Here is the breakdown of why I selected the Earlex HVLP Sprayer for woodworking. From the Earlex website: The Earlex SprayPort 6003 pressure fed gun meets the demand of the serious professional woodworker by providing a great finish, durability and affordability all in the same package. This sprayer features a pressure fed spray gun that…
Often the question arises: what do I use to finish my furniture? Here is the answer.
Paul Sellers has some great tips on how to burnish a card scraper.
Here is an ol’ family secret from Frank Klausz. Sorry grandpa…
Yesterday, I finished the mortises. They’re a little rough, but I’ll clean them up after I finish the tenons, of which this is the first. I used a Spear & Jackson 24″ x 7 pt handsaw for the cuts. It is a crosscut saw, but worked ok for these rip cuts. Quite the workout! Three…
This mortise was marginally better, and/or easier to complete. I used a wider chisel. Very sharp. But I didn’t get it quite square so the two holes from opposite sides didn’t quite line up. It’ll work for this bench, but I need to be more careful on the next one.
Mortising is quite a learning experience. I have seven more to go on this bench. By then, I should be much better. There is a lot of cleaning up to do on this first mortise. I’m going to take another look at the videos from Paul Sellers. He has some great ideas. And this video…
Nothing like starting off small with your first mortise. But, I’m halfway through… almost! Another 1 1/2 inches to go.
We now have four legs, each fabricated from SYP 2x4s. The next step is to each pair of these legs into left and right bench supports. Each of these supports will be angled toward the center at 15° off the vertical, thus providing rigidity for hand plane activity.