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14 September 2014 at 11:09 am #83889
So I’ve spent all weekend on the clock and I’ve gotten up to marking out to cut the haunches in the sides. The pile of ‘good’ piece’s are well and truly dwarfed by the pile of mistakes. I’ll get there in the end I suppose
14 September 2014 at 12:18 pm #83896Stick with it, it is a fun project. Doing 2 of them now with my Grandson.
When you come to a technique you haven’t done before like the raised panel or the grooves in the rails, practice on some poplar or cheaper wood to get your “moves” (tool position and muscle memory) worked out before proceeding onto the good wood.
19 September 2014 at 11:33 am #92982Really struggling with the raised panel had 2 cracks at it so far and there both really poor to put it mildly nothing even close to the mitred edges in the video
I have found that marking a pencil line on the face about an inch from the edge and another line on the end at whatever depth you need gives a good target. Make sure the plane is very sharp and set shallow. Finally, watch Paul for how to position the plane. He holds it at 45 in both dimensions so as to produce a shearing cut diagonal across the grain. If you try to go at 90 degrees to the long grain, it will tear and make a mess of it. Guess how I know that?
If none of these work, it could be the mouth of the pane is set too open to support the fibers as they are being cut. Good luck.21 September 2014 at 1:08 pm #95552I want to glue a small engraved plate on the bottom cross rail. Any suggestions on what glue to use and should I put it on before applying finish? Was concerned about get shellac and polish all over it if I i glued it on first but don’t know if it will adhere to the finished surface.
21 September 2014 at 1:17 pm #95553Definitely glue on before applying finish. Need bare wood. You could sand a spot if finish is already applied.
Not sure what the plate is made out of but 5 min epoxy will work for most materials.
21 September 2014 at 5:04 pm #96239I’ve done this before. I would recommend applying the plaque after finishing. It’s a real pain to try and finish around the plaque.
You can either sand a spot to glue to or glue to the finish depending on what finish you used. Gluing to film finish is usually not a problem. I wouldn’t try it with an oil finish.
5 minute epoxy works great, but try to make sure you have no squeeze out. It is difficult to clean up with out mucking up the finish.
I’ve also used CA glue, but would recommend one of the slower curing types that have some flex when cured. The quick (instant) cure CA is very rigid and can crumble from wood movement.
24 September 2014 at 4:43 am #117821wow I love the grain it actually gives the appearance that you did some relief carving. Two birds with one stone.
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