It is the perfect “on in the background in my hotel room for 4 hours” show. You can jump in at any point and not need any catching up, and it’s low stakes enjoyable. The skill level of competitors seems to have increased significantly from the first few seasons.
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It is the perfect “on in the background in my hotel room for 4 hours” show. You can jump in at any point and not need any catching up, and it’s low stakes enjoyable. The skill level of competitors seems to have increased significantly from the first few seasons.
Have you thought about making a knife out of an old saw blade? I watched a youtube video about a guy doing that and decided it's something I might want to do in the future.
I havent. I don't exactly have the materials to make knives at the moment. I tried using an angle grinder to form the edge on the knife blank I bought. So if I could get my hands on an old saw blade I suppose I could put the cutting wheel on the angle grinder and give it a go.
The angle grinder was effective but ultimately hard to controll to get a clean edge, so I went to harbor freight and bought a 1x30 belt sander to finish the edge. For $30 it did the job but if I get more into it I will get a better one. Sander cam in handy for shaping the handle too which was part of the reason I bought it.
I did enjoy the process so I may get the tools needed to make more knives out of more stuff.
Before that happens though I need to buy or preferably build an actual work bench. Thinking about building one out of 2x4 studs like I saw on the youtube. Cut 1x4 inch off along both edges on a table saw so they are square and glue 20 or so of them together held tight with clamps and then use a belt sander or a plane to smooth out the surface.
Probably use a combination of 4x4s and 2x4s to build the legs
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Here's the video I watched. I found it entertaining and interesting, I'm guessing you will too based on your project and interest in this thread. He even made a jig to put his angle grinder in to hold it to do some shaping.
Some really good stuff in here, if only I had a shred of talent. Maybe this is something I can pick up in the future, need a new hobby
Finally stained some end tables I built today. I’m going to put poly on them tomorrow. Question: I have Varathane Water based poly. I have a heater I run out there but I’m still a little worried it’s gonna be to cold and cure weirdly. Planning on 4 coats of it so it will be an all day affair. I have 1/3 a small can of the same product but oil based but I doubt that will be close to enough. I’m on quarantine from out of state travel so I can’t go get more from Menards. Thoughts?
Is it an automatic heater that runs everyday keeping the garage and everything in it up to temp or is it just something that you flip on when you’re out there?
I turn it on when I’m out there. I could leave it on all day and night probably in this instance but the thing is old don’t really wanna burn my garage down. Temps don’t look super cold for the next couple days and I could wait but I’m a little anxious to get this project done but also don’t wanna screw up the last step.
Put the tables and finish inside overnight to get them up to temp and keep the garage above 50-55 degrees while you’re doing it. You’ll be fine.
The finish hasn’t been in the cold garage all winter has it?
Also, brush or spray some distilled water on the tables tonight. I’ve been doing quite a bit more with water based stains lately and it’s much easier to raise the grain and sand it off before applying the finish then doing it after the first coat. There’s a lot less risk of ruining the finish.
You mean spray them with water tonight? I stained them this afternoon/morning. I think maybe you meant spray sand and stain as a separate protocol I’m assuming
Got a coffee table and side tables all designed up. Now that it is getting nice out I should be able to start working on them soon. I am super excited for this project.
What are the specs on your coffee table? I’ve looked at several designs. I think this is the next thing I will be building.
I’m not sure when you’re planning on applying the water based poly but I believe it many manufactures recommend waiting 2-3 days before applying it to a piece that was stained with an oil based project. In my experience even waiting that long may not be enough.
I built a dinning room table several years ago and stained it with a couple coats of walnut danish oil, waited the recommended time listed on the label and then did 3-4 coats of water poly. Over the course of the next several days these little pockets and lines of the walnut finish raised up underneath the poly finish wherever there was a glue up line where I joined pieces of wood or where there was knots in the wood. It wasn’t severe enough to ruin the table but it enough to bug me whenever I see them.
I did some more research and it seems even after the oil stain is dry to the touch it will continue to seep very slowly. I read online some makers wait up to a week or more between steps.