BobbyG
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- Dec 29, 2009
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I visit the Off-Topic section occasionally however I got to reading some of the content and there's some pretty interesting stuff going on here. We spend allot of time posting and reading all the great information from other members on detailing but I've always wondered what else you folks do..
Personally, I dabble in a few hobbies on the side and woodworking is one of them.
Last Christmas i bought my wife an antique dresser for the bedroom. It had been refinished, was in great shape and of course I bought it. It looked so good in the bedroom I decided to design and build one for myself.
The design was a bit challenging as I wanted to match as closely as possible all the features and nuances of the original but be able to build it in my shop. It's all solid red oak with the exception of the drawer sides, back, and bottoms which are hard maple. Here's how it went!
Lots of pieces!
Finishing
The Guns
The gun on the left is a Sharp siphon type automotive gun that I bought in 1977 for about $175.00. The Sharp was a great gun for it's time and laid down literally hundreds of gallons of color and clear coats over the years.
The gun on the right is a new design, gravity fed and operates with very low pressure due to it's design and doesn't put paint all over the place like the Sharp siphon type. The cost of the new gun was $79.00....33 years later...
Stain
Sealer
Staining Tools
Drawer Rear
Drawer Side
Drawer Stained
Contrasting Dovetails
Staining
Even the truck gets into the act
Finished
Dovetails
Personally, I dabble in a few hobbies on the side and woodworking is one of them.
Last Christmas i bought my wife an antique dresser for the bedroom. It had been refinished, was in great shape and of course I bought it. It looked so good in the bedroom I decided to design and build one for myself.
The design was a bit challenging as I wanted to match as closely as possible all the features and nuances of the original but be able to build it in my shop. It's all solid red oak with the exception of the drawer sides, back, and bottoms which are hard maple. Here's how it went!
Lots of pieces!
Finishing
The Guns
The gun on the left is a Sharp siphon type automotive gun that I bought in 1977 for about $175.00. The Sharp was a great gun for it's time and laid down literally hundreds of gallons of color and clear coats over the years.
The gun on the right is a new design, gravity fed and operates with very low pressure due to it's design and doesn't put paint all over the place like the Sharp siphon type. The cost of the new gun was $79.00....33 years later...
Stain
Sealer
Staining Tools
Drawer Rear
Drawer Side
Drawer Stained
Contrasting Dovetails
Staining
Even the truck gets into the act
Finished
Dovetails
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