I'd surely fuck up the order. That looks beautiful. The final product is going to be amazing. Good job!
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I'd surely fuck up the order. That looks beautiful. The final product is going to be amazing. Good job!
So March 18th, 2021....
I drunkenly grab this at a buddies with tales of saving it...
A nail and a red shop rag were stuffed in the handle. If not the pickaxe head fell of the end of the handle.
His dad, got it from his dad. He used it as a young ditch digger. Got put away 20 years ago in the corner of the shop.
So me being me..
September 2nd, 2024...
I Finally fucking finish it..
I'm not doing the math on that, but I don't think he even knows I have it at this point..
Don't know how many coats of linseed oil is on it. Had a 1 year cure at one point. Then added more.
I shouldn't have added this last coat as thick as I did without wiping it. But I'll 0000 wool it to dry and wipe it down one last time.
A new red shop rags been cut and fit to the head, along with the original nail, fire blued. Then the head re set. It'll be a display on the wall thing. But it's solid and I wouldn't hesitate to use it.
Honestly after remembering polyurethane clear exists I should have just hit it with 3 coats of blo and then polyurethane to build up the rest.
I drunkenly grab this at a buddies with tales of saving it...
A nail and a red shop rag were stuffed in the handle. If not the pickaxe head fell of the end of the handle.
His dad, got it from his dad. He used it as a young ditch digger. Got put away 20 years ago in the corner of the shop.
So me being me..
September 2nd, 2024...
I Finally fucking finish it..
I'm not doing the math on that, but I don't think he even knows I have it at this point..
Don't know how many coats of linseed oil is on it. Had a 1 year cure at one point. Then added more.
I shouldn't have added this last coat as thick as I did without wiping it. But I'll 0000 wool it to dry and wipe it down one last time.
A new red shop rags been cut and fit to the head, along with the original nail, fire blued. Then the head re set. It'll be a display on the wall thing. But it's solid and I wouldn't hesitate to use it.
Honestly after remembering polyurethane clear exists I should have just hit it with 3 coats of blo and then polyurethane to build up the rest.
Here is a zigzag with reverse color pattern. Came out pretty good.
I just do this for a hobby. I'm making boards for Christmas gifts for my friends and family. I don't want to do it for money, then it would turn into a job, and I wouldn't enjoy it.
This one was a pain in the butt. In college (yes I know how old I am) and had to make a model of one of the relationship models. Stairs seemed easiest. I made it out of left over pergo on my borrowed FIL tablesaw. Pergo was harder because I can't sand the outside after it is glued to smooth out any misalignment. No nails or screws. Just glued together. Had label maker labels on it just long enough for class. Going to serve as a spice rack.
Listened to this this week. Guest has her doctorate in wood.
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Article she wrote.
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STL326: No Finish? No Problem! - Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
Fine Woodworking magazine editors and contributors answer your questions and share woodworking tips and techniques.
Article she wrote.
The Best Food-Safe Finish May Be None at All - FineWoodworking
Seri Robinson, a professor of wood anatomy, agrees with the marketers of "food-safe" finishes that bacteria-especially salmonella, listeria, and E. coli-are a threat to human health. But, Robinson says, those finishes can undermine the natural antimicrobial properties of wood. If an unfinished...
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Question for you guys making cutting boards, why do most not router a juice groove/blood channel? It’s something I’ve wondered every time I cut into a medium rare tri-tip or roast. Just curious.
Awesome work btw. You gentlemen are true craftsmen.
Awesome work btw. You gentlemen are true craftsmen.
I’d think the finish would be some sort of penetrating oil, nothing with “poly shell”.
If I am right, and I’m probably not, I’d refinish by cleaning with more oil.
Lot of old oil finish rifle stocks get ruined by thinking they have to be stripped and sanded when all they need is cleaning with fresh oils to remove any crud.
That old patina is going to glow and the new finish will blend any scratches and make them disappear.
Sanding would remove what took decades to create.
Thanks for that. I was actually just looking into making some bowls/plates for my kids to use. We are trying to get away completely from eating off of plastic. I was wary of putting mineral oil on them as a finish since it’s a man made petroleum product, and was considering an olive oil/beeswax finish. Think I may just skip the finish all together now.Listened to this this week. Guest has her doctorate in wood.
STL326: No Finish? No Problem! - Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
Fine Woodworking magazine editors and contributors answer your questions and share woodworking tips and techniques.
Article she wrote.
The Best Food-Safe Finish May Be None at All - FineWoodworking
Seri Robinson, a professor of wood anatomy, agrees with the marketers of "food-safe" finishes that bacteria-especially salmonella, listeria, and E. coli-are a threat to human health. But, Robinson says, those finishes can undermine the natural antimicrobial properties of wood. If an unfinished...
Going to try and carve them out of some thick pieces of scrap oak I have.
Anyone have any recommendations for some good gouges that are not Chinese or Taiwanese in origin that won’t break the bank too bad?
Thanks Pmclaine....the issue is we started to sand the top of the arm rest. Do you think that woyld help the patina we removed blend into the og finish a bit?
It really doesn’t look bad in the photo. I’d just reupholster and call it good if you’re trying keep the patina.
If you completely refinish you can match the colors, but not the patina. I’d start with minwax golden oak as the base color and use either minwax black or minwax dark walnut to mixed with the golden oak to match the darker parts.
It’ll take some experimentation to get there.
Thanks, I think the more I fuck with it the more I decrease the value. I will for sure get some cool new cushions, I would like some sort of oil or other product to rub on the arms we sanded to help belend but not "Rrfinish"
It’s hard to tell from the one photo. Can you post photos of the part you sanded, and transition from the sanded portion to the original finish? Good, close up, detailed photos?
I’d say it’s probably a shellac and varnish finish over stain. Put a hot coffee cup on it, and if it leaves a ring it’s likely garbage ass lacquer.
Both easy finishes to do. If I could see it in person I doubt it would be overly difficult to replicate the original color and finish.
Hard to tell from the photo though. Quality close ups are needed, especially the transition area from the sanded portion to the original finish. If it’s an oil finish then it’ll be easy peasy.
ETA: Also, close ups for worn spots on the edges of the original finish on the back post would help. The worn/exposed wood along the edges of the vertical back post contrasts with the shine of the unworn sides of the back post leads me to believe it is not linseed oil. Tung oil maybe, but it was production furniture so I doubt it’s pure tung due to time required to finish it. However, it comes from a time where quality was also as important as quantity so it could be tung, lol.
Both easy finishes to do. If I could see it in person I doubt it would be overly difficult to replicate the original color and finish.
Hard to tell from the photo though. Quality close ups are needed, especially the transition area from the sanded portion to the original finish. If it’s an oil finish then it’ll be easy peasy.
ETA: Also, close ups for worn spots on the edges of the original finish on the back post would help. The worn/exposed wood along the edges of the vertical back post contrasts with the shine of the unworn sides of the back post leads me to believe it is not linseed oil. Tung oil maybe, but it was production furniture so I doubt it’s pure tung due to time required to finish it. However, it comes from a time where quality was also as important as quantity so it could be tung, lol.
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@Ric O'shay , some people don't like Murphy's Oil Soap, but I've seen it clean and restore some nasty old furniture, back to where it actually looked pretty good. It would be worth a try, before you go on to more drastic efforts. @BJames , I don't cut juice grooves, because, to be honest, you don't need them. Also, the best way to f up a beautiful finished board, is by f'ing up while cutting the groove. Don't need it, not cutting it.
I’d recommend @Ric O'shay sand it down, hit it with some milk paint, and then distress it with sanding blocks.
All the THOTs would buy it on facefuck marketplace.
All the THOTs would buy it on facefuck marketplace.
What about when you do a big brisket?
16 hrs on the smoker, 2-3 hr rest, the juices flow.
Or just make a big mess on the counter?
I dont have a large enough jelly roll pan to put a brisket size cutting board in to catch.
For my game butchering, just a gonna get a big commercial plastic one. 48” x 30”.
We will also use it for homemade bacon and sausage making, as well as chicken butchering, so nice to bleach it.
Few of my more recent projects. Keepsake box (walnut and maple) and a desk (walnut top and drawer boxes and ply bottoms.
I’m a Neanderthal with wood, a one trick pony, when your only tool is hand rubbed oil, all wood looks like it needs hand rubbed penetrating oil.
Never wax just more oil and rubbing
Get that chair fixed up, buy a red satin smoking jacket with velvet lapels and huge Great Dane.
Oil and rubbing is my specialty...who knew it was that easy!!
@powdahound76 , we smoke meat, so I understand what you are saying. I can make good size boards, and good meat can make a mess. Keep a roll of paper towels at the standby!
Fortunately, besides that and good planning, my live in house keeper does a fine job cleaning and is one of those who actually likes it.
So weird.
And yes, she slaps me when I call her that. As she should.
She does call me the “live in foot massage guy” and “chef” so its pretty fair game.
Working on a “BBQ table” plan too, as I need some space between all the ways I cook (charcoal/lump, gas grill, old Traeger) as most done have space for all the stuff I set up/do when Im out there.
My latest favorite finishes are Danish oil (I like Tried & True brand) and a food grade oil blend made by Walrus Oil, their cutting board oil.
Walrus oil much easier and faster, Danish oil more durable.
Walrus oil much easier and faster, Danish oil more durable.
That little orangey board came out messed up in the photo. The corners don’t look like that in real life. I couldn’t get a good photo without the shadows. I wouldn’t put something that bad out there.
It’s a very highly technical process. You cut it on the bandsaw after a few beers so it has the right amount of wiggle to it. Glue up a thin piece of maple and stick it in there and clamp the shit out of it! Lol! I’m serious except for the beer part. Glue up your base boards into a nice pattern that you like. Do one wavy cut. Glue a piece of white maple into it, and clamp it up good. Tomorrow do another line, and another the day after that until it looks the way you want. You have to balance how wavy your cut is with the thickness of your little thin filler wood. If your piece is a little thick, and your cut is real curvy, it may not bend enough to go back together very well. I hope that makes sense. I have one in mind with a white maple board, and Purple Heart lines. That should have good color contrast, and that purple should pop real nice. I hope this helps. If it’s not clear shoot me a msg and I’ll try to help.
Today's project. Its a Christmas gift for a buddy's son. I couldn't help but put my USMC coin on it. Still need to spray the clear on it.
This weeks board, pre oil. I could have done a better job with alignment. I will know to pay better attention to this next time. Curly maple and purple heart.
A little modeling this weekend.... HMS Victory cannon deck from an old Imai kit. One of those fun 'weekend' model kits that makes up a neat little display!
I should have it ready for paint and wood finishing by the end of tomorrow....
Lots of indoor projects lined up now that the farm is put to bed and under a foot of snow!!
Cheers,
Sirhr
I should have it ready for paint and wood finishing by the end of tomorrow....
Lots of indoor projects lined up now that the farm is put to bed and under a foot of snow!!
Cheers,
Sirhr
Here is that last board, finished with Odies. I’ve heard people rave about it, but I don’t think it lives up to the hype. It’s not bad, just not the wonder finish that I heard about.
Getting back into indoor hobbies for winter. About halfway through a floating shelf to go over my son’s bed. Sand, Stain, seal and install lights and charging port to go.
An oak my wife’s grandfather planted, cut down and milled many years ago.
I'm personally a Walrus Oil fan for food safe finishes.
