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15 May 2017 at 2:15 pm #311980
If you haven’t seen the excellent Pegs and Tails blog Pegs and Tails you may find it worth a look. He specialized in 18th century, but he has a lot of great information on drawer construction.
30 March 2017 at 2:54 pm #310764Great job! I love this style of chair and I have one on my long-term “to do” list to replace the store-bought recliner that is not aging very gracefully in our living room. I’d like to do that one in oak, but you have made me think that a pair in cedar would look very nice on our covered front porch.
I’d agree with you on varnish for outdoor use. I used a spar varnish on my front door several years ago and the stuff seems to be practically bullet proof.
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29 March 2017 at 2:24 pm #310714I have just refinished two old (100+ years) dressers and there was no trace of any finish on the inside of either of them. It didn’t appear to cause any issues. I just cleaned and waxed the drawer sides and runners. If I was building a new dresser that is the way I would go.
Beautiful work on your dresser. I really like the molding detail on your drawer fronts.
2 March 2017 at 2:02 pm #309734I bought the Robert Larson honing guide through Amazon for around $15. I’m not crazy about it for chisels (it doesn’t always hold them straight), but it works great for planes.
21 December 2016 at 12:51 pm #143565Thanks for the tip. I have been thinking of upgrading from my sandpaper on a granite tile setup. I may give these a shot.
13 December 2016 at 1:01 pm #143303Another alternative is a cabinet or card scraper. I’ve been using them almost exclusively for the last year or so to remove paint and finish from furniture refinishing projects. It takes a little bit of practice, but they are easier to sharpen than a plane and save you a whole lot of sandpaper and stripper. I rounded over the corners of two of mine to prevent scratching the wood. Card scrapers give me more control, but if you are doing a big piece your hands can get sore after a while so a cabinet scraper might come in handy.
12 December 2016 at 2:37 pm #143260It is looking very good so far, Dieter. I recently refinished the top of a dresser with nice quarter-sawn oak veneer and had a similar problem with my scrapers. I kept a burr rolled on the edges, but it used a file to round over the corners. That allowed me to take off the old shellac (only) without adding to the scratched in the top! The dresser was my first shellac experience also. I found that it took several (5-6) coats before the surface really started to shine. After 10-12 thin coats it is like glass now.
12 September 2016 at 4:35 pm #140087I’m a little late to the party, but I ordered from turningblanks.net before and had good luck. Some stock is green and some is dried, but it is all clearly labelled on the site.
31 August 2016 at 1:36 pm #139818Ha ha, serves me right for rushing. I only refinished an old library table, not a whole library! It was a beautiful old piece made from quarter-sawn oak, but had seen years of abuse in my neighbor’s basement as a workbench and was covered in grime, paint, and oil. Now it sits in my son’s room covered in Legos…
30 August 2016 at 12:46 pm #139788Carlos,
I was running into that problem refinishing an old library. I went at it with a card scraper and had the finish off in no time.
3 August 2016 at 12:45 pm #139036I was having the same problem with a set I bought at Woodcraft several years ago. I recently bought a pile of scrapers in various sizes from Two Guys in a Garage (TGIAG.com) and they are great. They included a carbide bit that is a little short, but makes a good burnisher. Since I got 13 scrapers for $15, eventually I plan to cut some to custom shapes and possibly to make blades for a scratch stock.
28 July 2016 at 1:10 pm #138898I don’t think linseed oil would do the job, but you can seal the ends of the board with ordinary latex paint.
17 June 2016 at 1:00 pm #137911Just a heads up. My wife was at our local Aldi’s yesterday (Pittsburgh, PA) and they had the chisels and clamps on the shelf again after selling out last week. I don’t know of they received a second shipment or just found more in the back, but it might be worth checking out if you are near one. I was very happy to get my hands on more clamps!
2 June 2016 at 12:35 pm #137566I got the clamps last year and have used them quite a bit. They aren’t the best, but they work pretty well and have held up for me. Be aware that two of them are TINY, so unless you are into instrument building or some other small-scale work you are probably only getting two usable clamps.
Jeff, my wife is the queen of bargain shoppers and she shops at Aldis a lot. The produce and vegetables are always fresh, but the selection is erratic. I get the impression that they only stock something if it is in season (somewhere) and they can get a deal on it.
7 May 2016 at 2:25 pm #137061Last year they had sets of clamps the same time as the chisel. They were on the small side, but for only around $5 for a set of six (two of which are so tiny they are unusable for most things) they were a steal. I have used mine heavily and they are holding up well.
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