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Thanks for all the advice. I'm having second thoughts: maybe I should just get an HVLP setup like the Earlex 5000 and do it right? I haven no experience but I figured I can learn with spraying...

I have a tabletop in the kitchen with catalyzed lacquer finish on top, that was done by the cabinet shop that installed the kitchen. It's easily the most used tabletop in the house, since the...

Great advice Ed. Yeah, starting with a hollow core door was just to avoid all the cuts and glue up, and beefing up the surfaces and edges make a lot of sense.

So WorkSharp is in the "Good Business" camp again? Just trying to keep track!

Looks great. One question: for the assembly table, can we just use a hollow core door? Since you aren't really looking for strength as much as flatness, it may be a shortcut as I imagine doing a...

What are some good ras to look for? I see them so cheap, and I have some bookcases and cabinets to build, might pick one up based on what you guys are saying, instead of a scms.

To me the cardboard pieces are interesting exercise in a new material, but I guess I can't see myself owning any of these pieces. The design challenge is probably alot more intriguing if you think...

Very cool! Do you mind sharing what the ball-park cost was for something like your installation?

Tom: Are the "paint chips" the little specks that you see in the finished floor? I love the idea of the epoxy finish, but have always hated those little specks. If I can just leave them out and have...

What was it that Gilda Radner used to say? "Oh. Never mind"?

Well, it was worth a try :-)

I'm interested in getting two Festool items that are on sale till end of this month. However, if we combine order for 3 items, we can get 10% off, or for 5+ items, 15% off.

If anyone is...

Cutlist Plus is the one most often cited, and I have their lowest non-free version. Works well enough for my needs, having nothing to compare it to.

Chad, in a week or so I will be able to provide you pictures of my cubbies. Stay tuned.

Jamie: great suggestion on tree surgeon. In my cul-de-sac there happens to be a downed tree a few months ago, root ball got lifted out of ground and all. They cut away most of the trunk and hauled it...

Mark: Yeah, I think it's a great look, combining the organic material contained in a minimalist form. Thanks for the Pucci referal, I will definitely check it out.

Both you and your son have...

How about furniture that has no joinery?!<p>



I am someone who don't usually mind plywood or even MDF for alot of day to day furniture pieces. So maybe that's why I think a peice of wood left...

Corvin: You are right, the original are not so common, but copies are pretty accessible. Those days may be coming to a close, however, as I just read that Knoll or Vitra just got some protection...

I have a five year old and am thinking about the same thing. We don't need two beds as much as just wanting to maximize use of the room, and was thinking about a desk/table underneath the bunk on...

Wow, that's quite a selection you've put together Mark! Every one of these is a well known modernist design, and so picking one over another was tough.

Of these, I like the Eames molded plywood...

To throw in my few cents: I've always liked built-in. There's something to be said for pieces that's custom tailored to suit your space. Built-in is definitely a more efficient use of space, as...

Wow, I'm learning alot on this thread. There are so many ways to skin a cat, but understanding the way the joint is stressed really allow the discussion to take off on the various options available....

Jim, how does the auto drain valve works? Does it detect there's certain amount of water and then bleed, or is it timer based?

Thanks Mark for the info and link. The context of the chair is very interesting to me, and I particularly like your analogy of it back to the world of woodworking.

Regarding the joinery on the Z...

Tom: I agree with you and others that this is just not going to be a very comfortable or practical chair. I haven't sat on one, but all the points you raised are good points and mnay I hadn't...

I have always been fascinated by this chair by Gerrit Rietveld, a design he produced from the 1930's. It's still being manufactured today, at least reproductions of it.

As far as I can...