Category Archive: Cherry

Jul 22 2015

Finishing a Rustic Cherry Mirror

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July 22, 2015

When I reviewed the DelVe square for ToolGuyd, I started to build a mirror frame using the square. I never showed the final steps and the finished product because it wasn’t relevant to the review. So this post takes over where that post …

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Jan 26 2013

Turning With Carpet Tape

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Carpet Tape, Cherry, Lathe, Minwax Tung Oil

by benjamen

January 26, 2013

Since I don’t own a 3 or 4 jaw chuck, usually when I turn bowls I need to leave enough material to attach the work piece to the face place with short screws. A while ago I had an hour to kill in my shop, so I decided to try turning a project …

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Jun 18 2012

Turning Some More Glue-Ups

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Cherry, Lathe, Maple, Padauk, Purple Heartwood, Tops

by benjamen

June 18, 2012

I decided it was either time to either throw away part of my growing pile of scrap wood or make something with it. Since I have a hard time parting with toothpicks, my only option was to make something. I’ve had good luck contrasting purple heartwood with maple, so laminating a turning …

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Mar 05 2012

Cherry Coat Rack

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Cherry, Danish Oil, Furniture, Hide Glue, Miter Saw, Router, Router Table, Table Saw

by benjamen

March 5, 2012

Click here if you don’t have flash Rather than put their coats away, my kids usually throw their coats on the floor. I suppose it’s not all their fault after all, since they really can’t reach the hangers in the closet. Getting sick of the mess, I decided to build a coat …

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Mar 02 2012

Issues with Clamping

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Cherry, Hide Glue, Mineral Spirits

by benjamen

March 2, 2012

When I was clamping my cherry coat rack together, I ran into a few problems with my clamps. Besides the old adage about never having enough clamps, I realized that my quick clamps just weren’t cutting it for this particular glue up. One of the boards was slightly warped, …

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