2006 Gift Guide Re-Run
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Hey folks. Since its Black Friday, I figured it would be a good time to re-release our 2006 Holiday Gift Guide. Even through this was made two years ago, the gift ideas are still relevant. Prices and availability may have changed though. Most of these items and more are available in the Wood Whisperer Amazon Store, where I have put together a little Holiday Gift Guide category. Check it out!
Just a heads up, Nicole and I are working on the 2008 Holiday Gift Guide as we speak. Hopefully we’ll have it edited and ready to roll for next week. So stay tuned and happy shopping.
Contest Reminders
Just want to make sure everyone remembers that we still have a couple great giveaways going on. First we have the Fescool Giveaway. Enter for your chance to win Festool shop apron, safety glasses and tape measure.
We also have the Wood Talk Online Giveaway where you can win some great stuff from Lee Valley. I have to check with Matt to see exactly what we have, but I know we’ve got a few calendars, plane screws, and possibly even another tool.
Thanks to both Festool and Lee Valley for their support of the show and our giveaways!
Dining Table and Chairs - Project of the Week
This week’s project comes from John. Let’s see what he has to show us:
“I visit your website almost daily with the intention of furthering my woodworking knowledge and being entertained. You have yet to disappoint me. Attached are a few pictures for your Project of the Week. I just completed this dining table and chair set which replaced a far more traditional piece of furniture that no longer meets our current decor taste.”
“Thirty-five years ago my wife fell in love with a Thomasville dining set. But times have changed and so has my wife’s taste in furniture. So out with the old, in with the new. The new table measures 68 x 44 which is the size of it’s predecessor. The table base and breadboard are walnut, although since I eventually ebonized it, the wood could be almost anything. The top is 1” MDF veneered with quarter sawn raw wood cherry. The inspiration for the finish came from some high-end audio speaker cabinets. The first step was to add the black stripes. This was done by applying black dye to some grain patterns and immediately wiping away as much as I could. I then sanded it to leave a faint amount on the top. I mixed General Finishes Cranberry and Golden Oak stains in a 5:1 ratio for the basic color. This was followed by spraying 4 coats of General Finishes Top Performance glossy polyurethane followed by two coats of satin.”
“Since I had never made a chair before, I needed some help. I purchased Jeff Miller’s Chair making & Design and essentially copied one of his basic designs. The wood I chose was poplar since it would be ebonized and is cheap. The joints are mortise and loose tenons except for the side rails which are angled tenons. The angled tenons were the most challenging part of the construction. The finish is black dye followed by a black stain because I like a very black black and dye goes places that stain doesn’t. This was followed by three coats of gloss poly and two coats of satin. I have to credit my wife for making the seat cushions. This was her first upholstery attempt, and I think she did great.”
“The dining set now sits proudly in our dining room along with some of the other projects I have done. The corner display and floor standing clock have been around for about a year and nicely complement the table and chairs. Thanks, Marc. And keep on whisperin”.
Sander or Scraper? - Question of the Week
This week’s question comes from Jeff who asks: “Marc, generally speaking, when would you advocate using a sander, and when a scraper to finish a surface?”
And this was my response: “Well to put it bluntly, I never use a scraper for final finish preparation. My scrapers are tuned so that they take a pretty aggressive cut, which makes them useful for leveling. But I don’t really like the surface they leave behind when compared to a nice 180 grit sanding. That’s not to say you can’t get a killer finish prep with a well-tuned scraper, its just not my preferred way of doing it. Call me lazy, but I would much rather sit there and let the sander do all the work while I daze off into space and think about whats for dinner.” :) But, I know people that swear by the scrapers and as a result, save money on sandpaper. So there is definitely some merit to it. To each his own I suppose.”
Does anyone out there use scrapers before finishing?
Wood Talk Online 46
Status Report:
Marc isn’t doing much woodworking right now, with his articles and preparation for his upcoming trip to the Atlanta Woodcraft store. Matt has been making a skateboard with his kids and is still reminiscing about the good times had at Woodworking in America.
Around the Web:
Owner of Sawstop demos the braking system with his own finger! Check out the video.
News:
Two big releases from Lee Valley - Dovetail saw for $65 and Block planes for $180-$300 and no we don’t have those reversed.
Hot Deals:
PeachTree Woodworking Black Friday Sales Event Nov. 25th- Nov. 28th.
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MiniMax Holiday Sales Event will start Monday December 1st. But here’s a little bonus for you. Order and have shipped any Mini Max machine on Wednesday, November 26 and you’ll get an extra 5% off our already low Holiday sale prices!
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Protecting jigs from glue using clear packing tape. Visit Tom’s Workbench.
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