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- Tue Dec 31, 2019 2:54 am
- Forum: Antiques Emporium
- Topic: Beautiful light fixture on FB
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3953
Re: Beautiful light fixture on FB
It now says asking price is $175
- Fri Nov 22, 2019 4:14 am
- Forum: Craftsman's Guild
- Topic: Old Window Question
- Replies: 6
- Views: 737
Re: Old Window Question
While we are waiting for the experts to respond, I'll submit that the outside of the window is where the rain hits and putty is meant to be watertight whereas wood muntins are not. Ding Ding Ding! Correct answer - if you put a sash in the other way around it would rot out in no time. tbhe putty she...
- Sun Nov 17, 2019 12:35 am
- Forum: Craftsman's Guild
- Topic: Replicating that dark shellac look
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4392
Re: Replicating that dark shellac look
GinaC wrote:I ordered this in hopes of making my molding darker. I hopw it's the right thing! https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00 ... UTF8&psc=1
I will also update with photos once I get started.
That's good stuff - a very small amount goes a very long way
- Thu Nov 14, 2019 3:10 am
- Forum: Construction Zone
- Topic: Pantry restoration / creation - picture heavy
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6609
Re: Pantry restoration / creation - picture heavy
Very nice Mick, great work and great styling! What do the sliding sashes slide on? Thanks! They roll on some period brass sheaves set in the bottom of the doors that run on brass tracks made from bar stock set into the cabinet. The top has a system I devised where bronze bushes are held vertically ...
- Wed Nov 13, 2019 12:00 am
- Forum: Craftsman's Guild
- Topic: Replicating that dark shellac look
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4392
Re: Replicating that dark shellac look
My pantry project (documented on this site) was all finished with multiple coats of garnet shellac. yu do not need to sand between coats of shellac - at most a de-nib is needed after first coat - as each coat melts into the one below, sanding is a waste of time
- Sun Nov 03, 2019 11:09 pm
- Forum: Craftsman's Guild
- Topic: Infrared Paint Strippers
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7264
- Sun Nov 03, 2019 11:08 pm
- Forum: Craftsman's Guild
- Topic: Infrared Paint Strippers
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7264
Re: Infrared Paint Strippers
the cobra is all the rage - gets amazing reviews. I have the speedheater and it is useful for somethings, but the cobra looks more like it would be heat gun-easque in use
- Tue Sep 24, 2019 10:39 pm
- Forum: Craftsman's Guild
- Topic: Identifying 1930s Wood Floor
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10108
Re: Identifying 1930s Wood Floor
Poly is not the best option for floors IMO, look into Waterlox, or Rubio Monocoat (or other oil finishes)
- Mon Sep 09, 2019 1:53 pm
- Forum: Craftsman's Guild
- Topic: Hanging Picture Rail on Plaster over Brick
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4036
Re: Hanging Picture Rail on Plaster over Brick
The way I have done this in the past is to install nailers - drill a hole in the plaster / brick with a good sized masonry bit. hammer a slightly tapered softwood dowel (or shaved bit of scrap) firmly into the hole. Then nail the picture rail to it. Hand driven nails will work best as they are gener...
- Mon Sep 09, 2019 1:44 pm
- Forum: District Common
- Topic: What do you do when you're not working on your house?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2346
Re: What do you do when you're not working on your house?
The short version for me is that I pretty much dropped out of high school, and became a management trainee at a local supermarket. That lasted about a year or so before my ideas were stolen by the store manager and presented as his own. I left not long after and joined Texas Instruments as a draftsm...