nikbrown Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 We had a great weekend working under the tutelage of the great Darrell Pert! A few of the online crew were there including Steven Taylor (@Torch02) and M. Scott Morton (@Morton). If you ever have the opportunity to take a class with Darrell... JUMP ON IT!!!! Here are a few photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nikolausbrown/sets/72157626223638688/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlamulle Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 I'll be taking a week long course with him in August at the Marc Adams school building his famous blanket chest. I'm very excited about working with him. I've also taken a class with Tom Strangeland and he is awesome as well. I tried to get his rocker class at Marc's this year but it filled up in one day. Maybe I'll get in as a standby. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlingenfelter Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 I've taken a few classes from Darrell, and have enjoyed each of them. I'll be taking his blanket chest class, here in Seattle, at the end of April . I'm really looking forward to the class. I really need a brake from my "real" job! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikbrown Posted April 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 Well, I finally got around to building the jigs from class and doing a tooling test. Just a simple breadboard shelf made out of Cherry and Madagascar ebony (I liked the warmer tones in the Madagascar vs the other more black ebony's), finished with Amber Shellac and Arm-R-Seal. Used a Whiteside #3262 to cut the splines (a bit less expensive than the bit Derrell uses). Works pretty well! This was just me testing the jigs / tooling and seeing if I liked the wood species over mahogany and how I liked the finish schedule I came up with for it. Turned out pretty good. Looks like I'll be building all our dining room stuff out of it. Finish Schedule: Sanded to 220 1 x 1lb cut of Shellac 1 x 2lb cut of Shellac. Sanded 320 2 x thin coats of Arm-R-Seal Sanded 320 1 x thin coat of Arm-R-Seal Sanded 600 1 x VERY thin coat of Arm-R-Seal (aka I just buffed the entire shelf with a rag barley damp with the Arm-R-Seal) Nothing impressive.... but a nice little project to force me to make 2 of the jigs and test out some finish options.... of course... only I can turn a simple 1 shelf into a 7 piece project (plus jigs). now I just need to make the sideboard that goes under the wine racks..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlingenfelter Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 I think the shelf came out really nice. I really like the Cherry. Nice work. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyami Plotke Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 Looks. Great, Nik. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrellpeart Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 I've taken a few classes from Darrell, and have enjoyed each of them. I'll be taking his blanket chest class, here in Seattle, at the end of April . I'm really looking forward to the class. I really need a brake from my "real" job! Mike I will see you next week Mike - ! Darrell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikbrown Posted April 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 I think the shelf came out really nice. I really like the Cherry. Nice work. Mike Yea I really like the cherry as well. It's VERY inexpensive here and responds so much beter to my hand planes! I dont feel the need to dye it, and I think the grain patterns are a lot more interesting than the traditional G&G mahogany. Pros: Easier to work with hand tools! More interesting grain. WAY less expensive than mahogany where I am! ($3/BF) Cons: Harder and takes a bit more work to shape with sandpaper. Have to be careful not to get any sap wood on exposed areas. Have to wait a couple of years to darken before you get it's more true color. Overall I'm sold on the cherry! Thanks for the tip Darrell!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChetlovesMer Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Question for you, Nik. Have you ever posted any pics of your bench? Did you build it yourself? Okay that's 2 questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikbrown Posted April 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Question for you, Nik. Have you ever posted any pics of your bench? Did you build it yourself? Okay that's 2 questions. Here is a very poorly written blog post on my bench http://digitalwoodworker.com/2011/01/19/the-most-important-tool-in-any-shop/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyami Plotke Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Nonsense. It's a well written post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morton Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Nik - nice shelf! Awesome you built the jigs, etc. Love the cherry. I noticed your orgainzed shelf in the background - definitely going to do something like that, including the plane rack. I need something to hold my planes and need something simple to make Looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 That's very well done Nik. Everything is in the details..the overall form is essential, but if the details are lacking it falls apart. Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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