart once so I'm worried that some of the epoxy worked off of the tenons and aren't glued as well as they could be. I'll have to see what it's like tonight when i get home. I had to do the glue up on the floor because the side would needed to get lifted far over my head to gets set on top and hat just wouldn't work All in all I'm glad to have 1 done and now i only have 1 more to go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted September 20, 2018 Report Share Posted September 20, 2018 looks great Drew, those big glue-ups always are a cause for concern, i wouldn't worry about the joints that epoxy is pretty tough stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted September 20, 2018 Report Share Posted September 20, 2018 Looking great! Those big glue ups like that are a PITA! There have been quite a few times that I've recruited an extra set of hands when doing them! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chestnut Posted September 25, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 Results from the glue up are promising. I was able to move the case around and have leaned on it with more force than it should ever get in use and it was very sturdy and i didn't hear any cracking or other issues. Tonight i spent WAY more time than i wanted to applying stain to the entier piece and my shop STINKS. I wanted to use the same stain as the other furniture in the bedroom so Minwax provincial is what i used despite never wanting to use oil based stain again... I've started construction for the other shelf unit as well and should have that one finished in the next couple weeks. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 Solvent based sprayable stains can be a joy to use. But Minwax sucks in my opinion. M L Campbell Woodsong stains come in Minwax colors (same parent company) . Spray on & wipe off the excess. Other spray on stains can be sprayed on & left on to dry. Haven't sprayed much water based stain yet. Bookcase is looking good ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted September 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 1 hour ago, wdwerker said: Solvent based sprayable stains can be a joy to use. But Minwax sucks in my opinion. M L Campbell Woodsong stains come in Minwax colors (same parent company) . Spray on & wipe off the excess. Other spray on stains can be sprayed on & left on to dry. Haven't sprayed much water based stain yet. Bookcase is looking good ! I did think about sprayable and i still would have opted to wipe. The nooks and crannies would not be very fun to try and wipe excess out of and i know i'd end up with runs somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 You spray on a thin coat, let it sit for a few minutes then wipe back. A laminate sample chip or a credit/membership type card wrapped in a cotton rag gets into corners easily. I've been spraying almost all of my stain for over 10 years. It it sits too long/ gets too dark just spray it again & wipe immediately. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damon777 Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 This thing looks great, Chestnut. I like that the open sides lighten it up vs. closed panel sides. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 Great job!! The book shelf looks awesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1606myrsclm Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 That is a very beautiful shelf! Great job! The decision to only use three slats was a great choice. I've often heard in design groups of three. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 I can’t imagine wiping on that much stain! Nor can I imagine ME spraying it on without runs everywhere. Great job there nut. Thanks Steve for the suggestion on the membership/gift card idea for getting into the corners. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted October 1, 2018 Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 You adjust the liquid down to spraying a mist. Then you can use multiple passes to sneak up on the coverage you want. I often spray in vertical strokes for one pass then immediately follow it with horizontal strokes to get even coverage. Plastic laminate chips are usually free. Home centers may only allow you a few but grab some every time you pass a display. Cabinet shops and decorators usually have old chains you might get for free. I shim lots of things with them. Scrape glue with them. Wrapped in a rag to get into corners. Use them behind drawer slides to adjust the fit, screw through the convenient hole. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 I guess my only other hesitation with spraying is the mess and stink. I also agree minwax stain sucks and wouldn't be using it if i didn't want these bookshelves to be the same color as what they will sit next to. After this project I'm done with oil based stains period. I'm going to toss what i have left and if i want to change the color of wood i'm going to do it purely with transtint or powdered. I'd like to get good at spraying tinted Shellac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 1, 2018 Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 Speaking of transtint, I recently added it to ARS and it seems like it was suspended and not mixed or dissolved. Is that to be expected? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 12 hours ago, K Cooper said: Speaking of transtint, I recently added it to ARS and it seems like it was suspended and not mixed or dissolved. Is that to be expected? Yes transtint is alcohol and water soluble not oil. It's like trying to mix oil and water. I'm not sure there are oil based dyes, if there are i believe the industry term is stain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chestnut Posted October 17, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 So I've been working on the 2nd shelf. It's a copy of the first so not really that exciting to do all the same pictures again. I got them finished and in their final home. After we get them loaded up with books I'll take another picture. We decided to keep the corner open and use it in the future for something decorative. Not sure what that's going to be but we have plenty of time to figure it out. I also took a picture with my leather bound special edition collectors books. Incredibly useless things because i never plan to actually read them because i have first printing copies in each of them. well except the hobbit and LOTR. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 Looks great as usual Drew, the kind of work we’ve come to expect from you and a fine addition to your home and functional. about the only thing I read anymore is a tape measure but I could spend an afternoon with that book about Ansel Adams. Well done sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 Nice!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 Looks great. I love the open bookcases. A torchiere floor lamp might look good in the corner or a pedastal for a sculpture ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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