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Andyp wrote:Do you work from a sketch Rob or are you one of the CAD boys?
BTW this bookcase is gonna be huge
Woodbloke wrote:..... I removed the fence from the router table and each was milled to an exact width of 360m:
DaveL wrote:I do like the rays in the cut veneers, very nice.
I think you may of typoed the scraper plane number, I think it is a number 80, a 60 in a block plane.
Doug wrote:Just out of interest have you got movement in the old pine boards, I ask as I’ve found these to be a bugger for moving even old ones
Mike G wrote:Finally caught up with this (I've been abroad). Thanks for doing this WIP, Rod. So far, it's relatively straightforward, given a decent bandsaw blade. Given my lack of a sanding machine, Is the alternative to lay the planed face down, and plane the upper face afterwards (when the glue has dried)?
RogerM wrote:............. a drum sander is a real "game changer" when you're veneering as this will take veneers down to 0.5mm if you're careful. Rob and I have Jet 16-32's which are fabulous bits of kit, and come up on Ebay and Gumtree reasonably regularly for around £750. With all the dosh you've saved on your "BIG BUILD" you must have earned one by now!
Mike G wrote:RogerM wrote:............. a drum sander is a real "game changer" when you're veneering as this will take veneers down to 0.5mm if you're careful. Rob and I have Jet 16-32's which are fabulous bits of kit, and come up on Ebay and Gumtree reasonably regularly for around £750. With all the dosh you've saved on your "BIG BUILD" you must have earned one by now!
I like my workshop to have plenty of free floorspace. More kit? Not sure.......
Mike G wrote:RogerM wrote:............. a drum sander is a real "game changer" when you're veneering as this will take veneers down to 0.5mm if you're careful. Rob and I have Jet 16-32's which are fabulous bits of kit, and come up on Ebay and Gumtree reasonably regularly for around £750. With all the dosh you've saved on your "BIG BUILD" you must have earned one by now!
I like my workshop to have plenty of free floorspace. More kit? Not sure.......
Mike G wrote:Finally caught up with this (I've been abroad). Thanks for doing this WIP, Rod. So far, it's relatively straightforward, given a decent bandsaw blade. Given my lack of a sanding machine, Is the alternative to lay the planed face down, and plane the upper face afterwards (when the glue has dried)?
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