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21 December 2013 at 8:07 pm #24337
Thanks David…its all glued up and waiting for the seat. I have been informed that the shop is off limits for me on Wednesday though.
2 January 2014 at 12:15 pm #25046Well done Mick. Is there a finish on it? If not, what are you planning to do?
2 January 2014 at 2:04 pm #25048No finish as yet because I might just play with at a bit more. Once happy I shall probably just oil it with Danish. Any thoughts?
Mick2 January 2014 at 2:27 pm #25050Sounds like a plan Mick, I was just curious. I plan to complete my stool this weekend and will be giving it the milk paint and shellac treatment. Mostly to try out a new color of milk paint.
2 January 2014 at 8:00 pm #25071WOW! What is milk paint? I have used chalk paint but never heard of milk paint. The whole finishing is an entire skill in itself and one I guess I am going to have to learn…….
Mick
PS hope to see your finished product Greg.
2 January 2014 at 9:01 pm #25080Mick…milk paint is a centuries old paint formula based on milk protein. Its non-toxic and is purchased in powder form and you mix with water.
Lots of information here: http://www.milkpaint.com/index.html2 January 2014 at 9:55 pm #25090Denise…thanks. The foam board should work just fine. I used a sheet of ply just to see how it was. I’ll save that piece of ply and use it as a large drawing board. For future layouts I’ll probably buy a roll of kraft paper and pin it to the plywood. Anything large enough and that will lay flat should serve for the layout work.
3 January 2014 at 12:30 am #25097Thank you Jay…you have the skills for sure. Like everything Paul has showed us, its really quite simple. Just one step at a time, using skills from the previous projects and adding a few new ones along the way.
3 January 2014 at 7:58 am #25110Thanks Greg, looks like milk paint is different but similar to chalk paint in that the results are pretty much the same. I can get milk paint in UK but it is a special item so I will probably stick to chalk paint but if i find some milk paint I will pick it up and give it a try.
Denise, I do not have a round spoke shave but I think it would have been a great help. I was not able to use the flat spoke shave on the top pieces and so they do not have such a smooth curve as the lower ones, I am sure a round one would have made this a much better finish.Mick
5 January 2014 at 10:03 pm #25336Construction is done! Now all it needs is paint and shellac, but that will have to wait until next weekend. The shaping of the seat went pretty well. I used a gouge and shop made radius plane to dish out the seat area. There were a couple of places that I got tear out, but I think this was do more to the wood than the tools. After that I cut out the shape with my turning saw and cleaned up with a spoke shave. Then I beveled the outside rim, again using the turning saw followed by the spoke shave. sanded all and attached the seat to the base just as Paul showed in the video. This project has been a lot of fun and I learned a lot about designing a piece as well as worked on my shaping skills. It is very comfortable.
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