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RE: Back in the Shop - Mr Eddie - 11-15-2021 (11-15-2021, 10:42 AM)jteneyck Wrote: Lonnie, now that you asked I'll admit to a boo-boo I had to correct. After applying the first coat of finish I carefully, or so I thought, scuff sanded with 325 grit sandpaper on a soft pad, by hand. I was just trying to take off the nibs but as soon as I wiped it clean I saw two small areas near the left edge where I had cut through the finish and I think the dye, too. Target Coatings says to use 600 grit between coats; next time I will. Thanks John - very helpful. RE: Back in the Shop - jteneyck - 01-11-2022 (11-14-2021, 04:31 PM)Mr Eddie Wrote: John, I finally got a picture from my friend of the desk with the hairpin legs on it. The desk is still not in its final home, but that's another story. In the meantime, my friend's young son is using it to display some of his strange toys. I asked my friend if the desk is wobbly or stable. He said it's very stable. John RE: Back in the Shop - Mr Eddie - 01-14-2022 John you hit a home run on this project! One thing I forgot to ask before: How do you cut the mitered edges on the drawer fronts? Thanks again, Lonnie RE: Back in the Shop - 2Goober - 01-14-2022 Great job with the grain. Beautiful. RE: Back in the Shop - mr_skittle - 01-14-2022 Nice work. It's so sleek and minimal. The toys are from the Star Wars Movie. They look to be lego models. Surely you must have heard of Star Wars? RE: Back in the Shop - jteneyck - 01-15-2022 (01-14-2022, 07:39 PM)Mr Eddie Wrote: John you hit a home run on this project! One thing I forgot to ask before: How do you cut the mitered edges on the drawer fronts? Thanks again, Thanks again. I cut the mitered drawer edges the same way I did the case edges, using an L-fence on the table saw. This photo should explain it. You set the blade at 45 deg (or whatever angle you want) and adjust the fence and blade height so the blade enters the fence at the same height as the top of the workpiece if you want a sharp corner. I set it just a little lower so the veneer would be less likele to get damaged over time. With your workpiece cut to its final dimensions you just slide it along the fence and through the blade. The cutoff falls harmlessly under the fence. I cut 45's on the top edge and sides of the casework and drawer fronts this way. The casework is joined by sharp cornered 45 deg bevels at the corners, also cut against the L fence. Once you set up the fence and verify it's correct on scrap it's stupid simple to make the final cuts. John RE: Back in the Shop - cbygeorge - 01-18-2022 (01-15-2022, 10:46 AM)jteneyck Wrote: Thanks again. I cut the mitered drawer edges the same way I did the case edges, using an L-fence on the table saw. This photo should explain it. I don't think I have ever seen a miter done that way. Brilliant! RE: Back in the Shop - mound - 01-18-2022 very cool! ... RE: Back in the Shop - jteneyck - 01-18-2022 (01-18-2022, 02:11 PM)cbygeorge Wrote: I don't think I have ever seen a miter done that way. Brilliant! I think I learned about it from Joe Grout who used to participate but seems to have moved on, unfortunately. Anyway, the L-shaped fence opens up a new way of using your tablesaw. You can cut angles, including 90 deg, on any part with straight sides. Because you are riding the edge along the fence, the part does not have to be a square or rectangle, it can be any shape with straight sides. I first used this approach when making some tapered porch columns. In that case I didn't even need the L-fence. Instead, I made an oversized, tapered template to ride against the fence, installed the rough-cut parts into the template, and then cut them out. Perfect tapers with perfect 45 deg bevels. Here's the rough cut part in the template: Cutting it on the TS: The cut part: And the column after joining: Lots of possibilities with the L-fence and/or templates. John RE: Back in the Shop - FrankAtl - 01-20-2022 "I think I learned about it from Joe Grout who used to participate but seems to have moved on, unfortunately." I miss Joe! He had some very creative ways of doing things. |