About a month ago I began a thread about designing and building two carver chairs to accompany the 6 bentwood chairs we have owned for the past 40 years. The chairs were purchased all those years ago along with a table, which is around 200 years old. We need a larger table, and time has come to...
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Last Post By: Jim Koepke Today, 1:32 AMBeen doing it like (or equivalent) this for years. (Votes: 4)
Wow! Never thought of that. (Votes: 0)
Been doing it with mirrors. (Votes: 2)
Ain't got a boat, truck, care… (Votes: 0)
Be nice to know if the tung oil was pure tung oil or polymerized tung oil which cures much faster and typically leaves a hard film finish.
Bill Howatt Today, 6:33 PMI've never thinned any oil. It seems like a waste of time and effort to me. Once, in a bind with nothing, I used bacon grease and it worked fine. My
Tom M King Today, 6:22 PMLate 1990s machine is a survivor? I started woodworking in 1972, 1980s was about the time I stopped shopping at Sears. In the 1990s, they started doing
Richard Coers Today, 6:14 PMCan you clarify what the intention is?
Are you intending to carve what would look like a random live edge on a piece that does not currently have
What do you use to shape a blade up, say if you get a flea-market chisel or plane, etc?
Do you use a grinding wheel? Or do you have to start with
Time for some levity
Thread Starter: Dave Anderson NHWith all of the negativity and political stuff going on with the Covid-19 virus it is time to look at the humorous side of things. Feel free to add more, but keep it clean or it will be deleted.
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