Gizmodyne | May 15, 2007
Yes… More Sanding
I put the last coat of poly on the caracases and drawer interiors, had dinner, and then we both went out to the shop and did not finish til’ around 11:30 p.m.
Kristin sands the drawer faces.
She is just pretending to enjoy this.
Two Step Staining
If you saw our video on staining douglas fir.. you [...]
Gizmodyne | May 15, 2007
The Contest
My woodshop program at Cerritos Community College is having a contest/exhibition/barbecue…
I have till Friday night to finish my entries for Beginning Cabinetmaking and Furniture making.
So Far from the Finish
So yesterday I continued the mammoth job of finishing the carcases with three coats of Wipe-On Poly along with the insides of five drawers. I [...]
Gizmodyne | May 14, 2007
I Feel Boxed In
So without Kristin I headed to the shop. Big mistake.. I need to be double checked.
Mistake 1: Above you can see that I cut the dovetails on the front of the drawers. Dovetails go on sides! Duh…. Now they are decorative box joints. I will pin for extra strength.
Mistake 2: I did [...]
Gizmodyne | May 13, 2007
Corpse flower (not quite) in our yard. Originally uploaded by gizmodyne.
This plant is a volunteer. It took a few years to figure out that it is related to the corpse flower. The black lilly…. Very smelly… Like rotten meat. But exotic.
