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20 October 2023 at 3:21 pm #816772
It was recently recommended to me to try bowling alley wax. I haven’t had a chance yet, but will report back when I do. Seems reasonable that people who maintain bowling alleys would know a thing or two about wax.
17 March 2023 at 4:57 pm #795075I just bought MinWax and Old Master paste waxes to try out. They both seemed fine, MinWax was about 1/2 the price of Old Master, but both had a higher density at room temperature than SC Johnson, and, as a result, were harder to spread.
I haven’t yet tried adding a solvent or water to soften them as I’ve seen others suggest.1 October 2022 at 4:42 am #775482When you say, deeply colored, did it have an orange tint? I recently started using Titebond III and started noticing orange marks showing up on the wood (yellow pine) that I am still trying to identify.
1 October 2022 at 4:35 am #775480In terms of wood species, if you find yourself in accommodating parts of the world, black locust, cypress, ironwood, juniper and cedar are known for being rot resistant. I’ve used cedar (less costly than the alternatives) for multiple outdoor applications and have yet to see any issues. Oddly (for uneducated me, at least), rot resistant does not necessarily equal hard (wood). Cedar is very soft and can be easily marred with a fingernail while ironwood is… like iron.
1 October 2022 at 4:26 am #775478I concur with joeleonetti that anything that is sold for human consumption is probably safer than something not sold for human consumption, particularly for those of use that work in small enclosed spaces (like myself). I intend to switch to high proof alcohol once I’ve gone through my current tin of denatured alcohol. Anecdotally, I’ve head that Everclear, a 190 proof consumption-grade alcohol sold in parts of the US, produces a clearer shellac finish, less prone to fogging.
1 October 2022 at 4:03 am #775476As far as I’m aware, there are two videos on this topic: Making a Rebate Plane and Making a Wooden Plane. The latter being a “round both ways” plane, and neither being moulding planes.
2 September 2022 at 2:45 am #772349I concur with Colin–I leave my brush to air dry between projects, then plunge it into a glass jar of denatured alcohol to re-soften prior to use.
27 May 2022 at 4:30 pm #761255Having the right mallet can make a big difference. The key variables are the weight and bounciness of the head.
To avoid the layer-cake effect that David B and jakegevorgian are referenced, try to cut your mortises into the most quarter sawn face of the wood when possible.- This reply was modified 1 year, 10 months ago by Jan Khmelnytsky.
27 May 2022 at 4:22 pm #761253I’ve done many raised panels of a range of sizes and haven’t found that too many assembly/disassembly steps are generally required. It ultimately comes down to the accuracy of your measurements and precision of your planning, but keep in mind that along each edge, you only need it to contact the sides of the groove in two places for it to be held in place (obviously, though, you should aim for full contact). Colin’s suggesting of wedging with a wood shaving on the back of the door is a good one, and can be done in a way that won’t be noticeable.
As an alternative to glue, I’ve found that shellac can also work to hold panels in place and offset small amounts of movement.14 April 2022 at 1:34 am #756047Hi Fritz, I was referring to the first episode of the “Sellers Home Dining Chair Series”. This felt like Paul’s most extensive (video) discussion of design to-date.
13 April 2022 at 2:05 am #755897Unless you anticipate the legs being stressed primarily in the direction of the longer cross section, the table leg’s strength in the face of day-to-day use will generally be proportional to the width of the short cross section. As long as that is sufficiently sized, you should be fine. It begs the question though, would the table not look blocky if viewed head-on with the long sides of the rectangular legs presenting? Perhaps this is an advertisement for the usefulness of Paul’s recent video on full sized mock-ups.
13 April 2022 at 1:39 am #755892For me, the forum is abysmally slow to load and navigate, so I’m hesitant to use it much. There seems to be tech issues that could be fixed to decrease the friction of use.
23 December 2020 at 3:26 am #691372This is very useful information. Does anyone have ideas on how Paul’s standard shellac and wax finish might impact these coefficients. For example, could they by cut in half?
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