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Not a very productive day

Rabu, 18 Mei 2016

Went to the shop this morning and checked on my cyclone. The caulking wasnt are hard as I was hoping it would be. It was still pretty soft to the touch and I am afraid that it may just suck into the seams when the vacuum is turned on. Maybe it just didnt cure enough, so I am going to let it sit for the weekend and check it on Monday.
Today I did work on my workbench a little more though. All I really had left to do was to put the trim around the edges of the table top. I went to Lowes and bought some 1x3 Douglas Fir and ripped it down to 1 5/8" which is the thickness of the table top. Then I cut the pieces to fit on miters and began countersinking/drilling then glueing and screwing them on.
I had a pretty busy day and I wasnt able to spend as much time in the shop as I had hoped. We will see how next week goes, maybe I will start on some of the cabinets for the shop!

ITS NOT ABOUT ME chair inspiration

Selasa, 10 Mei 2016

Here are just a few of the before shots of the chairs that have been

repurposed, revamped, and made over for The Chairs For Charity Auction this Thursday night.

Without further ado,

here are photos of just 10 of the 20 finished chairs that you can bid on.

Claudines Chair

Mini Manor

Elinors Chair

Reids Chair

Brick and Mortar

hodge:podge

Nostalgic Nest

Robyns Vintage Nest

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Ugly Duckling Transformations

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Jentiques

To learn more about each chair or see before pictures I have provided

as many of the links to web sits as I could find under each picture.

Slate the rock not the website

Jumat, 29 April 2016

How many of you have ever seen slate riven? Check out this video at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3LkIJsJHAw&feature=player_embedded
The Honister Mine in the UK, an old slate mine that has been revived, has several videos on YouTube and they show how sheets of slate, a major roofing product, are produced.
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NOT JUST ANY WORD WILL DO how to apothecary cabinet

Rabu, 09 Maret 2016

It was a nice looking 1930s china cabinet with a few issues.

All of the issues have been fixed now

and Im share with you how I dealt with some of them.

I didnot care for the pointy designs that embelished this cabinet,

the 2 side panels and door were removed and the piece along the top.

The door will be saved for another project.

Before starting a tear down like this

take your time to understand how each piece was originally attached.

This will go along way in getting a clean look when finished.

I replaced the whole front with a new set of doors making

it much easier to access the storage of the shelves.

Here is my first attempt at tackling the glass art and frosting,

FAIL!

Not the right font nor the right word.

Mistakes always offer a clearer direction.

The letters I used to create the reverved stencil are made of vinyl.

I make them myself the old fashioned away with a printer and a pair of scissors.

No fancy Silhouette machines here!
I created the arched effect in Word Art and mimic the arch shape with green tape for the next step.

Martha Steward Craft Paints are available at Michaels

it adheres to multi surfaces including glass and is available in any color you can imagine.

I used a color called WEDDING CAKE and sprayed it with my paint gun.

a·poth·e·car·y/??päTHi?ker?/

A person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs.

druggist - chemist - pharmacist - dispenser

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check out First Finds on Etsy for a large selection of hardware

8 geometric handles

Ornate swirly knobs

Aztec sun knobs

Snowflake knobs

VENEER REMOVAL working smart not hard

Jumat, 19 Februari 2016

Here is the final article of the much anticipated VENEER series.

The first article explained how to deal with edge gluing loose veneer

The second article taught you how to rebuilt an area of missing veneer on a painted piece.

The third article showed you how to get bubbled veneer glued back down.

So I have shared with you many possible fixes now

I will be going over how to easily remove large sections of veneer.

Why does veneer start to lift from furniture anyway?

Hands up ... any guesses?

The ladies who have taken my workshop are not eligible so put your hands down.

The answer is

*MOISTURE*

Veneer is typically adhered with water based glues and

when water gets under the edges of the veneer it softens the glue and starts to lift.

I.E.

damp basement,

on a porch in bad weather,

moisture under a potted plant or vase

Once you have made the decision to remove the veneer

set up your furniture so the surface to be worked on is facing up.

Go get a towel big enough to cover the area of veneer and soak it with water.

You do not need hot water but make sure it is saturated but not dripping.

Spread out your wet towel over the veneer to be removed making sure the water

can get absorbed under the edges and open areas to soften the glue.

Here is the

** work smart not hard part **

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Time to watch a movie, go to the grocery store, or do the laundry.

In other words leave it alone to do the work for you,

for at least an hour.

When you come back to the project you should be able to

easily lift and peel the veneer away.

ITS REALLY THAT SIMPLE!

The photos I have used for this article were taken over an hour and a half from start to finish.

There is no need to use heat guns, belt sanders, or nasty gauging tools from now on.

CAUTION:

some veneers are covering up pieced together wood and wood with gauges and holes,

but for the most part the decision should be made to remove it because the alternative is worse.

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