wtnhighlander

Congratulations, @Chestnut! Please tell me you're going call him 'Wally', keeping the 'nut theme alive!

I agree that maximizing the use of material feels better, and you did a good job with it. I'll point out that chairs are definitely NOT the right application for a lot of figured grain, at least not crotch figure. Avoiding such grain in mediocre cuts of lumber is often difficult. Straight grain with minimal run out keeps things strong and tight. Your QS oak selection is an excellent choice in that regard.

A large portion of my tool kit is inherited, gifted, or purchased used. Consumables aside, I have far less than $5k invested in my shop, and that accrued over a couple of decades. I have, at times, offset the cost of my hobby by actually selling some of my product, but I don't suggest that as a means to really drive the hobby. Makes it seem too much like work.

Congratulations Mark and Mrs. J!

Very creative use of the vacuum bag!

This is going to be good!

Congratulations, @Tpt life!

@Coop, he already had that shirt from visiting a model rail show last year. And, yes, he had a blast.

The Nashville Steam Preservation Society held their semi-annual open house today, at the Tennessee Central Railway museum. We got to see the the in-progress restoration of N.C.&St. L #576, the last steam locomotive its class in existence. This locomotive will eventually return to service, pulling the excursion train that is the actual museum. We toured through the rail cars as well. To be 70-year old rolling stock,these cars are in amazing condition. The domed observation car shown above was particularly interesting. The TCR operates 25 - 30 excursions per year, between Nashville and Watertown TN.

That's a good case for clearly labeling your containers, for sure!

For some reason, none of the crap I want to organize ever fits into uniformly sized containers...

I don't kniw what GF product you are using, but every can of their 'Milk paint' I ever opened was darn near DQ 'Blizzard' consistency. I can't imagine spraying it. However, a foam brush gives me a very smooth finish, as the stuff self-levels quite well. But....I always seem to need 3 coats to get non-translucent coverage.

May your recovery be as smooth as your finish, @gee-dub!

Cabinet doors really benefit from sanding after assembly, a drum sander (or wide belt sander for higher volume) might be worth adding to the list. If you are doing thus commercially, go wide on the jointer. Hobbyists can afford the extra time to use planer jugs & such, to get by with a narrow jointer, or none at all.

Mark the center point for the domino on the ends of the box, the tap a small finish nail int the mark. Snip it off about 1/8" above the surface, and it becomes the 'dowel center' to mark the overhanging top & bottom pieces. Drill and appropriate pilot hole to make the cut off nail easy to extract.