07-10-2023, 03:17 PM (This post was last modified: 07-10-2023, 03:21 PM by ®smpr_fi_mac®.)
This won't be much of a photo blog, more of a video blog. As I perform each major step in the process, I'll be uploading them to YouTube. Once it's finished, I'll edit the footage and create a much-less-painful video to watch.
But if you're into woodworking ASMR, enjoy!
Back story:
I was contacted by somebody through my website. No big deal, right? No. This was my FIRST contact through my site, by somebody I didn't know, and who had no other connection with me. They presented a couple of ideas they had but weren't wedded to. We talked back and forth, and I ended up sending them the attached pic I found on line.
They loved it, but wanted it thicker and in white oak, so it's to be built from 1-3/4" thick lumber.
I set about designing it (with help from others here), and presented them the drawing and a quote. They agreed, signed the contract, and sent the deposit.
First step is to cut mortises for floating tenons for the top glue-up. Yes, they're not needed for strength, but they make aligning the boards SO much easier.
I can't say I've ever seen anybody use a finger to smooth out glue. I just use those (extremely cheap) foam brushes from Amazon. Once they're done they go into the burn pile.
(07-12-2023, 10:13 AM)FS7 Wrote: Interesting. I shall watch.
I can't say I've ever seen anybody use a finger to smooth out glue. I just use those (extremely cheap) foam brushes from Amazon. Once they're done they go into the burn pile.
Yeah, I often use a silicone basting brush but on this big glue up, my finger was just faster and more efficient.
Cutting the circle with a simple router trammel. Very easy, but messy. I need to attach a vacuum to this router. There were some ridges left in the edge, and I was cutting too fat a couple of times, so there was some chatter, but it cleaned up with a ROS and 80g paper. Unfortunately I didn't record that part.
(07-12-2023, 10:13 AM)FS7 Wrote: Interesting. I shall watch.
I can't say I've ever seen anybody use a finger to smooth out glue. I just use those (extremely cheap) foam brushes from Amazon. Once they're done they go into the burn pile.
I'll spend a few bucks nowadays when I see a sale, but a finger worked fine for me for the first 40 years or so.
