One of my projects for this year is to make a wide bookshelf in the kids playroom. I want to incorporate some drawers in the bottom and some cubbies in the middle with shelves on top. This is a good plan for the cubbies.
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The final coat of poly
Rabu, 24 Februari 2016
The fourth and final coat of poly is done! I am going to let it cure out in the garage for a couple of days and then rub out the finish and install it on Sunday. I smoothed out one of my tester boards with steel wool last night and then applied some paste wax and it turned out great. My original plan was to screw the hall tree to the wall next to the front door but my wife wants to be able to move it for cleaning so I am going to do some testing with cleats. I dont want to actually hang the thing from the wall, just secure it enough to make sure its not going to fall on the 2 year old. I am going to try making a french cleat and also make some rabbits in a couple of boards and see if I can get them to interlock the choice I want to.
I only applied the 4th coat to the outside parts. I left the insides of the bottom shelves with just the 3 coats.
I just remembered that I havent bought the hooks yet. I may have to stop by Home Depot on the choice home from work tonight. My plan is to have 3 hooks under the top shelf, one on each side near the top and then one on each side near the bottom at backpack height.
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Adventures in planing
Selasa, 09 Februari 2016
I have never touched a block plane in my life. I picked up a $10 ?one at Home Depot the other day so I broke it open and went to town on some scrap pine. Im not sure if it is my technique or the plane but it seems to cut more on the left. After playing around with it for a while on some scraps I grabbed 2 boards that I need to glue together for the back of a thumb chair and made some passes. I ended up having to flip the boards back and forth to end up with an even cut but now they fit much better. Not perfect, but better. I definitely plan on picking up a better plane in the future.
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