tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238419852400511122.post2097876575355387817..comments2019-08-27T21:29:12.385-07:00Comments on grain chronicles: almost therejbreauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04172943907503737238noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238419852400511122.post-84163532336673301382009-02-07T05:07:00.000-08:002009-02-07T05:07:00.000-08:00just what i need. a comfy place inside the shop to...just what i need. a comfy place inside the shop to sit on and take a brake... i'm pretty sure she'll fit through here, i'm just hoping it fits inside the clients house!<BR/>the final glue up is drying, now all i need to do is to finish pegging the joints, and delivery next week.jbreauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04172943907503737238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238419852400511122.post-1897305382462753662009-02-06T14:16:00.000-08:002009-02-06T14:16:00.000-08:00Ya' ever here that story about the high school woo...Ya' ever here that story about the high school woodshop that built the boat only to find out that it didn't fit through the door when it was complete? That's gonna make a sweet shop couch!Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18374686176595392044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238419852400511122.post-32822493975764943252009-02-05T16:21:00.000-08:002009-02-05T16:21:00.000-08:00i may be done tomorrow. both sides are together, a...i may be done tomorrow. both sides are together, and so is the back. now i just need to make a side sandwich.jbreauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04172943907503737238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238419852400511122.post-25337755020744893182009-02-04T21:42:00.000-08:002009-02-04T21:42:00.000-08:00Hurry Jacques.Hurry Jacques.LORD GODFREYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00800922986771381180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238419852400511122.post-7330937471308819982009-01-28T04:03:00.000-08:002009-01-28T04:03:00.000-08:00i'm glad there's finally something useful being sa...i'm glad there's finally something useful being said in the comment section. don't get no better then walter.jbreauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04172943907503737238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238419852400511122.post-58330173208159481652009-01-27T22:25:00.000-08:002009-01-27T22:25:00.000-08:00You want a toe? I'll get you a toe.You want a toe? I'll get you a toe.LORD GODFREYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00800922986771381180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238419852400511122.post-11400495872002993972009-01-27T20:40:00.000-08:002009-01-27T20:40:00.000-08:00Now that you look like John Goodman do you ever ge...Now that you look like John Goodman do you ever get the urge to smash a complete strangers corvette while you scream 'This is what happens when you fuck a stranger in the ass!!' over and over again?Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18374686176595392044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238419852400511122.post-75837122088430295672009-01-27T04:17:00.000-08:002009-01-27T04:17:00.000-08:00yeah ian, the lady is a seamstress at the craft co...yeah ian, the lady is a seamstress at the craft college in nb. she's going to do six cushions out of 4" foam and leather to match the stain.<BR/>stain, yeah, stain. you see this is an arts and crafts 'reproduction'. and specific to what the lady wants is the typical color from those pieces. the light chocolate brown that is the norm is usually acheived by fuming the wood with amonia. i've opted for a water based dye that is way easier to apply and much less dangerous. with this stuff you acutally have to spend more time preping the surface because your drenching it with water to get the color.<BR/>i was also quite opposed to stain about a year ago. there are plenty of woods with beautiful naturally occuring colors. and you can imagine that i would rather use brown oak. hell, it's the right color. but i would've spent the whole price, and more, on lumber.<BR/>i have not come across many comissions where the client says 'do exactly what you want with all the money you can spend'. i've had a handful of these, but barring screaming hoards beating down my door, and with some loans to pay, i can put aside my morals and apply a nice even coat of stain so that i can get paid for the work i'm doing, and the client can get what they want.<BR/>hey ian, isn't john goodman really quite huge? are you pregnant?jbreauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04172943907503737238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238419852400511122.post-40655653274077163302009-01-26T23:24:00.000-08:002009-01-26T23:24:00.000-08:00OK OK, I'll buy the waste removal route you are ta...OK OK, I'll buy the waste removal route you are taking but whats this I hear anout stain? Stain!! I have a hard time getting my head around that one. Machines are kinda inevitable, they save time, but stain is adding a step and taking away from the wood that you spent all that time surfacing. Help me understand...Ranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08901585360707745016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238419852400511122.post-53390200894281684452009-01-26T21:38:00.000-08:002009-01-26T21:38:00.000-08:00Hey Jacques, that looks great! What a huge piece o...Hey Jacques, that looks great! What a huge piece of furniture! That's as big as they come next to a a giant conference table. Your client is going to be impressed for sho.<BR/><BR/>Nice call on the hardware too. It'll look way better. <BR/><BR/>What upholstery are you going for? Oh yeah the client is an upholsterer isn't she?<BR/><BR/>Without my long hair I'm looking more like John Goodman these days. But I've been a good hair farmer and my crop will be ready to harvest by this fall.LORD GODFREYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00800922986771381180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238419852400511122.post-53662440745576835982009-01-26T19:33:00.000-08:002009-01-26T19:33:00.000-08:00Ha! Yeah, it keeps getting covered. I think it's p...Ha! Yeah, it keeps getting covered. I think it's probably something that most prospective furniture makers struggle with. Finding that balance between the speed necessary for production work and the satisfaction of hand-tooled surfaces is a precarious matter. I think, like Jacques says, there's the 'make money' jobs and the speculative pieces, and a balance has to exist between the two.Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18374686176595392044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238419852400511122.post-5647558684793613032009-01-26T07:58:00.000-08:002009-01-26T07:58:00.000-08:00Kiiiiiiiiidddd GodfreyFor waste removal, I agree, ...Kiiiiiiiiidddd Godfrey<BR/>For waste removal, I agree, if the time-savings are justifiable and the end goal is met, awesome!<BR/>Doing something by hand just because it's "by hand" usually isn't what I think of as the goal. Agreed, what's the point of making a perfectly rounded over edge by hand if you could do it 10 times as quick with the router. Pretty much none except personal satisfaction. It's the variation (not meaning slop) in the planed, or filed edge that might be the goal.<BR/>I'm not saying all "shape determining systems" are bad, not at all. It's the end goal that will dictate the method.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure this ground has been covered plenty before. Lo siento!Nicholas Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17007087871945089139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238419852400511122.post-68940160964713294732009-01-26T05:38:00.000-08:002009-01-26T05:38:00.000-08:00i have to agree with that kid rock fellow about wa...i have to agree with that kid rock fellow about waste removal. and the thing with budgets is that we agreed on a price before hand, and then i decide within that price what i'm going to do or not. this being said, on spec pieces where it's all about my soul, give me a file and some headphones, a comfy stool, and i'm there. but this piece has loads of edges, and it's big, so the 1/8" bit actually looks quite good.jbreauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04172943907503737238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238419852400511122.post-24662297225603337632009-01-25T22:43:00.000-08:002009-01-25T22:43:00.000-08:00As a wise dude (who looks sorta like Kid Rock) tol...As a wise dude (who looks sorta like Kid Rock) told me one time, as he looked over his shoulder and lowered his voice to a whisper, 'there's no art to waste removal'. There's a place for every time saving device and technique. Don't get hung up on the ridiculous idealistic nonsense of 'hand-made'. It'll only paralyze you.<BR/><BR/>My two bits anyhow...Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18374686176595392044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238419852400511122.post-13502809024375755892009-01-25T18:14:00.000-08:002009-01-25T18:14:00.000-08:00Fight it! Fight the dark side!!! Round over bits l...Fight it! Fight the dark side!!! Round over bits lead to doubt, doubt leads to anger, and anger leads to portable belt sanders!!!<BR/>But yeah that sofa has a LOT of edges on it!!! you'd probably spend a whole day just doing edge treatment. I guess sometimes one has to pick what to spend time on and what not to if working with contained budget from a client... Is it worth spending an extra $300+ on edges? To me, I think so. To someone else?Nicholas Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17007087871945089139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238419852400511122.post-51099844514443803162009-01-25T18:01:00.001-08:002009-01-25T18:01:00.001-08:00gun blueing is something that they use to color th...gun blueing is something that they use to color the barrels of their guns. should find it at any hardware store. i don't know what's in it, but it works.jbreauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04172943907503737238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238419852400511122.post-13391906954854471422009-01-25T18:01:00.000-08:002009-01-25T18:01:00.000-08:00Aw i thought gun blueing was a technique or someth...Aw i thought gun blueing was a technique or something hahNick Brygidyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106095548772647316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238419852400511122.post-18133815211355491052009-01-25T17:59:00.000-08:002009-01-25T17:59:00.000-08:00the patina is just gun blueing mixed with water. i...the patina is just gun blueing mixed with water. it's the easiest patina ever. fast and efficient.jbreauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04172943907503737238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238419852400511122.post-84532109308253531152009-01-25T16:07:00.000-08:002009-01-25T16:07:00.000-08:00By the way, thats an interesting patina, how did y...By the way, thats an interesting patina, how did you go about doing that?Nick Brygidyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106095548772647316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238419852400511122.post-52543650807156677312009-01-25T15:52:00.000-08:002009-01-25T15:52:00.000-08:00"...it's moving along at a good rate, thanks in pa..."...it's moving along at a good rate, thanks in part to a 1/8" roundover bit...." <BR/><BR/>Dark side indeed!!!Nick Brygidyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106095548772647316noreply@blogger.com