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28 June 2017 at 3:15 am #313331

Well,

It looks like the files are back again.

Thanks to whoever fixed that!

– Jude

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26 June 2017 at 4:51 am #313241

Check your email, Barry.

I’ve been off this site for some time. Looks like the set up of the message board has changed. Maybe we can’t upload Sketchup files? I don’t see a way to upload a photo off my computer either.

– Jude

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25 July 2016 at 1:03 am #138784

Derek, what design are you using for the bench?

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25 July 2016 at 12:03 am #138775

Hi other Matt (@chemical_cake) 🙂

The picture frame is 20″ x 12″ (approx 500mm x 300mm).

Thanks for the kind words.

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22 July 2016 at 5:14 am #138726

Thanks, Matt.

I found the splines to be very difficult to make. I tried making short ones but they all ended up wedge-shaped. The easier method in Paul’s video is to make one long one that can be planed to thickness.

Anyways, I had some 1/16″ wood laying around that I used for the spline. I had bought this material years ago to use as a face-plate on a guitar amplifier but it was too thick for that. It worked out great as spline material. I think I got it at Hobby Lobby or some craft store. Maybe at a home improvement center.

I started the cuts on the corner with a small saw but then went down the cut again with a bigger 16″ back saw that has a wider kerf. Seemed to work.

Thanks again.

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22 July 2016 at 3:16 am #138725

Mercy me! That’s some work. Shows what you can do with determination.

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22 July 2016 at 1:51 am #138712

Here are some build photos. The glue-up was full of trepidation as the splines refused to co-operate. I had to cut out the dovetails for the splines with a larger saw to make them fit. I had a tough time planing them to size so it was easier for me to cut a larger kerf.

I also made a little shooting board. I still have to get the hang of it.

I used scrap wood too so I had some filling to do but it all look fine after I planed it smooth. Paint, again, covers all sins 🙂

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19 July 2016 at 9:15 pm #138624

More photos.

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7 June 2016 at 3:12 am #137626

Thanks, David. Vielen Dank!

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20 May 2016 at 8:49 pm #137336

It looks great.

I hadn’t played around with the wood textures before. I just found out how to do it.

I changed the secondary wood in the drawers to pine.

Thanks for adding the color!

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20 May 2016 at 7:24 pm #137324

@chefcrash I modified the bottom rail to be 5.5″ and took out the gap. Let me know what you think if you have some time. Thanks!

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5 May 2016 at 4:39 pm #137037

Another thing to try, in Sketchup at least, is tapering only one face of the four in each leg.
My suggestion is to taper the inside that goes along the longest side. Then the two outside faces and the face that the shelf attaches to are straight.

I just like the way this looks. I could model it for you if you attach the Sketchup file.

Also, play around with how high up or down the shelf goes. It is good where it is but it is always helpful to try it on paper/computer before you start cutting wood.

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19 February 2016 at 11:46 pm #134890

@sodbuster

Sorry I didn’t see your post. I don’t check in here so often anymore.

I copied the design for my plane from Paul’s video and more so from Greg Merritt’s drawing.

Wooden Planes Progress

I think I copied the dimensions at 2″ wide by 2″ tall by 5″ long.

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12 February 2016 at 2:56 am #134714

Guys,

if you have the cash you can buy the whole Hands set on DVD from Benchcrafted.

Some of the videos are on Youtube too. I watched the Cavan cabinetmakers. Worth a look.

For other woodworking related videos, there are ones of a man making a curragh and another of a man making a boat.

Search “hands rte” and you’ll find a load to look at.

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2 January 2016 at 2:17 am #133561

Looks good, Sweeson. I like it.

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