Chip Sawdust Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 Brand new to the forum, been woodworking off and on for years. I guess I'm intermediate. Bought my first router in the late 70. Just added a Laguna 1412 to my tool collection and with a lathe I'll have a pretty complete shop. Love working G&G projects but using quartersawn white oak with ebony instead of mahogany. Always looking for ideas, tips, suggestions and constructive criticism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 1 minute ago, Chip Sawdust said: Brand new to the forum, been woodworking off and on for years. I guess I'm intermediate. Bought my first router in the late 70. Just added a Laguna 1412 to my tool collection and with a lathe I'll have a pretty complete shop. Love working G&G projects but using quartersawn white oak with ebony instead of mahogany. Always looking for ideas, tips, suggestions and constructive criticism. Welcome to the forum!. I live on the left side of WA. There are several of us over here and I can think of at least 1 in central Wa. Give us a shop tour, and I am a fan of G&G would like to see some of your projects! WTO has a lot of great people with a ton of knowledge to share, glad you decided to join! Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted August 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 Hey thanks Bob, I used to live in Magnolia back in the late 80s while I finished my degree at UW. But I'm happy to be on the less crowded side of the state! I do have pics to post and that's a good suggestion. I'll get some up later on today. Here's one shot of part of my busy (messy) work area... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 Welcome to the forums Chip, glad to have you aboard and looking forward to seeing some of your work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 Welcome ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 Welcome Chip! I just moved to Montana last year from the West side of Washington. I still hunt Winthrop when I can tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted August 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 10 hours ago, ..Kev said: Welcome Chip! I just moved to Montana last year from the West side of Washington. I still hunt Winthrop when I can tho. Hey Kev I'm a Montana native, I bet you're loving it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 1 minute ago, Chip Sawdust said: Hey Kev I'm a Montana native, I bet you're loving it! Absolutely! I'm in Kalispell now.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 There's a few G&G enthusiasts on here and a collection of "Jig-meisters" as well. Glad to have you. If you search for "Greene and Greene", "Greene & Greene" or "G&G" here you'll find some projects from the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 Welcome Chip, to the forum. If you discover any comments and or posts on here that you disagree with, please let us know. We’ll do our damndest to sway you in our direction! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 Hi, Chip! Glad you decided to join in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ_Engineer Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 Welcome to the forum! I enjoyed living in Pullman while working on my masters degree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pondhockey Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 Welcome, Chip. Glad to have another woodworker in the neighborhood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted September 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2018 Thought I'd try to show a project.... This is the headboard of a G&G bed frame. Bought the plans, queen size and I'm a Cal King size guy so had to make a few changes. It's a challenge but I'm learning with each thing I do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted September 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2018 Hmm I already posted something like that, here's something else... Recently resawed some Ash and cherry for use hopefully next year. Had to get that new Laguna to start paying for itself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted September 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2018 A few more projects... a G&G style desk I made for my lovely wife... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted September 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2018 ... a file cabinet and bookshelf for her office... i guess the file cab pic doesn’t want to load Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted September 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2018 There we go. Btw I hate the stain job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted September 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2018 I built a dresser for my daughter but don’t have pics on my phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted September 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2018 Here’s the actual woodworker 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pondhockey Posted September 4, 2018 Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 Very nice work. My squeeze and I frequent Lincoln City as well; we love the Oregon (and Washington and Northern, Central and Southern Cal) coast - I'm writing this with "feet up" in San Diego at my daughter's apartment where we're dog watching. It looks to me like you'll be coaching us (or at least me) on technique very soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted September 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 I have Lincoln City t-shirts i don’t know if I have much expertise to share; I know how to make mistakes though so I can go on and on about those! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted November 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 So I'm still here... Been making progress on the bed frame. Bought a new LN block plane which inspired me Had trouble getting the miters closed when the 12 spindles and two stiles were in place. The spindles have a normal tenon on the bottom and a double tenon on top, the larger one being tapered. Never built that before. Got it to fit! Can't say the new plane fixed that, but it got me off my butt and got stuff done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted November 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 Lots of hand work to smooth the corners on all parts. It is a bed, after all, and I don't want it to hurt us! All corners/edges have been planed on the headboard, tomorrow a little sanding and cut spline slots on the miters. Once it's all fitted, I'll pre-finish a couple parts prior to assembly. Then I'll do the same process on the footboard. I'll bandsaw the cloud lifts on the top pièce and legs for both the head and foot boards. Then a pattern board with a router to smooth things up. I'll cope the corners when it's all glued and set, then trim off the extra wood you can see in the pics. Assembly will require slow glue and every clamp I own. I'll do one at a time, no doubt! Then the side rails with bed bolts (and barrel nuts) and the support panels for the mattress. Whew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted November 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 Oh and I'll use my square punches for the various ebony plugs I'll make on the legs. Thanks to Peart for that little invention which I got from Lee Valley. I also built his sander jig to pillow the ebony squares. It helps when you make a hundred blocks at a time! I have spares in a drawer lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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