Senin, 29 Februari 2016

Cutting day!  Ive set up a straight edge to follow, to get as straight of a cut as possible.  I have first scored the surface with an 1/8" straight router bit to minimize chipping.  I attempted to finish the cut with a jig saw, but found that the blade still wanted to wander a bit, so I finished it with a circular saw, and straightened up the edges afterwards.  This was one of...
After cleaning up the edges, Ive attached the rear bull nose, and dry fit the top to make any adjustments.
Getting ready to biscuit join everything back together with glue and underside supports...
Ive put a pipe clamp on the stable end, and used it as an anchor for the strap clamps.  Everything needs to be in place before any glue is applied.  This will set for a day to cure...
Ive attached the support legs underneath, and have cleaned up the edges and applied the front bull nose.  A little sanding helps new blend with old.  In this situation, its tough at best to get a perfect fit, but this came out really close!  Im happy with the result.  Really the only choice to get all the profiles dead on is to do the entire project in the shop from start to finish - this is more of a retrofit situation.
The drawer has been mounted...
Here is a pic of the support legs.  Getting the proper angles made the new legs look just like the original.
The polyurethane has been applied, and I will have some final pictures posted shortly!
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Part of the work to be done in Minster is to make and install a new screen door on the front also. I am starting with this part of the project, while issues with the main door are worked out (glass size, etc).I made another template of my original paper template. Three templates are better than two! Ive transferred the template outline to the wood...
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Beginnings of a built in the sides

Ive built two base cabinets for either side of the window.  These are 24" deep and will have bookshelf sections above.  Ive also assembled the tops for these, and trimmed them out underneath.  There will be a window seat between the two side towers.  Ive used basic cabinets construction and pocket hole joinery for the tops - see...

Gotta Get Me Some

From this weeks New Yorker ... Sept. 14, 2...
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Minggu, 28 Februari 2016

Custom shelves Part III

Some final pictures of the shelving project. Heres a shout out to Fred Heywood of Simply Built, who helped manage and coordinate the project, and Bob Plunkett who worked along with us to make it happen.  If you recall, Bob painted one of my built ins in Sylvania, Ohio.  We have a few touch ups to do, but are pretty much done with this phase...

Wall ceiling and door work

Ive been working on a remodel project in Sylvania, Ohio, and have put up some new walls to create a new bathroom, leveled out the ceiling in the hallchoice, and installed a new french door.  Soon to come will be a lam beam installation, to create a large family room!br createSummaryAndThumb("summary2714098814511948264...

Sylvania Ohio built in Step 5

Today Ive added the outside corner shelves.  These will offset the entire look, but pull it all together also.br Ive also added the white background behind the tv area...br The speakers will fit nicely in the corners!  The doors for the lower sections will be made and installed tomorrow, and the crown molding will finish it off.  All...

Novo trabalho finalizado

Finalizei hoje este projeto que já estava na minha pilha "a fazer", desde o meu começo nesta técnica.O desenho é da Sheila Landry Designs que é uma referencia mundial em questão de Patterns (desenhos). Espero que gostem, e como quase todos os meus trabalhos, também este está disponível para venda. Em caso de interesse por...
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The executive desk Ready for delivery!

Here are the final pics of the desk - ready to be delivered tomorrow afternoon! The poly application came out nice! Ive installed the hardware and it looks great as well!br...
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A Summer Afternoon

Beetsbr Well, if you look up to the title of this blog, its called a photo journal, so, occasionally, woodworking readers, youll have to permit me to wander through the woods or my yard and issue a journal report. This is one of those times. We have had an excruciatingly wet and cold summer to date. The joke was, in Vermont, last month was renamed...
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Update on Design Fees

OK ... Thanks everybody ... Ive gotten comments from my own blog and two other forums that I sometimes post on ... I will, (soon I hope), be writing a definitive policy that I can post on my website and link to as a warning if a design process seems to be getting out of control ... My problem with the situation below was that I KNEW it was out of control,...
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Official new logo

Here is the official new logo for the company.  Designed by Joe Spoor at the Small Business Store - call him for all your ad and printing needs!div/...
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Cherry Console

Cherry Console...
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