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06-24-2008, 11:59 AM
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Name: John Reeves City: Durham State: NC County: Durham Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 54 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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(I am in the yellow shirt. Knot Head is in the background)
Maple ply, Target Coatings EM8800 with black pigment added at the factory (thanks Jeff Weiss), Target Coatings 9000 clear gloss interior poly.
I used non-sterated sand paper, Abranet (great stuff) then Abralon (also great stuff). Then I rubbed it out with Menzerna pre-polish then polish (amazing stuff). Topped it with three coats of Liberian wax.
I sprayed with a ASTURO High Transfer gun from Jeff Jewett (thanks Jeff). |  
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06-24-2008, 12:02 PM
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Name: Will Goodwin City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 35 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Man those are sweet! My eyes would go buggy looking at that wall paper all the time though  . Great work on the dressers!
__________________ Will 
"Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again." - Henri Cartier Bresson Translation: No pics, didn't happen. | |
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06-24-2008, 12:23 PM
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Name: Wayne City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 61 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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__________________ ..............found out many years ago that Elbow Grease doesn't come in a bottle!!!! | |
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06-24-2008, 12:50 PM
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Name: Ed City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Apr 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Man, you really went for a piano finish on that one! Looks great, can't believe the sheen on that piece! | |
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06-24-2008, 12:59 PM
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Name: Alan Schaffter City: Washington State: NC County: Beaufort Join Date: Dec 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Beautiful!!  :eusa_cla p
How may hours, weeks, months do you have in that finish????? | |
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06-24-2008, 01:53 PM
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Name: Travis City: Wake Forest State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Dec 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Piano quality finish!!!
The Asturo HTE, does it run on compressed air or is it on an HVLP turbine?
__________________ Wife changed my perspective.  I need want some additional tools. I need want a
multi-spindle line borer - Found one!!!! Could I? Should I? Do I????
pocket hole machine - unlikely in 2008
Festool sander and vacuum -told I don't need 2 not going to happen
Edge bander - unlikely this decade
oscillating edge sander - unlikely in 2008
floor model chisel or slot mortiser - unlikely in 2008
and a bigger shop - maybe in 2009 | |
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06-24-2008, 02:17 PM
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Name: Tracy City: Salisbury State: NC County: Rowan Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 47 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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__________________ Tracy
Making Friends One Post At A Time
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06-24-2008, 02:49 PM
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Name: Randy City: Macon State: NC County: Warren Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 58 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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What a beautiful finish, John!!! You should be very proud of the professional job you did on that piece...
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Being "over the hill" is much better than being under it!!! | |
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06-24-2008, 03:32 PM
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Name: John Reeves City: Durham State: NC County: Durham Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 54 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Thanks guys. Spending that much time on a finish is really showing a character flaw that I have. It is also why I built two, just in case.
Travis, the ASTURO runs off of my 5 hp, 30 gal compressor. | |
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06-24-2008, 06:38 PM
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Name: Tom City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 46 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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WOW JOHN!! That is great. How about some construction details and pics. | |
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06-25-2008, 03:45 AM
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Name: Cathy City: Forest City State: NC County: Rutherford Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 53 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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That finish is amazing!!!!
__________________ Cathy Skipper 
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06-25-2008, 09:45 AM
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Name: Charles City: Wilmington State: NC County: New Hanover Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 61 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Great job, but the finish, WOW! | |
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06-25-2008, 10:43 AM
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Name: John Reeves City: Durham State: NC County: Durham Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 54 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Thanks guys.
Tom I did not take any WIP pics. Kids took he camera but I got one for fathers day.
The panels are "floating" panels secured with/by Domino loose tenons. Also the frame joints are with the Domino loose tenons. Worked really well.
I dovetailed the drawers, half blind using a WOODHAVEN jig which I like but I do not have anything to compare it to. The drawer box material is a prefinished ply from NC Hardwood. The routed dove tail were not as smooth in the 3/8 ply. It splintered a lot. The lock joint may have been better to use with that material.
I did use he Blum under drawer slides. I am not so excited with this product. It hooks in the back through a hole in the back of the drawer. In the front there is a spring loaded catch in a locking device that you attach to the underside of the drawer. They are "self closing", if the slide gets three inches form being closed, a spring takes it the rest of the way for closing.
I have used ball bearing slides from CS Hardware that are much cheaper, open 110% and are rated @ 100 lbs. They are easier to install, and it is easier to remove and insert the drawer.
I would lie to get other insights on such issues so I can get smarter.
J | |
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06-25-2008, 02:27 PM
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Name: Roger City: Durham State: NC County: Durham Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 62 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Great job, John!
You really got the finishing down pat. Whose gonna notice the drawer slides with that mirror finish?
Roger
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06-25-2008, 02:32 PM
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Name: John Reeves City: Durham State: NC County: Durham Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 54 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Thank you Roger. You are usually one of the first to say nice things to all of us. It is appreciated. | |
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