pine – Sandman Woodworks http://sandmanwoodworks.com Workshop Wishes and Sawdust Dreams Fri, 22 Mar 2019 02:06:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/sandmanwoodworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cropped-Sandman512x512.png?fit=32%2C32 pine – Sandman Woodworks http://sandmanwoodworks.com 32 32 144596059 Lazy Susan http://sandmanwoodworks.com/lazy-susan/ http://sandmanwoodworks.com/lazy-susan/#respond Fri, 30 Mar 2018 05:03:27 +0000 http://sandmanwoodworks.com/?p=128 Continue reading →

]]> Lazy Susan: Round piece of wood bolted to a turn-table bearing track. Pretty easy right? Well…….. Not exactly.

The challenge on this one is to match an existing Rustic style table. I only have a couple mobile phone pics emailed to me of the table, and I want as always to bring my friends and customers something really special.

On the list to do:

  • Big 28 inch diameter.
  • Rustic Saw marks
  • Match the color(s) of the existing table
  • Oh, and build it heavy duty.

Created a large 32 inch square of 1 inch pine. Marked and rough cut out the circle. To clean up the circle to a precise 28 inch diameter, a jig was created to hold and rotate it against a 12 inch disk sander. Edge sanded, smooth and perfectly precise, a small round-over was routed top and bottom of the edge.

After the pretty, new and smooth 28 inch circle was finished, it’s time to rough it up and make it rustic. Two different saw marks – what you’d see from a Band saw, and those you’d see from a Circular saw blade. All handcrafted.

Finally matching the colors. A mix of 3 different stains were applied to match the table. Finished off with polyurethane, then hand-buffed with beeswax to a soft, beautiful glow.

]]> http://sandmanwoodworks.com/lazy-susan/feed/ 0 128 Custom Picture Frame from $2 Thrift Store Frame http://sandmanwoodworks.com/custom-picture-frame/ http://sandmanwoodworks.com/custom-picture-frame/#respond Fri, 30 Mar 2018 01:31:18 +0000 http://sandmanwoodworks.com/?p=116 Continue reading →

]]> Another fun and inspired project. To preface, this frame is for my Daughter and my very first granddaughter, so needless to say, it needed to be very special from “grandpa”. Here’s a big freebee takeaway for you – how much would it cost to get new glass, custom mat, and a good back for a picture frame? You can get all of that from a thrift store for cheap.

For this project, I tossed the existing frame, keeping all the rest. It came with perfect mat board, glass of course, and a very nice back with built in stand so it can be hung on a wall or placed with it’s stand.

Construction. I used a simple lap joint technique, no miters for the corners and routed the rabbit groove recess in the back.
Material is common pine with Weathered Grey stain finished off in satin clear. Lady bug design is Bloodwood body (natural red), maple died black for head and spots. Lady bug finished in high gloss, then epoxied to the frame.

You can see Various stages below beginning with the original frame and pine board.

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