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"Stoutman" <.@.>

10/02/2007 10:29 PM

Stickley_Bed_Progress

I managed to get a few hours in the WoodShop today! I bought myself a small
propane heater to keep the digits warm!

I have a couple in-progress pictures at my webpage of a Harvey Ellis
Stickley Bed I am making. I got most of the measurements from a queen
sized version at Stickley and used CAD to make the necessary changes for a
king.

Have a look:

http://www.garagewoodworks.com/Ellis_Mission_Bed.htm

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Stoutman
www.garagewoodworks.com


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Bill in Detroit

in reply to "Stoutman" <.@.> on 10/02/2007 10:29 PM

11/02/2007 8:56 PM

Jim Behning wrote:

> Silly question. Is that regular old chalk like we used in school
> growing up? It does not look like dry erase that they use these days.
> I have not looked for chalk but I wanted some yesterday. What stores
> carry chalk?

In a former life I was a teacher. They frequent specialized stores where
they can get several colors of the stuff, but you might also find some
in an office supply store or, if you want the bigger pieces, a local
"Dollar Mart".

Bill

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Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure that there is one
rascal less in the world.
Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881)
http://nmwoodworks.com


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"Stoutman" <.@.>

in reply to "Stoutman" <.@.> on 10/02/2007 10:29 PM

11/02/2007 3:10 PM

> Silly question. Is that regular old chalk like we used in school
> growing up? It does not look like dry erase that they use these days.
> I have not looked for chalk but I wanted some yesterday. What stores
> carry chalk?

I stold the chalk from my 4y olds chalk board. It is plain old kid chalk
that they sell at ToysRUs.


JB

Jim Behning

in reply to "Stoutman" <.@.> on 10/02/2007 10:29 PM

12/02/2007 2:27 AM

I guess I was being too lazy. I will try some stores tomorrow if I
have the free time.

On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 20:56:17 -0500, Bill in Detroit <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Jim Behning wrote:
>
>> Silly question. Is that regular old chalk like we used in school
>> growing up? It does not look like dry erase that they use these days.
>> I have not looked for chalk but I wanted some yesterday. What stores
>> carry chalk?
>
>In a former life I was a teacher. They frequent specialized stores where
>they can get several colors of the stuff, but you might also find some
>in an office supply store or, if you want the bigger pieces, a local
>"Dollar Mart".
>
>Bill

LH

Lew Hodgett

in reply to "Stoutman" <.@.> on 10/02/2007 10:29 PM

11/02/2007 8:45 PM

Somebody wrote:


> I have not looked for chalk but I wanted some yesterday. What stores
> carry chalk?


I just got a box at Office Depot.

Lew

JB

Jim Behning

in reply to "Stoutman" <.@.> on 10/02/2007 10:29 PM

11/02/2007 8:13 PM

On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 15:10:41 -0500, "Stoutman" <.@.> wrote:

>> Silly question. Is that regular old chalk like we used in school
>> growing up? It does not look like dry erase that they use these days.
>> I have not looked for chalk but I wanted some yesterday. What stores
>> carry chalk?
>
>I stold the chalk from my 4y olds chalk board. It is plain old kid chalk
>that they sell at ToysRUs.
>
>
No friends with 4 year olds. To the toy store I go one day if they
don't have a stick at Highland Woodworking. HW is a much better toy
store for me anyway.

JB

Jim Behning

in reply to "Stoutman" <.@.> on 10/02/2007 10:29 PM

11/02/2007 2:23 PM

On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 22:29:34 -0500, "Stoutman" <.@.> wrote:

>I managed to get a few hours in the WoodShop today! I bought myself a small
>propane heater to keep the digits warm!
>
>I have a couple in-progress pictures at my webpage of a Harvey Ellis
>Stickley Bed I am making. I got most of the measurements from a queen
>sized version at Stickley and used CAD to make the necessary changes for a
>king.
>
>Have a look:
>
>http://www.garagewoodworks.com/Ellis_Mission_Bed.htm

That is looking good. I need to hide that from the wife. Headboard is
on the to do list which means I might get it done sometime. I started
an entertainment center maybe 3 or more years ago. Well I did get the
face frame glue on to the carcass finally. Yesterday I ripped the
pieces for the doors. I need to resaw the oak for the insert panels
but frame sections first.

A few years ago I did suffer a bit of bowing on some of the oak so now
I have a scrap pile of long pieces that might have some good short
sections.That bowing really annoyed me more than it should have. I
stopped the project for a long bit.

I do tend to plane both sides of the wood. Maybe it is because I read
that you might get bowing on on the face if you don't. I may have also
read that a properly seasoned or dried piece of wood should not bow.
The oak I have left to work with was KD. It has been sitting in the
basement for a few years now and should be equalized to the house. The
basement is conditioned like the rest of the house although a bit
colder due to two uninsulated concrete walls that have 3-4 out of the
earth.

Silly question. Is that regular old chalk like we used in school
growing up? It does not look like dry erase that they use these days.
I have not looked for chalk but I wanted some yesterday. What stores
carry chalk?


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