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Went with the BLO/Varnish mix...at least for the seal coat. Will see how it cures out
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Seemed to look better than the "Brew"
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Might let Natural light darken the first sample a bit. "Seal Coat" is on the box, letting it cure out awhile, then we'll see about the nexr coats..
Watching with interest, here is one of mine:
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After a rubbing to even things out a bit...
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Camera then died.....must have been the shock?
First coat..seal coat? Second coat may get a bit more varnish into the mix. Then maybe go with a plain varnish top coat?
Will need to clean the bench off, as well...
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Awaiting the second coat to cure, now. Just a thin coat of gloss varnish, nothing else in it.
Have a "Fest " to go to today......LOTS of rusty things to pick over.....might take a while, just long enough for the varnish...
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Second coat..
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Will need to be rubbed down, after the varnish cures, and then maybe a third coat?
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A few holes to fill, and a few other items.
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Had to take it off the bench for now, have the second $1 load of cherry in the shop..
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Top slab is 4' long....not sure what this will become...yet.
As for the Tractor Fest today? walked around, to the tune of about 2 miles. I only bought three items
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Front to rear...Stanley/ Yankee push drill, Stanley square, and a Keen Kutter 6" sweep brace.
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Brace cost me $25....may have paid too much?
Steven,
As you may already know, the 6" braces are rare and in relatively high demand these days for controlled torquing of small screw driver bits and drill bits. The smaller brace turns faster, more like an electric, but with much more control. Smaller radius braces for smaller bits, larger ones for larger bits. They often go for a whole lot more. Mine shows a good deal more wear. Yours looks sweet! I use Wera and Lee Valley hex, quick release, bit holders in mine, which makes changing between various bits very easy and secure.
Last edited by Mike Holbrook; 09-04-2016 at 11:47 AM.
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The "dealer" I bought off of....loves to Clearcoat stuff to prevent it from rusting.....YUCK. Have since cleaned most of the junk off of these. The chuck on the Yankee push drill now works fine....someone had cranked it down too far. Will post some "After" pictures later.
I need to rub out the second coat, and then a third and final coat can be just wiped on. Box is a present to the Wife's Pastor.....I have a week to get the box ready, and all cured out.
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Well, maybe a final rub out, then deliver the box?
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Letting this sit in the sunshine coming in the windows
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Have a couple items under the box, to keep it away from the paper. This is the third and final coat, just plain old clear gloss varnish
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Maybe after this cures, and a rub down, might be about done?
Nothing on the inside, letting the new owner decide that. Trying to deliver this next Sunday, after Church.
Just a simple, little box...
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Nice work steven!
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Thank you. I have another 6bf of that Cherry to work with.....time to start a plan of some sort...again...
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Box is now done, should be ready for delivery this coming Sunday. A gift to the Pastor of the church my wife goes to.....I may have to go along...hope the roof holds up.
So, hope everyone enjoyed this little project. On to the next project......thanks again.
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I thought I was excessive when it comes to hand planes, but I don't hold a candle to you.
I can say all of my planes are sharp. Can you say that
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Yep, otherwise they can't be used....
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The box turned out really nice, Steven. What a great gift. Thanks for sharing the build.
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