Thanks John.
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Thanks John.
One more question . Is it better to use a dewaxed shellac or the pre stain conditioner as the first step after sanding?
Thank you John for confirming what Brian said. Will give it one more shot.
Thank you Brian for your helpful comments. I will give that a go. Sigh . Stripping one more time.
On the shelves it was the GF Oil stain antique cherry, 2 coats. Fairly happy with the results.
On the frame and panel , 150 grit sanding, then a coat of mineral spirits. After just dry, a coat of...
By process I assume you mean the woodworking process for making the frame and panel. Sorry . This was an acquired bookshelf, so I have no idea.
Help. I am having a tough time with applying stain to a bookshelf project. The primary frame panel is made out of maple (or similar hardwood), the inset panels are plywood. The shelves are maple (or...
In case this unit is sold, I also have one for sale. Used less than a dozen times. Please PM me or email me directly at vvjk at yahoo.
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Oh I didn't know that about Macbeath SF. What a shame. Anyway thanks for reminding me about Aura, i completely forgot about them.
Jamie which location of Macbeath had the baltic birch? Living in the south bay (sunnyvale) both locations are somewhat far. Miss the days when they had a location in San Jose.
Thank you Jamie and Gary for your helpful comments. Any how to advice on painting or clear finishing?
I have been commissioned by my daughter to make this style of bookshelf for my 2 year old grand daughter. (Since I am the woodworker!).
Here is the object...
Awesome guys very interesting reading. Do you know that the word lakh is very much used in India even today for 100,000 . Such as , his salary is 5 lakhs!
Beautiful work John.
Thank you John. I have to replace the 1/8 bottom with a 1/4 bottom. There is already a center stiffener , aka the wooden glide. Attaching the sides to the front using dowels will be challenging as...
Bill I am quite old just not familiar with this aspect of drawer construction. Particle board in drawers is a no no. I have seen plenty of Ikea drawers fail. Although you may extoll the greatness of...
Johnny thanks for the education on drawers. Trust me I would prefer to fix this. But this is really flimsy and the thin plywood has cracked in some places. Really 3/8 thick for sides and 1/8...
Thank you Jamie for confirming that I am not imagining the construction of the drawer front. I will stay with the existing front I think, funkiness to be assumed.
My daughter has given me the task of fixing her broken drawer (39 wide x 7 high x 17 deep). When I remove the handle , the drawer box does not separate. The tails seem to be part of the drawer front...
Tire rim sizes are in inches, though the tire diameter may be metric, as well as the width.
Tyler the original post is about 11 years old !!!!
I checked to see what I have. New in box . Alas it is also a TT45 EX version.
Brian the OMGA saws are radial arm saw arent they? Not sliding miter saws right? What price range do these they run? I do remember your thread from a year ago but dont remember the details of...
Terrific deal. I need a 12 inch though.
Thank you Bruce and all for your feedback.