Search results

Yes, you're correct. That is probably a better option. And I wonder how it is I missed you'd said that in your earlier post? Sorry, must not have been concentrating properly, and when I think about it, at the time I posted I was actually purposely distracting myself from a techy drawing issue...

Rather than pack the hinges consider adding something like a 6 - 12 mm thick strip of wood, somewhat wider than the doors' thickness to each doors' leading edge. Then refit the doors, which of course means planing the new strips flush to the door faces, and to the right dimension to create an...

That does look very attractive, and obviously has taken a great deal of skill and care in the making. But I do still wonder how the wood movement affects the joints, and how he allows for this in the construction? After all, even if the wood is dry when the piece is made, it will still be...

Ah, right. Now I understand what you said. Thanks. Slainte.

For an early or first significant project I'm impressed. I'm curious about the bit I've quoted above. I'm not sure how to read it and a little clarification would be appreciated. Do you mean you used dowels to align the edges of the panels in the lid, or are you saying you used dowels to join...

FieldoShits seems to just about cover it, maybe mostly in, well ... *****, ha ,ha. Slainte.

It looks like I'm the first to say, well, maybe after marcros's preemptive comment earlier, that yes, that is wrong. I can't see how you're managing to get away with it because film forming finishes generally don't like contaminants underneath them, with wax being one of those contaminants. But...

I've got to admit I'm rather surprised the maker incorporated a forked and wedged M&T in that bottom rail to stile joint ... and then cut away a chunk of the joint along the bottom edge of the door, effectively transforming the lower forked section into a bridle joint. Cutting away like this...

I agree. I used to do a lot of restoration work and came across this type of finish. Whatever was under the polish in items I repaired could have been left its natural colour to start with, or alternatively the bare wood could have received either/or/or both dye and stain followed by clear...

I seem to recall coming across Tried and True stuff during the decade I lived and worked in the USA. But I don't recall ever actually using it, although I suppose I might have done, so I can't discuss its merits and faults, except to say that from what I've heard over many years, and still see...

Depends on the age of the already cooked stuff. If it's been around for a long time and not been used for maybe a few weeks and gone all flaky and dry as a bone, it's best to start from new. Years ago - decades in fact, when I worked in a place that undertook lots of restoration and made...

In most cases sticker stain or sticker shadow (they're the same) does show only as a cross grain stripe, sometimes very prominent, and sometimes quite faint. On the other hand I've seen in a decent minority of cases instances where the staining, initiated at the sticker positions, has spread...

Here is a bit more information on this drying fault from something I wrote a little while back. Evidence of yellow streaks longitudinally in a board of oak, walnut or chestnut is caused by “metabolization of tannic acid by the fungus Paecilomyces variotii” (Gard, 2010, p6)*. Maintaining...

Bottom feeding again I see, doctor Bob. All expenses spared, very little planning - obviously, skimping on materials, and poor execution ... when are you going to raise your game a bit, eh? Slainte.

Well, there is that excerpt from my post, which is complimentary. The rest of it was essentially me simply musing on potential YouTube issues in general - I'm not much into YouTube content really, but I've watched some stuff on it, therefore my ability to comment is perhaps limited, but I guess...

You're right. I certainly wouldn't have sought out tomosap's video, and I'd say it's almost a certainty that I'll never watch another one, unless someone else puts up a link to an example of his that illustrates some spectacularly difficult and meticulously and flawlessly crafted technical...

I have to admit that the 'action' didn't really hold my attention. I can't recall how many examples of that type of machine, some small, some great big hulks, and everything in between I've either set-up, used or maintained. Realistically, I'm probably never going to be part of your hoped for...

I suspect sticker stain - the cross-grain dark mark - caused by oxidation of chemicals within the wood, possibly catalysed by wood enzymes. Drying conditions that lead to sticker stain are also quite commonly conducive to fungal growth, and I suspect that this has happened here because the dark...

If you're concerned about possible contaminants after stripping that might cause poor adhesion, you could perhaps use a single coat of dewaxed shellac as a primer under whatever finish you decide to use, which might be the Rustins Plastic Coating. I don't think I've ever used that product, but I...

Sounds logical, but in practice, no. The board material does vary in thickness for a variety of reasons, the most common two being manufacturing discrepancies to very slight variation in thickness caused by changes in the material's moisture content which, in itself, is caused by variations in...