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Recent Door Project

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I have been a lurker on this forum for a long time, and really enjoy reading the Q&A, seeing pics of other shops and beautiful projects. In the spirit of Derek's post a few weeks back about the lessening of activity, I thought it would be good to share my latest project with you all. Lately, I have been more interested in adding technical/technology into projects. Some simple, like an led light strip in the armrest of a gaming table. Others a bit more complex, like a recent door project.

This client has an early 1900's bungalow that has been very well looked after. The front door situation, however, was behind the times. It had two side windows, not glass, but plexiglass, so no insulation whatsoever. As we are in Houston, this is not ideal.The door was a solid painted rectangle. For the homeowner, way too boring.

After some consultation, he decided on a modern look with 5 horizontal windows evenly spaced on the door. He opted to go with black paint outside, and white inside to match the interior trim. I prefer to build exterior doors with mahogany to deal with the fairly extreme heat and humidity we have here, so painting over it was a little heartbreaking, but we know the beauty that lies underneath.

The glass has a film applied that switches from transparent to opaque using a remote. This could also be wired to a smart switch to set it on a schedule, but he wanted to do it manually. There are 5 separate panels for the door glass, all wired together through a channel on the hinge side with the wires concealed with trim. The wiring passes through a hinge, into the framing, and connects with the side window panels to make it all switchable with the remote.

Below is a link to a little video of the end result. Happy to dig into the build details if anyone out there is interested.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yZW2PqZv1Lg

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Smoke tree burl serving tray

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Making a 22.5 x 12.5in serving tray out of American Smoke Tree burl and Alumilite Deep pour resin.


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Looking for a good Xmas project!

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Last year I turned snowmen for them on the lathe for a Christmas present. This was knowing the oldest would be a college this year and would help her both be in the season, plus have something from home. I would like to make something again and get it to her before Christmas. Snowman was only maybe 6 inches tall so I don't want something large. All ideas would be appreciated. I better get it going soon!

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Calling all Riverside County, CA woodworkers, paid project

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A friend of mine bought a working 1900s Cabinet Victrola and wants to restore it. It appears to be figured White Oak, mostly veneer. He lives in Lake Elsinore. I think maybe the shelves could be restored but the doors are veneered ply. I have no idea what the green is. it has no top but he would like one made as in the pic below. If it were me, I'd use the existing carcass as a template and find some big leaf maple with tiger striping. Peterman and Reel will let you cull through and pick pieces. In any event, he's looking to make it "like new". I have no interest in tackling this but maybe someone out there is. I have more pics but they are too large to post. PM me for more details


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Shelf on Coffee Table

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We are planning to builda coffee table witha shelf. What is a good way to attach the corners of the shelf to the legs? The table will be about 3x5 feet; the legs will be squarish, not round.
Thank for the help. Peter

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Free Alternative to Sketchup?

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I've been using Sketchup Make (2017), but it keeps crashing on me. Are most people using Sketchup Pro -- $119 per year for a subscription? Or is there a good free alternative?

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Antone have any 6/4 mahogony (or dark wood) they want to part with??

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I started on this chessboard last weekend, but when I applied to Danish Oil (or even just clear poly), the cedar and cherry I'm using didn't contrast all that well. So, I'm trying to find some darker 6/4 wood for the dark "columns". I've got plenty of the white cedar so I'll be cutting around all the knots.

I figure I need a 6/4 piece that's about 1 ft long and maybe 8-10" wide. (I can't do the board feet calculation in my head).


Do you have a piece like that? Or even 6/4 offcuts, I'll take those. The tallest column I need is 4" and they step down 1/2" from there. Any dark wood will do.


Name you (reasonable) price if you do. Thanks! (I'm in Mass so I'll tack on the shipping costs).

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My made in England Record Vise Collection

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Was able to finalize my made in England Record Vise collection... 52, 52 1/2, & 53 ... I found the 53 brand new I have a 52 1/2 on my personal bench and have had some fun finding all 3 for potential future use.

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Plan Search

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I'm looking for a plan for a table-top pictureeasel that appeared in WOOD magazine many years ago. It was made of cherry and stood about 15 inches tall. It had a tab that was glued between the front two legs that also served as the pivot point for the rear leg. The easel part on the front was adjustable for height.

I've searched the website but didn't have any luck there.I don't want to pirate the plan; I have back issues, but can't find it. Maybe someone here has a searchable index for WOOD magazine although that's probably unlikely given WOOD's proprietary nature. Any help woiuld be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

Frank S in IA

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Simple/cheap bench vise any good?

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Kid next door is starting to get into woodworking, mostly small carved items so far. After seeing how he tried to clamp down objects, I volunteered to build him a small workbench, using a prefinished ash butcher block slab (22" X 28") for the top and legs/skirt/etc. from an old (100+ YO) barn timber. I am trying to help him with selecting a vise appropriate for his budget (very small) and talents (beginner). He has been crawling all over eBay but I saw nothing that didn't either look in poor condition or with a ridiculous price. I suggested he look at this $81 one from Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Yost-Woodworking-...0c00c&th=1

Looks to be a close knockoff of the Records which I have on my bench. Most of the negative reviews are from several years ago or are obviously from people who do not know how a bench vise is supposed to be mounted or how it works. My thought is to order it and if the form, fit, and function is not good, just return it (free).

Comments or other ideas, anyone?

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Gluing up dissimilar woods...bad idea???

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Got some time this weekend and I saw a picture of this chess board on the innerwebs and I thought I'd try my hand at building it. Problemis that the wood stash of thick boards is somewhat limited. I have the cherry and thiswhite cedar from an oldfence post I'd like to use (waste not, want not, eh?). I know in the picture they don't look all that contrasting, but I'll test some Danish oil, hoping that the cherry will darken vs the white cedar. I've got more of the white cedar so I should be able to get knot-free blanks.


I probably will need to build a jig to glue up the "rows" of squares. Still need to mull that over in the melon what's the best approach would be.

Given that cherry is a hardwood and the white cedar is soft, do you think I'll encounter any issues with expansion/contraction??? They will be small pieces so I might be over-thinking it. Your thoughts?

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Fine Woodworking Index - Account Free

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This has likely been posted before, but in case you didn't see it and didn't know, you can search FWW's past issues for articles w/o needing to createan account. It came in handy for me yesterday.

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Sad News - RIP Dr. Ray Knight

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My name is Roger Knight and I am Ray's youngest son and I'm using his account to share some sad news.

I understand he was quite active on here at different times over the years, though most recently, he was probably on here liquidating his woodworkingtools, fixtures, andparaphernalia. He ultimately had to lay down his woodworking hobby due tohis Parkinson's. I appreciate this community and his connection to it will always bespecial to me as my dad andI spent lots of timetogether on woodworking projects and classes. Wood, tools, restoring, and building (in the house or the woodshop) were a constant part of my young adult lifeas well as our adult relationshipand I learned most of what I know about using tools and solving problems from him.

I just wanted to share this news and link his obituary for anyone who may have interacted with him here.

https://everloved.com/life-of/dr-ray-knight/

Thank you,
Roger

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