tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56409782009-02-20T19:24:03.753-08:00woodshopnotesDaily wood shop notes on antique restoration and reproduction work on antiques, Country furniture and other items. Etc.claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05915031411702374720noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640978.post-50822334268314734032007-08-27T19:56:00.000-07:002007-08-27T20:02:51.929-07:00p I am trying to get into posting on my blog again after a while off......????claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05915031411702374720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640978.post-40357451224536219182007-08-08T15:31:00.000-07:002007-08-08T15:32:56.093-07:00claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05915031411702374720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640978.post-1120017109087360722005-06-28T20:50:00.000-07:002005-06-28T20:51:49.093-07:00Moving back into town. House did not sell. He did not feel that he could physically handle the move. The title co. says that they can not give us the earnest money unless he signs a paper agreeing to it. So we have to deal with it.claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05915031411702374720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640978.post-1118322659182222652005-06-09T06:10:00.000-07:002005-06-09T06:10:59.190-07:00 More on moving temporary into the barn. Finished up with 100 ft of shelving plus floor area under the shelving in one room and moving storage boxes into the area. Will start building more shelving in another room now. Most of the misc. small items have been packed and moved that we don't use every day. Hard to work around all the junk in the barn that has been collected for years. The people claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05915031411702374720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640978.post-1117942540361927352005-06-04T19:54:00.000-07:002005-06-04T20:35:40.413-07:00Moving out to farm is in process Got 16 ft of 18" wide shelving up and loaded from home. This took two trips. I need to get some more scrape 2x4's to build more shelving. Once I rip a piece of plywood into two 18" pieces I have a 12" piece left over. So when I rip the next piece of plywood I will have 2 pieces of 18 " shelving and a 12 " piece. So I will put up the 16''of ( 12") shelving then claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05915031411702374720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640978.post-1117416603909972342005-05-29T18:29:00.000-07:002005-05-29T18:30:03.910-07:00Chimney cupboard and Slant Back cupboard. The same couple who bought the Hutch dinning table and two benches also bought these. Garage sale. A lot of misc. household items mostly. However we did sell the house. We had not planed on trying to sell the house during the garage sale but before I got back from putting up our garage sale signs my wife had sold the house. So that sort of over shadowsclaudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05915031411702374720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640978.post-1117161319258336562005-05-26T19:35:00.000-07:002005-05-29T18:29:35.356-07:00Chest of 3 drawers Nothing more done on this. Ammunition box coffee table. Sold and out the door. 2 benches that I made, pine tops and black bases one had a shelf underneath. Both where made some time ago and they have now sold. Hutch dinning table and two benches. Now sold and delivered. Garage sale this Sat. in two days.claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05915031411702374720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640978.post-1116353587756028822005-05-17T11:12:00.000-07:002005-05-17T11:13:07.763-07:00Getting started again ! Small vanity. Filled nail holes and sanded. Hope to get it stained yet today.Chest of 3 drawers A very old piece I sold to her 20 years ago or so. A coffee table should be coming in to refinish as soon as he drops it off.claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05915031411702374720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640978.post-1114020023148871802005-04-20T10:59:00.000-07:002005-04-20T11:00:23.150-07:00 Ammunition box coffee table. Done and moved into the house. Need to sell it next.claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05915031411702374720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640978.post-1113711007582511802005-04-16T21:08:00.001-07:002005-04-16T21:10:07.583-07:00Ammunition box coffee table. This Ammunition box is 41" long, 16" wide 12" high plus 6 " I legs. I made a sugar pine top for over the box top. Looks great. It has the lettering on the side which says. 120 MM -- 356 W/Fuze -- M 572 propelling charge M45 For Gun M58 . From what I understand it held on shell the full length and about 8 or 10 inches around. The shell or gun does not come with theclaudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05915031411702374720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640978.post-1113710900901195302005-04-16T21:08:00.000-07:002005-04-16T21:08:20.903-07:00Ammunition box coffee table. This Ammunition box is 41" long, 16" wide 12" high plus 6 " I legs. I made a sugar pine top for over the box top. Looks great. It has the lettering on the side which says. 120 MM -- 356 W/Fuze -- M 572 propelling charge M45 For Gun M58 . From what I understand it held on shell the full length and about 8 or 10 inches around. The shell or gun does not come with theclaudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05915031411702374720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640978.post-1113361741429760992005-04-12T20:08:00.000-07:002005-04-12T20:09:01.430-07:00 Lamp Table, Finished this project and he picked it up. The finish turn out great and matches the other piece id did for them. No pending project for now.claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05915031411702374720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640978.post-1113078325401262852005-04-09T13:24:00.000-07:002005-04-09T13:25:25.403-07:00 Lamp Table, Got the top glued up, sanded, distressed and stained. The legs are made. 2 1/2" square and the apron are all glued together and stained. I need to order some more stain. It is a water based stain that is used for treating fish illness or making explosives. It also is a good water based brown stain. It is purple in color when it goes on then turns to a brown pretty quick. Most claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05915031411702374720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640978.post-1112729129710490152005-04-05T12:25:00.000-07:002005-04-05T12:25:29.710-07:00 3 legged telephone stand and dresser mirror holder. It is all re-glued and refinished and so is the mirror holder. I called him yesterday and told him that it was done. He has not picked it up yet.claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05915031411702374720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640978.post-1112416973248322832005-04-01T20:35:00.002-08:002005-04-01T20:42:53.250-08:00 Restoring 13 Mission oak chairs. I got them all done, out the door and paid for. She has 3 more for me to do that her daughter has. She will drop them off at some point. There where about 5 different Mission styles in the bunch. After all these years the glue was gone. In a lot of cases they put small nails in the joints to hold them together. In one case there was 4 nails in one corner joint. claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05915031411702374720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640978.post-1112416925005498992005-04-01T20:35:00.001-08:002005-04-01T20:42:05.006-08:00 Restoring 13 Mission oak chairs. I got them all done, out the door and paid for. She has 3 more for me to do that her daughter has. She will drop them off at some point. There where about 5 different Mission styles in the bunch. After all these years the glue was gone. In a lot of cases they put small nails in the joints to hold them together. In one case there was 4 nails in one corner joint. claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05915031411702374720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640978.post-1112416559044202042005-04-01T20:35:00.000-08:002005-04-01T20:35:59.046-08:00 Restoring 13 Mission oak chairs. Got them done, out the door and paid for. She has 3 more for me to do that her daughter has. She will drop them off at some point. There where about 5 different Mission style in the bunch. After all these years the glue was gone. In a lot of cases they put small nail in the joints to hold them together. In on case there was 4 nails in one corner joint. There claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05915031411702374720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640978.post-1111549279286192032005-03-22T19:41:00.000-08:002005-03-22T19:41:19.286-08:00 Ice Box is done and gone. He may bring back some old photographs for me to restore some time. Planter box is still on hold. End table I have a small end table to do for a past customer. Black base and Pine top. Re-glue some old chairs. A lady brought 13 chair for me to re-glue and repair. They have been in the family for generations. Gardening. Spring gardening is holding me up. If I don't getclaudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05915031411702374720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640978.post-1110422547436117742005-03-09T18:41:00.000-08:002005-03-09T19:15:47.790-08:00 Ice Box. I have it sanded, stainted and first coat of finsh on it. I had to use some Oxalic Acid to get some of the stains out of it. There are several shrinkage crack that are now filled and colored. The hardware came but the owner would prefer to use his old. Part of the third piece is missing and several pieces are broken. The older hardware that he had I was not able to find anywhere, So I claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05915031411702374720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640978.post-1109813058776440092005-03-02T17:24:00.000-08:002005-03-02T17:24:18.776-08:00Planter boxes. I have not done any more with these. Ice box was delivered this morning at 10:05. I now have all the hardware off it and have it stripped and drying in the shop. I will need to find 2 or the 3 replacement brass latches for the front. It should dry tonight. Oak rocker. The person who picked up the bar stool and foot stool, brought in an oak rocker that needed to be repaired, claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05915031411702374720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640978.post-1109211814093477442005-02-23T18:23:00.000-08:002005-02-23T18:24:00.340-08:00Bar stool & foot stool have been picked up. He droped of a rocking chair for me to strip, repair and refinish. I got it stripped tonight. Plastered picture frame turned out fine. It has a nice beveled mirror in it. Daughter and family got moved. I still have to fix their dinning tale base. Ice box lady has not shown up yet. Planter boxes I picked up some ceramic tile and have laminated them claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05915031411702374720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640978.post-1108958951355490972005-02-20T20:09:00.000-08:002005-02-22T13:36:38.156-08:00Antique Wardrobe. This item is done and delivered. They like it very much and have it all put together, TV, Stereo etc. They next would like a church pew for the living room refinished. They are waiting for the antique dealer to get back from England with his next load. It is not easy to find anything nice out the now days. His things may not be American but he has some great primitives which areclaudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05915031411702374720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640978.post-1108166230779260882005-02-11T15:56:00.000-08:002005-02-11T15:57:10.783-08:00Antique Wardrobe. They called again today and ordered another 18 1/2" long self. I have put the final coat of the other one they ordered the other day. So I cut the last piece that I had the right width and cut it down to 18 1/2 " also. Then sanded and put 2 coats of stain on the and a wood edge. Small bar stool, not small foot stool like I said before. I put the top on the bottom and belt claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05915031411702374720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640978.post-1108006885002952542005-02-09T19:41:00.000-08:002005-02-09T19:41:25.003-08:00antique wardrobe.Finished, delivered and paid for. They are very happy. the additional shelving inside matched the walnut of the out side. It took two coats of stain to get it to match. The last coat was a coat of walnut jell stain. The shelving was 3/4" birth plywood with an iron on edge to cover the layers in the plywood. Anyway they want me to make one more 18" wide self which I now have done claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05915031411702374720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640978.post-1107575761724236442005-02-04T19:55:00.000-08:002005-02-04T20:00:47.976-08:00 Update, One small childs rocker re-glued and painted green.
Ceder base, made and finished for two rooms in a small house remodeling, also a cedar ceiling back plate for a light fixture to cover several existing holes in ceiling cedar paneling.
Small chair, re-glue, strip, stain and varnish.
Antique wardrobe, adding inside 5 adjustable selfs and vertical dividers for TV and other sound claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05915031411702374720noreply@blogger.com