tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238419852400511122.post2311617454185723835..comments2019-08-27T21:29:12.385-07:00Comments on grain chronicles: back drawerjbreauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04172943907503737238noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238419852400511122.post-1666266321821654092009-04-09T06:32:00.000-07:002009-04-09T06:32:00.000-07:00it's a spec piece. i think it's good to start buil...it's a spec piece. i think it's good to start building a body of work. with this medium it just takes years. sometimes i wish i was a potter.<BR/>this piece is going to be coming out to roberts creek with me to be in the show.<BR/>i should be able to be more precise than the local apple auto glass too. my mom's got a good cutter from her stain glass days, so i'll use that.jbreauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04172943907503737238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238419852400511122.post-33214928286572250092009-04-08T05:59:00.000-07:002009-04-08T05:59:00.000-07:00Ian is a gaylord.Nice cabinet dude! Is this a comm...Ian is a gaylord.<BR/><BR/>Nice cabinet dude! Is this a commission? Or speculative? (whatever that means)<BR/><BR/>I recommend cutting your own glass. It's really easy, and it adds this element of 'holy shit I hope this works' to your day. Not like furniture making has any shortage of those types of moments...Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18374686176595392044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238419852400511122.post-35426588886930364992009-04-06T20:26:00.000-07:002009-04-06T20:26:00.000-07:00Yes lams are the way! Your cabinet is looking quit...Yes lams are the way! <BR/><BR/>Your cabinet is looking quite handsome Jacques. Like you.LORD GODFREYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00800922986771381180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238419852400511122.post-29719994734335430342009-04-06T14:12:00.000-07:002009-04-06T14:12:00.000-07:00I think curved drawer fronts are worth it when the...I think curved drawer fronts are worth it when they're big enough to laminate instead of shaping a curve yourself. i shaped mine by hand and had a bitch of a time getting everything clean and square and what not. <BR/><BR/>They for sure take loads of practice.Nick Brygidyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106095548772647316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238419852400511122.post-31478364070391331752009-04-06T12:40:00.000-07:002009-04-06T12:40:00.000-07:00curved joinery was difficult and must be practised...curved joinery was difficult and must be practised some more. i like it, and the alternatives don't stike me as any good, so i must perservere and get better.jbreauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04172943907503737238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238419852400511122.post-31130965947429772622009-04-06T07:21:00.000-07:002009-04-06T07:21:00.000-07:00Pretty nice. How did you find the curved front joi...Pretty nice. How did you find the curved front joinery?<BR/>The combo for your drawers are pretty close to mine. I had 1/4 sawn sides but am using Japanese maple with a bit of pink down the heart.Nicholas Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17007087871945089139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238419852400511122.post-87125914946701244252009-04-05T18:05:00.000-07:002009-04-05T18:05:00.000-07:00beer helps with the steady hand...i don't have pic...beer helps with the steady hand...<BR/>i don't have pictures of the paring. i just used a shim, but my fronts didn't all line up, so i just made sure that i was on the line. and then i used the block at the back to cut down, and the sides of the pins were pared by hand checking for square along the way. half blinds are easy, because half of them are hidden.jbreauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04172943907503737238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238419852400511122.post-89155453056062381242009-04-05T12:48:00.000-07:002009-04-05T12:48:00.000-07:00how does precision work mix with beer? I'm interes...how does precision work mix with beer? <BR/><BR/>I'm interested to see how you pared those half blinds..e-mail me pics if you got any!<BR/><BR/>One thing i've been trying out and having horrible results with, it using a shim to pare to the line on drawer fronts...i ended up either not going deep enough or way over the line there for ruining the drawer front.<BR/><BR/>That cabinet of yours is looking mighty effing sweet. im jealous!Nick Brygidyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106095548772647316noreply@blogger.com