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And on goes the first coat of finish for both the matching end table (that matches the previous coffee table) and the round table legs! Figured walnut really comes alive when the finish goes on... Also, I really need to spend some time on shop organization. The amount of stuff I have laying around is getting out of hand... Maybe this weekend.
End table top done! The legs have already shipped so we should be done and ready to get this wrapped as soon as the legs show up.
The walnut base is done as well! Just have to do the final sand and clear coat on the top and this project is also wrapped up! Now I need to figure out what to do next...
I've been terrible at taking pics of the finished things. Legs came in last week and the end table wrapped. Here's a picture of the top in its home, this ash really has some character...
This next table is actually done and sitting in my living room right now...forgot to take finished pics but here's a shot of the top finished and clear coated. I decided to go with a satin finish because I really don't like gloss... The walnut base turned out awesome, you can see it in the background on top of a future project that I'll reveal as you scroll past this picture.
A few years ago I built myself a desk using some stained pine 2x6's and a painted pine base. As a lot of you know, I don't really like to use stained pine anymore so I've hated the top of the desk for quite a while. Also, it's pretty uneven with a terrible finish on it. Over the weekend a local sawmill was having a 50% off slab sale so I snagged this big ass elm slab that will become my future desk top. I'm not sure if I'll keep the pine base or swap it out for some metal legs but for now, this beast is going in my office. Obviously a ton of work to do in order to get this thing done. It's definitely not going to fit in my planer, lol, so might have to do this the old fashioned way with a hand plane, should make for a good workout. I should also have enough material left over for some serving trays and CNC cut bowls so that'll be fun.
While I was at the saw mill I also grabbed two of these smaller ash slabs to turn into floating shelves for my bar area. I cut these to width using a home made jig, see below, and will just toss them through the planer and finish with some boiled linseed oil rather than poly. Shelves don't get a lot of wear and tear so no need for a real protective coating. In my update from 2016 I put in some floating shelves which did NOT turn out the way I wanted and I've been wanting to replace them ever since. This is now what they'll get replaced with.
One tool that I've wanted forever is a track saw. They are pretty expensive though and take up a bunch of space so...I decided to make my own lol. This jig is just a scrap piece of 1/4" plywood with a scrap 1/4" piece of MDF glued on top with enough space for the circular saw to ride on. I cut left this pretty wide so that the first cut on this thing was to cut the edge off and create a zero clearance locating feature. Now all I do is line up the edge with my measure marks and slide the saw along the jig to get a perfectly aligned and straight cut. The plywood and MDF are very stable materials so this thing should last a good long while. No more need for a track saw.
...yet.
Anyway, I have a ton of crap to get done before the winter hits so I've really gotta get a move on in the evenings and weekends lol. I'm going to use the shelf project and desk slab as the kickoff to my instagram channel. I've documented plenty of my builds from the summer to sustain posting through the winter (I hope) before I can start up again in the spring. If any of you want to start following, it's @spmakesww on instagram. I haven't officially started it yet but the account is there.
[QUOTE=SamDoe1;16477442]I've been terrible at taking pics of the finished things. [quote/]
We know.. still waiting for those screw updates
One tool that I've wanted forever is a track saw. They are pretty expensive though and take up a bunch of space so...I decided to make my own lol. This jig is just a scrap piece of 1/4" plywood with a scrap 1/4" piece of MDF glued on top with enough space for the circular saw to ride on. I cut left this pretty wide so that the first cut on this thing was to cut the edge off and create a zero clearance locating feature. Now all I do is line up the edge with my measure marks and slide the saw along the jig to get a perfectly aligned and straight cut. The plywood and MDF are very stable materials so this thing should last a good long while. No more need for a track saw.
...yet.
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Track saws are on my list too! Have you looked into those Kreg rip-cut attachments to your circ? .
I've been terrible at taking pics of the finished things. [quote/]
We know.. still waiting for those screw updates
Track saws are on my list too! Have you looked into those Kreg rip-cut attachments to your circ? .
I replaced the screws! I'll take a pic when I get home.
I have the Kreg rip-cut, I'm not a fan. I thought it would be the savior for my problems but it's honestly not that great, my home brew jig works better and probably cost me $3 in material and 10 minutes of time.
Was wondering how long it would take for someone to point that out.
tough crowd here...
