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Stanley Steamer (1909)

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Stanley Steamer (1909)Stanley Steamer model. I'm fascinated with these brass era cars. Body is Bloodwood, and curly maple stand with cherry frame. The tires are katalox (no paint), wheels are painted, springs are walnut dipped in a vinegar / steel wool solution to ebonize. Some copper and brass covered pieces. The Stanley logo on the front is a thin strip of brass cut with a scroll blade on the band saw. The seats are pine upholstered with a piece of scrap leather and brass pins. Plans are from Forest Street Designs but with some of my own preferences.
Thank you for taking a look and appreciate your comments and suggestions.



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Oak and walnut level

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Oak and walnut levelQuick & dirty. A case of it's quicker to make a tool than clean up the shop to find the one that's buried somewhere.A piece of unused white oak, a couple small pieces of walnut with a 5/16 hole drilled in them, and a little glue. Plus a level tube I bought a half-dozen of just to have.Drilled holes, cut notch, planed and checked for level, putting the level down both directions (picture 3). A couple coats of tung oil once the glue had set.Good enough for hanging new cleats on the wall, but I should've made it a little thicker so I could plane the sides flat. Oh well.



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Shutters

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ShuttersThis house was finished in July 2018. After less than 3 years the shutters started rotting, as well as those on the other houses. The construction was crappy, as well as the materials – who would use finger jointed lumber for panels outdoors?I made a set for our house and another set for a neighbor.I used 5/4 poplar for the frames. after routing the dadoes and mortises, I painted (soaked) them all with 2 coats of very thin primer loaded with M1 mildew treatment. Then painted all end grain wood with several coats until no more would soak in. The dadoes in the horizontal members have drain holes to the rear sides. The paint was loaded with M1. I don't know anything else to do to prevent rot.You can see some deterioration on the left side of the window frame; a springtime project.Its truly a shame that construction quality is this poor even on higher end homes. My only advice is to avoid Patrick Malloy homes.



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