Post A Picture Of Your Current Job (Part III)
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Starting a small job to make a pair of floating shelves out of live edge Ash. Same material I used when I made the slab counters because they are going in the same room. They'll be for behind the bar. 7-8" wide and about 60" long. I forgot to take a pic of the original slab which both shelves will come out of. It was 2 1/8" thick and I milled them down to 1 3/4" because of a curve and a slight twist.
Had to debark them. One side was already pretty well done and the other needed much more work.
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The challenge part is drilling the holes correctly. I'm using Shepard Brackets for the floating support and they need holes drilled at 1' centers. They have a jig setup for drilling that is prespaced for you. They give you a single hole jig with each of their brackets you buy (per order) which means you have to be spot on with your alignment.
This is my 2nd order with them so now I have 2 of the jigs.
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And this is the bracket setup I chose for this length of shelf.
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Never did get around to taking pics of the drilled holes. But did that, cut the stop dado, sanded everything and put some grain filler on. That took about 5 hours and now I'll be ready for stain and clear next time I work on it.
Had to debark them. One side was already pretty well done and the other needed much more work.
The challenge part is drilling the holes correctly. I'm using Shepard Brackets for the floating support and they need holes drilled at 1' centers. They have a jig setup for drilling that is prespaced for you. They give you a single hole jig with each of their brackets you buy (per order) which means you have to be spot on with your alignment.
This is my 2nd order with them so now I have 2 of the jigs.
And this is the bracket setup I chose for this length of shelf.
Never did get around to taking pics of the drilled holes. But did that, cut the stop dado, sanded everything and put some grain filler on. That took about 5 hours and now I'll be ready for stain and clear next time I work on it.
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Speaking of blown rods, here's Wednesday's job:
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I hate it when the DIYers contaminate the failure with silicone or epoxy. That contamination and rod's gotta go.
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I got the nasty seam to behave a bit.
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Cleaned half the sink before I took the picture. You can't clip or block divided sinks; they leak. Gotta strap 'em. The steel-on-the-flat divider is the kiss of death. This leaker blew up that countertop.
I hate it when the DIYers contaminate the failure with silicone or epoxy. That contamination and rod's gotta go.
I got the nasty seam to behave a bit.
Cleaned half the sink before I took the picture. You can't clip or block divided sinks; they leak. Gotta strap 'em. The steel-on-the-flat divider is the kiss of death. This leaker blew up that countertop.
Apparently they like blue. Looks nice.
Got the Oak Pantry installed today. Went well other than the back wall being more than a 1/2" out. Not enough scribe on my cab to take care of it.
Color match was good. Not perfect, but really close. She was ecstatic, by the time I left she had texted over 10 people and sent the pic to them.
Had to get a custom cutter made to match the crown so I could make 9' of it.
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And can't forget the LRG logo
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Color match was good. Not perfect, but really close. She was ecstatic, by the time I left she had texted over 10 people and sent the pic to them.
Had to get a custom cutter made to match the crown so I could make 9' of it.
And can't forget the LRG logo
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Did you tell her 1992 called and wants its kitchen back?
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Light switch?
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LOL - No, lack of paint. There use to be a desk back there and they painted around it. On the right where the crown meets the wall you will also find a ghost where my crown didn't meet up with the previous crown. The walls are getting repainted, so I didn't even try to match it up. I matched the space between the top of the door and the bottom of the crown to the other cabinets in the room.
There are 2 switches and an outlet inside the cabinet though. I asked if she wanted the switches moved and she said no, they are some 3-ways and they never use them. So they are inside the cabinet. The angles I took the pics at hide them. Wasn't on purpose.
There are 2 switches and an outlet inside the cabinet though. I asked if she wanted the switches moved and she said no, they are some 3-ways and they never use them. So they are inside the cabinet. The angles I took the pics at hide them. Wasn't on purpose.
Amazing how such a simple thing as a color can ruin a great job. Beautiful job, but... oohhhh, that blue
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