Thanks everyone for the help and concern. Blocking would be unfortunate but at least the part of the tops where people put their arms will be smooth and not stained with 2 decades of sweat. I'll...
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Thanks everyone for the help and concern. Blocking would be unfortunate but at least the part of the tops where people put their arms will be smooth and not stained with 2 decades of sweat. I'll...
Thanks Greg. That is what I am expecting. The doors-that-became-desktops 20 years ago were loaded with grime (they were never topcoated). Now they are cleaned up and topcoated, and have rounded and...
I'd love to wait longer but the desk tops are in a church. I demoed the old sound booth yesterday and built a new, larger one today. Cut down the previously unfinished desktops and applied the water...
I'm normally an oil guy, ARS being my primary topcoat.
I had to turn over a project in 1 day and bought a quart of Behr Matte water poly at Home Depot.
Started cutting the wood at 5PM (mahogany...
How do people deal with the need to mix the stop-loss bag's contents before use (e.g. a satin finish or semi-gloss finish with flatteners)?
Do you dump out the entire bag, stir, then put some...
I normally use satin Arm-R-Seal but this technique may still help.
For you final coat: do a VERY light scuff sand, clean up the wood, stir the can well, stick in a blue shop towel or cotton cloth,...
I love the final color on the headboard. Great job Brian.
Adding weight to the drawers is a brilliant tip. Thanks Lee.
Aaron, I don't see a need for styles between drawers unless the cabinet is large enough to need the bracing (or you are worried about the cabinet sides bowing).
The inset drawers I have made in...
We are blessed with a local family-owned hardware store that packs a LOT of inventory in a small place. Need a fitting of any material, an o-ring, a certain size bolt made of a certain grade of...
I usually make a disposable jig out of scraps.
Although probably most of the mature folks (like me) on this forum grew up with 3/4 extension type drawers, I really like full extension, and in some cases over-extension (under kitchen counters). It...
Wow, drywall is now stupid expensive (like wire).
Jim, Is that $15 per sheet for 4'*8'*1/2", or 12'? Fire rated? 5/8?
We have some expensive handmade solid wood dressers (w/ dovetailed drawers,...) that use undermount hardware, so it's not unheard of.
I personally have built too many drawers before discovering...
Wood slides are awesome. FWIW, undermount slide hardware is basically invisible. It is less visible than the FWW plan you referenced. You can see the side piece of the slide inside the casework when...
One more thought.
Make sure the case/carcass is perfectly square as you glue it up. Drawers are problematic otherwise.
I've created some built ins where the casework gets slightly out of...
+1. Buy the drawer slides before building the drawers so you know exactly how wide the drawers need to be. Blum undermount is a good choice.
If it is a 'below eye level shelf' can you push the shelf up in the gap and put the gap-filling sliver on the bottom of the shelf where it is less visible?
Inspiring, beautiful work Steve.
Thanks Mel and Roger. The potentially contaminated DNA still dissolves shellac flakes. I guess I'll just keep it in stock for future projects.
I just bought a fresh gallon of Klean Strip DNA. I transferred one quart into a separate container then rinsed out the funnel with the open gallon can of DNA still in the sink...
The open can of...
Brian, can you share what a filter liner is? Does it help with noise suppression?
1) SharkGuard in normal position, covers scoring blade. 2) SharkGuard in UP position. Lift front of SharkGuard and push back on slot - nothing to loosen. lets you see exact cut line. 3 and 4)...
I'm extremely happy with the SharkGuard on my Minimax slider. Thoughtfully designed and well built. Takes 1 second to remove.
It looks like they made a design refinement since I bought mine 5...