Jeff's Workbench

I haven’t posted in a while.  But that doesn’t mean I haven’t been doing anything.  In fact, I’ve done quite a bit.

First off, I didn’t make it to the Rob Cosman demo.  I intended to work in the garage until about 3:30.  I walked out of the garage at what I thought was 3:30.  Turns out it was more like 5:30.  Oh well.  Life goes on.

As far as progress goes, the footboard and headboard for the crib are glued up and basically ready for finish.  I have some minor sanding/scraping to do on the spacers between the slats.  The sharp edges just need to be knocked down a bit.  I’ll post pictures soon.

We decided on a shellac color too.  Surprisingly, at least to me, we decided on the garnet, the darkest of all of the colors.  But, what I didn’t realize is shellac isn’t really like stain.  Even though the liquid was super dark, it wasn’t that dark on the wood.  But we like it!

I also added to my tool arsenal today.  Bill had decided to replace his #7 (the one I borrowed a while back) and his #5.  He offered them to me at a price I couldn’t really pass up.  So, I now have a #7 and #5 that are in working order.  No fettling required!  Just a little sharpening.  I’m pretty geeked!

I don’t know if I will be able to work on the crib much this weekend.  The baby’s room needs paint!  Maybe between coats! 

The day before Christmas I ordered a set of 8 WoodRiver chisels from WoodCraft.  They were on sale, I needed chisels, and they were offering free shipping.  I really couldn’t pass them up.  Well, they arrived today.  I did not get them pre-sharpened, so I’ve got a little work ahead of me.  But I think they will be fine.  I get to practice sharpening soon!