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Marc @woodchuckers_artistic_wood recommended trying Osmo Polyx 1101 thin. It's meant for dense or oily woods, and is water-thin. On walnut and soft maple, it soaks in deep, and darkens the wood much more than the standard Polyx. In the case of the curly maple and walnut, it also made it pop far more. The soft maple veneer on the jewelry box lid is from an offcut from my workbench top. It was resawn to make door panels for my handtool cabinet. The leftovers are in a mallet handle which went to Boston @copper_pig_fine_woodworking, a box lid which went to Connecticut @kjsawdust, and another lid which went to Sheffield @bearandfoxuk. The sixth picture shows the laser engraved name tag which the client wanted inlayed into the box. I gave her the piece, but there was a miscommunication about the size which the lettering should be. With a gift delivery date quickly approaching, she didn't have time to have a smaller one made. So I found my courage my pyrography kit, and channeled my best @jbowerengraving. The final picture shows the result. #jewelrybox #jewellerybox #smallbox #airdriedcherry #airdriedwalnut #walnutveneer #mapleveneer #box #madewithosmo

I hate to waste wood. The cherry shelves I recently made were too thick, so they were resawn, and the offcuts became these jewelry box sides and internal dividers. The box lid is an a number of veneers: a soft maple offcut from my workbench, offcuts from the slatted walnut media cabinet, and some test cut walnut veneer. Box bottoms are 3mm Baltic birch plywood, flocked on the inside and with walnut veneer on the outside. #jewelrybox #jewellerybox #smallbox #airdriedwalnut #airdriedcherry

In the final part of making the jewelry box lid. It is a 5mm Baltic birch plywood core, with spalted curly maple, curly walnut, and walnut veneer. To hide the plywood when cutting out the centre handle hole, some strips of walnut were soaked in hot water, bent around the offcut from cutting the hole in the plywood, then glued into place. #jewelrybox #jewellerybox #smallbox

You know those air dried cherry shelves from my previous post? Well, they needed about 1/2" of material removed to bring them to the required thickness. That offcut material is being made into a stacking jewellery box commission. #messyworkbench #jewellerybox #jewelrybox #airdriedcherry #cherrybox

In the middle of the big projects, it's nice to have some quick wins. Air dried cherry floating shelves, wrapping around a pillar. Some finished shots, along with some details of how they are attached to the wall. Finished with Osmo Polyx thin as a seal coat, followed by Osmo Polyx satin. #cherry #floatingshelf #floatingshelves #airdriedcherry #customshelves #customfurniture #customfurnituretoronto

You know the client is excited when you come back from lunch and they've already started loading up their new bookcase. Started out as an alcove, of which I closed in the top and bottom, so that the top of the bookcase trim matched that of the door. White oak with Osmo 3501 stain and Polyx satin. #whiteoakshelves #whiteoak #customfurniture #customfurnituretoronto #customcabinetry #customcabinetrytoronto

My wife decided that I needed some "me time", and treated me to a Kumiko course at Lee Valley. This is the first of what is to become my new evening pastime. Big thanks to Leo for the invite, and Steve @blackwalnutstudio for the great class, and my wife for pushing me to attend. #kumiko #blacklimba

I'm not a religious person, but I'm feeling holy today. So. Many. Frickin'. Holes. First time having to drill a long line of shelf pin holes. Normally I put 3 to 5 in the area a client would put the shelf. In these tall cabinets, the clients wanted maximum flexibility. So I drill. And drill. And drill. And long for a line boring machine. Because drilling this many holes is boring.

Yesterday @jjjjayhawk and I were chatting, and he mentioned that he prefered the feel of his Stanley over his recently acquired Veritas block plane. He said it had something to do with the balance in his hand. The few times I held a Veritas block plane, it didn't feel as comfortable as my U.K. made Stanley. Now, my Veritas apron plane is another story - I barely touch my Stanley block planes now. Out of curiosity, I decided to check the balance point on my Stanley low angle block plane, my Veritas apron plane, and (for shits and giggles) my Stanley n°8 bench plane. #planebalancing #handplanebalancing #stanleyhandplane #stanleyplane #veritasplane #veritashandplane #handtoolthursday #handtools #blockplane #apronplane #stanley8

Tear out happens. And pretty spectacularly when you run veneer through a thickness planer. At the time, I thought it would part of the offcut. I was wrong. The tip of the tear out extended into a visible part of the cabinet. As this is the back of a bookcase, this is the quick (6 minutes total) fix which is only noticeable if you really look for it, and should be nearly invisible once the finish is applied. #starbond #caglue #veneerrepair #killingthewood #whiteoak

Curved cauls in action. They apply a fairly even pressure along their full length, which allows clamping pressure to reach the centre of a panel (in this case, gluing down veneer). Definitely some of my most used jigs. #curvedcaul #glueup #clamping #clampjig #veneer #veneering

Keeping things square during glue up. And trying to keep glue squeeze out under control. #glueup #squareglueup #bluetape #whiteoak #whiteoakshelves

Tablesaw got another upgrade, and just in time for cutting some large panels. Found these Board Buddies for less than half price in the clearance bin at @busybeetools, so of course they came home with me. It was a good reason to upgrade the fence on the tablesaw with a piece of UHMW plastic and a T track. I'll be able to easily attach stop blocks, an L fence, and a whole slew of other accessories now. Board Buddies hold the workpiece down, and pull it against the fence - very helpful on large panels. The wheels only turn in one direction, which helps eliminate kickback. They get in the way of a push stick on narrower stock, though. Of course, it means I need to make new, accessible, close by storage for everything that was previously riding on the top of the fence. #tablesaw #tablesawupgrade #boardbuddies #tablesawsafety #tablesawfence

Yup, another plane holder! This time for a Record 778 rabbet plane. Plugged away at this one bit by bit over the last few days while waiting for glue to dry on the paid work. This was a good challenge, as there really wasn't a simple (yet elegant) way to hold everything vertically. This is what I came up with. Lots of small steps, starting with the angle for the front iron bed, then carving it to match the curve on the nose. Adding strips, removing strips, bit by bit. The base is made of some 6mm Baltic birch plywood veneered with walnut; offcuts from the back panel of the walnut media cabinet I recently finished. And the fastening screws are hidden in the bottom of the holes for the fence rods. Lots of process shots, as requested, Vic @vic_tesolin_woodworks! #handtoolcabinet #rabbetplaneholder #planeholder #handtool #toolholder

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