Comments on: Picture Perfect http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:50:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: tom http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/made-by-hand/project-5#comment-1434 tom Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:47:15 +0000 http://s80174.gridserver.com/unplugged/?page_id=494#comment-1434 Hey Gary, thanks for the question. I've used much more birch out East then here in Ontario- ; ) I like birch and there are some East Coast varieties that are just as nice as any cherry I've seen. lots of figure and flame. Oak in the quarter sawn is also one of my favorites to work. cheers! Hey Gary, thanks for the question. I’ve used much more birch out East then here in Ontario- ; )
I like birch and there are some East Coast varieties that are just as nice as any cherry I’ve seen. lots of figure and flame.
Oak in the quarter sawn is also one of my favorites to work.
cheers!

]]> By: Gary Hynes http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/made-by-hand/project-5#comment-1433 Gary Hynes Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:51:10 +0000 http://s80174.gridserver.com/unplugged/?page_id=494#comment-1433 Tom: Do you use birch for many of your projects? I'm finding here in Canada that the cheapest domestic wood is Oak or Birch -- and I prefer the latter. As much as I'd like to use cherry it's over $8.00 / bf here in NL. Tom: Do you use birch for many of your projects? I’m finding here in Canada that the cheapest domestic wood is Oak or Birch — and I prefer the latter. As much as I’d like to use cherry it’s over $8.00 / bf here in NL.

]]> By: Tom Fidgen http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/made-by-hand/project-5#comment-23 Tom Fidgen Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:12:46 +0000 http://s80174.gridserver.com/unplugged/?page_id=494#comment-23 Thanks for the question, the wood is cherry. Not from the same source as the rest. Cheers! Thanks for the question, the wood is cherry. Not from the same source as the rest. Cheers!

]]> By: Gary Hynes http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/made-by-hand/project-5#comment-22 Gary Hynes Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:02:14 +0000 http://s80174.gridserver.com/unplugged/?page_id=494#comment-22 Tom: What type of wood did you use for the small pieces on the top that covers joinery on the breadboard ends? Tom: What type of wood did you use for the small pieces on the top that covers joinery on the breadboard ends?

]]> By: Tom Fidgen http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/made-by-hand/project-5#comment-21 Tom Fidgen Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:35:54 +0000 http://s80174.gridserver.com/unplugged/?page_id=494#comment-21 Gil, thanks for the comment and for pointing this out- I meant to explain more on this point but never did get to it... this is one of those examples where yes indeed, an alternate form of joinery could/should be used to allow for seasonal movement and when I use bread board ends in my work I usually split this up into multiple tenons- a few more hours of work but worth the extra effort and the insurance of the wood staying put over time. These multiple tenons would also allow glue on the middle tenon alone and the wood would be free to do what it likes seasonally. I ran out of Cherry while building this piece and had to run over to the local hardwood store to grab a plank to finish off the book in time to make my dead line. (The cherry in the top is also noticeably different in colour and grain pattern as well....) So this new cherry plank for the top was a little wet and I thought I'd be replacing it in the future and in trying to buy a few hours of time I simplified the joint into a tongue and groove...I don't remember if I glued it all the way across or not and didn't elaborate in the text (sorry) Almost two years later its still there and doing fine...no cracks or problems with wood movement at all through our cold and dry winters here all the way to the ultra humid summers of Southern Ontario... The middle, cross grain area swelled up last summer and pushed forward but was free to move back again... So the verdict ? I'd recommend splitting long tenons into multiples but in this case I didn't and its no worse for wear...go figure? cheers! Gil,
thanks for the comment and for pointing this out- I meant to explain more on this point but never did get to it…
this is one of those examples where yes indeed, an alternate form of joinery could/should be used to allow for seasonal movement and when I use bread board ends in my work I usually split this up into multiple tenons- a few more hours of work but worth the extra effort and the insurance of the wood staying put over time.
These multiple tenons would also allow glue on the middle tenon alone and the wood would be free to do what it likes seasonally.
I ran out of Cherry while building this piece and had to run over to the local hardwood store to grab a plank to finish off the book in time to make my dead line.
(The cherry in the top is also noticeably different in colour and grain pattern as well….)
So this new cherry plank for the top was a little wet and I thought I’d be replacing it in the future and in trying to buy a few hours of time I simplified the joint into a tongue and groove…I don’t remember if I glued it all the way across or not and didn’t elaborate in the text (sorry)
Almost two years later its still there and doing fine…no cracks or problems with wood movement at all through our cold and dry winters here all the way to the ultra humid summers of Southern Ontario…
The middle, cross grain area swelled up last summer and pushed forward but was free to move back again…
So the verdict ?
I’d recommend splitting long tenons into multiples but in this case I didn’t and its no worse for wear…go figure?
cheers!

]]> By: Gil McNeill http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/made-by-hand/project-5#comment-20 Gil McNeill Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:35:30 +0000 http://s80174.gridserver.com/unplugged/?page_id=494#comment-20 Tom, I enjoy your work & style and have been reading your book. I have a question about the "Picture Perfect" piece. How did you secure the breadboard ends? Is it glued all the way across the tounge/tenon? If so, is there a concern there with inhibiting the wood movement of the top? Thanks! Gil McNeill Tom,

I enjoy your work & style and have been reading your book. I have a question about the “Picture Perfect” piece.

How did you secure the breadboard ends? Is it glued all the way across the tounge/tenon? If so, is there a concern there with inhibiting the wood movement of the top?

Thanks!

Gil McNeill

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