these are walnut and American chestnut
Can’t wait to hear about the drawer guide project. I need to replace all drawer guides in my kitchen. Chuck
I have a preference for Blum. I like the side mounts. Just me. They are a little stronger in my opinion. Will be sure to try a report on them when I install them
That would be most helpful. I have heavy wooden drawers, and the current guides are garbage! Chuck
So we put in a new unit we had sitting around the last 10+ years.
It works, but really worthless compared to what we had been using. But 4 holes to 10, no brainer. Decided to buy a new "Magic Heat" unit. Most of the places I called were out of stock and said it was a seasonal product and not reordering. Ah,YA...seasonal, however too stupid to realize this is the season. What kind of drugs are they on? Then I thought, 'farmer math' says let's save a few bucks and see what we can do now. Schedule 40 blackiron fits snug.
Heavy gauge outdoor conduit is schedule 20, but galvanized. Should have used the 20ga. to increase air flow, but used what was on hand. So, $7.00 for some furnace cement, lathered on schedule 40 pipe shorts and wa-la.
That's going to be an attractive frame. Make sure the rabbet for the cross stitch is deep enough. I made one once for my wife's work and failed to ask if she wanted glass in front of the cross stitch or not. She did. Made it a very tight fit trying to get glass, cross stitch, mounting board, and backing board all in there and still have room to seat some pin nails.
Definitely will. Ran into that problem before with purchased frames for her work. It's 1/2" deep now, but won't make the final cuts until she has it mounted and I know what I'm working with.
I’m sorry.
And that maple is already split small enough for the stove, just needs to be cut to lengths....Nice job. Sure you can do plenty with the wood if you find the time.
That is one very long crotch. What is the wood, and did you mill yourself? Can't wait until I see a finish on this piece. Nice job.Finished an urn for a friends dog.
Made some progress on a counsel table my wife and I are building.
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Yes, those are pocket holes.
I have this OCD thing about splitting my firewood uniformly but, yah, Ill call it kindling.
That's a great idea, Kyle. If there's a natural hollow with entrance hole the right diameter, birds will find and reuse it if you can mount it in a tree somewhere. Birds can be a little picky when choosing a nest sight - things like height above ground, which direction the opening faces, whether the opening is protected from rain and snow entry, etc. Here's a link to the Cornell Ornithology web site that provides info on bird boxes, specifically the eastern screech owl, if you're interested:
No one has ever told me that.....
Beautiful piece by the way. My wife also likes all the furniture I build to have a matt finish. It could be just our imagination but I like to put finish on my tables that cause the grain to “pop” and then apply my matt finish. Seems to work for my eyes anyway. Lol.No one has ever told me that.....
White Oak and no, I did not mill. Bought it from the Amish a while back. We are likely using a matte finish so there won't be a lot of pop to it, but as you can tell it is pretty prominent.
