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Here's mi - LOOK! A SQUIRREL!Brian Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comBlogger428125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-26408675114918962382021-04-12T15:27:00.000+02:002021-04-12T15:27:33.859+02:00The Case for Inches and FractionsOr, Fraction Math Without a Calculator!
<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxT4fXIc1GEBTTvQ3mCx2rJ_WJ4GXjJGZ4RkkdoE2fa6d7dW9ao-iX9hbJX7npCEVmIlJYGNRb3lJJTFnaXQRA1Loa763kSlpJvpJypBTsMsmVws3KiUYiBFIejXiOMxxzpqIf9YpQb-oZ/s4608/IMG_20210412_142917638.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxT4fXIc1GEBTTvQ3mCx2rJ_WJ4GXjJGZ4RkkdoE2fa6d7dW9ao-iX9hbJX7npCEVmIlJYGNRb3lJJTFnaXQRA1Loa763kSlpJvpJypBTsMsmVws3KiUYiBFIejXiOMxxzpqIf9YpQb-oZ/s320/IMG_20210412_142917638.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buckle up!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I recently was watching a tutorial video from a well-known and very talented leather maker on layout and design. It was painful for me to watch. Not because he wasn't a good teacher, but because of how he was struggling with his method for measuring distances and dividing those distances in two.</p><p>He did what many of us would now first think to do: he measured the distance between two points in inches and fractions, he converted the fractions into decimals using a table he printed out so he could input those fractions into his calculator, made his calculations and then used his table again to re-convert those decimals back into fractions so he could find the new measurements on his ruler.</p><p>Those of you who do all of your measuring in the metric system are laughing about now.</p><p>There are so many ways to screw up calculations in the above scenario that one really needs to be careful.</p><p>First, I suggest don't measure at all, if you can. Use dividers to make your measurements and transfer them directly. No math, no figuring. If you need to divide those distances you've measured, there are easy ways to do it that have been around thousands of years. Others have covered this, and I suggest looking these ways up because they are foolproof and involve no measuring, measurement systems, or math. In other words, it's foolproof: no mistakes.<br /></p><p>If you insist on measuring with a tape, ruler, measuring stick, etc. (and I know you do), don't blow off the imperial measuring system just because dealing with 10s is sometimes easier.</p><p>What if you need to divide 293 milimeters by two? Likely you can do that in your head, but there is still a tiny bit of guesswork involved.</p><p>Inches were born for this. As an example, let's take the above situation with the leather worker. He measured his leather and found it to be four and a quarter (4<span style="font-size: 17px;">¼)</span> inches long. So far, so good. </p><p>What he did was convert 4<span style="font-size: 17px;">¼ into 4.25 so he could put it in his calculator. He divided this number by two to find the midpoint, and the calculator told him the midpoint was at 2.125 inches.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px;">Out came his trusty piece of paper with a table on it telling him that 0.125 inches is </span><span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">⅛ inch. Add two and his midpoint is two and one-eighth inches.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">For the love of God! Did no one learn fractions in the third grade?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Here's how dividing 4¼ should be done (in your head):</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">divide the whole number: 4/2=2. This is easy because the number is even, we don't have to do anything else to it.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Look at the fraction - ignore the top number and double the bottom number: ¼ becomes ⅛.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">2⅛ inches. Done.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Let's try another measurement from my own leather project: four and seven eighths (4⅞) inches:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Half of the whole number: 4/2=2.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Ignore the top number of the fraction and double the bottom: ⅞ becomes 7/16.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Half of 4⅞ is 2 7/16.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">One more example from my current project: seven and three eighths (7⅜) inches.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Half of the whole number: 7/2=2.5. Woops! If the whole number is odd, this doesn't work. What do we do? </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Don't panic.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Take the next lower even number. In this case, six. 6/2=3.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">That extra whole number needs to go to the fraction. Add the bottom number of your fraction to the top, and that is your new top number. In our example, ⅜ becomes 11/8 when we add eight to the top number, three.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">We're not done yet. We have an inch added to our original fraction. We need to find half of this new fraction. Same as before, just double the bottom number. 8*2=16. Our new fraction is 11/16.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Add it all up, and our midpoint for 7⅜ inches is three and eleven sixteenths (3 11/16).</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Here are a few common measurements for you to practice. Write down the answers before you look at the answer key.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Find the midpoint:</span></span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">8¾</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">11½</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">5⅝</span></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Here are the answers (no cheating!):</span></span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">four and three eighths</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">five and three quarters</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">two and thirteen sixteenths</span></span></li></ul><span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Easy, right? Let me know your method. <br /></span></span><div><p></p></div>Brian Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-78977172004306913822020-12-30T16:00:00.001+01:002020-12-30T16:00:02.152+01:00Flooring Dutch Tool Chest - Part VII - Finished! (for now)<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3zyjbnFQW3Jh9tfxeT5G2FR8ACKTf56sZPe2L8lJDxkakkNYQwxMXPkKeXVC39LArkGCT4IrCKlcjIZtmmVLVGuuejbxjxG35Zouc5xGyDaugi-2XOy7itZxXOdwL9yzZ8jnfTdiHpx-/s4608/IMG_20201229_161329495.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3zyjbnFQW3Jh9tfxeT5G2FR8ACKTf56sZPe2L8lJDxkakkNYQwxMXPkKeXVC39LArkGCT4IrCKlcjIZtmmVLVGuuejbxjxG35Zouc5xGyDaugi-2XOy7itZxXOdwL9yzZ8jnfTdiHpx-/s320/IMG_20201229_161329495.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ta-daaaaa!</td></tr></tbody></table>We left off having painted and BLO'd the chest. I normally finish off an oiled finish with some type of paste wax. My favorite is one that I make myself from beeswax, orange oil, and a few other goodies. I happen to have all of my paste wax ingredients in Spain, not in Germany where I am at the moment. After digging around, however, I found some Howard's Feed-N-Wax This has beeswax and orange oil in it, so I thought I'd give it a try.<br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1oSkblu7HaRdRUN18MJUuPVolXgm4DNMXmCMYeZaCOH2H2Ea6_XfHEskgL60zVMhzs-DKn3njvHq_m0jpz9ZhuG5cBSgcWoFSh4rGmuW22QgTlCs7NtA1KDMGeYeQR8b0ktabeU1K2UaV/s4608/IMG_20201229_144223696.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1oSkblu7HaRdRUN18MJUuPVolXgm4DNMXmCMYeZaCOH2H2Ea6_XfHEskgL60zVMhzs-DKn3njvHq_m0jpz9ZhuG5cBSgcWoFSh4rGmuW22QgTlCs7NtA1KDMGeYeQR8b0ktabeU1K2UaV/s320/IMG_20201229_144223696.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Feed-N-Wax</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The consistency of this product is a little more liquid-y than what I make. It seemed to work well, though, and it is very easy to apply this way. What I did was squirt a glob in the middle of a cloth, wrap the cloth around it, and use the cloth as an applicator. After letting it sit for 10-15 minutes, I buff it out with a clean cloth.</p><p>I like the look.</p><p>Now that the finish is done, let's get rid of those ugly drywall screws and replace them with roman nails. Unfortunately the only Roman nails I happened to have are 60mm long, about 2 1/2" or so. Total overkill for this, but it's what I have.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxxae_Mf4DnDvNaMyQUNUHyl9hGQi5LssXCNyjyYvOd2Rfdlpj3n75KYZPZj1V8dsPV5wMcCMlncTPlSn2IQm8fetiHZQ0wfcw8d2hZCTRaL_NpRQcGDPCQZ2Eu7mHrUptwIAxscivOPe/s4608/IMG_20201229_145102950.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxxae_Mf4DnDvNaMyQUNUHyl9hGQi5LssXCNyjyYvOd2Rfdlpj3n75KYZPZj1V8dsPV5wMcCMlncTPlSn2IQm8fetiHZQ0wfcw8d2hZCTRaL_NpRQcGDPCQZ2Eu7mHrUptwIAxscivOPe/s320/IMG_20201229_145102950.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Out with the old...<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBcHjzKqTYat22wBgTEDhk7dhSwAP3wpU9iCaLHuurGkhqOxi4CmKxBuDcwCW9erR483B-cVME-dxkP020N2qTtDh72N4ojg5JlWkyffdkv4i7EpsKMmoy6HbHHiQOjMH35PbbTP5mrwL/s4608/IMG_20201229_145207074.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBcHjzKqTYat22wBgTEDhk7dhSwAP3wpU9iCaLHuurGkhqOxi4CmKxBuDcwCW9erR483B-cVME-dxkP020N2qTtDh72N4ojg5JlWkyffdkv4i7EpsKMmoy6HbHHiQOjMH35PbbTP5mrwL/s320/IMG_20201229_145207074.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In with the new!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>This engineered hardwood is much more fragile than solid 3/4" pine, so I had to be very careful. Most of the screws I backed out left a hole big enough that I could push the nail in with finger pressure until less of an inch of the nail was sticking out.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMS6S4kCSpd1SvoMKoNit7dDH3-2ZsVqLFs_KJHitOwoAOOwE8ogBgrpGPdygJuWSrGlHPDvVHPQkMYzce-jLy8KZ4uYbx1_Y5Hc6igWLjefsnko5YSuNSM7dTXEvCMx3_WPFoNmLh-Bi4/s4608/IMG_20201229_145246819.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMS6S4kCSpd1SvoMKoNit7dDH3-2ZsVqLFs_KJHitOwoAOOwE8ogBgrpGPdygJuWSrGlHPDvVHPQkMYzce-jLy8KZ4uYbx1_Y5Hc6igWLjefsnko5YSuNSM7dTXEvCMx3_WPFoNmLh-Bi4/s320/IMG_20201229_145246819.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Notice a Roman nail makes a good hammer handle wedge.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>It's just then a matter of carefully tapping the nail home.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsJS9P6DZq_dqoQs0yvzWznUNyy5c9nvGdIyERyqxgvsIUt0TVdVIEbyuIFV_kPYQZGjOo5E20JWYqWIRb7bvJyDYceC_dS-SUrard9vTj0ddRzYawDFCcgQPZcI4IHYkENaKbLymr82w/s4608/IMG_20201229_145642135.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsJS9P6DZq_dqoQs0yvzWznUNyy5c9nvGdIyERyqxgvsIUt0TVdVIEbyuIFV_kPYQZGjOo5E20JWYqWIRb7bvJyDYceC_dS-SUrard9vTj0ddRzYawDFCcgQPZcI4IHYkENaKbLymr82w/s320/IMG_20201229_145642135.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But not too far!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I've learned the hard way that if you keep banging on these nails, the head will crush the wood fibers around it, spoiling a nice paint job. One only needs to tap until the sound changes. I check it is deep enough if I'm unable to get a fingernail under the head of the nail.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr9DToHa2Lv7fx5XkKeH0JUgv6otacJVCtm0CnMgDVs8xe-TbTMK63L5eQLgphej-xIOabYvTKbzbNCAQVetKwlBcsUZzcMyQUC7Er7SnqIsy6PZFgpe3FBo9VHXoNzPTn7F3FgZuXmqns/s4608/IMG_20201229_152048376.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr9DToHa2Lv7fx5XkKeH0JUgv6otacJVCtm0CnMgDVs8xe-TbTMK63L5eQLgphej-xIOabYvTKbzbNCAQVetKwlBcsUZzcMyQUC7Er7SnqIsy6PZFgpe3FBo9VHXoNzPTn7F3FgZuXmqns/s320/IMG_20201229_152048376.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One minor blowout.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>There were only two nails that decided to misbehave. One is pictured above, it blew out on the underside of the center shelf. It's not too bad, and it's in a hidden place, so I left it be. The other was on a corner with a dovetail. Remember, I reinforced my dovetails with nails, and I think this reinforcing nail pushed my Roman nail out of the way. While I was tapping it home, I noticed it started to come out of the bottom of the chest. Since I still had little way to go with the nail, I decided to remove the nail and squirt some PVA glue in the wood that was deforming. I then nipped an inch of length off the nail with some nippers, and pounded the nail in. Good as new.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmwWpL1Yhs69bD5PnQGFQQEcICIR6w_p3Ec_dkL0JpIo_jWbySqUM2113uwlUhtfb4GxBmpCCmI-YodUejCt07zFIm2flWF6rGpXbNAm-aoVXrEua6b7JC61ERv1QiZgYT_ddWsKx2EGlN/s4608/IMG_20201229_154524289.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmwWpL1Yhs69bD5PnQGFQQEcICIR6w_p3Ec_dkL0JpIo_jWbySqUM2113uwlUhtfb4GxBmpCCmI-YodUejCt07zFIm2flWF6rGpXbNAm-aoVXrEua6b7JC61ERv1QiZgYT_ddWsKx2EGlN/s320/IMG_20201229_154524289.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My method of clenching nails in a single photo.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I decided to attach the battens on the fall front with clenched nails. I really like this technique. It holds forever, like it or not.</p><p>Now I can say I'm done with the carcass of the chest. Here's some glamour shots:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXnPNOGeORgjb8AwkBkUHfeSqr4DoUjPgJ907xSIbkHjhuAjm1W1ZX97x5584LxyMrdl23Xsh9XQyxue_z8MOm3neCxIDTZbx6CmkVppXzOLP46muSJpmq7_TuET0J3AxsfPPiR8W6z6d/s4608/IMG_20201230_103838062.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXnPNOGeORgjb8AwkBkUHfeSqr4DoUjPgJ907xSIbkHjhuAjm1W1ZX97x5584LxyMrdl23Xsh9XQyxue_z8MOm3neCxIDTZbx6CmkVppXzOLP46muSJpmq7_TuET0J3AxsfPPiR8W6z6d/s320/IMG_20201230_103838062.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98MkznaQs_hj5fhO55g3MXIlnEhawqxPOS_7ohA12PKx239OUHAkyBodlZP07gqNtk8vDbvszM8uaY0cixXnA6C3mz0wY8hQzZLCyPQf9n5huie3l8QkajkHLCJoj4geb86qch11MmY4k/s4608/IMG_20201230_103849750.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrm15UODS-LXnmDlYg6qyFl6ZeQgZfLz3dkttkfhfNBLDTZ5yCGRgWpI4FymKRkpG81RkYQkwWNIuKUFUWJGgQYOFZC-__DjAp4OcppB_uqt0haFUMmS9hUsWcjz2ydR3K2p4g769OmP32/s4608/IMG_20201230_104018431.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrm15UODS-LXnmDlYg6qyFl6ZeQgZfLz3dkttkfhfNBLDTZ5yCGRgWpI4FymKRkpG81RkYQkwWNIuKUFUWJGgQYOFZC-__DjAp4OcppB_uqt0haFUMmS9hUsWcjz2ydR3K2p4g769OmP32/s320/IMG_20201230_104018431.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmhMY1P2xqHlS8sm0eGOVuW96dDEQ8_JlmOqwIbjxD8b-tt9LwxXU92XnZTzEU2AAgZDsFYFuNw_-D8asXgVqFnZuKntmWgmFNToCCBeBHKNbV2lEQEbj1or1YhkTy80w8tD7fErZLKDi/s4608/IMG_20201230_104012311.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmhMY1P2xqHlS8sm0eGOVuW96dDEQ8_JlmOqwIbjxD8b-tt9LwxXU92XnZTzEU2AAgZDsFYFuNw_-D8asXgVqFnZuKntmWgmFNToCCBeBHKNbV2lEQEbj1or1YhkTy80w8tD7fErZLKDi/s320/IMG_20201230_104012311.jpg" /></a></div><p>There's obviously a bit more to do, such as organize the top compartment to hold my leather working tools, add some handles on the sides, and maybe a lock. I might also decide to make another matching box for this one to sit on that is on casters. That would give me even more storage for stuff I didn't need that often, as well as making it easily transportable around my apartment.</p><p>Overall I'm extremely happy with this chest. I didn't really have high expectations for it. In fact, I figured it would be something that perhaps I would throw out someday and build again when I had better materials. But this box is surprisingly strong. </p><p>Someone asked about the weight. I'm not a very good judge, but I think it is probably similar to a chest made of pine. This one as it is weighs 13.4 kilograms ( about 30 pounds). Not too bad for a huge box. </p><p>The single best part of this chest for me is the finish. I toyed with the idea of turning the beech side out, but I figured the joints would bee too ugly and weird. I'm glad I chose this. I am stunned at how well those Japanese burnishers prepared the soft underside of the flooring material for milk paint. Sadly, it can't be properly displayed in photos. I find myself running my hands over the surface of the lid every time I walk by it.</p><p>The milk paint turned out so well, that I'm wondering what else I could make and finish this way. It just dawned on me that my ATC that I built in 2011 is still unpainted. Perhaps it would be fun to try red over black?</p><p>I look forward to many years of use from this tool chest. I hope you enjoyed the build half as much as I did.<br /></p>Brian Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-11218201590858469512020-12-29T16:00:00.001+01:002020-12-29T16:00:03.348+01:00Flooring Dutch Tool Chest - Part VI<div><p> Paint.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5S5r-wUuW1NXtfhrLndvFBiF-6tpBOuQbRWpZsIoaHr9dxGbPsyQnuJGIMQAXn8aE-zDUhE21-RVKlGcMaPaZmbbagh8un9B3sOzTn6Crqc2KD-PAwG4LYRpPOp0mRlZ3Kf_5NFtSIc79/s4608/IMG_20201228_174213119.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5S5r-wUuW1NXtfhrLndvFBiF-6tpBOuQbRWpZsIoaHr9dxGbPsyQnuJGIMQAXn8aE-zDUhE21-RVKlGcMaPaZmbbagh8un9B3sOzTn6Crqc2KD-PAwG4LYRpPOp0mRlZ3Kf_5NFtSIc79/s320/IMG_20201228_174213119.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This chest is nearly done.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"> Just like any other project, the quality of the finish depends greatly on surface preparation. In this case, I spent a lot of time with my Japanese burnishers in order to get a specific texture on the wood that I wanted to show through the milk paint. </p><p style="text-align: left;">I chose milk paint because it is a traditional look for tool chests, plus it is pretty easy and safe to use.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The brand of milk paint mix I use is Old Fashioned Milk Paint. There are others, but this is the one I know best. I used some home-made milk paint on the last chest I made, and I have to say this mix is much easier and more consistent. Perhaps I need to work on my home-made recipe a little.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Anyway, for quite some time I've really admired the black over red look that is often seen on Windsor chairs. Curtis Buchanan has some really great YouTube videos on how he makes his, and in one of them he goes over his method for achieving the look he gets with this finish. If you would like to watch it, search "<a href="https://youtu.be/xCFE8CzvNNg" target="_blank">Curtis Buchanan - 46. Preparing to Paint</a>" on YouTube.</p><p style="text-align: left;">I've tried this before, and haven't really gotten the results I was looking for. This time I tried to do everything the same exact way he does, and I'm very pleased.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The first bit that I took away from his video, is the water to milk paint ratio he uses. For red, he uses a 2:1 ratio, and for black he uses a 2.5/1 ratio. <br /></p></div><div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5XpShk5ectYXH3anQrlQP6nwr0qeHMntgzfJRt3EnXC5D1uILBakRm97uS9kb7EZZ2xCkuMrLmAJHrUIW8W1xwsQcGYN3jwWHtE4aLweyxQI-2vwQNDXraRKzKV1DyyR3o0JAXOnc1coE/s4608/IMG_20201228_102126161.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5XpShk5ectYXH3anQrlQP6nwr0qeHMntgzfJRt3EnXC5D1uILBakRm97uS9kb7EZZ2xCkuMrLmAJHrUIW8W1xwsQcGYN3jwWHtE4aLweyxQI-2vwQNDXraRKzKV1DyyR3o0JAXOnc1coE/s320/IMG_20201228_102126161.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barn red basecoat.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>The other thing I may have done wrong in the past was apply too-thick coats. This time it worked well to use just a little paint on the brush, and drag it as far as can be done. I spent some real time trying to avoid runs, as those will show through in the end.</div><div><br /></div><div>After two coats of red, I let it rest over Christmas and moved onto the black.<br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi71w0mnOwQTRakzot8zvE9bF_Rm3pmQyhhSVS_5O3Zp96NbDZV9h49n3yQ_pPxmmm_nfXCIDtnpJN6B-8vT9RI06q02H-ULThfllaSIatN4w5cLhT-MvIfgPLTgOQGFR7tOHYSwN4u9vOF/s4608/IMG_20201228_122642508.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi71w0mnOwQTRakzot8zvE9bF_Rm3pmQyhhSVS_5O3Zp96NbDZV9h49n3yQ_pPxmmm_nfXCIDtnpJN6B-8vT9RI06q02H-ULThfllaSIatN4w5cLhT-MvIfgPLTgOQGFR7tOHYSwN4u9vOF/s320/IMG_20201228_122642508.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black over the red.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div>With the black, I also didn't worry about applying it in thick coats. This is more of a wash coat than anything. I slapped on a thin coat, covering 80%-90%, then for the second coat I just touched up the endgrain and the large panels. I didn't worry about making sure I covered up all the red. I wanted some of the red to peek through in the end.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUjhTSL5bn4tvKNFrmF2RVObgPYpltS9jjfbpW2Mst-LTwNjd3nOV5JZVYrXVBA6GLFiBfgleptVT0-KEmVuC4jASzqwlY7axIWHPzDTX60OyAOxQjxutjqbK3oGrySTXeqovusg9TGCu/s4608/IMG_20201228_161418511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUjhTSL5bn4tvKNFrmF2RVObgPYpltS9jjfbpW2Mst-LTwNjd3nOV5JZVYrXVBA6GLFiBfgleptVT0-KEmVuC4jASzqwlY7axIWHPzDTX60OyAOxQjxutjqbK3oGrySTXeqovusg9TGCu/s320/IMG_20201228_161418511.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maroon and gray 3M scratchy pads.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>After the paint is cured, it is time to burnish it. This is the main thing I have never gotten right in the past. I started with a medium scratchy pad, a maroon 3M pad in this case, and rubbed down everything with medium pressure. I worried at first that this would take off the paint I just spent so long applying, but it didn't. The only parts I had to be careful on were the sharp corners, and even some of them I scrubbed down to bare wood. I think the look is fine.</div><div><br /></div><div>This already is giving the paint a much more refined look. After the maroon pad, I went to a fine, gray pad, and really pressed hard while burnishing. This had the surprising effect of shining up everything. I've never achieved a shiny look with milk paint before.<br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-CrJXsvXklTdy-mAyfxyo4Xxv7zM8BjS-hg6Z3SVQSPCoCuUSvcfqqdN9jp6aNU4L92o5YgCrNQ9oJFA7CiSzNYEMgKFG5BvB2hesYhhhVVg0F3DL7xOostyW1EWhsqQumOGLMajm8Yxf/s4608/IMG_20201228_161607177.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-CrJXsvXklTdy-mAyfxyo4Xxv7zM8BjS-hg6Z3SVQSPCoCuUSvcfqqdN9jp6aNU4L92o5YgCrNQ9oJFA7CiSzNYEMgKFG5BvB2hesYhhhVVg0F3DL7xOostyW1EWhsqQumOGLMajm8Yxf/s320/IMG_20201228_161607177.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Underside of the lid. The ash grain is still obvious through the paint.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVK0p4A53JJ44jiJL9Cr40gBaNOGP4nPTvtgx4wvNVFFndkach7mBSXe5rFDYqiBg8A9OtmjerLPHOXphdu1bxB-s2-_JqUjbK9jIiwM-_s2cDAibHZFr0MUHbNO0XHo-96Q2NVCkKZNVO/s4608/IMG_20201228_163234981.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVK0p4A53JJ44jiJL9Cr40gBaNOGP4nPTvtgx4wvNVFFndkach7mBSXe5rFDYqiBg8A9OtmjerLPHOXphdu1bxB-s2-_JqUjbK9jIiwM-_s2cDAibHZFr0MUHbNO0XHo-96Q2NVCkKZNVO/s320/IMG_20201228_163234981.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The front panel of the chest. The texture left behind by the Japanese burnishers looks beautiful.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimStQGLNZrMzdBinvRPZxyh5qkwCD-EienKxgW-pnxyO7jRsZz-JmRZmWlo8YbniLb4BubwihlfPRU-Iccpiq0zVVsRDVLzjIRX_4_WOnglkV62DOKmeD1q3bj1AXSevG9D2mLK4t4DB79/s4608/IMG_20201228_163637081.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimStQGLNZrMzdBinvRPZxyh5qkwCD-EienKxgW-pnxyO7jRsZz-JmRZmWlo8YbniLb4BubwihlfPRU-Iccpiq0zVVsRDVLzjIRX_4_WOnglkV62DOKmeD1q3bj1AXSevG9D2mLK4t4DB79/s320/IMG_20201228_163637081.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished with burnishing, masking tape removed.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">Now we're getting somewhere. I feel like up until now we are still doing surface prep, and I can apply whatever finish I would like now. I chose the natural Swedish boiled linseed oil (BLO) from Dictum. I slathered it on with a paintbrush, waited up to 20 minutes, then buffed it off with an old dishtowel.<br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvAGBnWAUDg7v7L9edjgqix8dF43xYy_yaxFA6_2YQFiBMlek1L5zs1VdfR2WEQJwdOxSHMt2L4pRwaqOSU84B_z3tQTy-hMSb3lzaK2xZTqA1qei7_HARZYCXScDHQME05t8W539tbgZ/s4608/IMG_20201228_173821647.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvAGBnWAUDg7v7L9edjgqix8dF43xYy_yaxFA6_2YQFiBMlek1L5zs1VdfR2WEQJwdOxSHMt2L4pRwaqOSU84B_z3tQTy-hMSb3lzaK2xZTqA1qei7_HARZYCXScDHQME05t8W539tbgZ/s320/IMG_20201228_173821647.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finish is beautiful!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">This is the look I have been going for! Tomorrow I'll apply a light furniture wax and the finish will be done. The only part left will then be to attach the hardware and see about replacing the screws with nails.<br /></div>Brian Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-49670047306070931932020-12-28T16:00:00.001+01:002020-12-28T16:00:06.462+01:00Flooring Dutch Tool Chest - Part V<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNh-ubEeuklZHFD6kd39BSqIiDXiofIhBBBEus8JqC3WYz6SB3KE-bO1wHod7oZBot2OL4FTotwSMlbw3-4jVksbv8uXOzf49c5kh1zduZQBFPJOnjZngIw2lpb9EdBZ8etVSMtH6l0oV-/s4608/IMG_20201222_145725098.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNh-ubEeuklZHFD6kd39BSqIiDXiofIhBBBEus8JqC3WYz6SB3KE-bO1wHod7oZBot2OL4FTotwSMlbw3-4jVksbv8uXOzf49c5kh1zduZQBFPJOnjZngIw2lpb9EdBZ8etVSMtH6l0oV-/s320/IMG_20201222_145725098.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before and after.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>One big decision I always struggle with is regarding hardware for a
chest. My thought on this one was since I was using free material to
build it, I would try to save a bit with the hardware and stick to
hinges and hardware commonly available at the big box store.</p><p>I found some hinges for just a few Euros that have an OK shape, although a hideously ugly finish. The finish on the hinges isn't the usual zinc coating that is usually found on screws and such (I don't think), but some kind of brass-colored, presumably weatherproof coating.<br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUyvHhInmqAb4AtHTz1A9jLcv4mwJaj9PT4cQi5fHrfRaCvKoc5DE8dyd7n9-EgRCdlNwdoIl77hzSb3_-NBkcpLi3tHTPyuf7Lu4jlt4sPTiCnnIRuyS0Spb2hP2MycV4ZH6ERykW4U4/s4608/IMG_20201212_224108.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUyvHhInmqAb4AtHTz1A9jLcv4mwJaj9PT4cQi5fHrfRaCvKoc5DE8dyd7n9-EgRCdlNwdoIl77hzSb3_-NBkcpLi3tHTPyuf7Lu4jlt4sPTiCnnIRuyS0Spb2hP2MycV4ZH6ERykW4U4/s320/IMG_20201212_224108.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The hinges I chose as they came from the big box store.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Rather than dissolving this coating off with chemicals, it turns out that this one was very easy to remove with some 300 grit wet/dry sandpaper.</p><p>To get a finish on them that I liked I took them to my barbecue. What I usually do is wipe a light coat of raw linseed oil on the hardware, heat it up with a torch until it turns a color I like, then apply some more oil while it's still hot. This was a little more challenging than usual because of the size. I wasn't able to heat an entire hinge up to the ideal heat at once, I had to do it in stages.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKp1tC8HUcdrzs2FP4qU6_g0S4bXb8WVYGKcbBTXjE0h1f4jUfqx_qyzPnvhY4M59JgQCEpM22HjwZTiHb16xObsTOthQP1U3hyTf6pMstg1vILZtE-4jou4ihgEs-F5nP3DipyNIUloT/s4608/IMG_20201221_112319548.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKp1tC8HUcdrzs2FP4qU6_g0S4bXb8WVYGKcbBTXjE0h1f4jUfqx_qyzPnvhY4M59JgQCEpM22HjwZTiHb16xObsTOthQP1U3hyTf6pMstg1vILZtE-4jou4ihgEs-F5nP3DipyNIUloT/s320/IMG_20201221_112319548.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pay no attention to the cheese on the BBQ left from the hamburgers I grilled the night before.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>The results (after a couple of attempts) weren't perfect, but I can live with them.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02C8rq-R1axgtrzHu43BKPj3yhIOaqYst0Y9USNH0Br40Nm0h51x8boRLg6souCtprNnmDjbs5I7LbG88bHkXJVXeXXIucdoVYQ8MVBzZ8eShEptyaOFNHgnHIfjy0Q5Ic6JJ9xixrg_r/s4608/IMG_20201221_122859565.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02C8rq-R1axgtrzHu43BKPj3yhIOaqYst0Y9USNH0Br40Nm0h51x8boRLg6souCtprNnmDjbs5I7LbG88bHkXJVXeXXIucdoVYQ8MVBzZ8eShEptyaOFNHgnHIfjy0Q5Ic6JJ9xixrg_r/s320/IMG_20201221_122859565.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished hinges.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>For the rest of the hardware, consisting of bolts, nuts and washers (because of the thin nature of the flooring I'm using to build the chest), I stripped off the zinc coating with essence of vinigar mixed with tap water, 50/50.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_z8bLSJMlRf6Yqx50w7RV7QSh_-pDDlDTPLjQkt3MHWWhUs-BikrySrpDCQKsJ_OoFZEll7_Bsc2sTpeYfTZ-J_49Gn14YYYZ_ElAmM5XSS2s0r1YdIuZPWN9VwDcCPgJdBN1jQ1pkQwR/s4608/IMG_20201221_165431490.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_z8bLSJMlRf6Yqx50w7RV7QSh_-pDDlDTPLjQkt3MHWWhUs-BikrySrpDCQKsJ_OoFZEll7_Bsc2sTpeYfTZ-J_49Gn14YYYZ_ElAmM5XSS2s0r1YdIuZPWN9VwDcCPgJdBN1jQ1pkQwR/s320/IMG_20201221_165431490.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After a few hours in vinegar, the coating is gone.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I rinsed this hardware off in clean water, and dropped them into a cup of raw linseed oil.</p><p>From there, I took them straight to the barbecue. I tried a few different things with these ones. Usually, I'll heat them up in a toaster oven until the linseed oil turns a nice, toasty-black color. This time, I found the best results with a propane torch, and I went a little beyond the normal temperature. At a certain point, the oil burns completely off of the hardware, and at this point I dropped them directly into another cup with linseed oil. The result was a very even, very dark color. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLIod5cvEsxWQWUBkSaj2c5nE3TZEf3Vixc0PM2gs0RxOprAmmalnzHaUNL5vOKclUajsuj0pctErWZfiVB1Ocjv9sNiWVvMa4Pj6Sg5cwkkEHMBeqMMy7Nr0-RAXTuFYYyfT-L2yw-M0w/s4608/IMG_20201222_145626163.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLIod5cvEsxWQWUBkSaj2c5nE3TZEf3Vixc0PM2gs0RxOprAmmalnzHaUNL5vOKclUajsuj0pctErWZfiVB1Ocjv9sNiWVvMa4Pj6Sg5cwkkEHMBeqMMy7Nr0-RAXTuFYYyfT-L2yw-M0w/s320/IMG_20201222_145626163.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I like the dark finish. Much better.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>With the hardware prepared, I can attach it. This flooring took a little more care than usual to install, because the center ply has the wood going up and down, instead of side to side. I just sawed the sidewalls of where I wanted the hinges, like usual, and then chopped the waste out with a chisel and mallet with the chest flipped upside down on my bench.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1Fg2Br6ZjSjkBbEonj9vx9OLtvwAc84u8RkD4lQwiScFZdxy01i962Nklu1WJ8SjGqzzVTHyn714z0fx8QebZuJFerzKh_QYfiy5svugd_rTsv-FO5YQDIgXj2pLaQ6VQe7Sb6rk5OVp/s4608/IMG_20201222_163530879.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1Fg2Br6ZjSjkBbEonj9vx9OLtvwAc84u8RkD4lQwiScFZdxy01i962Nklu1WJ8SjGqzzVTHyn714z0fx8QebZuJFerzKh_QYfiy5svugd_rTsv-FO5YQDIgXj2pLaQ6VQe7Sb6rk5OVp/s320/IMG_20201222_163530879.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chopping a hinge-mortise in engineered flooring.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>I took my time laying out where the holes needed to be drilled once the mortise was at the right depth.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMiAXTvTn7monEQZTloHEi52NO_ibIXD5TBJtI0oLZ3mViP4nzTovNMk3R-lB3_G08_EwexHCBKdhiFGiSJUGsAy4m_Z4NiI8RHSyR128ECWuZ_YIkcA4ZRUogotpIgVCYX1CNQgqY_jul/s4608/IMG_20201222_171348029.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMiAXTvTn7monEQZTloHEi52NO_ibIXD5TBJtI0oLZ3mViP4nzTovNMk3R-lB3_G08_EwexHCBKdhiFGiSJUGsAy4m_Z4NiI8RHSyR128ECWuZ_YIkcA4ZRUogotpIgVCYX1CNQgqY_jul/s320/IMG_20201222_171348029.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drilled holes for the hinge bolts.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I didn't get any pictures of what I did to line up the lid for the hinges, but I'll try to describe it. The trick is to be very precise and take as much time as is needed. I bolted the hinges to the carcass, and held the lid exactly where it needed to go. Not being able to mark the underside of the lid when it is closed, I instead used a pencil to draw a line across the barrel of the hinge where it met the lid, and marked a line on the lid on either side of the hinge, so I could line the hinge up on the lid later.</p><p>With the lid upside down on my bench, I could then mark the holes that needed to be drilled. I placed the hinge about where it was supposed to go, used a square to make sure it was aligned straight, and moved the hinge until the pencil line on it lined up with the end of the lid like it was when I was holding it on the chest.</p><p>Surprisingly, all ten of the holes I drilled lined up with the hinges. I only needed to wallow out one just a little in order to get it's bolt to fit in.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1D9kpSBlPfscAcVaTsuPCaEpNVD4yXhknhTwqjy4o93ip7Y4iq_oFZnRjCqgm7xpTB6MvTPz6mbtuA9EMJqFVkOaKKqM5c2FZSPVwvr2gnSe0ia5hwRvYrGsGWpALic_tKJMrhz2sJDc/s4608/IMG_20201222_174551741.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1D9kpSBlPfscAcVaTsuPCaEpNVD4yXhknhTwqjy4o93ip7Y4iq_oFZnRjCqgm7xpTB6MvTPz6mbtuA9EMJqFVkOaKKqM5c2FZSPVwvr2gnSe0ia5hwRvYrGsGWpALic_tKJMrhz2sJDc/s320/IMG_20201222_174551741.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Installing the hinges on the underside of the lid.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>With the hinges installed, this chest is starting to look like it's almost done!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cqXfMOhkLIU" width="320" youtube-src-id="cqXfMOhkLIU"></iframe></div>Now it's ready for paint!<p></p>Brian Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-31421273696314779192020-12-27T16:00:00.001+01:002020-12-27T16:00:03.978+01:00Flooring Dutch Tool Chest - Part IV<p>Most of the body of the tool chest is now done, so I can get started with the lid. </p><p>The flooring plank for the lid that next came out of the packet looked terrible on the underside: an awful lot of knots, some of them had popped out and were missing. This would make no difference if this plank was going on the floor, but this one will be the lid - the most visible part of the chest. I decided to look at the next plank in the box, and the underside of that one was perfectly clear, the entire thing. </p><p>So I used the clear one for the lid.<br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzocSirS4wfxz-hy3vinWvc_0-IC271A7HZ5KMVyloC5zl0DKnBRd9b_gge_1ZgPJ4hZZeA9CMh33DiT7fyM2333eaC_xi2LNKTep3uRlyBiD5rbA1Zadh0zEP2-IzvLohhsBz0RIQG7UB/s4608/IMG_20201219_174304366.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzocSirS4wfxz-hy3vinWvc_0-IC271A7HZ5KMVyloC5zl0DKnBRd9b_gge_1ZgPJ4hZZeA9CMh33DiT7fyM2333eaC_xi2LNKTep3uRlyBiD5rbA1Zadh0zEP2-IzvLohhsBz0RIQG7UB/s320/IMG_20201219_174304366.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A perfectly clear board for the lid: the knot at top will get cut off.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>After gluing and clamping the joints like I have done for the rest of the chest, I cut the angle on the back of the lid to match the angle of the top of the chest.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQj-xxJTNjVb_ag5vgemIJiBBiByIerJ0yalvAGgA7DN3iL3jFrzemLmK8iuA72LuavLIL_h_PyorzHZ7RBvVad_GUp9FkKn1Z7VEWyAb9YXZV-ZVC4nHymMejt_DGTCIQSLdr4trDHE81/s4608/IMG_20201220_120516200.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQj-xxJTNjVb_ag5vgemIJiBBiByIerJ0yalvAGgA7DN3iL3jFrzemLmK8iuA72LuavLIL_h_PyorzHZ7RBvVad_GUp9FkKn1Z7VEWyAb9YXZV-ZVC4nHymMejt_DGTCIQSLdr4trDHE81/s320/IMG_20201220_120516200.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laying out the angled cut for the back of the angle-front lid.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinm4RVNhn45ph_JrdT9VQMjaZrDbp2dc9h_clO890vJij5gzjCIlh3HhTQaqDpP8qFPih_eFU895ZaIE-mUTVbbbuPk5SZ2kkR8gubBS1-o6Gy6Alh5UkUEMwQuYasEBlzWE7NmVp7y4ml/s4608/IMG_20201220_121014222.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinm4RVNhn45ph_JrdT9VQMjaZrDbp2dc9h_clO890vJij5gzjCIlh3HhTQaqDpP8qFPih_eFU895ZaIE-mUTVbbbuPk5SZ2kkR8gubBS1-o6Gy6Alh5UkUEMwQuYasEBlzWE7NmVp7y4ml/s320/IMG_20201220_121014222.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eye-balling the cut, then finishing it with a plane.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BsSXTWVAsKDrLtGEag1qOQkgQmdpV1ttVS9CTHewxgYiVBysmQcPVq-Ak2Zn4imBDDsSbRUcPLS6YaQ-NA9zU6MwpA7Hg-hayIteaTmf_pAgQZAZZ82pZwZZNbzyvHIj4n8yNYtbG6YP/s4608/IMG_20201220_123105270.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BsSXTWVAsKDrLtGEag1qOQkgQmdpV1ttVS9CTHewxgYiVBysmQcPVq-Ak2Zn4imBDDsSbRUcPLS6YaQ-NA9zU6MwpA7Hg-hayIteaTmf_pAgQZAZZ82pZwZZNbzyvHIj4n8yNYtbG6YP/s320/IMG_20201220_123105270.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Edge" shavings look weird.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>After using a handsaw to cut the angle, I cleaned it up and dialed it in with a hand plane. I expected this cut to look pretty rough, but with a little care, it can be made pretty smooth. Even with the different cross-grain layers of wood.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXDtY_tq-a1kmVluogp2z__m5FFQzM8fOH7sEqk_smXQyDz8WecbmJWt9DFQB1B6JalpVuDwwBGW1PQJWyMF7rNLr8DyWYLxXlSpmlFv8g4RCxM2CqHAqKgr6iC_k_POWpKoaIitrqvqf9/s4608/IMG_20201220_123123245.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXDtY_tq-a1kmVluogp2z__m5FFQzM8fOH7sEqk_smXQyDz8WecbmJWt9DFQB1B6JalpVuDwwBGW1PQJWyMF7rNLr8DyWYLxXlSpmlFv8g4RCxM2CqHAqKgr6iC_k_POWpKoaIitrqvqf9/s320/IMG_20201220_123123245.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using a Stanley #3 to smooth the edge of this weird material.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>After I cut the rest of the lid to dimension (90 degree cuts this time), I found some 3/4"-ish ash strips which I used to bolster the outside edges. Well, the three visible edges, anyway.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhns6LbZ9_Gb0buwEvrGdiLOSuMMFQMiXIRE5KzzOAL6QnhrflYYJwdpEh3JvEHNq70VZvmWmYIs-ct8WUzJcDlzyiCI_CJvXz0J0GlAkt_WsCNFxh-jJnJ8hVPqWUNRU3uXSP4gvYDUYcp/s4608/IMG_20201220_164446354.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhns6LbZ9_Gb0buwEvrGdiLOSuMMFQMiXIRE5KzzOAL6QnhrflYYJwdpEh3JvEHNq70VZvmWmYIs-ct8WUzJcDlzyiCI_CJvXz0J0GlAkt_WsCNFxh-jJnJ8hVPqWUNRU3uXSP4gvYDUYcp/s320/IMG_20201220_164446354.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lid with ash edging.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I glued them on with lots of PVA glue, taking special care to ensure all of the 3mm beech on the front had lots of glue, and the middle ply on the edges, as these are the long-grain parts that will hold the glue the strongest.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWBhP8O8UTTdiTB6_y6tbVh4CjWWcb5AOqsC5qWBMkLQlLmGBi5j_0N9T6p41JSZvllXffVlZrMjmWDWjtJvfPxzfK3QGdNGdHxN8j27pbNqXZw_Y7PldElUG4HZamZ3XDRY_2yU9c_SLf/s4608/IMG_20201220_165042461.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWBhP8O8UTTdiTB6_y6tbVh4CjWWcb5AOqsC5qWBMkLQlLmGBi5j_0N9T6p41JSZvllXffVlZrMjmWDWjtJvfPxzfK3QGdNGdHxN8j27pbNqXZw_Y7PldElUG4HZamZ3XDRY_2yU9c_SLf/s320/IMG_20201220_165042461.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Test-fitting the top.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p>After the lid cured a while in the clamps, I planed a deep chamfer on the top of the ash strips, and a smaller chamfer on the underside.</p><p>The finishing touch for the edge banding of the lid were a few of the same headless, cut-finishing nails I've used elsewhere on the body of the chest.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45FqFPfdLu-UV2B5w3rjW_IZd8K-wkQduIwq_0LHFpJE9E4mCaUa5tCqIPwyBdgIsRcOZ8RKiU8Fxh6lrETV9uJsNV0g6-d4toB93ff726OcnFhcJS1ozMBGy82BvrijQU2Nt4YiMOP1B/s4608/IMG_20201221_152254100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45FqFPfdLu-UV2B5w3rjW_IZd8K-wkQduIwq_0LHFpJE9E4mCaUa5tCqIPwyBdgIsRcOZ8RKiU8Fxh6lrETV9uJsNV0g6-d4toB93ff726OcnFhcJS1ozMBGy82BvrijQU2Nt4YiMOP1B/s320/IMG_20201221_152254100.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ash banding finished with cut nails.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>With the lid ready to go, next I'll show how I made the hardware store hinges and hardware look appropriate for this chest.<br /><p></p>Brian Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-76434327952210654852020-12-26T16:00:00.001+01:002020-12-26T16:00:07.378+01:00Flooring Dutch Tool Chest - Part IIINow that the joinery is cut for the carcass. I can glue it up and see what we're working with.<br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fbG5YW5H4LZU1uTfyCnzlCNIGs0khnhhyzpoIb8mWWXKNprczz29h6EAA0A_Gvi6ad98cl2frufdyWov5RFbzdN8JlzsyvT4gWeA7Fu2IEdCLBq3DY4oYR_mIiruzEHkwLIigLTObjbl/s4608/IMG_20201214_181502743.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fbG5YW5H4LZU1uTfyCnzlCNIGs0khnhhyzpoIb8mWWXKNprczz29h6EAA0A_Gvi6ad98cl2frufdyWov5RFbzdN8JlzsyvT4gWeA7Fu2IEdCLBq3DY4oYR_mIiruzEHkwLIigLTObjbl/s320/IMG_20201214_181502743.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lotsa glue and clamps<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvYQk2M2wZDim0YJgtPtUIyqOG17O1weA7nV89_Wai6vDdH8HXfhQCXM-HhPS0N2WRQRb6M86BB0iNI6ozwX7QyohoP1Ds-sAlbBaumGYma_-Mr3bMtEAWgoVlBD51dqzE5iD3nYORcGB/s4608/IMG_20201214_193100487.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvYQk2M2wZDim0YJgtPtUIyqOG17O1weA7nV89_Wai6vDdH8HXfhQCXM-HhPS0N2WRQRb6M86BB0iNI6ozwX7QyohoP1Ds-sAlbBaumGYma_-Mr3bMtEAWgoVlBD51dqzE5iD3nYORcGB/s320/IMG_20201214_193100487.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Weird dovetails, but they are strong. Especially with some nails.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqqJA1DOA7kVUOjIDTiWyaW3N-yOQYXprMZjtFjNOBeobeTyDRM0P9kFIaXh4_abYixEBQL6OSdUqMnhPX6kVh36sqWnj7Dyy9R7R1VX3Eg79_Ubzcw2IH79V9mMwduOAW1AP1n4y_gSHj/s4608/IMG_20201216_171500297.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqqJA1DOA7kVUOjIDTiWyaW3N-yOQYXprMZjtFjNOBeobeTyDRM0P9kFIaXh4_abYixEBQL6OSdUqMnhPX6kVh36sqWnj7Dyy9R7R1VX3Eg79_Ubzcw2IH79V9mMwduOAW1AP1n4y_gSHj/s320/IMG_20201216_171500297.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cleaned up a little. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I joined the main carcass with glue and cut finishing nails. These nails seem to work well, but I've drilled pilot holes just to be safe.</p><p>The front pieces go on next. The carcass was just a bit out of square, but a clamp across the body straightened it out while I attached the front. For the front and back panels, I am using drywall screws to temporarily hold everything. After it's painted, I will (hopefully) back them out one at a time and replace them with Roman nails.</p><p>Once again, I thought that the front edge of the chest will get the most contact with my forearm, so I decided to use a strip of solid wood in order to make it smoother. I happened to have a strip of black American walnut about the right thickness.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitJnqsHY_B5QNbolqhfCfqe7Ot8gExjkfhTYT50jELC9be6VvNj71Nugp_g348V4I6XbU99xiGyIsoSEp5oKIgOiXmmmt0OxNule4Gr-ZSpZbspTVAEnYNXcxgkdOXjtVSB22D4bfIMrny/s4608/IMG_20201215_180546051.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitJnqsHY_B5QNbolqhfCfqe7Ot8gExjkfhTYT50jELC9be6VvNj71Nugp_g348V4I6XbU99xiGyIsoSEp5oKIgOiXmmmt0OxNule4Gr-ZSpZbspTVAEnYNXcxgkdOXjtVSB22D4bfIMrny/s320/IMG_20201215_180546051.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before this project, I actually thought I had too many clamps.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>This strip worked out just fine. It might not be necessary, but in the end this edge will be touched a lot.<br /><p>Once the front is attached, the back can go on. My idea here is to screw the entire panel on at once, a little oversize, and then trim it to fit. This way any imperfections won't be seen. Also, there is a smaller chance of anything splitting when I drive the screws. <br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhma6xnw9XMQFTDXwW6EBAwoPHidK5lc36fVjGb_oqtNA1Fxyp0-KuSncBfqsJtU3_916XF_atN7RnhDnUD_gtsrQUwv8cXHfqeq3U_y9WWuLD1QrhiL0xaaeHHbarmsIXjWjZ2dOLKZjX0/s4608/IMG_20201217_191136006.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhma6xnw9XMQFTDXwW6EBAwoPHidK5lc36fVjGb_oqtNA1Fxyp0-KuSncBfqsJtU3_916XF_atN7RnhDnUD_gtsrQUwv8cXHfqeq3U_y9WWuLD1QrhiL0xaaeHHbarmsIXjWjZ2dOLKZjX0/s320/IMG_20201217_191136006.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The back before trimming. You can also see I've made a front flap lock already out of oak.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjfXMdr7Ct18l6lIB8PhXhEz8QgieUwKIIaVyJmJO-EQg7mPj7fqM_zTLyVA81uscHExopUutkU8liriFX-kfNqDgQojV0a_KqxjJNbe8aXNLu8613mit5vglAa2CqAGxuSA53dY2QTl_/s4608/IMG_20201218_170158723.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjfXMdr7Ct18l6lIB8PhXhEz8QgieUwKIIaVyJmJO-EQg7mPj7fqM_zTLyVA81uscHExopUutkU8liriFX-kfNqDgQojV0a_KqxjJNbe8aXNLu8613mit5vglAa2CqAGxuSA53dY2QTl_/s320/IMG_20201218_170158723.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trimmed and sitting pretty.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>With the front flap, I decided to prepare the outside surface for finish before attaching the battens, just in case I want to install them with clenched nails already. This outside surface is a wild grained softwood, which I would like to be seen through the milk-painted finish. This outer veneer of construction grade lumber is only about 1/16" thick, so planing it might easily tear through and destroy it. </p><p>I think the perfect way to prepare this is with a light sanding block to knock the fuzz off, then treat with my Japanese burnishers.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3aG2By-A4UvggMvTwuA4e0djmlrfOuFxJd_x2JTTpCaJN8xAONzUUU8lLDJrRuuSo-0nyPzmOErm2T8KPsUtNRqITSgxixp7yn53rFf7fDRiUeL1nSbtG1HA0CPc56U_gPJpav758jzK9/s4608/IMG_20201219_103636687.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3aG2By-A4UvggMvTwuA4e0djmlrfOuFxJd_x2JTTpCaJN8xAONzUUU8lLDJrRuuSo-0nyPzmOErm2T8KPsUtNRqITSgxixp7yn53rFf7fDRiUeL1nSbtG1HA0CPc56U_gPJpav758jzK9/s320/IMG_20201219_103636687.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Japanese burnishing tools.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>A few years back I bought some of these burnishers, and I always enjoy using them. They are similar to the French burnisher, except there are three: course, medium and fine. Also the point isn't so much to polish up the wood as to bring out the texture of the grain. </p><p>They idea is with woods (especially softwoods), early wood and late wood have different hardnesses. When the wood erodes, the softwood erodes faster than the harder parts. Japanese burnishers take advantage of this. </p><p>I probably could spend a month or more burnishing all of the exposed parts of this tool chest, so I didn't go all out. </p><p>I started with the rough burnisher, which I made from broom straw and zip ties. This one is very much like the French one, except I usually apply some downward force with the French polissoir, whereas with this one I just use like I'm sweeping shavings off of my benchtop.</p><p>Once I'm tired of this, I move to the medium one, which is a much finer fiber. I don't remember what this one is made from, but using it makes a big difference. After that, I move on to the fine, horsehair polisher. This really makes the surface smooth to the touch. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt2O_Wnz0h76w0Np-mWmh0YTLYDSNk3DoD5LGHgAW25QPQQpGLTP3AjNQXOqvjwTiH0S5_yAQTzXVYiZ1DWvmZFTX4AN0-EG7l8FxO5FT8T984txxPgoskyS21aDjZKLYJIJTJlu291mQJ/s4608/IMG_20201219_103844207.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt2O_Wnz0h76w0Np-mWmh0YTLYDSNk3DoD5LGHgAW25QPQQpGLTP3AjNQXOqvjwTiH0S5_yAQTzXVYiZ1DWvmZFTX4AN0-EG7l8FxO5FT8T984txxPgoskyS21aDjZKLYJIJTJlu291mQJ/s320/IMG_20201219_103844207.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before on the left, after on the right.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>The surface that is left is smooth to the touch, but not like a freshly planed, glass-like surface. The surface it leaves reminds me of the pews in an old church: worn to a glossy sheen after decades of use. The grain of the wood really stands out, and I'm hoping after it is painted that this texture will be telegraphed through the paint.<br /><p>Tomorrow we'll tackle the lid and the hardware.<br /></p>Brian Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-33582212960659450552020-12-25T19:59:00.002+01:002020-12-25T19:59:33.331+01:00Flooring Dutch Tool Chest - Part IINow that I know that I'm using this flooring material to make my chest, I go for it with gusto.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmjE3ehLCl23AXbYHX8yotbqcZ5hvdi24vqQzrwjwtbRzsabO6nqIwWkuHdVGUXykikYXRkeP998GF4HryGivnTSsuUQrlr08wlvPOBGJDgtSQEmqJsQsk1pDXn8JLtYPBaaMBXlcxg1O/s4608/IMG_20201209_141440237.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmjE3ehLCl23AXbYHX8yotbqcZ5hvdi24vqQzrwjwtbRzsabO6nqIwWkuHdVGUXykikYXRkeP998GF4HryGivnTSsuUQrlr08wlvPOBGJDgtSQEmqJsQsk1pDXn8JLtYPBaaMBXlcxg1O/s320/IMG_20201209_141440237.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's a good look at what I'm doing. Notice how much end grain you're looking at.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">One should start with the dovetails on the bottom corners of a DTC. After I cut mine, I realized how much side to side grain is in these dovetails. One doesn't want side to side grain in dovetails, because this grain direction is so weak. There is some long grain in them, but essentially it is only the 3mm thick beech hardwood that provides any strength.</p><p style="text-align: left;">It is for the strength of the beech that I decided it was a good idea that I have put the beech to the inside. If the beech was on the outside, it would be pretty easy for it to pop out leaving no strength in the joint. On the inside, it is buried deep in the joint. where it should hold quite well. Chris Schwarz suggested on Instagram that I drive a few nails in them to be on the safe side, so I did.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivseOrcDsMcSwkI-wgNWHBtyMEkQ06-5ZbEilZE7Btmk3ORV7DuyirE8kQOAg67XD3tvfF2IcES9CMBiFemqtmTdp7VyvVHJH9hShTEYv2wI2kY888HfzS-5CpBqjZzsRJ4fjqwLsb-6mx/s320/IMG_20201209_154515369.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Test fitting dovetails.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">With the dovetails fitted, I cut the rabbets for the center shelf. In retrospect, this was a bad idea because it removes the strongest part of the floorboards. The only thing left in the rabbet is essentially pine with grain going the wrong way, and some paper thin fir veneer. (Spoiler alert: I think it works out just fine once the back is fastened.) If for some reason I ever decided to do this again, I would nail the shelf directly into the side, without the rabbet, or maybe use slips. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1D83P9BdoB2CITT_9F558l-hZbdhc7mPJk0u7bBptBjj0Gb8F8-OKvHWSkG-YsUsMalBDcpKHVI1pE5m7G-xFSsoOlnqYFgI3fwzwoTAkhkAP1J7CPjLkX0vjb_QU30aMCUF6l28oBGoE/s320/IMG_20201209_181321067.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making a rabbet for the shelf.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">Once the sidewalls were sawn, it was just a matter of removing the waste with a chisel and using a router plane to flatten the bottom.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKG_YyiI-k4fldd3SaSwzEUJfiVjR-rddhu8K0DYuEv5qQecpM3PT_eeutF6HzXalWP79BRi_zvGa_AHltx6JBMcYBvgdEUS_4f6jYOw6Gkwu5qAipmFGiD45RaLikQ0lg0jLE1Zze0Qra/s4608/IMG_20201209_181728863.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKG_YyiI-k4fldd3SaSwzEUJfiVjR-rddhu8K0DYuEv5qQecpM3PT_eeutF6HzXalWP79BRi_zvGa_AHltx6JBMcYBvgdEUS_4f6jYOw6Gkwu5qAipmFGiD45RaLikQ0lg0jLE1Zze0Qra/s320/IMG_20201209_181728863.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So far, so good!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>At least that was the plan. The only wood ever meant to be exposed was the beech, so weird grain and knots are not uncommon in the other parts. While I was chiselling out waste, some gnarly grain gave me some grief. It almost blew out the other side!<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIeOMdOyb67Ud4oS-modYZSkeG0ncOBSTtN44HGllD_onz4vS8m8rkjc6SW_kDkv1lICgr3R8pXY2J5yajrrNfpG1K5__ctbSZCTbk7bUeum8V_-WPyWtUDmwm81WgfAnKAdq6OG8U5Vqp/s320/IMG_20201209_181931689.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wacky grain. I'll fix it with epoxy.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">Routing the bottom was a breeze. Instead of routing across the grain, as would be done in solid wood, I'm now routing with the grain.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUGK0LF5Z8Q6jFxpRMLT91YPOGQLpB4AXQ3FhMwJNFWnN5_oCwIQfa6ImxXn1t0ksioALEXxiYFuRJCnN7h7KCCcYnJkAQ9gG1NhWqo4dzcYcLzUa1U8VccAAcPepdICAIARPQ8yQ8yxG/s4608/IMG_20201210_125737698.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUGK0LF5Z8Q6jFxpRMLT91YPOGQLpB4AXQ3FhMwJNFWnN5_oCwIQfa6ImxXn1t0ksioALEXxiYFuRJCnN7h7KCCcYnJkAQ9gG1NhWqo4dzcYcLzUa1U8VccAAcPepdICAIARPQ8yQ8yxG/s320/IMG_20201210_125737698.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Easy-peasy.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHOvBlwQcrjLS9t-XZGdTXJDgrdJfWbfY4qSyUuLmCY_XbGxuFM84IsCE1EoPFfn4cT8nho3taDNi-uvTMkKg1mSYsrKkSXA_jpaX8rP-QEq009mb6vctYuH0PK-FZFK3_SlVBIj71e8g/s320/IMG_20201210_130328246.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here you can see the rabbet, edge-on. Without the beech, this board is very weak.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3XtpLvyUTha3cL_hfBA7ijF532GPvT88d6wZm6zIazXAD1wvYrIZSfJ2P4siwjkJ2N_kaExFhU7qBOAqniCpOKOK5Nns6-JwUWFAeKpa2CVs1nv1Fdtet2KW7asmyPO8TFH6qlAIIEGp0/s320/IMG_20201211_140610379.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little epoxy, and it's as good as new. Normally I wouldn't bother, but I didn't want a nail or something to blow a hole in the side of my chest.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">I decided it might be a good idea to put a strip of solid maple scrap on the front edge of the shelf. It turns out this is completely unnecessary, because this front edge gets covered later.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMTOCRHL-aCvoHIeEqXYGfCmBxM7EDhxXZyEW60Thlr6snoM_uKw3YsZmrKFg5LjC7nDBGk6ikQ6tEfD_S7AjiXQgUt7beJy0Jsui1PObETo3NgqHA9U-eMR3Y1ot1mtdccYIhK-Ucz6F/s4608/IMG_20201211_162204711.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMTOCRHL-aCvoHIeEqXYGfCmBxM7EDhxXZyEW60Thlr6snoM_uKw3YsZmrKFg5LjC7nDBGk6ikQ6tEfD_S7AjiXQgUt7beJy0Jsui1PObETo3NgqHA9U-eMR3Y1ot1mtdccYIhK-Ucz6F/s320/IMG_20201211_162204711.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little extra strength never hurt anybody.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHeN5_YxTO4i9WpR-75vgYi8SqF6Aep_SfgO1jAe3MeGcMTmoukmpPaoWZbZXJEXu_dLncDuITaTSQ-2VrI59OUej9T8Ij-uykcJLiN9WR48XCeo2GL1S0qg_ZAyirpTUTPNoeFtuQZM1L/s320/IMG_20201210_130203992.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the bottom of the rabbet.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">The next bad decision I made was an attempt to smooth out the end grain that would be on the top of the chest, exposed when the lid was opened. My thought was that when reaching into the chest, my arm would rub against something here, and these edges are pretty rough, with all that end grain. </p><p style="text-align: left;">It turns out that after it's sanded and burnished, it isn't that bad.</p><p style="text-align: left;">But I decided to cover the ends with a layer of epoxy.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5T0wBt5vQBwYtqaRdoJVClUFEff0EXQo0oqpigEL-X5A2M_TcCoOQPi1eTljBvZelI7AzX1rSI6DYkuZ9kj5Cy7Dt3hJS_Ls8ZZHvHy8AsC7rgjmhObh7naH7_b6P2XfswiCTlbGO2eKZ/s4608/IMG_20201211_175225448.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5T0wBt5vQBwYtqaRdoJVClUFEff0EXQo0oqpigEL-X5A2M_TcCoOQPi1eTljBvZelI7AzX1rSI6DYkuZ9kj5Cy7Dt3hJS_Ls8ZZHvHy8AsC7rgjmhObh7naH7_b6P2XfswiCTlbGO2eKZ/s320/IMG_20201211_175225448.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Capping the top with epoxy.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: left;">This was sort-of a good idea, but I was using epoxy that expired years ago. And instead of measuring it out, I eyeballed the two-part mixture. The result was a goopy goo, that I had to remove with a heat gun and a knife. After that, the epoxy sealed the top very well. It also wicked its way down the long fibers an inch or two, which will probably be seen through the paint. Oh well, too late now. I would recommend next time just applying it with a paint brush.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">The mistakes I made here were not catastrophic, so I'll keep going.</p><p style="text-align: left;">What do you think so far? Would you have turned the finished side of the flooring inside the chest like I did, or would you put it on the outside?<br /></p>Brian Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-42316495854797120972020-12-24T12:43:00.000+01:002020-12-24T12:43:28.769+01:00A Dutch Tool Chest - From Engineered Hardwood Flooring? - Part ILast summer we renovated our bedroom.
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgIyK2jGlXx6-XO2DY-KymPQCf4KFzrI1FS3m15E2LSGqpfCsTu9Jjzqq121RBOBfXUHIRpAtTlqvwXIp8BPU1cU2mLGffKave0J1iah0j_ivZYykn_wf6f2XJVxUiYgF5nUi-m83uBr1q/s4608/IMG_20200719_144430411.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgIyK2jGlXx6-XO2DY-KymPQCf4KFzrI1FS3m15E2LSGqpfCsTu9Jjzqq121RBOBfXUHIRpAtTlqvwXIp8BPU1cU2mLGffKave0J1iah0j_ivZYykn_wf6f2XJVxUiYgF5nUi-m83uBr1q/s320/IMG_20200719_144430411.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bedroom with new flooring.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>We knew we wanted a nice wooden floor, but since it was our bedroom, there was also no need to go crazy with any kind of expensive exotic wood, so we chose beech.</p><p>We are very happy with how the floor turned out.</p><p>We ordered the flooring from a local big box store, and they delivered it on a pallet to our front door for free! Because this product was such good quality, I wound up with practically no waste, even though we ordered plenty of extra just in case. Naturally, we called the company up to tell them we had extra we would like to return. They refunded us for the extra package of flooring, and told us to dispose of it however we wanted to.</p><p>Naturally, I needed a woodworking project for our time in quarantine because of traveling back from Spain, and since I wasn't allowed to go to the lumberyard, my eye turned to the extra flooring as material to make a tool chest for my leather working tools.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXcxO6zXcVT25ClCAMXWwBbPGE8QeyqcezVnie4L38Xtv227x0j-KAV-W7jKjkZnJ4tK5Uz20WnFRxAoJ_cIPzzDIVX6wl7HK1aQc7VsmFq7DjD1P-Nf25Vy1U8MdDp-prNPKd5-cqVZn/s4608/IMG_20201208_115756300.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXcxO6zXcVT25ClCAMXWwBbPGE8QeyqcezVnie4L38Xtv227x0j-KAV-W7jKjkZnJ4tK5Uz20WnFRxAoJ_cIPzzDIVX6wl7HK1aQc7VsmFq7DjD1P-Nf25Vy1U8MdDp-prNPKd5-cqVZn/s320/IMG_20201208_115756300.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here are the first two floor boards I used for this project.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><p>Here are what I think are the advantages of using this stuff for a tool chest:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>It is easy to glue up large panels.</li><li>One side already has a durable finish.</li><li>It's extremely dimensionally stable.</li><li>It's very lightweight. <br /></li><li>The price - in this case, free. <br /></li></ul><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNuNffeSccL8Zll8Xw5ajvfh6GSdCRzjsRa86bHcLxo67PLtlG0zgFHNXE3aeMxBodWUcC36UKQHjAflS-G5xF5PkkUBfdlGpQ1bv2ND3L1E-B4uqxPmr1tTtuW8E5vLKZwACoNdsyLII/s4608/IMG_20201208_115824585.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNuNffeSccL8Zll8Xw5ajvfh6GSdCRzjsRa86bHcLxo67PLtlG0zgFHNXE3aeMxBodWUcC36UKQHjAflS-G5xF5PkkUBfdlGpQ1bv2ND3L1E-B4uqxPmr1tTtuW8E5vLKZwACoNdsyLII/s320/IMG_20201208_115824585.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The underside. I wonder if it would work to turn this to the outside?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><p>Perhaps it is also prudent to list the disadvantages:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The "show" face made of beech is only 3mm (~1/8") thick,</li><li>and the underside made of some mysterious "white wood" (probably fir) is only 1.5mm (~1/16").</li><li>The rest (a strong 1/4") is probably pine and runs perpendicular to the grain of the inside ply and outside ply.</li></ul><p>This last part is what makes this product such a great flooring product, but a Dutch tool chest takes advantage of the grain direction of solid wood for strength. More on this later.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjALEejVhzFx9H0DlPbeYp_8c1qQxbcqGeQN4A1IFsvw1Y3Jc-j8VUTAHzMz2W-asu8b4w4T73oEGV7mxD2l0cnAfVMelW8-WmhZgdp53pvTmXFCUCSZgbmPQII6Wzld72lUsYUItpdjrN1/s4608/IMG_20201208_130421691.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjALEejVhzFx9H0DlPbeYp_8c1qQxbcqGeQN4A1IFsvw1Y3Jc-j8VUTAHzMz2W-asu8b4w4T73oEGV7mxD2l0cnAfVMelW8-WmhZgdp53pvTmXFCUCSZgbmPQII6Wzld72lUsYUItpdjrN1/s320/IMG_20201208_130421691.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The different layers of wood and their orientation.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><p>Taking in the pros and the cons, I decided to give this a go. I might have to make a few alterations to the plan, but I think this material will work.</p><p>First up, I cut a couple of the pieces to length and glued them up. When installing this as a floor, they just click together - no glue needed. I thought it wouldn't hurt anything to use some glue just to keep the pieces from sliding or shifting at all during the build, so I added plenty of PVA glue.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7UI_G4lRjwuXOfXZR5WZ893IP4i9BjXrmXiHsVZwdQ-CANEYcFRFylUIvgnCiaJvjZSPn5De4ioPz23WNE1_8BZL7y0WV7DZoedOlNmoeWJv3AbIaqpCv6mWJCTfhwD_teSvhNgF_AKm/s4608/IMG_20201208_130721439.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7UI_G4lRjwuXOfXZR5WZ893IP4i9BjXrmXiHsVZwdQ-CANEYcFRFylUIvgnCiaJvjZSPn5De4ioPz23WNE1_8BZL7y0WV7DZoedOlNmoeWJv3AbIaqpCv6mWJCTfhwD_teSvhNgF_AKm/s320/IMG_20201208_130721439.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clamps probably weren't necessary, but I had them, so I used them.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p>After they sat overnight in the clamps, I "ripped" them to length and jointed the edges to final width with my Record #7. I used quotations around my verb, "ripped" because just like plywood, this material has no real grain direction. I found a cross cut saw worked the best for cutting in either direction.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmdC7aamo6O38GV6wt-_wBnp9g6rC6RQHgDKrRg0FnTYm2GcloxnA35GiRcTM97Fe9jHLLeTrRItb0HohBrNglAV1D6LiAh-NoRPfhz_DicZ-EGNF_xm7SVqbSYTx4bwK3U7uFNlteJcp/s4608/IMG_20201208_162540558.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmdC7aamo6O38GV6wt-_wBnp9g6rC6RQHgDKrRg0FnTYm2GcloxnA35GiRcTM97Fe9jHLLeTrRItb0HohBrNglAV1D6LiAh-NoRPfhz_DicZ-EGNF_xm7SVqbSYTx4bwK3U7uFNlteJcp/s320/IMG_20201208_162540558.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A freshly jointed edge. Notice all of the end grain visible.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Planing this stuff is a bit of a challenge. I decided to keep the finish intact, so no planing the beech faces, and planing the underside is dangerous because it is so thin and knotty. Care has to be taken when edge planing, as there always will be some cross grain to blow out. Sharp tools seem to work well enough. <br /></p><p>Next up I'll decide how to orient everything and decide if dovetails are possible.<br /></p>Brian Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-84993526599626003132020-08-10T12:23:00.001+02:002020-08-10T12:23:16.345+02:00Learning to Rehab Planes Gently<p>Before I went to Spain several years ago, I went crazy on eBay and wound up with a substantial collection of rusty planes. Mostly Ohio, but some others. This is something I occasionally do when I'm bored. I wound up with more number four sized planes than anyone could ever need while I've been in Spain. Some of those number fours I've cleaned up and have ready to work. A plane-jane Record is in my tool chest as a daily user and wound up being a monster. I love that plane. </p><p>But these number fours are very common, not particularly valuable and not really sought after by collectors. I rehabbed them in a way to make them look and work like brand-new. A pretty aggressive treatment involving sandpaper and other abrasives, wire wheels and acid dips in either citric acid or vinegar.</p><p>Collectors hate this treatment. </p><p>I'd like to consider myself more of a user than a collector (but who are we kidding - what user needs eight number four smoothers!). I've never felt that an acid dip does any harm, other than an ugly gray finish that can be polished off.</p><p>This does, however, destroy your tool's value to collectors. Apparently vinegar gets deep into the pores of cast iron and permanently affects the integrity of the metal. I've not experienced a tool's performance suffering or breaking due to this reason, so I suspect (but really don't know enough) that the differences are cosmetic, and permanent.</p><p>I would like to get rid of some dead weight in my shop, and doing a clean-up that could harm the value of my planes is not desirable.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFXmz0p4dVPjwQWshxQRPLwvveTILUfEKnVfYf2X3l1oW54PIBWrwFRVPGk37bE0IErjGT87_upsd6vc5j5DL1sCjJBBALDlX_xdyrDEwFR5tuMFiwucmFysMo1DRp8sJ7qrkxB3xKfAu/s4608/IMG_20200808_183346695.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFXmz0p4dVPjwQWshxQRPLwvveTILUfEKnVfYf2X3l1oW54PIBWrwFRVPGk37bE0IErjGT87_upsd6vc5j5DL1sCjJBBALDlX_xdyrDEwFR5tuMFiwucmFysMo1DRp8sJ7qrkxB3xKfAu/s640/IMG_20200808_183346695.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After. My Record Stay Set #7 with an honest, gentle rehab.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>I've found an alternative to my previous method, and it really isn't difficult. In fact, I think this method is much easier.<br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmeiFj-1UhcuWdf482CBfXJAEpjJMaYTLygjgt-V9XKCwPYfr04cEg9e_nc9tyCaWvPMH42DXLITPib7sRKX2zTHKpQCx9VouwYOLq213BMRNAndSwoeiICZTKj2kkDrlW-8bQc2nT7AVn/s4608/IMG_20200808_171406689.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmeiFj-1UhcuWdf482CBfXJAEpjJMaYTLygjgt-V9XKCwPYfr04cEg9e_nc9tyCaWvPMH42DXLITPib7sRKX2zTHKpQCx9VouwYOLq213BMRNAndSwoeiICZTKj2kkDrlW-8bQc2nT7AVn/w640-h480/IMG_20200808_171406689.jpg" title="Before" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before. This plane really was in pretty good shape. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Remember the <a href="http://toolerable.blogspot.com/2020/04/union-manufacturing-company-interview.html" target="_blank">interview I did with Robert Porter</a> from Union Tools? He has a massive plane collection and has made a pair of amazing videos about this technique (<a href="https://youtu.be/HxkO2ouQvbc" target="_blank">Part I</a> and <a href="https://youtu.be/JSIO-LU45V0" target="_blank">Part II</a>). He wanted me to make sure not to credit this method to him, but to stress that this method was taught to him by others. He didn't invent this method, but he has made some nice videos about it.</p><p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwFyhb8EeBGYgpsJXfbWuD6VUzJQU6Mkwn3icstgmxx_FYZm4uNsLL-UO0WFSIzv6KOj-gMbvA_NdEFgC9AK2yI5BSbhST4TQVQhXiS1-YKhs9cNnB_-7BsUkLxsto1hkdNkecMhLWafNr/s4608/IMG_20200808_172017241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwFyhb8EeBGYgpsJXfbWuD6VUzJQU6Mkwn3icstgmxx_FYZm4uNsLL-UO0WFSIzv6KOj-gMbvA_NdEFgC9AK2yI5BSbhST4TQVQhXiS1-YKhs9cNnB_-7BsUkLxsto1hkdNkecMhLWafNr/s640/IMG_20200808_172017241.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This plane I suspect was last used by someone who was frustrated by it's performance.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>To summarize the method, use dish soap, water and Simple Green to degrease and clean the plane. Tools for this method include a toothbrush, a soft wire brush and/or a Scotchbrite pad (I used a gray one), and a razor blade.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUSb3qhyphenhyphent4On2AeQ3jr4z0a_lLW4PWhIHMElARVVa2H28Z6vamAzBXCbcHE2RYuVnFKpDwiCnzK5lTE_NQ_XzWQ89mAAHiOSmiz5hr-yjj9jqit26Ep5NtEBg9vm2lhZGfjmQ5EMqtZL1W/s4608/IMG_20200808_172307714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUSb3qhyphenhyphent4On2AeQ3jr4z0a_lLW4PWhIHMElARVVa2H28Z6vamAzBXCbcHE2RYuVnFKpDwiCnzK5lTE_NQ_XzWQ89mAAHiOSmiz5hr-yjj9jqit26Ep5NtEBg9vm2lhZGfjmQ5EMqtZL1W/s640/IMG_20200808_172307714.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sawdust everywhere!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Disassemble the plane, put all of the small parts in a cup with water and plenty of dish soap, and spray the large parts down with Simple Green. Let everything soak while you start on one of the large parts, although I do the plane body last before starting the small parts giving the Simple Green pleny of time to work.</p><p>With this plane, many of the parts needed nothing more aggressive than a toothbrush. Start with that, and gently work up to a scrubby pad or a soft wire brush. Once the rust and dirt is gone, you're done. Using an abrasive to work down to shiny metal not only removes the history of the plane, it can remove some of the metal's ability to resist future rust. The dark brown patina on the sides of old planes is a great rust inhibitor. Plus, it looks cool.</p><p>When working on something flat, like the plane body, use a razor blade (or box cutter blade) to scrape away rust, dirt and grime. I've heard of people doing this before, but never have tried it. It works great! It removes active rust efficiently, and leaves that beautiful aged look.</p><p>The other very important thing is to oil everything with a heavy coat as soon as it's done being cleaned. All of the scrubbing has removed any rust protection it's had, and cast iron has many pores. Dry each part thoroughly, coat in oil, and set it aside until the plane is ready to be reassembled. I noticed that some parts, especially the plane body, soak up some oil and may need more oil applied.</p><p>Once the plane is ready to be reassembled, the parts can be wiped down to a thin coat of oil.<br /></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-dCUar_nMqciea3Mhx8RM-suxet_VSJiuDm1Co3oBF9kyWd6PyFpq-JsMUIFDAzFqePxsj0IflTq9F7rW9LHk_MiNzXjwg4eELuJd1XntDK9aJUwvqNvu_69xKILegjGlDA9gMTquksbq/s4608/IMG_20200808_183442178.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-dCUar_nMqciea3Mhx8RM-suxet_VSJiuDm1Co3oBF9kyWd6PyFpq-JsMUIFDAzFqePxsj0IflTq9F7rW9LHk_MiNzXjwg4eELuJd1XntDK9aJUwvqNvu_69xKILegjGlDA9gMTquksbq/s640/IMG_20200808_183442178.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some planes and stuff that I've rehabbed using this method (except the Gauge smoother).<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>The only other parts that need to be mentioned here are the wooden totes, knobs and handles. In the past I've removed the lacquer and applied shellac for a durable, brand new look. Here we're trying to protect and beautify. I used the method in the video which worked well: clean the handle gently, and apply Feed 'n' Wax. I just happened to have some Feed 'n' Wax, but if it's not available where you are it is just a relatively liquid-y concoction of beeswax, orange oil, and maybe some carnauba wax and turpentine. In a future post I'll try to make something similar at home. A gentle wax will work on bare wood as well as over another film finish, so using on something with part of the finish missing should be OK.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu26dnZkAuSnefRofyOoVheGmJNSj9CKQ62cm6RAtQ8Gwi69y5A_oHCYM7sUtGjWdPMkMOajYRJd6GQU0TggAnnqHN4cDVDU-q3CJtvsWgs9Y6igOODx39RWL97_T2z6X8nwe822puvh0_/s4608/IMG_20200809_145641333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu26dnZkAuSnefRofyOoVheGmJNSj9CKQ62cm6RAtQ8Gwi69y5A_oHCYM7sUtGjWdPMkMOajYRJd6GQU0TggAnnqHN4cDVDU-q3CJtvsWgs9Y6igOODx39RWL97_T2z6X8nwe822puvh0_/s640/IMG_20200809_145641333.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The #7 and the #12 scraper made flattening and smoothing my bench top easy.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>In general, I find this method to be just as easy as any other plane restoration method I've used. To go from crusty and rusty to completely rehabbed takes me about an hour (not including the iron and chipbreaker, because the condition of these can be relatively fast or take a long time depending on the shape they are in). I think if I were to buy another used plane, I would much appreciate someone having used this method rather than the wire-wheel-on-a-grinder method that seems to be so prevalent on eBay. I'll use this method from now on, and save the sandpaper for the parts on the plane that really need to be precision ground (this #7 needed none).<br /></p><p>Some of the things I did differently than Robert did in the video:</p><p>I used a muddy shoe tray (<a href="https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/baggmuck-shoe-tray-indoor-outdoor-gray-60329711/">Baggmuck</a>, from IKEA) to keep dirty water and oil off my bench. It is plenty long, and I think a full size hand saw would fit in it. I also used a bucket of water rather than a utility sink, since my shop has no running water.</p><p>I used the same razor blade from start to finish. They can be sharpened on your stones and stropped. I prefer this rather than throwing them away and getting a fresh one out of the box. I suspect they are much more expensive here than in other places.</p><p>Simple Green, 3 in 1 oil and Feed 'n' Wax aren't readily available in my area (Germany, as I write this). <a href="https://www.extrade.de/produkt/simple-green-mint-allzweckreiniger-1000ml-flasche/" target="_blank">I found some online</a>, but with shipping it is rather expensive. However, I got some concentrate, and I suspect the one liter bottle will last many years. In the US this product is available in any Wal-Mart for a buck or two. Simple Green is an eco-friendly grease cutting cleaner. I suspect that the whole job could be done with WD-40, which would prevent the need for water and worrying about wet parts rusting. I think pretty much any machine oil will work rather than 3 in 1 (I used Ballistol), and as I mentioned earlier, something similar to Feed 'n' Wax probably can be made relatively easily at home.<br /></p><p>Give the videos a watch, and try it. I bet you'll find something there you can use!<br /></p>Brian Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-25850141527077735452020-05-05T18:34:00.000+02:002020-05-05T18:34:18.693+02:00Jasmine Jewelry BoxI finished something!<br />
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I was a bit worried about this one. It was one of those kinds of projects that seem to drag on forever. In fact, I started it 51 weeks ago. I suppose there always seems to be something more important to work on, like a new project.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished Jewelry Box</td></tr>
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I first saw this box, which was designed by Gary Rogowski, as one of the projects <a href="https://www.thewoodwhisperer.com/videos/jewelry-box-with-gary-rogowski/" target="_blank">the Wood Whisperer</a> did a video on. I also found that Gary wrote an article on this project for <a href="https://www.popularwoodworking.com/projects/jasmine-jewelry-box/" target="_blank">Popular Woodworking</a> back in 2011.<br />
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I thought it was a good looking box, and I wanted to see how much harder this box would be with a hand tool-only approach. Especially in my mini-shop that doesn't have all the workholding of my regular hand tool shop.<br />
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Part of the problem was talking The Frau into this design. She often responds with something I'm excited about building with a negative reaction about it's aesthetics. She didn't like the feet it sat on, and she really didn't like the handle that sat on top of the lid.<br />
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I tried to talk her into some alternatives, but finally decided to leave these elements out. (Today, she admitted that it might look nicer if it was elevated a little. I might have to put some feet on it after all.)<br />
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I think I avoided writing about this project here on Toolerable, because in the back of my mind my subconscious must have known that this is the kind of project I might not finish quickly. If at all.<br />
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The wood for this box was salvaged from a local dumpster. I wound up with more than 400 linear feet of paneling that someone ripped out of their old Spanish apartment. I was surprised to see that this smooth, white paneling was solid wood, and had a nice reddish color. I got some up the elevator to my 10th floor apartment, and discovered it is very fine ribbon sapele (<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "ddg_proximanova" , "ddg_proximanova_ui_0" , "ddg_proximanova_ui_1" , "ddg_proximanova_ui_2" , "ddg_proximanova_ui_3" , "ddg_proximanova_ui_4" , "ddg_proximanova_ui_5" , "ddg_proximanova_ui_6" , "proxima nova" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "segoe ui" , "nimbus sans l" , "liberation sans" , "open sans" , "freesans" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;"><i>Entandrophragma cylindricum</i>, I think)</span>.<br />
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I have no idea what I'm going to do with all this Golden Dumpster Wood. I think I probably have about 390 feet left.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "ddg_proximanova" , "ddg_proximanova_ui_0" , "ddg_proximanova_ui_1" , "ddg_proximanova_ui_2" , "ddg_proximanova_ui_3" , "ddg_proximanova_ui_4" , "ddg_proximanova_ui_5" , "ddg_proximanova_ui_6" , "proxima nova" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "segoe ui" , "nimbus sans l" , "liberation sans" , "open sans" , "freesans" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: left;"><i>Entandrophragma cylindricum</i>, ribbon sapeli from the dumpster.</span></td></tr>
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I found that the paint used for this paneling was no joke. I think there is some white filler, some primer, and some really, <i>really</i> difficult to remove paint on top of that. I found the best way to remove the paint was with paint stripper. I don't really like stripping paint if I don't have to, so I decided I'd try to leave the paint on the one side, wherever possible. I came up with the idea of using snakeskin as a lining for the bottom of the box, rather than paper or leather.<br />
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The lid was originally going to get a mirror, and I was going to leave the paint showing on the inside of the box. All that changed, by the way.<br />
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Now I'm ready for the joinery. I found out why you don't often see finger joints in hand built furniture. They are very difficult to get just right with hand tools. Dovetails are WAYYYY easier. Next time I make one of these, it will be with dovetail joints rather than finger joints.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cutting the finger joints by hand. It's surprisingly fiddly. A table saw would make this joint much easier.</td></tr>
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Once I got the carcass joints done, I decided I was going to fix the bottom with slips rather than inserting it in a rabbet. One reason is this paneling stock is a bit thinner than the recommended stock. It's only about 5/16" thick. I removed a little paint and glued the slips in. They work great.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drawer slips to secure the bottom.</td></tr>
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These aren't traditional slips, with a rabbet. I figured I could maximize the depth of the box if the bottom panel rested on the slips, and was secured with the inner dividing pieces. I rabbetted the underside of the panel to drop onto the slips.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was weird, but I needed to finish the dividers before gluing up the carcass.</td></tr>
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I had some real problems gluing this thin stock into panels without any proper clamps. I made some clamps out of scraps that finally worked for this, but between the bottom and the panel for the lid I must have re-laminated those panels at least ten times. Now we're good.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's frustrating when a panel comes apart after the joints are cut.</td></tr>
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The Frau LOVED the ribbon sapeli that I used for the bottom. I was going to line the bottom, but she asked that I finish it instead. I'm not so sure over the long run how happy she will be with that. I offered to observe how she uses the compartments and perhaps make some jewelry holding gizmos to go inside later.<br />
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In the meantime, I had all this cool snakeskin that I was going to use for that. Instead of lining the bottom, I lined the sides and used snakeskin to cover up the white sides of the box interior.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Applying snakeskin to the inside.</td></tr>
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With the box itself sorted, I figured I'd wait 40 weeks or so until I figured out a good way to do the breadboard ends with a 5/16" thick panel.<br />
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I finally settled on laminating two strips of sapeli together (why not? It's not like I'll run out during my lifetime!), having routed out the mortises from each half.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One is deeper than the other on purpose.</td></tr>
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Once the breadboard ends were done, It was easy enough to make the tenons. That is, with the exception that the panel kept delaminating!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grrr! At least I made it a bit oversize.</td></tr>
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Once the lid was assembled and pegged, I was able to cut the breadboard ends to finished length and apply my homemade BLO, shellac, and then my secret wax formula.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cutting to length. It would have really sucked if I screwed this up.</td></tr>
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I put some fancy Brusso hinges on it, and it's done.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An easy 51 week project.</td></tr>
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I'm really pleased with how all of the pegged joinery turned out. The secret to getting them to look good is using a dowel that is just a smidgen larger than the hole it is driven into. I used all bamboo skewers (thanks Greg!) and some bamboo dowels that came with a pair of The Frau's new shoes. It was some kind of contraption to keep the shoes looking nice during transport, and it happened to be just a tad thicker than 5 millimetres.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tight! Huh?</td></tr>
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Overall I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out.<br />
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More importantly, The Frau doesn't seem to hate it.Brian Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-47745982741438369792020-04-15T23:15:00.000+02:002020-04-15T23:15:01.247+02:00Union Manufacturing Company - an Interview With Robert Porter: Part IIYesterday I had the pleasure of conducting the first part of Toolerable's first interview ever with Robert Porter of the newly re-launched <a href="https://www.unionmfgco.com/" target="_blank">Union Manufacturing Company</a>. We had a nice chat about the history of Union, the company's current projects and the future of the company. It turns out he is a woodworker just like us, and has a passion for good tools that we can use. He seems to know his stuff about materials, Rockwell hardness, history, and much more.<br />
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;">“</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "facebookemoji" , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "apple color emoji" , "segoe ui" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">All rights reserved by the Union Manufacturing Company, Glenolden, PA USA” “Used with written permission”</span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </div>
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His first bench plane is an X Plane in the #1 size. Not the most useful of bench planes, but highly coveted by collectors. We discuss this plane, but if you would like to get on the pre-order list, only 100 will be made in this first batch, and at the time of writing there are still four that are available. I suggest sending him an email<a href="https://www.unionmfgco.com/contact" target="_blank"> from his website</a>, and tell him you read this interview. I think it is an outstanding value at $425.<br />
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<a href="https://toolerable.blogspot.com/2020/04/union-manufacturing-company-interview.html" target="_blank">Click here for Part I</a> of this interview.<br />
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All photos on this post are Robert Porter's, and used with his permission.<br />
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I conducted the interview with a chat program. I've edited it minimally. My comments are blue, and Robert Porter's are black.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">The new baby from Union!</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">8 months of development to date!</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Is it going to be similar to the older versions?</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Almost identical with one MAJOR change.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">The “A” stands for adjustable mouth.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Neat!</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">No 1 sized planes have never offered that feature.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">This will be a market first.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">The new X Series will also be addressing a few of the flaws the older X Series had.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">What about the rest of the plane. Are you using cast iron, or more modern materials?</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Traditional Gray Cast Iron.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">I’m not a fan of Ductile Iron. While it is more durable during a drop to the floor, it rusts with the simple touch of a finger print.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0.01in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">A fine woodworker is not likely to put their plane in a position to fall. Union is focused on these folks.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">The fine woodworker. Specifically the fine makers that are self-taught.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">That being said Union was always a middle market plane maker. That will not be forgotten going forward.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Is gray iron more difficult to cast? I wonder why you don't see many new tools using it?</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Marketing. In my opinion.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0.01in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Gray Iron is less available in general from foundries. Most don’t like working with it because it’s messy.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Gray iron dust is hard on machines. But the traditional nature of it to me personally outweighs the extra work to keep the dust off the machines.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">We are dedicated as a historically correct maker.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">And it looks awesome when it's old!</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">That it does.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Cool.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Millions of planes have survived 100+ years being made from gray iron. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">What's coming up down the line? Will you make other bench planes?</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">We have a new tool in development now that a patent will be applied for as well.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">We’ve made the bevel which sold out in weeks.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJX3ikNx5ofbQvJmHkDeh2YXkZyOkqIGENcjplC2GPD6YR2a0JyNzfOo0HGYxYOq0HQbP_YxnkUlFncwZk5Pry24hnHMdEdv8WoifZGUtRhsXUSkewXqNdzwO6i9_wNVKRJVha0cIrxJY/s1600/92584899_679244579495379_2677596746787323904_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJX3ikNx5ofbQvJmHkDeh2YXkZyOkqIGENcjplC2GPD6YR2a0JyNzfOo0HGYxYOq0HQbP_YxnkUlFncwZk5Pry24hnHMdEdv8WoifZGUtRhsXUSkewXqNdzwO6i9_wNVKRJVha0cIrxJY/s320/92584899_679244579495379_2677596746787323904_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">I noticed it wasn't available. The photos on your website make it look beautiful.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">The replacement parts supporting the older X Series planes are available.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">We also have two precision Squares being made now and have plans for a couple scrapers.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Scraper planes?</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Can’t go too deep into the details...... sorry.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="color: black;">😉</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Haha! You can't blame me for asking!</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Of course not.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Tell me about your plane blades.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Weird powdered metal, or what?</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">They are made from USA sourced certified O1 tool steel and hardened in Philadelphia, PA to a Rockwell rating of 61.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Perfect!</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Again as close to traditional as possible.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Newer isn't always better.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">The expression “they don’t make it like they used to” is dead with Union. We do.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Haha!</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">We also use manual machines as they would have used back in 1910.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYaU3W8_Qgq6ilTzH3ndSizo3p0oNbZOdMScL-0ALFF_gbNy6s2mK45dRjKNYGGg2wqpQVJ9glIN5XbFWOQ5kUNnABp0qTHMe_UCMpi5sXPp5WqAQsKJMcHzG2-evcl5VWoG4VNspbNfI/s1600/87418011_646717722748065_2435077419804131328_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYaU3W8_Qgq6ilTzH3ndSizo3p0oNbZOdMScL-0ALFF_gbNy6s2mK45dRjKNYGGg2wqpQVJ9glIN5XbFWOQ5kUNnABp0qTHMe_UCMpi5sXPp5WqAQsKJMcHzG2-evcl5VWoG4VNspbNfI/s320/87418011_646717722748065_2435077419804131328_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">The difference is electricity vs steam.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">There isn’t one CNC in our shop. We make each part manually.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">So tell me about your company now. Are you speaking the Royal We, or are there others there with you?</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">I have a very small crew. (As a way to keep prices down).</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Our head machinist is a 60+ year veteran DOD/ Precision machinist. Or as I call him “The Machine Whisperer”.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Most parts are made by either myself or Bill. (Mr. Whisperer!)</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Great! I was wondering how you bring back an old tool without the wealth of experience Union must have had at the time.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">My background is in design (specifically furniture) so I approach the design and development from a perspective of a user.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">You can’t always be the smartest guy in the room! I count on the knowledge of others.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">No one person at Union is “the boss”.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">It’s a Union of tool guys now.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="color: black;">🙂</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">That's always good. If you look at Stanleys, for example, many of the changes over the years were obviously intended to make manufacturing easier or cheaper. Same old story.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">The acquisition of Union was never intended to make me rich. It’s the effort of preservation.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">I’ll never get rich from Union. I’m more than ok with that. My reward is bringing back history and providing the best I can to others that live to woodworking life I have enjoyed since I was a child.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">And how is it that you wound up with this company?</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Legal maneuvering.... that’s as far as I can go on that matter.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Haha! Well, it's great to see it in the hands of someone who cares.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">It’s a dream for a collector of a brand to eventually own the brand they love. I’m living that dream.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Congratulations!</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">I owe the idea to my wife though.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">The smartest person I know by a mile.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">That's great!</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">I'm glad that you're able to bring it back. The more the merrier, I think.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Getting the company was hard. Keeping the legacy intact will be the hardest part. Making decisions that honor the original nature while staying profitable is tough. But I’m in that fight for the long haul.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Anything you'd like to add before we wrap this up?</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">If you have more questions later feel free to ask.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Thanks for your time!</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Off to make an X0A pattern now!</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>Brian Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-31847195711792796822020-04-14T23:15:00.003+02:002020-04-15T12:05:07.010+02:00Union Manufacturing Company - an Interview With Robert Porter: Part IToday I had the pleasure of conducting Toolerable's first interview ever with Robert Porter of the newly re-launched <a href="https://www.unionmfgco.com/" target="_blank">Union Manufacturing Company</a>. We had a nice chat about the history of Union, the company's current projects and the future of the company. It turns out he is a woodworker just like us, and has a passion for good tools that we can use. He seems to know his stuff about materials, Rockwell hardness, history, and much more.<br />
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;">“</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "facebookemoji" , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "apple color emoji" , "segoe ui" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">All rights reserved by the Union Manufacturing Company, Glenolden, PA USA” “Used with written permission”</span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </div>
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His first bench plane is an X Plane in the #1 size. Not the most useful of bench planes, but highly coveted by collectors. We discuss this plane, but if you would like to get on the pre-order list, only 100 will be made in this first batch, and at the time of writing there are still four that are available. I suggest sending him an email<a href="https://www.unionmfgco.com/contact" target="_blank"> from his website</a>, and tell him you read this interview. I think it is an outstanding value at $425.<br />
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All photos on this post are Robert Porter's, and used with his permission.<br />
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I conducted the interview with a chat program. I've edited it minimally. My comments are blue, and Robert Porter's are black. <br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Hello Robert, thanks for being patient with me!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">I <a href="https://fluencytogo.com/" target="_blank"> teach English online</a>, so I'm lucky enough that my work day hasn't really changed much due to the virus.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">But I had to keep my appointments.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Anyway....</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">About planes!</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Straight to the point. A point we both enjoy as it seems!</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Thanks for agreeing to be interviewed. This is actually the first interview I have ever conducted.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">So if it seems I am an amateur, it is because I am.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Ha. No worries.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">First, why not a little history about Union Manufacturing?</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">The company was founded in 1866. It was founded with $100,000 USD in capital. Which for the time was a lot of money. The company was founded to become an overnight premiere casting company. Which it did. The investors came from all walks and all social classes. From plant workers all the way to corporate executives at other manufacturing firms. From the likes of Stanley, Landers and Frary as well as Corbin.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">The name “Union” comes from the gathering or “Union” of those folks pitching in to make the company happen.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Mostly from New Britain, CT USA</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Typical for the time, I'm sure.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Well the original structure of multiple firms investing was a bit odd in that time.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">The tool Mecca.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Well Union was a bit of a quiet giant during its entire existence. I have always held a special place for firms like that. Very similar to Joseph Marples LTD in Sheffield.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">They had a way of influencing the tool world without being overly obnoxious.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">I tend to look past a company’s marketing hype and look at the products when I choose where I’ll spend my money.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Indeed. Until I started researching for this interview, I always thought they were a small plane maker chasing after Stanley, like so many others.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH6BvzJqPkIvSKBzCpApoUQ5PkI1yAHrKLGI_TWu754d_0jaZOI-0IfZ77ivM7qSdcv1Aup-oF6ZZ8wdSqTih1p0mmtTXDye5saFVbuWSgc4gThRXJlES1QF-b3aOg2utVOU_N1rx0qVMA/s1600/Type%252B1%252BUnion%252BNo%252B4%252Bwith%252BArched%252BLogo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="1000" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH6BvzJqPkIvSKBzCpApoUQ5PkI1yAHrKLGI_TWu754d_0jaZOI-0IfZ77ivM7qSdcv1Aup-oF6ZZ8wdSqTih1p0mmtTXDye5saFVbuWSgc4gThRXJlES1QF-b3aOg2utVOU_N1rx0qVMA/s320/Type%252B1%252BUnion%252BNo%252B4%252Bwith%252BArched%252BLogo.png" width="320" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Are you familiar with the tool-maker relationships in Sheffield England?</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">An </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">"all for one, one for all"</span></span></span></span></span> mentality.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">That was New Britain via Union.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Got it.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">A hinge per se.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Union was literally created as a support foundry that became a formidable force.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">It's interesting that you say that. I got a chance to meet |Tom Lie Nielsen once, and he said about Lee Valley and Veritas that they are the perfect kind of competitor to have: one that raises the bar in quality and performance, making woodworking better for everyone.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Tom has always had a positive attitude towards competition and what it does in general to the quality of modern tools. An exceptional attribute.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Union cast butt hinges, lathe chucks, dies, a punch press machine, levels...... the list is exhausting.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">How did you wind up with this company?</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Well, I’ve been researching the company for about a decade now and fell in love with the first X Plane I came across. It answered my complaints about other styles of planes. Love at first use.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">So as I became obsessed with the history and the offerings, I wanted more.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">What's so great about the X plane?</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Where do I start! 🤣🤣🤣</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Haha!.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">The two biggest things about the X Series that set it apart from every other commercially available plane are its strongest points.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Rigidity is HUGE for the X Series. Integral frogs are specifically designed to solve the age-old problem of chatter: a woodworkers biggest enemy.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">The rigidity is backed up by a thicker casting.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Then moving on the second monster in the room. The patented adjuster for depth.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIkogfv03RS013eib2qFBEjWp9BHwugfTwowbvYvCqW4FjtDiN_yhJYiVjGV8Ue7r3ZExi79ACfSSmqeRKcC88KtsD3k7MThpX80eBzYPMQnxSoeHrd_mVFvWchjAepBUuV4z2v6kyv4N/s1600/92707548_678560169563820_5907431429192548352_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIkogfv03RS013eib2qFBEjWp9BHwugfTwowbvYvCqW4FjtDiN_yhJYiVjGV8Ue7r3ZExi79ACfSSmqeRKcC88KtsD3k7MThpX80eBzYPMQnxSoeHrd_mVFvWchjAepBUuV4z2v6kyv4N/s320/92707548_678560169563820_5907431429192548352_o.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">The yoke and double lock nut on vertical post design is designed for absolute control over micro adjusting the depth.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="mid.$cAABa-Aa4OSd3qlRvSFxeQ8nxABBJ">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">I have to admit, I've never seen an X plane. Have they always had thicker castings?</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0.01in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Yes. They were always thicker.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0.01in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">As were the Union made irons.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">OK, I think that was unusual at the time for metal bench planes, right?</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">An example of bench plane blades. Stanley right Union left.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Wow.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Almost twice the thickness.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">A few makers seemed to believe in thicker bodies.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0.01in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">So no, I wouldn’t say it was unusual.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">One advantage to a thin blade, it's been said, is that it is faster to sharpen.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Micro bevel......</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="color: black;">😉</span></span></span></span></div>
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<div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0.01in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">It’s only a trouble if you’re attempting to sharpen the entire bevel every time.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">True.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="mid.$cAABa-Aa4OSd3qlhKM1xeRMB_vnaC">
<div style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0.01in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Additionally, you never want to wait until that much material must be removed before sharpening again.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="mid.$cAABa-Aa4OSd3qljahFxeROSKHsBq">
<div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0.01in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">A good common practice is to touch up your iron multiple times in a work day.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Most replacement irons available nowadays seem to be a bit thicker, and I find I still like to use them.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="mid.$cAABa-Aa4OSd3qllqf1xeRQi_gDGx">
<div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">I might only grind once a year, and touch up the rest of the time.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="mid.$cAABa-Aa4OSd3qlm4jVxeRRwUUeAb">
<div style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0.01in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">The thickness of the iron was odd during the early 1900’s in the US. Ohio Tool Co and Union were the pioneers there. Now all modern makers are doing it.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0.01in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Yet another area Union was ahead.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="mid.$cAABa-Aa4OSd3qlp93VxeRU2XgCy2">
<div style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">I'm familiar with Ohio. I love that those planes have a thick, tapered iron. Except they tend to be a little brittle, in my experience.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Correct.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<div dir="ltr" id="mid.$cAABa-Aa4OSd3qlsQr1xeRXIeNiL-">
<div style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0.01in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Union was the only non tapered iron in the US market that was as thick.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Their cap irons were a little different, too.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Which brings me to Unions cap irons. What is special about them?</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">A new Union blade, chipbreaker, and lever cap.</span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">There was a smaller amount of space between the area behind the irons cutting edge and the chipbreaker.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Less area to gather harmonics.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">The X Plane was all about harmonics reduction. The entire plane was designed to almost eliminate harmonics.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Harmonics lead to chatter.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">I can see that.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0.01in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">That’s why when you pick up a poorly tuned plane that cuts poorly it has a deeper harmonic note. A well tuned and designed plane makes more of a “wisp” sound.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Tighter harmonic wave length. Less inherent chatter as a result.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">A common misconception is that a plane is “cutting” with a standard angle frog. It is not. It’s cutting via a scraping action.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">If what you say about harmonics is true, a higher pitch would result in less movement during chatter, and a better result.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Being that the sound waves are closer together.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Correct</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">Think of the wave length like cutting edge movement. The larger the travel the more chatter.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">This is why a low angle plane (which is actually shearing the fibers) makes a completely different sound.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Yes. Or, you could think of it as the string on a bass moves a lot farther when vibrating than a string on a guitar.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">That makes a lot of sense. It's also why a standard plane can get such a smooth surface.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: #f5f5f5;"><span style="color: black;">During my years of studying planes I’ve had thousands pass through my hands. This is where my data comes from.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Some of Robert's plane collection.</span></td></tr>
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I'm sorry, you'll have to check back tomorrow for the rest of this interview. We talk about Union's newest plane and some of what they have planned in the future. You won't want to miss it!<br />
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See you tomorrow!Brian Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-29301012819703195672020-03-28T16:58:00.001+01:002020-03-28T16:58:54.123+01:00Me 'n' Her #9Her: Did you eat your orange?<br />
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Me: No. I was going to have a grapefruit, but I had donuts instead.<br />
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<br />Brian Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-40358101043098279382020-03-25T10:28:00.000+01:002020-03-25T10:28:54.414+01:00Belated Tool Review: Liogier Cabinet Maker's Rasp#stayathome<br />
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Heeding this hashtag is the best thing we can do at the moment to help curb the spread of the current pandemic. Unfortunately, staying at home is also crushing many small businesses. In my opinion, patronizing businesses that are still open is crucial to helping everyone get through this situation unscathed.<br />
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I think that boutique tool makers are at a high risk of shutting down. To do my part, I decided to order a new, fine grain modeler's rasp that I have been thinking about getting for several years.<br />
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I decided to get one directly from <a href="https://www.hand-stitched-rasp-riffler.com/en/" target="_blank">Liogier</a>, because about five years ago I got one of their cabinet maker's rasps, and I love it. I had planned on doing a review on my new modeller's rasp once it arrives, but I realized that I have never written about this cabinet maker's rasp. Here is my long-overdue review.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rasp came in a hard plastic case, which happens to be the perfect storage solution for me.</td></tr>
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I used to think that a rasp was a course, slow woodshaping tool that was probably only slightly more effective than a rusty butter knife. This was before I had ever tried a quality, hand-stitched rasp. I was able to try one at some point, and was hooked.<br />
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While looking for a rasp, Auriou was a French rasp maker that kept coming up. The Auriou rasps I've tried have all been very, very good, but at the time (2015) Liogier rasps were a little more in my budget. Liogier is also a French rasp maker that hand-stitches rasps. I figured I would give this one a try, and if I didn't like it, I could always get an Auriou.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I chose the base model 8" rasp in grain 11.</td></tr>
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I wasn't really sure what to order, so I ordered the biggest one that I thought I could afford, an <a href="https://www.hand-stitched-rasp-riffler.com/en/rape/11-fauteuil-ou-chaisiere-ou-cabinette.html#/437-main_d_utilisation-right_handed/20-range-traditional/25-taille-200_mm_8/7-grain-11" target="_blank">eight inch rasp in grain 11</a>. They have two different models, Traditional, which is what I ordered, and Sapphire, which sounds like it is heat treated to make the rasp stay sharp longer and resist rust.<br />
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I went with the Traditional, because I figured there was little point in sinking extra money into a tool if I didn't like it.<br />
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I was impressed with the rasp when it arrived. It looked awesome, felt sharp and had a comfortable wooden handle. I instantly realized that I didn't get some bargain knock-off attempting to look like a quality, well known tool. This was the real deal.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Purdy, ain't it?</td></tr>
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I was shocked when I put it to wood. Grain 11 is on the fine side of medium, but this rasp removes wood very aggressively, and leaves a surface that needs very little cleanup.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's a closeup of the teeth. The unevenness is what makes a hand-stitched rasp superior to a machine made one.</td></tr>
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I use this rasp whenever I have a curve that needs cleaning up after roughing the shape with a bow saw. It also works great for chamfers, and rounding over parts.<br />
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I tend to be rather tough on my tools, in fact most of you would probably be horrified if you were to peer into my tool chest. However, you will always find this rasp carefully stored in the plastic tube it came in. More than any other tool I own, I feel the need to keep this one nice, as it is by far my best rasp.<br />
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In fact, when I came to Spain to be with my wife on her temporary contract, I left this tool in my toolbox in Germany so nothing would happen to it. I love when I get an opportunity to use it, because every time it surprises me with how easy it is to use.<br />
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Therefore, I had no problem ordering another rasp from Liogier two days ago. I know it will be good. I recommend you get one, too.<br />
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For full disclosure, I am not affiliated with Liogier in any way. However, I have been in contact with <span class="im HOEnZb adL">Noël</span> Liogier. This was because I was having difficulty using my credit card on his site. It works now, but in the email conversation I asked how business was going during the lockdown in France. He said it was tough, because none of his retailers are making orders with him. He asked if I was on a forum or if I had a blog, if I would give him a shout-out, and I said I would be happy to.<br />
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If you have been thinking that you need a rasp, or any other woodworking tool for that matter, it might be important to place your order sooner rather than later. Your order may help a boutique tool maker stay in business and weather this storm.Brian Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-64327600118296361402019-11-22T20:17:00.000+01:002019-11-22T20:17:28.873+01:00A Tree With Connections Quercus suber L. - (The Sequel)<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><i>Quercus Suber L</i></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>A tree with connections</b><i> </i></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><i> (the sequel)</i></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The leaves and nut</td></tr>
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</i></span>A few posts ago, I wrote a few lines about the Cork Tree Quercus suber L. Because this is a "...woodworking blog..." (ish), there was a big flaw in my post. The wood itself. So I used that excuse and did a bit more of research, made a couple of projects, and took a few more photographs. So stick around.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The wood</td></tr>
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In Portugal, since the late 90's, due to habitats, local economic reasons, etc, the Cork tree has become more and more protected. So about the wood itself, I can only talk about what I read before my woodworking experience and my own projects. You cannot expect to just go to a sawmill and buy cork tree wood, but you can get pruned branches or very old trees that have fallen.<br />
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Back in the day, there were reports of using the wood for building tools, building small boats, kitchen utensils, turnings, and firewood.<br />
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Today, this hardwood is used raw for decorative purposes - as a stump. Tables are built with it, coasters, spinning spindles (the spindle part), turnings, mallets, carvings, firewood, etc.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of my early turning experiments - RIP 2015-2019</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A carving experiment from this year</td></tr>
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I could write about all the scientific research but in order to be brief and to prevent this from becoming dull, I'll stop writing and let you contemplate the images.<br />
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The color varies a lot as the images show.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I got you, readers, the lighter and the darker I could find.</td></tr>
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The cork as the bark, (due to lack of a better word) the skin and the wood itself. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">last but not the least the texture</td></tr>
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A big thank you to my host Brian.<br />
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Until next time,<br />
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AntónioAntóniohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10596922451161589842noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-14540999020473944532019-10-15T22:56:00.001+02:002019-10-15T22:56:53.263+02:00American Trestle Table - Part X - Finished. With VIDEOHooray! It's done!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finished table.</td></tr>
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This might seem like a slow moving project. It is. My <a href="https://toolerable.blogspot.com/2018/12/american-trestle-table-part-i-plan.html" target="_blank">first post of the idea</a> was from last Christmas vacation.<br />
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There were a few reasons this table took so long. The main one is I built it in Germany, when I live in Spain. We still own our place in Germany, and plan to go back there one day. In the meantime, we get back there every couple of months and I get a day or two to work on it. This time I had six or seven days to finish it.<br />
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The other reason it took longer than intended, is the wood for the base was changed from painted pine to American cherry. I love cherry, but it isn't quite as easy to work as pine. Also, I had to put a lot of brain power into matching wood grain for the laminations and stuff like that.<br />
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To start things off this time around I decided it was time to drawbore the leg assemblies together. After some testing, I decided to drive 13mm pegs into 1/2" holes. The measurments ensure that the peg is just a little oversize, and leaves a nice clean finish with no gaps.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making drawbore pegs with my Austrian dowel plate. Sorry, neighbors!</td></tr>
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I was a bit worried using cherry for these pegs, as cherry isn't traditionally a good wood for this. For strength, one should use oak, ash, or something that rives well. I decided to use cherry for aesthetic reasons.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Surprisingly, all seven attempts survived the dowel plates. I sorted them and the best four are on the left.</td></tr>
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This seemed to work out really well. Perhaps I was lucky. The slightly oversized pegs helped make good looking joints.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">13mm peg in 1/2" hole.</td></tr>
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This was the last of the joinery.<br />
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Pretty much.<br />
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The next job was the decorative job of adding chamfers to every edge that will be exposed. I used a block plane and a Stanley #2 for this job.They worked well. I then used scrapers to get to the corners not reachable by the planes. I paid extra attention to the ends of the feet and upper supports so the corners look right.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mock up after all the drawboring and chamfers.</td></tr>
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Now it's time to think about how to hold the top onto the base. I chose buttons, and you can read all you ever wanted to know about <a href="https://toolerable.blogspot.com/2019/10/solid-wood-buttons-by-hand.html" target="_blank">buttons in the last post</a>. What I didn't show was making the corresponding mortises in the base. Layout was important for this. I used a mortise gauge to mark one line 3/8" away from the edge, and another line about 7/16" above that. I then used a second marking gauge to mark the center point between the two lines.<br />
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My buttons are 1 1/4" wide, so I made my mortises about two inches long. I used a 3/8" brad point bit, and started the mortise by putting the brad point in the center line. Then it was just a matter of drilling out the waste, and cleaning up the sides with a chisel. I left the ends of the mortises round to save a bit of work.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cleaning up the sides of the mortise. </td></tr>
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Once I got the first two done, I used them to layout the rest.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This side done. I'll turn it over and do the other side.</td></tr>
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Once the mortises were complete, I could finish everything with a coat of tung oil. I'll let the oil cure for a couple months, and when I next see the table at the client's house I will give it a coat of my special paste wax.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Base is done.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's a shot showing the buttons installed.</td></tr>
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Now that the base is done there is not much to do to the top. It was one solid piece, after all. No need to laminate long boards together or anything like that. What a treat! Luckily Nils had the plank flattened by CNC before I bought it, so it was nearly ready.<br />
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The only thing I didn't like about it was there were some tension cracks in the middle where the figure was the strongest. I decided to mix up some epoxy with some brown tint to fill the cracks in.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Epoxy is dry. This seems to be an efficient way to remove most of the extra.</td></tr>
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By the way, epoxy with brown tint has the exact same consistency of chocolate syrup. I swear it smells like it, too.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is that same spot after card scraping and a coat of tung oil.</td></tr>
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After all the epoxy was flattened, I scraped the whole top. It didn't take long, and I'm impressed with how much more figure can be seen on a scraped top than when it had been sanded.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finished table.</td></tr>
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Overall I would have to say this was one of my favorite projects of all time. Mostly because of the single slab top, but I always wanted to make this style of table.<br />
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If I could do something over on this table, it would be to re-think the tusk wedges. They look great and were fun to make. The problem is one glaring flaw: if they ever come loose, the top will have to be removed in order to tap them home again. Perhaps I can make some wedges to mitigate this, but I would have to say that this style of trestle isn't ideal because of that.<br />
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It's not enough to ruin the table. Perhaps next time some wedges that tap in from the side would be more appropriate.<br />
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Lastly is this unusual video. I'm now back in Spain, and the client will pick up the table next weekend and drive it about 1 1/2 hours to it's new home. Just to make sure she would be confident in putting it together, I made a video explaining every possible thing I could think she would need to know in it's assembly. I added it to this post as I thought you might get a kick out of it.<br />
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Note: I'm not really cross-eyed. I used my phone to make the video, and it is hard not to look at the screen while filming. If I do more videos like this, I'll have to get used to looking at the spot where the camera is.<br />
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Note #2, I didn't really re-assemble this table after breaking it down. I taped everything in reverse order. I actually disassembled the table, and re-arranged the video clips to show it coming together. Only one screw has been in it's hole more than once. It was fun trying to think what I was going to say in the next segment so I didn't sound like an idiot saying everything twice.<br />
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Let me know if you like the video, perhaps I will do more in the future.<br />
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Here are links to all of the posts from this build:<br />
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<a href="https://toolerable.blogspot.com/2018/12/american-trestle-table-part-i-plan.html" target="_blank">Part I</a><br />
<a href="https://toolerable.blogspot.com/2018/12/american-trestle-table-part-ii-parts.html" target="_blank">Part II</a><br />
<a href="https://toolerable.blogspot.com/2018/12/american-trestle-table-part-iii-cutting.html" target="_blank">Part III</a><br />
<a href="https://toolerable.blogspot.com/2019/01/american-trestle-table-part-iv-notes.html" target="_blank">Part IV</a><br />
<a href="https://toolerable.blogspot.com/2019/03/american-trestle-table-part-v-legs.html" target="_blank">Part V</a><br />
<a href="https://toolerable.blogspot.com/2019/03/american-trestle-table-part-vi-rough.html" target="_blank">Part VI</a><br />
<a href="https://toolerable.blogspot.com/2019/03/american-trestle-table-part-vii-trestle.html" target="_blank">Part VII</a><br />
<a href="https://toolerable.blogspot.com/2019/03/american-trestle-table-part-viii-tusk.html" target="_blank">Part VIII</a><br />
<a href="https://toolerable.blogspot.com/2019/10/solid-wood-buttons-by-hand.html" target="_blank">Part IX</a>Brian Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-6523174682573823472019-10-14T10:37:00.001+02:002019-10-14T10:40:02.334+02:00American Trestle Table - Part IX - Solid Wood Buttons by HandOr: Practice Cutting Tenons While Making Buttons.<br />
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Modern technology has given us many ways to attach a table top to a base. Traditionally a table top is mounted to a table base using buttons, which allows for seasonal wood movement very elegantly. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A button that holds on a table top.</td></tr>
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Making buttons with a table saw is easy, but you either have to use plywood for a strong button, or make a million extra cuts into the end grain in order to make the grain go front to back. You might be tempted to do a quick and dirty job with a piece of solid wood, but if the grain goes side-to-side, your buttons will break and your top won't be mounted for long.<br />
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I suggest you go ahead and try it with hand tools. It isn't that much more difficult, and I think the extra time used doing it this way can be justified: making buttons this way practices skills you will need in cutting tenons by hand - one of the most difficult jobs to do with hand tools. I have decided that next time I make a table, I'll make the buttons before doing any of the mortise and tenon joinery as a refresher course.<br />
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What is a button? It's just a little block of wood with a tab. The block is screwed to the table top and the tab goes in an elongated mortise on the base.<br />
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They can be any size, but making them consistent means you don't have to fit each button to an individual mortise on the base. Mine are 3/4" thick and 1 1/2" long, with a 3/8" tab (3/8" notch) that is 1/2" long. The width can be anything from probably 3/4" on up. Mine are 1 1/4" wide, because that's how thick the board that I sawed them from was.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sawing 3/4" button stock from a 5/4 board.</td></tr>
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Make your stick as perfectly as you can. This is good practice. It's not the end of the world if your buttons are different thicknesses, but other parts of your table might need more precision. This is a perfect opportunity to practice thicknessing stock by hand.<br />
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Once your stock is ready, plane chamfers that will be on the outside of the button. Making these two chamfers now will make your buttons look more consistent than if you do them at the end. There are a total of five chamfers that I made on my buttons, and the two main ones were done at this stage. <br />
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There is only one thing on a button that needs to be relatively precise, and that is the distance from the table top to the underside of the button's tab (in my case, 3/8"). Accurate layout is key. set a marking gauge to 3/8", and register it from the bottom side of the button. Even if your buttons wind up being slightly different thickness, this measurement will ensure all the buttons hold your table top on nice and tight. Set this marking gauge aside and do not adjust it again until all of your buttons are completed.<br />
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The very first button has the cross cuts marked with a ruler and a marking knife. After that, use this first button to mark the others so they all are the same.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Accurate layout is the key.</td></tr>
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Accurate saw cuts are now important. One trick to assist is to make a little trench in the waste with a chisel. A crosscut saw now will track in that trench making this cut a breeze. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Notice that my "trenches" go opposite ways. I'm only carving away the waste.</td></tr>
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Only make the crosscut for the tab at this point. Leave the button attached to the rest of the stock. This will help in removing the waste for the tab.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A saw tracks in this notch very nicely. </td></tr>
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Once the crosscut is made, just like a tenon, remove the waste.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sawing the waste.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alternatively, split the waste. Paul Sellers has a nice YouTube video on how to do this.</td></tr>
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Once the tab is done, then you can cut the button to length. In reality, the button will work no matter how ugly this crosscut is. However, try to do your best work for practice. Making a crosscut perfectly square is difficult, and a good skill to have.<br />
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If you choose, you can clean up the back of the button with a shooting board. Here also is where you finish the chamfers: three on the backside of the button. This will leave a rounded surface on every corner that could be touched once the button is installed.<br />
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Regardless, take time now to square up the crosscut on the remaining bit of the stick. The rest of our buttons will come from this stick, and a square tab end will aid in looking neat (but is not strictly necessary).<br />
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Now we have a button that only needs a hole for the screw. The hole should be a little larger than the screw threads, so a screw can be pushed through the hole freely. I used counter sunk screws, so I added a countersink for the screw head to sit flush, and a tiny countersink on the table top side just to clean up the surface and ensure a stray fiber doesn't get in the way of the button seating flush to the table top.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My hand-powered countersink.</td></tr>
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All that needs to be done now is to repeat the process for as many buttons as you'll need. I made twelve for my table, which is overkill.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Do they really need to look exactly the same? No, but making them this way builds many skills that are needed for other things.</td></tr>
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To mount the table top, I made mortises in the corresponding parts of the table, drilled pilot holes in the top (ensuring not to drill all the way through), and screwed them in. <br />
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I think that solid wood buttons add a little flair to a boring part of the project. No one will ever comment on them, but you know they are there and that they were done right. I think the biggest benefit to using them is the skills you will hone. Face it: no one likes to practice things like tenons in scrap. Here you can practice making a dozen tenons exactly the same, and use the offcuts for a practical part of your project.Brian Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-20740939722293023972019-10-06T21:10:00.000+02:002019-10-06T21:10:05.678+02:00A Tree with Conections Quercus suber L <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">A <span lang="en-GB">Tree</span> with Conections</span></div>
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Since I was a young boy, I’ve always seen “sobreiros or chaparros” (portuguese name for cork oak trees) around. Being a Mediterranean kind of tree it can be seen all around the country - Portugal. It’s only when traveling south that you can see vast areas of woodlands where the cork tree is predominant. It’s called “Montado”.</div>
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I must ask you to forgive me, I’m being rude. Let me introduce myself.</div>
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Hello, my name is António. I’m from Portugal. As you may guess by now, Brian invited me to write a bit about cork trees. (I’ll send the money later Brian).</div>
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I’m lucky enough to live in a very tiny hamlet surrounded by woodlands. Some times it is quite scary because of how common forest fires are. During my morning walks with our crazy dog Luna, I like to talk to trees and take a few pictures. This summer I got lucky, some of the trees got undressed. It was the strip for the decade... (pause for reflection)<br />
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Nothing dirty I’m afraid. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just a couple of days after the stripping</td></tr>
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<span lang="en-GB">You </span>see, the cork oak tree bark was “harvested.” That only happens to trees that are over 25 years old, and only once a decade. How do they keep track? Quite simple, a bit of white paint.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Defying gravity with a big burl</td></tr>
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No matter how many times I see it, it still amazes me. Taking a big chunk of the tree’s bark by hand with a special kind of hatchet (no pictures this time) and the tree’s fine with that for the next 150 to 200 years.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The little bush is a baby cork oak tree in the foreground</td></tr>
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The APCOR (Portuguese Cork Association) data reports that 33% of the cork bark worldwide production is located in Portugal and growing every year. A great deal of industry is reliant on the obvious and humble cork, such as insulation for construction, electronics, shoe industries, fashion industries (wallets, purses), even umbrellas, which are made out of cork because of the natural waterproof properties and natural fire resistance. The areas of Montado are simbiotic to other plant species, wild animals and small live stock like black pigs, goats or sheep that provide lovely and smelly tree food…</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The same tree before and after the stripping.</td></tr>
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Last but not the least, the connection… Only when I began my woodworking journey did I discover that the cork tree is an oak cousin. It’s a thin one but they both belong to the<i> Fagaceae </i><i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">family!</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In case you want to dig in a bit deeper, there are a couple of links in english:</span></span></i></div>
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<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_suber"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_suber</span></span></a></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">https://www.apcor.pt/en/media-center/statistics/</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Until next time,</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Cheers to you all! </span></span></i> </div>
<style type="text/css">p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 115%; }a:link { }</style>Antóniohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10596922451161589842noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-21086278938123503682019-08-30T17:44:00.000+02:002019-08-30T17:44:57.446+02:00Boarded Book CaseI recently got back from a trip to the US, and I have to write a catch-up blog or two. I made a couple of things there and I think I should blog about them.<br />
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This, however, isn't one of those blogs.<br />
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Right before I left, I was commissioned to build a boarded book case. I just finished it and I think it turned out very well.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished book case. I wish I could take better pictures of it. None of the pics I have seem to do it justice.</td></tr>
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The client needed a bookshelf for his children's books. He gave me the measurements of his biggest books, and I came up with the design for this particular piece. I borrowed heavily from Christopher Schwarz's boarded book case in the Anarchist's Design Book.<br />
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I decided to make it about 80 cm wide and about 91 cm high (why not?).<br />
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I used some of my favorite plastic-wrapped laminated pine from the home center. I really like the stuff here because it is a good quality, and the laminations always are full-length. There are no end-to-end laminations in this stuff. Also, I can usually find boards that are mostly straight and have few knots.<br />
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Since it was intended to be used with kids, I borrowed one of my wife's pot lids from the kitchen to lay out a roundover on the top front edges. If I forget to mention it later, I cut it out with my Dick saw, clamped the pieces together, and cleaned everything up with a spokeshave and a rasp.<br />
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I started this project out by cutting the boards to length according to my cut list. Then I went to work on the dadoes.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I cut dadoes with my Dick saw, chop the waste out roughly with a chisel, then finish them with a router plane.</td></tr>
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A while back I bought an old Record 071 rabbet plane from eBay. I've generally been happy with it, but there was a little crack in the very edge of the blade that prevented me from getting it as sharp as I'd like. While I was in the US I picked up a set of Veritas replacement blades. It turns out they fit perfectly by dropping them in. I was able to sharpen the regular wide flat blade with no trouble to a very sharp edge.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">I would recommend this upgrade to Lee Valley blades if you can.</span></td></tr>
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Once that was done, I drilled pilot holes and temporarily screwed the book case carcass together with some cheap screws.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The idea behind using screws here is to replace them with Roman nails after I paint, for an even paint job.</td></tr>
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I made a slight design change here from what was in the book. Instead of making 1/2" rabbets for the back boards to be inset, I used the same 3/4" laminated pine boards for the back, nailed flush rather than inset. My thought was it would give me an extra 3/4" of depth on the shelves.<br />
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Plus, it was easier.<br />
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In theory.<br />
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It turns out that once I got to this point, I realized the boards I had for the back were about a half inch to an inch too short. If I nailed them flush with the top of the bookcase, there was a gap before the board got to the bottom shelf. Ooops!<br />
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To fix this I decided to glue and screw a backer to the cross-rail that I had already inset into the top of the case. It was about half the width of that cross rail, so the back boards now go from that extension all the way beyond the bottom shelf so it looks just fine.<br />
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As an added benefit, there is a lot less endgrain showing on the top of the case now. Only a little on the sides that has been painted.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gluing my necessity-invented backer extender thingie.</td></tr>
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I didn't bother ripping the back boards to width before I nailed them on with no glue. I centered them the best I could, then I ripped the extra off after it was nailed on.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I planed all the sticky-out parts flush with the carcass.</td></tr>
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Since the back boards don't go all the way to the bottom, I decided that I would count this as a feature: it leaves a little space so the shelf can be pushed up against the wall without having to muck with the baseboards. To make it look right, I just trimmed a triangle shape on the bottom so it looks like a 45 degree cut from the side.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This leaves room for baseboards.</td></tr>
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I left gluing the toe-kick for last. I actually forgot to account for this piece when buying wood, so I had to use a piece of scrap pine that I pulled out of a dumpster. The color on it was far different than the rest of the piece, so I painted it before gluing it on.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gluing on the toe-kick. Once it was clamped up, I drilled pilot holes and nailed it from the side.</td></tr>
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One thing I did before gluing on the toe-kick was to put two coats of a commercial chalk paint on the sides. I lightly sanded it with a maroon scrubby pad after each coat, to keep everything nice and smooth.<br />
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Once the paint was on, I could replace the screws with Roman nails. The large heads of these nails cover up any evidence of the screws.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Putting a nail in a screw-hole.</td></tr>
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I don't always do the screw before nail trick. It does add a little time, and one also risks really messing up the paint job with an errant hammer blow. These dents can be fixed on bare wood a lot easier. That is, as long as they aren't too bad.<br />
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Luckily I only had one French mark on this case, and it wasn't too severe. If my client doesn't read this blog, he will never know.<br />
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All that was left at this point was to chamfer the sharp bits and add a coat or two of BLO.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I used a block plane for the chamfers.<br />
It was easy enough that I didn't really have a problem on this round part.</td></tr>
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Once everything was done, I applied BLO with a paint brush, let it sit a few minutes and then wiped it down with paper towels. I started on the inside and did the painted parts last.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The oil really put a nice finish on this chalk paint.</td></tr>
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This chalk paint covered nicely in one coat with no need for a primer. I used two coats, however, just to make sure that I wouldn't rub through the paint during this stage.<br />
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I slathered oil on the nails and everything. I would only suggest not to rub the paint too hard as some of the paint does come up once it's been drenched in oil. After wiping the oil down, my towels had plenty of paint on them.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I put some paint on my carved detail, but didn't bother with painting the back.</td></tr>
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After the oil is on, the shelf looks really good. I decided to have the client come over and take a look at it before I bother to wax this piece. Wax can go right over the BLO after a week or so when it is cured. It probably could go on it after a day.<br />
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I think it turned out well, and I am glad I spent the time to make every little joint the best that I could. This book shelf isn't perfect, by any means, but I was happy to sign my name on it. Hopefully the client will get many years of enjoyment from it.Brian Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-73379653941571847112019-05-26T19:15:00.000+02:002019-05-26T22:21:59.460+02:00Light Clamps for CheapskatesRight now I am using some of my Golden Dumpster Wood to make a <a href="https://www.popularwoodworking.com/projects/jasmine-jewelry-box/" target="_blank">Jasmine Jewelry Box</a>, designed by <a href="http://www.northwestwoodworking.com/" target="_blank">Gary Rogowski</a>. The wood is 3/8" sapele (<a href="https://www.wood-database.com/sapele/" target="_blank"><i>Entandrophragma cylindricum</i></a>) that I got out of a dumpster. It has some really stubborn paint on one side, so I decided to try to build the box while leaving the paint on. Kind of use it as a feature.<br />
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The jewelry box was obviously intended to be made using some machine tools, since it is suggested to use box joints. I don't have machines. In fact, I don't even have a proper bench! This should be fun.<br />
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I'll write more about the jewelry box in a follow-up post, as what you really came to this blog post was to learn about my clamps that I made.<br />
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Well, here they are:<br />
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This looks like a hot mess, but it is doing it's job perfectly. If I had been smart and used dovetail joints instead of box joints, I would have only needed to clamp the box in one direction. Box joints have to be clamped in two directions to make sure all of the joints are tight.<br />
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I'll be honest about the reason I made these clamps: I would have bought some, but there were none in my area that were long enough. I would have even ordered them online and waited a day or two for delivery, but clamps are expensive. I would have spent at least 80 Euros for some quality clamps new, and I didn't really want to wait for some to become available in Spain on eBay.<br />
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With none to buy locally, and spending eighty bucks and waiting a few days for them online, I looked to making my own.<br />
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I found two good videos on YouTube about making bar clamps: one by <a href="https://youtu.be/rlehVLUrPPE" target="_blank">Izzy Swan</a>, and one by <a href="https://youtu.be/bTmpLE2Vwjk" target="_blank">Shannon Rogers</a>. Rather than doing what I did, you are better off building clamps like theirs.<br />
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Shannon and Izzy's clamps both are adjustable and are much more heavy-duty than these. I took inspiration from those videos for mine, and I suppose if I want to use them again for something, I can drill more holes.<br />
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I need some light clamps for a quick and dirty glue up. Let's get started!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I pulled this oak out of the Golden Dumpster, too. It's a little over 1/2" thick oak skirting.</td></tr>
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First I pulled some of my reclaimed skirting off my pile. A chunk about three feet long ought to do for the short side of my box. I do have one F clamp that will work for the other end of the short side. We'll figure out if this clamp can be made to work before I make any more.<br />
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I needed a dowel for the clamps. I happened to have a couple of broom handles that I bought a while back that should be perfect. I thought they were about 7/8" in diameter, so I bought a 22 mm spade bit from the local Chinese Crap store for about 3.20 Euros.<br />
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I used my electric drill (I think it is my only power tool I have here in Spain) to drill holes with space between them a little longer than the length of the clamp I needed.<br />
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So far, so good.<br />
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Well, it turns out the broom handle was quite a bit bigger than the hole, so I used a gouge to whittle down the dowels to fit in the holes. It was a bit of effort, but I got them all to fit snugly.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prototype #1.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All the dimensions are just right.</td></tr>
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I didn't feel like whittling four more pegs down like that, so I went back to the Chinese Crap store, and they had a 25mm spade bit for 1.50 Euros. Perfect.<br />
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It turns out that the holes the 25 mm bit gave me were a bit oversize, but that didn't matter. Once the wedges are in, everything should hold nicely.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue Tape use #974, keeping dowels from dropping through.</td></tr>
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I now have three "clamps" that should work just fine for gluing up box joints. The fourth side will be clamped with my F clamp. No need to do any more work than absolutely necessary.<br />
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The only thing missing is some wedges. I sawed eight wedges out of some scrap that I had laying around, and lined one face of each with packing tape so they won't stick to my jewelry box during glue up.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wedges? We don't need no stinking wedges! Well, maybe we do.</td></tr>
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Since the box joints all sit a little proud, my idea was to put a wedge on the long grain of each box joint with the hope that it would put pressure right where it was needed to close up the joints.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I did a dry, test clamp to make sure everything would work as I hoped..</td></tr>
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Everything looks good, so all that's left is the real thing. I slathered hide glue on all of the box joints, snugged them up with hand pressure the best I could, dropped the bottom of the box in to keep everything square during glue up, and went to work with the wedges.<br />
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It all went pretty well. I wound up putting the wedges on opposite sides where I had two, and on the long ones I put the wedges on the inside.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clamp in place with wedges.</td></tr>
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With a little effort (and some cursing), everything tightened up as much as it needed to.<br />
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I think it would have worked better if I had made a flat on the dowel for the wedges, as every time I whacked a wedge with the hammer the whole clamp moved a little. Or, perhaps using two wedges together so it eliminates any lateral forces.<br />
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Tomorrow I'll take the box out of the wedges, and I'll see how I did. From what I can see now, all the joints are nice and tight.<br />
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I figure I've saved 75.30 Euros making these clamps. Perhaps they will come in handy again later.<br />
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Good luck if you try making clamps like this, I'd love to see them. (Believe it or not, #ghettoclamp had entries on Instagram on it before I posted!)Brian Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-58157778897981610722019-05-22T13:02:00.002+02:002019-05-23T12:23:14.161+02:00 Making Try-Squares for Woodworking (by Rex Krueger) <div>
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<b>Why bother? </b><br />
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Good question. A high-quality
square is only a mouse-click away, so why build your own? For one thing, building is cheap. Really good squares from a company like
Starrett are breathtakingly expensive.
More affordable squares are often a bit out of square and once you get
involved in a draw-filing and calibrating your brand new square, you might as
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Also, all-wood squares are a joy in the hand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They’re weightless.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Seriously; you might forget you’re holding
one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is hard to believe if you’re
used to clunky commercial squares, especially ones with cast metal stocks, but
these are heavy, clumsy tools covered in sharp corners and angles that will
ding your work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A wooden square will
give you no such trouble.<o:p></o:p></div>
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But wait, can something made of wood really be accurate
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layout tools, but they’re great for woodwork.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Do they drift out of true over time?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Yeah, but only a tiny bit and they’re very easy to square up again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And if you’re still not sold, knocking
together a few squares is a fine little skill-builder, and if you use scraps
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The wood.</h3>
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This part matters, but it’s nothing to obsess over. Pick some straight-grained, dry hardwood;
something that’s been in your shop for a long time. The traditional wood is mahogany, but I’ve
got better things to do with such expensive timber. I recently made a large square from poplar
and a smaller one from walnut and maple.
The long part of your square (often called the “blade,” “rule,” or
“tongue”) is ideally made from quarter-sawn stock, but I wouldn’t obsess over
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The rule is generally about ¼ inch thick.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thinner is also fine, but anything thicker is
likely to be clumsy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I usually find
something a bit thicker than the width of my ¼” chisel and then plane it down
until the two match exactly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The stock
should be about three times as thick as the blade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For length, the ratio of blade to stock is
usually 3:2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So a 15 inch blade would be
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Like everything else in woodworking, there are many ways to
skin this cat. To join the stock and the
blade, you might use a half-lap, a tiny mortise-and-tenon, or the joint Chris
Schwarz demonstrated on The Woodwright’s Shop: an elegant little mortise
combined with an open bridle joint. This
last one is surely the most secure option, but it’s also difficult to
execute. For my own work, I prefer a
simple bridle joint stabilized with pins.
For my larger square, I cut a small notch into the blade that could
register into the stock below the bridle joint.
This notch adds bearing surface and stability while also giving you a
surface that you can easily trim while tweaking the square for…squareness.</div>
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Cutting the joint is straightforward.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Set a mortise gauge to the width of your
chisel, center it on your stock, and run your lines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Saw down close to the baseline with a back
saw and then chop out the waste with the chisel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stay away from your baseline during the
chopping phase and then trim down to it carefully.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Depending on how good your sawing is, you may
need to clean up the inside walls with a paring chisel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While making my last square, I did quite a
bit of chiseling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It still came out
nicely.<o:p></o:p></div>
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If you’d like an even more basic approach, you can take a
large piece of thin stock, cut it into four pieces, and then laminate them
together to mimic the hand-cut bridle joint.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If you don’t feel skilled enough to accurately cut such a small joint
and you prefer to go the laminated approach, don’t feel bad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a totally legitimate way to make a square.<o:p></o:p></div>
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However you make your square, I suggest pinning the joint
for stability.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For my larger, poplar
square, I used bits of bamboo chopstick, which were free, perfectly round, and
extremely strong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For my smaller and
fancier square, I used some ¼” brass rod I had laying around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brass and walnut go extraordinary well
together, but any old wooden dowel will get the job done.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Truing Up</h3>
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If you already own a reasonably accurate square (even a
cheap speed-square), then I suggest gluing up your shop-made squares around
this reference surface. If you’ve already
got a good 90° angle sitting around, then there’s no reason to reinvent the
wheel. A nice shelf-corner or bit of
sheet-goods with factory edges will work just as well.</div>
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Once your square is out of the clamps, place the beam
against a known, true edge and strike a line along one side of the beam.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Flip the square 180°, line it up with the
mark you just made, and strike another line.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>These two lines should be exactly parallel to one another.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you’re very lucky, they will look like one
line.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If not, then you’ll easily be able
to see which direction your beam is leaning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You can generally correct the offending edge by planing or chiseling
away a tiny bit of material at one end and then blending the whole edge
together with a file or sandpaper on a block.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Make sure to repeat this process with both the edges of your beam.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Once you’ve finished, scrape or sand the whole thing and
apply a film finish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I used shellac, but
polyurethane and lacquer are also good choices.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>A hard finish will keep for square looking clean and will limit seasonal
movement.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Will my square stay true forever?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Nope.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But neither
will your commercial squares.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I stopped
using my vintage try-squares when I tested them using the above method and
found that all five of them were off (and not by a little bit, either).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All squares move over time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At least the ones you make yourself are quick
and easy to fix.<o:p></o:p></div>
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For more information on shop-made squares, check out my
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AepJXBxOcpk">Youtube video</a> and the free <a href="https://www.rexkrueger.com/articles/2019/5/22/tip-sheet-make-your-own-try-squares" target="_blank">Tip Sheet</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
also have <a href="https://www.rexkrueger.com/store/plans-shop-made-try-squares" target="_blank">plans</a> for two shop-made squares available on my <a href="https://www.rexkrueger.com/" target="_blank">website</a>.<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-39362950779823693922019-05-22T12:23:00.000+02:002019-05-22T13:21:19.956+02:00Large Try SquareI need a large try square. I really like the look of the try square Chris Schwarz built based on the <a href="https://blog.lostartpress.com/2013/08/22/benjamin-seaton-squares-in-old-mahogany/" target="_blank">try squares from Benjamin Seaton</a>. He wrote an article for Popular Woodworking that you can buy with how he did it, but I thought I could figure it out and put my own touches on it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the finished square.</td></tr>
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I realized I needed a bigger square when I went to cut a panel down to size that is about 16" x 12". My little six inch combination square just wasn't accurate enough.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the only square I have here.</td></tr>
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I started to think of Jonas, and the fact that he doesn't think you should build a tool in order to finish a project. (He later told me he probably would have just used a piece of paper as a square.)<br />
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By and large I agree with him, but I figured if I made an accurate tool that looked nice, I would probably be able to keep it and use it for years to come.<br />
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I recently pulled an awful lot of awesome wood out of the Golden Dumpster. More than 100 linear meters of flat, 3/8" sapelle boards that are 3 1/2" wide and about six and a half feet long. Perfect for the blade of this square. The only problem being that one side is covered in white paint. I used paint stripper and then a card scraper to clean up the wood, and wound up with a blade about 5/16" thick, 3 1/4" wide and 17" long. For some reason this stuff is extremely difficult to plane, so I just left it at that, skipping the original tapered blade detail from Benjamin Seaton's squares.<br />
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The stock I chose was from an abandoned project of a plane build. Maybe I'll get back to that build someday. I have plenty more wood. This blank was already squared up and measured 1 1/4" x 2 1/4" x 11" or so. The only defect being that I had used a marking knife to lay out the angles for the plane I was working on before. I decided to leave those marks on the plane to remind me of where this wood came from. Oh, by the way, before it was going to be a plane, it was a stair rail that I found in the Golden Dumpster last year.<br />
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I didn't use any specialty tools for this build, except perhaps my new Veritas skew rabbet block plane that I got from Goerge. That plane wasn't necessary. One could use any old plane for the chamfers, but it's new, I have it, and it worked great.<br />
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I don't have a 5/16" mortise chisel here, so I decided to hog the waste out with an 8mm drill bit in my eggbeater drill. I marked where I was going to drill on each side, drilled three holes about half way, flipped the board over and drilled the rest of the way.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starting the mortise.</td></tr>
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Once that's done, I just went at the rest of the waste with a 3/4" bench chisel until I was all the way through.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I started in the middle, and worked my way out.</td></tr>
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Pretty soon I had a decent looking Domino hole.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still needs some tweaking.</td></tr>
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I used the 3/4" chisel and a 1/4" chisel to clean up the shoulders.<br />
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I used my Dick saw (Ryoba) to cut the bridle joint on the top. This was way easier than I imagined it would be. Careful layout defined where to cut, then I just dropped the saw down to my mark. To get the waste out, I just chopped straight down to sever the fibers, then went in from the end to split out the waste, little by little.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nibbling away the bridle joint.</td></tr>
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Next I routed out a small bit with a chisel to connect the two joints. This is not critical, but it should make for a cleaner look. The cut away part on the blade will sink below the level of the stock so there is no chance to see a gap.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This part doesn't have to be deep. I think this is somewhere between 1/8" and 1/4"</td></tr>
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Now comes the fiddly part. I think a sloppy joint here would be easier, and it would hold just fine, but I wanted the visible part on the back to look really clean. It basically took me a whole day of fettling, but I finally got the blade to slide in without too much force.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Halfway there.</td></tr>
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Strangely enough, even when I got the blade to seat all the way, I had to continue fiddling with it. Every little hang up in this mortise is an opportunity for the joint to through the blade out of square.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perfect fit.</td></tr>
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One shouldn't use the inside of a wooden square because it is difficult to true up. I, however, wanted the inside to be as close to square as I could get it on the glue up. All that time fettling the joint paid off, as once there were no tight spots, the inside corner was dead-nuts on 90 degrees. And, it stayed put during the glue up.<br />
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Before I glued it up, I cleaned up all the surfaces, added some nice chamfers to the non-precision areas, and put a roundover that I laid out with a five Euro cent coin. Once I was happy, I glued it up with hide glue and added a c-clamp to the bridle joint.<br />
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After it set, I removed the clamp, cleaned up the squeeze out, planed the back flat and added a couple of cosmetic wedges to make the joints look better. <br />
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Linseed oil and soft wax was applied, and I was almost done. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm pretty proud of these joints.</td></tr>
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All that is left is to tune the square. I mentioned that the inside corner wound up perfectly, but I think I'll not rely on that angle except for double checking and rough layout. The outside edge can be tuned to a very high tolerance.<br />
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It's easy.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Checking for square.</td></tr>
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Just draw a line with the square, flip the square over and check how close the square is to the line. This square wound up being a little off. I suspect the joint caused the wood to move a little, throwing that outer edge out of square.<br />
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No biggie, a few swipes with a plane and check it again. I soon had an edge that is very, very close to perfect.<br />
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I look forward to using this try square. It makes me happy to look at it. It should last me many years. If it goes out of square, it is a simple thing to tune it again like I did this first time.<br />
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Here's some detail shots:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That little rabbet made this joint look very tight.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I wanted to practice this round over for a plane build.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perspective. </td></tr>
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What a fun little square to make. Let me know if you make one, I'd love to see it.<br />
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Next up: a famous celebrity will make a guest post about squares. You'll love it!Brian Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-82441773076346601762019-05-08T18:57:00.000+02:002019-05-08T18:57:32.991+02:00Box for a New Oil StoneI recently bought a new natural oil stone that I really like. I thought it might be good to make a box to keep it in.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oil stone box.</td></tr>
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After a little searching on the old YouTube, I came across<a href="https://youtu.be/-62acG8vpqY" target="_blank"> a video with Bill Carter</a> making a traditional box for an oil stone. It's a brilliant little series of short videos, and he made it look easy enough for me to do.<br />
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I had the perfect leftover cutoff of golden dumpster wood: a section a little less than two feet long. In a previous life it was a handrail from a stairwell. I liberated as much of the handrails as I could along with a bunch of the stair treads. It's weird to me that this kind of thing winds up in a dumpster, but good for me. I suspect this wood is <a href="https://www.wood-database.com/sapele/" target="_blank">sapele</a> (<i>Entandrophragma cylindricum</i>), but I don't really know.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden Dumpster wood.</td></tr>
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I planed the board until all the finish was removed, except the stuff on the round overs which will disappear once I chamfer everything at the end. Once it was uniform width and thickness along the whole length, I measured and cut it in the middle to get the largest pieces I could: in this case 11 1/8 inches in length.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I planed the board down until the groove disappeared. <br />
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My new Stay-Set 4 1/2 did a fine job with this.</td></tr>
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I laid the stone on the board to mark the cavity. This stone, like most natural stones, was not uniform in width and thickness. It is close, but once it's done the stone will only go in the box one way.<br />
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Bill used a big mortise chisel in his video to excavate the sides of his cavity. This worked well for him. I found that a regular bench chisel doesn't really do that job as well, so I went with a 10mm brad point bit in my tiny little eggbeater drill instead. This seemed to work just fine.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I used a piece of blue tape as a depth stop.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I used the 10mm bit to drill holes all around the periphery of the cavity.</td></tr>
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To hog the rest out, I used a gouge. I like the gouge for purposes like this because it removes a lot of wood fast just like a scrub plane. It works with or perpendicular to the grain, and does it giving you a lot of control.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I started at one end and moved back.</td></tr>
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Once I got close to the bottom, I pulled out my router plane. This tool provided a quick way to smooth the bottom and get to the correct depth.<br />
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I found using the front shoe on this open mouthed router plane to be critical for this job. The Lie-Nielsen #71 doesn't have one. A #71 1/2 with the closed throat would do a fine job, too. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Easy peasy as long as the front shoe is level with the sole of the plane.</td></tr>
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Incidentally, I used half the thickness of the stone to be the correct depth. I had briefly considered just leaving 1/4" or so sticking out at the top, but that will just necessitate having to make another box in twenty years or so. This one should last a lifetime with this stone.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Same thing for the top. Except I didn't feel like drilling so many holes. <br />
With a little care, this worked just as well.</td></tr>
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It was necessary to use a chisel and a mallet to clean up the sides. I focused on those first, and left the ends until the stone sat firmly in the cavity and the lid went on properly.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The stone fits.</td></tr>
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The extra space at the ends is for some end-grain wood blocks. Mine wound up being 13/16", but I think a full inch would have been better. These blocks allow you to use the whole length of the stone. They are like little extenders.<br />
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<h4>
Sharpening Stone Aside:</h4>
I have found that 8" x 2" is a common size for natural oil stones. I have been using stones of this size for the last couple of years, and find that they work just fine. I really liked my waterstones in 3" x 10" sizes, but oilstones in those sizes can be very expensive. The longer sizes of stone really help when using a honing guide, but you only wind up using five inches or so of the stone.<br />
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While using my oilstones, I have taken to freehand sharpening. I like to use a honing guide once to set up the angles on a blade, but after that I find it a pretty quick thing to touch it up freehand.<br />
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Being able to use slightly smaller stones is a big advantage to the prohibitive cost of some really great stones.<br />
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<h4>
Aside Over.</h4>
Once everything fit in the box nicely, I moved to the outside of the box to make it pretty. To plane the bevel on the lid evenly, I marked it out with a pencil and put a board under one half of the box lid. This way I could just plane a flat to get close to the line with my jack plane, then use a smoothing plane (I have plenty to choose from) to finish it off.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making the beveled lid.</td></tr>
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Once all the chamfers were done, I slathered on a coat of my linseed oil. Once that was wiped off, I put three coats of shellac on it. I used a gray scratchy pad to rub it down after each coat dried. Finally, I added a coat of my soft wax and buffed it with a paper towel.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finish came out stunning.</td></tr>
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My thought in spending so much time finishing it was a hope that the dirty oil slurry will wipe off and clean up easily when I'm done using the stone. Time will tell if that plan works.<br />
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Alternatively I could have left it unfinished and allowed years of patina to work itself in. For now, I like the shellac finish.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished.</td></tr>
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I bought the stone on eBay in the UK. The seller said it is Welsh purple slate, and I am happy with it as a finishing stone before stropping. With this stone, I'll retire my Dan's black Arkansas stone to kitchen knife duty.<br />
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As far as this box goes, it was a very satisfying project. I would recommend it even if your stone is already in a box. The wooden spacers let you get to the very end of the stone when sharpening. I bet if one of them was even longer, it would make using an eight inch stone a lot better with a honing guide, too.<br />
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<a href="https://youtu.be/-62acG8vpqY" target="_blank">Bill Carter's videos</a> were a big help with this project, and I highly recommend you watch them.<br />
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Let me know if you make one, I'd love to see it.Brian Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-68001939007655343452019-05-06T15:02:00.000+02:002019-05-06T15:02:58.046+02:00 No. 4 Plane Review: Part IV - Record Stay-Set 04 1⁄2While this one isn't technically a No. 4, it does have a number four in it's name, so we'll go with it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Record Stay-Set No. 04<span class="st"><sup>1</sup>⁄2</span></td></tr>
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This beautiful old plane came to me by everyone's favorite auction site in England again. It really wasn't in too bad of shape when I got it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before I "rehabbed" it.</td></tr>
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There was one glaring issue that kept the price on this one down from what many collectible Stay-Set planes are going for these days:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not pretty.</td></tr>
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The seller mentioned in the description there was a chip on the sole that didn't affect the plane's use. I decided to take a gamble since the price was low.<br />
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The chip is pretty big, but it really doesn't affect the plane in use that I can find. Likely it is the result of a casting error that wasn't seen until much later when the plane was already in someone's hands.<br />
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From what I can tell, the only difference between a Stay-Set Record plane and a regular Record plane is the "SS" cast into the lever cap, and the two-part Stay-Set chip breaker. I hadn't ever seen a Stay-Set chip breaker up close, so I was looking forward to this one.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stay-Set 2-piece chip breaker.</td></tr>
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Theoretically the advantage of this chip breaker is the possibility to leave the upper part of the chip breaker firmly set on the iron, and the lower part can be removed. Thus once it is sharpened, the front of the lever cap can be replaced and the blade assembly is ready to go again with no adjustment required.<br />
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I think the idea is a little silly, given the way I work. Re-attaching a chip breaker to a freshly sharpened iron is really not hard. In fact, I would say it takes just about as much effort to attach a regular chip breaker as attaching the second piece of the Stay-Set chip breaker to the blade assembly.<br />
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In my opinion the real benefit of this chip breaker is in the increased mass of the chip breaker. I've long thought that the single best upgrade you can make to a vintage Bailey type plane is to add a heavier chip breaker. This one definitely has more mass.<br />
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There are some other differences between this plane and the previous <a href="https://toolerable.blogspot.com/2019/04/no-4-plane-review-part-iii-record.html" target="_blank">Record No. 04 that I reviewed</a>. Let's take a closer look:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The new to me Stay-Set No. 04<span class="st"><sup>1</sup>⁄2 next to my other Record 04.</span></td></tr>
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This Stay-Set No. 04<span class="st"><sup>1</sup>⁄2 comes from an earlier vintage than the 04. From what I found, it was manufactured between 1935 and 1939, which puts it in the more desirable pre-war class.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A close up of the cap iron.</td></tr>
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The fit and finish of the plane (other than the giant hork in the sole) are much finer than in the later model, which I date at late 1960s or early 1970s.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Much better attention to detail on the older plane.</td></tr>
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It also has a nice, flat frog. Something which many people really like, but I have come to think doesn't really make a difference in the functioning of the plane.<br />
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I went a bit wild with the rehab of this plane. I don't really like to "brand-new-ify" really old or somewhat collectible planes, but this one isn't particularly rare, and it also has a giant defect in the casting that will never allow this plane to fetch top dollar. <br />
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Brand-new-ifying it is.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As good as new.</td></tr>
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I chose to take the rusty bits on this one to a gentle wire wheel to clean, then I lapped the frog and the casting on 80 grit sandpaper on a glass plate.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before and after.</td></tr>
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I'm surprised how much I liked this. It was quick and easy, and stripped everything back to brand-new. It even stripped the rust off of the lever cap while leaving the nickel plating that was stable where it was.<br />
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The knob and tote on this older plane were rosewood. I stripped them with a scraper and gently sanded them back. I finished them with some of my linseed oil followed by a coat of shellac and some paste wax.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I can fit it in my honing guide this way. Why? Because I can. That's why!</td></tr>
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Once everything was fettled and tuned to my satisfaction, I turned my attention to the blade. I was pleased to see that the blade was practically brand new. In fact, I was able to lap the back like I would a brand-new blade. There was no need for the ruler trick on this one. Usually I just skip lapping and go right to the ruler trick because I don't like hours upon hours of lapping a blade flat.<br />
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The most difficult part was the chip breaker. It's usually a pretty simple thing to sharpen the underside of the leading edge to ensure a tight fit, but with this short cap iron, I found it difficult to hold for that purpose. I'll have to think about this and try something else. I did the best I could, but it isn't perfect.<br />
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Luckily, it seems to work just fine.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful wispy shavings.</td></tr>
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The plane cleaned up and seems to work beautifully. I've never used a plane this size before, and I look forward to getting to know it.<br />
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My first impression is that I now know why many people really love the 4<span class="st"><sup>1</sup>⁄2. It is a little longer than the No. 4, and has the same width as a No. 7. I think my favorite part about it is the extra mass in this plane. It feels very solid. I think it weighs about a pound more than the others:</span><br />
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<span class="st">Type 12: 1632 grams</span><br />
<span class="st">Record 04: 1670 grams</span><br />
<span class="st">English Stanley: 1680 grams</span><br />
<span class="st">Record Stay-Set </span><span class="st">04<span class="st"><sup>1</sup>⁄2: 2272 grams</span></span><br />
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<span class="st"><span class="st">The extra weight is both a blessing and a curse. It's a nice, big, beefy plane that I'm sure will make you tired faster after a lot of use than a regular No. 4.</span></span><br />
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<span class="st"><span class="st">As far as the blade goes, I didn't get the same warm-fuzzy feeling with this steel that I got with the later Record blade. Perhaps I need to use it a bit more to get used to it. It's good, but not as fantastic as the one that is on my later model.</span></span><br />
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<span class="st"><span class="st">That's all pretty subjective. In the end, it seems to work just as perfectly on the wood as the others.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think it is a beautiful plane.</td></tr>
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So far I haven't run across a plane in my testing that isn't worth buying if you can do a little cleaning up to them. I'm thinking that much of the mysticism regarding Bailey style smoothing planes mostly runs down to personal preference.<br />
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Peter Schickele, the voice of P.D.Q. Bach said about music, "If it sounds good, it is good."<br />
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Perhaps we could change this saying a bit to suit smoothing planes:<br />
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If it works, it works.<br />
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<a href="https://toolerable.blogspot.com/2019/04/no-4-plane-review-part-i-stanley-type-11.html" target="_blank">Part I Type 11 Stanley</a><br />
<a href="https://toolerable.blogspot.com/2019/04/no-4-plane-review-part-ii-stanley-made.html" target="_blank">Part II English Stanley</a><br />
<a href="https://toolerable.blogspot.com/2019/04/no-4-plane-review-part-iii-record.html" target="_blank">Part III Record</a><br />
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More to come... (Sigh) Brian Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-24383848378119481072019-05-01T12:04:00.000+02:002019-05-01T12:04:34.793+02:00Charles Hayward's Tea TrayI recently built this tea tray from Charles Hayward's writings in the Lost Art Press' printing of his works, <a href="https://lostartpress.com/collections/techniques/products/the-woodworker-the-charles-h-hayward-years-vols-i-iv?variant=39066952199" target="_blank">The Woodworker, Vol. III</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tea tray in sycamore and scots pine.</td></tr>
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I've made a quick slideshow that shows the entire build:<br />
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This build was a lot of fun. I don't often build strictly to a plan. Usually I substitute joints for ones I think would work better either for the design or for my tool set. Sometimes I build a piece on the fly, and design as I go with a general idea of what I want to do in my head. For this project, I decided to stay as close to the printed instructions as I could, just to see how it would work.<br />
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Most of the work for me was in milling the lumber on hand into thicknesses equal to what Charles Hayward used. I resawed some laminated pine I had for the main panel from 18mm down to 1/2". I also had some sycamore two inch posts that I cut down to 5/8" widths.<br />
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I did run in to a few problems with this build. Just in case you would like to build one, perhaps this info will help you.<br />
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First up, I re-did the cut list because there was an error in quantities. It was also listed in feet and inches. Iprefer than just inches. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Edited cut list in inches and millimeters.</td></tr>
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Next I cut the pins on a board in the wrong spot. Notice the long pieces are a different width than the short pieces. This facilitates rounding over the top edges of the tray without having to figure out how to deal with the roundover where the dovetails meet.<br />
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I chose to repair this goof rather than cut it off and make the tray a little shorter. I wanted to see if it could be repaired with a decent looking patch. I think next time I do this I'll do a better job, but it looks good enough for now.<br />
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After that was a giant goof-up on my part. There aren't many pictures in the article, and I was mistaken in what I thought it said to glue up. For some reason, I didn't even question it in my head. I glued the base to the upper part rather than screw it from below, as stated in the instructions.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't do this.</td></tr>
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The problem with gluing the base is you are locking the panel in the base to a specific width, without allowing for the fact that the panel will expand and contract over time. I have no doubt that it won't take too long before I get this tray back with a cracked base or some other catastrophic failure. When that happens, I'll fix it by doing it the correct way: no glue, screwed from the bottom with the clearance holes in the base a little oblong so the wood can move past the screws.<br />
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I might have even just nailed the bottom on if I had been thinking.<br />
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I might get lucky, because pine can be a pretty stable wood once it has fully cured. Time will tell.<br />
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Last, I had a difficult time understanding what I was looking at in this picture:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It looks like the handle rests on top of the tab.</td></tr>
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I thought it was a bit odd that Charles Hayward was going to trust a small, cross-grain glue joint to hold the tray, a hot pot of tea and who knows what else without the tray crashing to the floor. I wrote this concern off because I figured if Charles Hayward thought glue alone was enough to hold it, then it must be fine.<br />
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I came up with making these parts in 1/8" sycamore:<br />
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What I realized later is that CH said to make a slanted rabbet which would give this part a bit more support:<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is one piece of wood, not the support with the handle on top of it, like I thought.</td></tr>
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I've made a couple drawings to better illustrate what I mean:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking at it from the side, this is the shape of the piece I made.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the shape the piece should be.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dotted line represents the rabbet.</td></tr>
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I think if I were to do this again, I would make this piece out of 1/4" stock, so I would have a full 1/8" for the rabbet. I probably also would sink a dowel through the support and into the endgrain of the handle in case the glue joint fails.<br />
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Once I figured out my way wasn't going to hold, I had to come up with a way to fix it. I decided to use bamboo skewers as dowels to reinforce the joint at a 45 degree angle.<br />
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They can only be seen if the tray is turned upside down, and you can hardly feel them when the tray is grasped.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I kind of like the look of this joint.</td></tr>
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After I did this I realized an easier fix would have been to use another piece with a square top to laminate to the side of the tab. This would indeed be a valid way to make the piece from the beginning, bypassing the fiddly job of making such a small, angled rabbet. <br />
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In the end, I decided all the faults of this tray did not detract from it enough to prevent giving it to the intended recipient. She was thrilled, and thought it looked very nice.<br />
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I just told her if the base starts to rock or if it cracks, to bring it back and I'll fix it.<br />
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At least I used hide glue, which is reversible.Brian Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.com3