Scott - Thanks for the reply. You're probably right about easing the edge. My main concern is what effect applying heat will have on the existing water based poly (discoloration?), and also, if a...
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Scott - Thanks for the reply. You're probably right about easing the edge. My main concern is what effect applying heat will have on the existing water based poly (discoloration?), and also, if a...
I recently banged the edge of a table I made out of Honduras mahogany and made two small dents, the largest being about 1/8" deep at its maximum depth by about 1/4" wide. See attached image. I've...
Pat - They were both Glued and nailed, and thanks for the compliment!
Dan
Thanks for the great replies. I finally got a chance to rework the top, as in the pics, below. I removed the cleats (which were glued & nailed), and jointed the top flat, then fitted a triangular...
About a month ago, I made the small box in the pics below out of some scraps or mahogany, walnut and padauk. The box is about 8" x 5 7/8", and the top is 7/16" thick. The top is made of 3 jointed...
Thanks George. Yeah I think it's a lot better, too, lots more surfaces, planes, etc., just more interesting to look at, plus I didn't have to cover up any of the walnut.
I ended up changing the design, using an inner frame of poplar and 3/16 veneered MDF, rather than wrapping the cloth around the outer walnut uprights. I like the look much better, and found that...
Thanks for the reply. Don't know anyone who sews, and I don't have a sewing machine in the house. I'd give it a shot if I had one. This stuff looks like it would work pretty well/easily...
I'm building a lamp out of walnut, pic below. The idea is to wrap a band of the fabric shown horizonatally around the uprights to act as the shade, with a gap of about an inch at the top and bottom...
Can the Jessem be used with readily available hardwood tenons, such as those made for the Domino? Is this apt to be an issue? I guess you could make the tenons, but that does eliminate one of the...
Hate to sound unsympathetic, but the guy's concern should be about anyone who might have been KILLED by the POS, which clearly was not secured properly, as it came flying at them on the highway, or...
I'm making a small table which will have 2 wedges on each side locking the stretchers into place after they pass between the 2 sides. Pic below, sorry it's a bit fuzzy, but it's getting LATE! :D ...
I wasn't familiar with Rohlfs, so I looked him up, Wikipedia has this to say:
"Charles Rohlfs (1853 – June 30, 1936), was an American actor, artist and designer of furniture. Rohlfs is a...
Thanks for the replies. After a bit of discussion about the warranty period, they decided to send the part out, gratis :) It can't be a very expensive bit, and it's quite small, so shipping isn't...
Check out this chair: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/archive/200605A29.html There's a video of the appraisal on the right.
Way cool.
I have a PM2000 I bought about 2.5 years ago. The blade lock just broke. The trouble is the pawl against which the spring that retracts the lock pushes broke off (see pic). My concern is the lock...
Howard - I called them for this recent project, but they didn't have any Hondurus Mahogany. I was also considering Cherry, but their price for it was about 2 bucks/BFT higher than Compton had for...
Dave - I've been to Crosscut, bought a bunch of walnut there about a year ago, but I prefer Compton, which is right in that same area. Have you ever tried Compton?
Kris - Thanks for the reply. So far, the best source I've found in the area is Compton's. Yesterday I made the 60 mile trip & bought a very nice piece of 8/4 Honduras Mahogany, 9.33 BFT for ~$99,...
Thanks for the suggestions, I'll check 'em out. I think Ii did go to Hardwood Supply, but they were closed. I wish more of these places were open in the evening.
I know there are a number of woodworkers in the Puget Sound area on this site. I'm looking for good/reasonably priced wood sources in the area, particularly in the northern part of Seattle on up to...
Thanks for the replies. The on-sale mahogany seems like a good deal, I think I might start with some of that.
How is the wood shipped? Do they just affix a label to a tied/taped bundle, or is it...
Well,if PEOPLE MAGAZINE likes it... :D
I'm considering buying some of this mahogany:
http://www.woodworkerssource.com/mah84-p-wood_of_the_month_exotic.html
Anyone familiar with this source or have any other opinions on the...
I have a very good quality General mortising machine which I have used with great success on "hidden" mortise & tenon joinery, but now I would like to use it in a through-tenon situation where both...