I'm pacing, waiting, wondering... What will happen when I take off the
clamps? Is this glue-up going to bow in the middle, split apart at the
seams, or otherwise self destruct? Will my many hours of hard labor pay
off, or did I waste a bunch of wood?
I'm doing that multi-strip chess board that everyone suggested in response
to my query. First time I've ever glued together so many pieces, or with
the need for such a high degree of precision. I'm using my newly made-over
workbench for the clamping, which seriously kicks ass I must say, but that
newly acquired ease of applying pressure is the only thing that has gone
effortlessly today.
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Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
Larry C in Auburn, WA wrote:
> Take the delivery like in the old days (before my day...). Go down to the
> bar, have a couple of drinks and a cigar. Come back in a few hours and
> see if it's done.
Yeah, you guys sure missed out on a lot of gruesome stuff. :)
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Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[email protected]>
Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
Me, too. Finally started in on the doors and drawers for wife's kitchen.
Glued-up alder that I'd rough-milled about 2 weeks ago, then finish-milled this
morning. Learned a lot on the first two large slabs, thus the two-step process
producing greater stability in the finished product. I was able to cut up the
first two slabs into drawer fronts, so I'm savin' that "twice as expensive as
it was 2 months ago" wood! Tom
>Subject:
Like a delivery room...
>From: Silvan [email protected]
>Date: 11/12/2003 5:04 PM US Mountain Standard Time
>Message-id: <[email protected]>
>
>I'm pacing, waiting, wondering... What will happen when I take off the
>clamps? Is this glue-up going to bow in the middle, split apart at the
>seams, or otherwise self destruct? Will my many hours of hard labor pay
>off, or did I waste a bunch of wood?
>
>I'm doing that multi-strip chess board that everyone suggested in response
>to my query. First time I've ever glued together so many pieces, or with
>the need for such a high degree of precision. I'm using my newly made-over
>workbench for the clamping, which seriously kicks ass I must say, but that
>newly acquired ease of applying pressure is the only thing that has gone
>effortlessly today.
>
>--
>Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[email protected]>
>Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
>http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
Someday, it'll all be over....
Take the delivery like in the old days (before my day...). Go down to the
bar, have a couple of drinks and a cigar. Come back in a few hours and see
if it's done.
--
Larry C in Auburn, WA
"Silvan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I'm pacing, waiting, wondering... What will happen when I take off the
> clamps? Is this glue-up going to bow in the middle, split apart at the
> seams, or otherwise self destruct? Will my many hours of hard labor pay
> off, or did I waste a bunch of wood?
>
> I'm doing that multi-strip chess board that everyone suggested in response
> to my query. First time I've ever glued together so many pieces, or with
> the need for such a high degree of precision. I'm using my newly
made-over
> workbench for the clamping, which seriously kicks ass I must say, but that
> newly acquired ease of applying pressure is the only thing that has gone
> effortlessly today.
>
> --
> Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[email protected]>
> Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
> http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
>
On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 19:04:16 -0500, Silvan
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I'm pacing, waiting, wondering... What will happen when I take off the
>clamps? Is this glue-up going to bow in the middle, split apart at the
>seams, or otherwise self destruct? Will my many hours of hard labor pay
>off, or did I waste a bunch of wood?
>
>I'm doing that multi-strip chess board that everyone suggested in response
>to my query. First time I've ever glued together so many pieces, or with
>the need for such a high degree of precision. I'm using my newly made-over
>workbench for the clamping, which seriously kicks ass I must say, but that
>newly acquired ease of applying pressure is the only thing that has gone
>effortlessly today.
heh, i know the feeling exactly.
way back when in Jr High, i made chess table in woodshop. 2" squares
of oak and walnut. i glued up long 2" alternating square strips
first. waited a day... then cut up the 2" plank, into 5/4 strips.
took the 5/4 strips and edge glued it. i must have used 8 pipe clamps
and furring strips. came out, and wow... what a feeling... then
sent it through the planer. what a spoiled jr high kid huh? huge
planer and i didn't have a clue as to how lucky i was. i still have
the table... mind you, i'm a young bloke. 25... but that table is
well over 10 years old now... too bad i haven't made anything as nice
as that in my shop...
bummster wrote:
> and furring strips. came out, and wow... what a feeling... then
> sent it through the planer. what a spoiled jr high kid huh? huge
Through the planer... Sheesh. My darks and lights are all pretty grossly
off, so I have an afternoon of hand planing to do. The extreme edges are
separating a bit too. I'm hoping if I cut from the middle, I may be OK.
My 2" strips wound up 1.671" by the time I got through planing them so that
they'd fit together perfectly. That changes the other dimension of the
board enough that I at least have lots of room to be picky in choosing
where to cut the strips. :)
Lots of learning experience this...
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Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[email protected]>
Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/