Full disclosure, I completely stole this idea. I’ve mentioned Dave Fisher’s work before. I’ve never met or spoke to him, but in the green wood/bowl carving world, he’s kind of a big deal. I’ve read through his blog three times and learned several things each time. My wife needed a small gift for a friend …
Month: May 2020
I’ve kind of been on a streak of making small things for family for the last several days. But, even though these were all given away, lets call them prototypes for now. I can count the hours I’ve spent on leather craft on my two hands, maybe just one. I decided to learn a little …
After talking to my 9 year old last week we decided we needed to make some projects for several family members. We talked about it and came up with a good idea for a few of them. My son loves pen turning, so we wanted to do something around that. I still have some acrylic …
As I was putting the finishing touches on the bedroom furniture, I wanted to make sure I documented how the repairs looked after I was done. Here are the cracks on the edge of the top and base of the night stand. These were repaired by putting a bead of CA glue in the crack …
Well, it wasn’t intended to be a Mother’s Day present, but I timed it pretty well. After letting the lacquer cure for several days, it was time to put the finishing touches on this furniture. To cut the gloss sheen from the lacquer back, I started with 0000 steel wool, and rubbed the finish until …
This past week, I got these two pieces out of the attic, sanded them and made a few repairs. Now it’s time for stain and finish. After sanding, I got rid of most of the dust with a brush and the air compressor. But to get the best finish you can, you need to remove …
Thankfully the dresser and nightstand didn’t need any major structural repairs. However, while sanding everything, I did find a few small cracks and good sized patch of missing veneer. Since I was hoping to wrap up the finishing this weekend, I knocked out these little repairs this evening. The bottom shelf and top of the …