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  0 Thread: Finishing hickory
Post: RE: Finishing hickory
Thanks for the replies. I didn't realize hickory would darken over time. I know all the stuff I've made with cherry sure does. My wife will be happy to hear that. She was envisioning darker! Paul
 plharrison Finishing 6 1,405 03-05-2021, 05:23 PM
  0 Thread: Finishing hickory
Post: Finishing hickory
Just about got my 7' x 4' hickory breakfast room table top flattened and ready for sanding/finishing. Holy crap that stuff is hard! I've never built anything with hickory so I was looking for advice o...
 plharrison Finishing 6 1,405 03-03-2021, 04:02 PM
  0 Thread: Calculate wood movement
Post: RE: Calculate wood movement
John, Lol, yep it is big, and heavy! My wife wants to potentially seat two people at an end in a pinch, plus three on the side (it is 7' long)! And I think you are right about stretchers in the middl...
 plharrison Woodworking 5 750 02-16-2021, 04:55 PM
  0 Thread: Calculate wood movement
Post: Calculate wood movement
I'm building a large kitchen table and the top will be hickory. This is my first experience with hickory. The table will be around 49" wide. The wood moisture content is around 5-6%. I'm having troubl...
 plharrison Woodworking 5 750 02-16-2021, 01:23 PM
  0 Thread: Hearing protection
Post: RE: Hearing protection
Thanks Oz! Just sent you a PM. Paul
 plharrison Woodworking 3 796 11-15-2020, 04:12 PM
  0 Thread: Hearing protection
Post: Hearing protection
Does anybody here use ear plugs for protection versus the ear muff style? I had found some a while back that were corded so I could pull them out leaving around my neck if I wanted. But some how, I've...
 plharrison Woodworking 3 796 11-15-2020, 11:27 AM
  0 Thread: Anyone use an Adeda dovetail jig? I have a question!
Post: RE: Anyone use an Adeda dovetail jig? I have a que...
Phil Thien Wrote: (03-21-2020, 09:55 AM) -- That is a nice looking joint, you gotta be happy with that! -- For sure, thanks!
 plharrison Woodworking 7 3,402 03-22-2020, 11:19 AM
  0 Thread: Mounting drawer slides
Post: RE: Mounting drawer slides
KC Wrote: (03-22-2020, 06:42 AM) -- Why not use side mount slides?  Or ones that on the bottom of the drawer and to the side of the cabinet only (instead of the back). I use the KV ball bearing ty...
 plharrison Woodworking 9 3,197 03-22-2020, 11:17 AM
  0 Thread: Mounting drawer slides
Post: RE: Mounting drawer slides
Willyou Wrote: (03-21-2020, 01:14 PM) -- If you must fasten your drawer slides directly to the back panel, perhaps something like this (https://www.amazon.com/Keadic-Kit-Great-Drywalls-Paneling-Ceili...
 plharrison Woodworking 9 3,197 03-21-2020, 05:32 PM
  0 Thread: Mounting drawer slides
Post: RE: Mounting drawer slides
Willyou Wrote: (03-21-2020, 09:52 AM) -- If I understand correctly, you have a typical vanity cabinet that is made as a solid frame with thin panels on sides and back. Rather than trying to fasten yo...
 plharrison Woodworking 9 3,197 03-21-2020, 10:01 AM
  0 Thread: Mounting drawer slides
Post: Mounting drawer slides
I want to attach some pull out drawers I made for our bathroom vanities. There is about 3/4" of dead space between the back of the cabinet (probably 1/4" thick I assume) and the drywall. There won't b...
 plharrison Woodworking 9 3,197 03-21-2020, 09:31 AM
  0 Thread: Anyone use an Adeda dovetail jig? I have a question!
Post: RE: Anyone use an Adeda dovetail jig? I have a que...
Update: After considering all input here, I stumbled onto the problem. I actually exchanged emails with the inventor of the jig at Akeda. What happened was that many years ago when I first got the ji...
 plharrison Woodworking 7 3,402 03-21-2020, 09:22 AM
  Photo Thread: Anyone use an Adeda dovetail jig? I have a question!
Post: Anyone use an Adeda dovetail jig? I have a questio...
I've had this jig for quite a while and never really quite got the hang of it. But lately I need to make some drawers. When I go by their instructions as best I can, I get poor results. This test piec...
 plharrison Woodworking 7 3,402 02-29-2020, 02:24 PM
  0 Thread: Help! I HATE painting!
Post: RE: Help! I HATE painting!
So this is how it ended up using GF milk paint. Bought a new sprayer which worked fine until finishing the table top. The first two coats of GF top coat I used a foam brush, but decided to spray a thi...
 plharrison Finishing 12 4,801 01-31-2020, 03:20 PM
  0 Thread: Help! I HATE painting!
Post: RE: Help! I HATE painting!
jteneyck Wrote: (01-19-2020, 05:19 PM) -- GF's Milk Paint is really a WB acrylic.  It dries flat, so maybe that's why they call it milk paint; I don't know but it's nothing like genuine milk paint.  ...
 plharrison Finishing 12 4,801 01-19-2020, 06:59 PM
  0 Thread: Help! I HATE painting!
Post: RE: Help! I HATE painting!
Thanks guys. I've never used milk paint before and don't know what it looks like after, but I'm going to check it out. Paul
 plharrison Finishing 12 4,801 01-19-2020, 01:29 PM
  0 Thread: Help! I HATE painting!
Post: Help! I HATE painting!
I love making stuff, but I my least favorite thing is finishing my work. Putting poly over walnut for example is fine, and easy. But I do hate painting. My wife ordered a new table to go between two r...
 plharrison Finishing 12 4,801 01-18-2020, 09:30 AM
  0 Thread: Finishing red oak
Post: RE: Finishing red oak
Ok gotcha. Just making sure that’s what I read cause it sound backwards! Paul
 plharrison Finishing 6 3,636 11-27-2019, 11:42 AM
  0 Thread: Finishing red oak
Post: RE: Finishing red oak
jteneyck Wrote: (11-26-2019, 02:57 PM) -- 1)  Brush or pad 2) TimberMate.  But wait until after the first coat of poly is dry.  If you apply it earlier some of the filler will fill the grain aroun...
 plharrison Finishing 6 3,636 11-27-2019, 09:23 AM
  0 Thread: Finishing red oak
Post: Finishing red oak
I just replaced about 23 SF of damaged red oak flooring in a small powder room. I have the correct stain from the builder I’ll match as best I can at the door opening. 1- What’s the best method and m...
 plharrison Finishing 6 3,636 11-26-2019, 01:30 PM

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