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Selasa, 05 April 2016

Do not glue while tired

I learned a new lesson.  Do not glue wood while tired.  I figured that I would get a step up on the hall tree build and glue some boards together tonight.  I wasnt thinking and didnt clamp the wood down to the bench before I drilled in the pocket holes and the wood drifted.  I hate it when that happens.  The good news is that the boards I glued together go behind the cubbys and nobody will ever really see them.  Im hoping that I can just sand the hell out of them and even them up.  Once again, this is the main reason I am using cheap wood.  So I can make mistakes like this.
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Kamis, 31 Maret 2016

New stain and poly testing

As I mentioned in my previous post I bought some new stain so I tried it out last night.  I bought a couple of little cans of polyurethane when I did my first ever stain and poly job on my sons step stool.  I have a little can of Minwax Oil-Modified poly that I used on the step stool and a Varathane water based poly.  Since I am using a water based stain I figured that I would try the water based poly too.
The seat and shelves really warped when I cut down the 1x10 to size so now the dividers dont fit correctly.  They are sitting on the crown in the middle and dont touch at the front or back so I decided to glue and tack in some supports on the sides.  I am using the dividers since they are sanded down to 120 grit like everything else.  I am going to sand one more of them to 220 grit to test more staining.  When I stained the step stool it was only sanded to 120 and I was really happy with the choice it turned out.
I put supports in for the shelves just to play it safe.  I apllied glue and then just tacked them in with 1.25" brads in my nail gun.
I flooded the sample with stain and let it sit for 10 minutes.
The piece on the left is the one I flooded with a brush and let sit for 10 minutes.  The one on the right I apllied the stain with a rag and just worked it in for a few seconds and then wiped right off again.  It is a little liighter and less blotchy.
This is with 1 light coat of the Varathane water based poly.  The directions on the can of stain said that I could apply poly after 1 hour.  I waited 1.25 hours and put it on at 11:45 PM.
I lightly sanded the pieces down with 220 and then wiped them down with a clean towel and then a tack cloth.
Second coat of poly apllied at 8:20 am.
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Sabtu, 13 Februari 2016

While I Was Away

This past weekend I was lucky enough to head down to Atlanta and attend Designing and Building Chairs with Jeff Miller at Highland Woodworking. The class was a blast and Ill be sharing more about it here and on the Highland Woodworking blog in the coming days.
The class was awesome and resulted in the great chair prototype made by the class.
While I was busy in Atlanta, my friends on the interwebs were busy posting videos and other great content. Here are some of the best things Ive seen on the web lately.
The Highland 35th Anniversary Limited Edition Scott Meek Smoothing Plane+Scott Meek has been a longtime friend. In this video +Mike Morton unboxes and reviews one of the really neat 35th Anniversary Edition plans which Scott is making for +Highland Woodworking.
A Moment with a Planemaker - Scott Meek WoodworksKeeping with Highland videos for a moment, this is another recent video of theirs featuring Scott. This video about Scott and the planes he makes also features the debut of our good friend +Christopher Adkins behind the camera for Highland Woodworking.
Toshio OdateThis video goes back to Woodworking in America 2009. +Tom Iovino took it of Toshios Japanese Plane class. Its a brief review of adjusting Japanese Vs. Western hand planes and is a fascinating watch, regardless of which you use.
Woodworkers Fighting Cancer Mug+Marc Spagnuolo has given in to popular demand and introduced a Woodworkers Fighting Cancer mug. It features the great logo +John Funk created for the cause. If youre not familiar with Woodworkers Fighting Cancer, you should be. You can check them out here.
Dont forget about the +Modern Woodworkers Association Podcast. We talk woodworking with Guests from around the world of woodworking every other week. Subscribe to the RSS feed or iTunes today.
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Wine Rack Preview Video

With Stephens Step Stool finished, it was time to turn my attention to the project I have to have finished before Christmas. The first of those was the wine rack Im making for my Mom.
In this video, I show the rough formed wine rack and take it through the initial shaping.
Ill follow up with more posts documenting the actual build.Dont forget about the +Modern Woodworkers Association Podcast. We talk woodworking with Guests from around the world of woodworking every other week. Subscribe to the RSS feed or iTunes today.
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