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The Handy Goddess
Posted By Dave on June 17, 2009
I was at YouTube watching some videos and came across this series of do it yourself videos. I was cracking up. Good information with just the right amount of sexy humor.
With over 150 videos about home repairs, painting and faux finish, she is serious about her content.
Stair stringers How to start building a set of stairs
Posted By Dave on June 17, 2009
Please enable Javascript and Flash to view this Blip.tv video.Just a short video about building a set of stairs.
Leave questions or Email me dryhter@gmail.com
Handicap cabinet install Part II
Posted By Dave on June 4, 2009
I got the vanity installed and is being used to everyone’s satisfaction.
The sound tract of the video was pretty bad so I added a sound tract, hope you enjoy. Here is a link to the artist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Westerberg
I will have some pictures of the final completion with the top installed soon.
Planer tune-up help!
Posted By Dave on June 4, 2009
I am getting ready to change my knives and check tolerances on my Delta/Invicta/Rockwell heavy duty 13 in. Planer. This is a model #22-650, mfg date 9-86, serial #20007. This was a turbulent time for Delta/Rockwell/Porter-Cable, they could not seem to figure out who was the mother company and who the siblings were. They were also starting to manufacture machines in Brazil as opposed to good old US of A and was the beginning of the exodus of manufacturing.It is also known as model RC or DC-33. I have never changed/sharpened blades and it has planed thousands of feet of wood. A testament to it’s durability.
I found this Video very helpful in its hands -on-approach and you-can-do attitude.
One Table or Three
Posted By Dave on May 23, 2009
I had a client who bought a High end coffee table.($2750.00), turned out to be to big for the room.
She loved the table but it just would not fit in the room and there was nowhere else to put it(the house was already packed, down sized from a bigger house).
She asked ” Could you cut it down somehow”?
” Some how” I said?
“You know to make it smaller”.
“Maybe” I said.
I explained I could not make any Guarantees, but that I would try if she understood she may just end up with a box full of scrap. She said she did. I said that ’s great and I asked her for a check to cover expenses while exploring whether it was possible. I have in the past modified kitchen cabinets and reworked furniture, but this was bordering on the brink of being cheaper just to build what she wanted. I had a good idea what was involved.
After I had the check and I think the reality of the Project was sinking in she asked what I thought the cost might be, If possible . I said somewhere around $2500.00-$3000.00. She thought a minute and said “O.K.”
There were several factors that made the cabinet modification possible and that importance cannot be overlooked or their importance underestimated.
The cabinet was very well made, it disassembled into its main components,(the top, drawer carcase, and base) and probably most important the finish.
The cabinet was very well made, square and accurately assembled, using good joinery techniques and quality materials. I was able to disassemble the cabinet into its components that could be worked on without falling apart or moving out of square and parallel. The most important factor, in my opinion, was the finish. The distressed finish allowed me to conceal all the modifications inconspicuously. Unfortunately this is my weakest area of expertise.
The hardest part of the project turned out to be the reworking of the drawers. The most stressful for me was matching the finish.
In retrospect, at first I thought this was just crazy to even consider doing this because the table was brand spanking new and expensive. But, essentially, the client for twice the cost of the original table got three times the product and to her that made sense and the project feasible.
So pull up a chair and a cup of coffee, or favorite adult beverage and enjoy. Don’t miss the crackle glaze craze as you sit and watch paint dry.
Handicap Bathroom Vanity w/linear actuators
Posted By Dave on May 21, 2009
I just finished up this project and am very happy to have been able to help out this girl. Contact me with comments or questions.
This is a promo for an upcoming series THE FOOTSTOOL
Posted By Dave on January 6, 2009
In this video I will be discussing how to carve the claw on the stool leg. How I lay out the claw and the tools and techniques used. My philosophy of wood working, methods of work and learning in general come out in an easygoing conversational style format with lots of good quality close-up video.
