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27 October 2019 at 3:31 pm #622023
How about making your joints just a tad looser. PVA is a good gap-filler.
(Actually that sounds bad. I’m not suggesting you shoot for gaps as such, just a slightly easier fit to aid the gluing-up process. PVA is STRONG!)
Steve
27 October 2019 at 3:13 pm #622020Thanks Benoit for your reply. Not what I wanted to hear but that’s life! Your suggestion is good, but I’m thinking of just making a new section for it. Maybe I can find a less critical use somewhere else for the old piece of wood. I’ll give it some consideration anyway and decide. It’s the back section BTW; I glued the front section at the time I was building the bench, and encountered no problems with it.
27 October 2019 at 1:11 pm #621989I think there’s a real possibility of getting tangled up with Fibonacci ratios and that kind of thing. Personally, I think that if it looks right, it is right. Develop an eye for it and you won’t need to use maths. Breaking rules also sometimes leads to an interesting look.
I’m not saying don’t read the books BTW (which look interesting). Just don’t become a slave to it.
Fibs are handy if you trade stocks or Bitcoin though!
Steve
24 February 2019 at 3:41 pm #555326I also found this old wrought-iron handle in my barn which will be a good match for the nails if I can think of a suitable project.
A pine farmhouse kitchen table with a single drawer at one end springs to mind, but I’ll have a think about it.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.24 February 2019 at 2:59 pm #555324The heads look very good. I have included a photo, but it doesn’t really show the four hammered facets on each nail-head.
I’m familiar with Mission Oak furniture (Stickley, etc), having collected it when I lived in the USA. Beautiful hardware as you mentioned. It was usually copper, IIRC.
BTW, I’m working my way through that blog you linked to. Loads of interesting stuff, and I haven’t even got to anything about nails yet…
Steve
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You must be logged in to view attached files.24 February 2019 at 5:27 am #555318Thank you for the replies.
Using ‘treenail’ as a search term, I found these:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treenail
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You must be logged in to view attached files.23 February 2019 at 5:31 pm #555306I made a pine chest of drawers a couple of years ago (and posted a thread about it on this forum). I went for wood-on-wood traditional drawers.
I had NO experience of making wooden furniture at the time, but worked slowly and carefully, working out any problems as they arose.
Two years later and I’m amazed how smoothly the drawers slide. I don’t recall if I used furniture polish or a wax candle to lubricate the drawers, but it worked whatever it was.
23 February 2019 at 4:57 pm #555305Hi Sanford,
Yes, the split peg has a small wedge driven in that opens it up and holds it in place in the hole. It’s a sort of wooden rivet I guess.
I have no idea how old the door is. I’m in Bulgaria so it’s hard to put a date to it. It looks ancient though! lol Strangely the door also has wire nails in its construction, so who knows.
I would love to try using this method to build something new. Maybe if I bought a lathe I could make some pegs quickly. I don’t think they’d have to be square, although the square heads do look nice.
Steve
6 January 2019 at 7:38 pm #554291Thanks, yes it’s getting down to -9*C here at night. Can’t wait for summer!
(Photo taken on its way from my workshop to the house BTW. That’s not its permanent home! lol)
6 January 2019 at 3:53 pm #554288Hi Ed,
Thank you.
I used two types of oil based stain (‘oak’ and ‘pine’ colours) applied one day apart, followed by a coat of thinned-down linseed oil. I finished off by applying a good quality wax polish. It’s a very thin natural-looking finish which was very easy to apply.
Steve
5 January 2019 at 8:52 am #554269Why not save the wood for another project where it will be better utilised?
4 January 2019 at 9:48 pm #554260Here are some pictures of the finished item. I’m quite happy with the way it turned out.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.24 December 2018 at 2:44 pm #554095I just bought an old-looking Ikea table (the low square kind you’d put a lamp on next to a sofa) for the equivalent of about £9. It’s solid pine with turned legs and really not that badly made.
The thin (acrylic?) finish sanded off quite easily and I ended up with something that doesn’t look too unlike an antique (if you don’t look at it that closely!) lol
Not a bad purchase IMO.
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