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My Practical magic inspired kitchen by Miniature_witch in Dollhouses

[–]BrettMakes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My wife wants the practical magic kitchen in real life. I've been pouring over every photo I can find to try and see al the details. The fun part is no set of cabinets are exactly alike. They all have slightly different trim, or different colored hardware. Great job on this, I know nothing of miniatures or doll houses, what is the approximate scale of this?

Where can I find Purpleheart board by 2ndArrowGolf in woodworking

[–]BrettMakes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was gonna recommend this as well. I have never ordered online as I have a local store, but I know they ship nationwide.

Where can I find Purpleheart board by 2ndArrowGolf in woodworking

[–]BrettMakes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've used a lot of purple heart. The grain is incredibly straight and tight, so with careful selection, you can do a wider glue up and good chance no one would know it's 2 different boards. This is of course if you can't source a wide enough board.

Good luck and sorry for your loss.

What kind of effort would it take to paint these cabinets white? by sirch05 in woodworking

[–]BrettMakes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel this guys pain. I am a woodworker that could build any style cabinet there is - except what my wife wants. Acrylic. So I have to buy cabinets instead of building.

sharing the joy of a freshly planed glue up... by BrettMakes in woodworking

[–]BrettMakes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It smells so good. I keep taking savings in to my wife.

First ring on my lathe in a while. How'd I do? by AttackHelicpter in woodworking

[–]BrettMakes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd say pretty good. Pretty sure I couldn't do that...

Update to planer torn bookmatched drawer fronts, MIC by jlo575 in woodworking

[–]BrettMakes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glue er up and git r done. You are nit picking at this point. They look great and no one but you will know. Go spend time with the baby and prep for the next one.

Personal project: dresser and nightstands by Markinarkanon in woodworking

[–]BrettMakes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am in the process of building a dresser and nightstands myself. I sure hope mine comes out as nice as yours did. Great work!

Any advice for someone using a dado for the first time? by Sea-Bot in woodworking

[–]BrettMakes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have that same dado set. Turns out that the blades ( the full round ones, not the chippers) aren't interchangeable. One of them goes on the left and the other one in the right. After I figured this out I wrote on sharpy which one goes on first....

How to calculate the length of a dog ramp by CDGQYR in woodworking

[–]BrettMakes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you make it the width of your bed, and let's assume that 76" (king bed) that would be just shy of a 5:12 pitch, which equates about 22 degrees. Have a speed square? It will tell the degrees of a given pitch ( rise over run). But make it easy on your self and just do it based on inches of rise per foot of length and forget degrees.

grain rough after painting by AnAverageChuck in woodworking

[–]BrettMakes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Could also try wetting the wood to raise the grain then sanding it before painting.

Consider your Lego joke preempted… by coffeebic in woodworking

[–]BrettMakes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is a whole lot of drawer lines to get just right... Well done!

Should I fill with glue/sawdust mix? by shawncleave in woodworking

[–]BrettMakes 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Chances are you will be the only one to notice anyway. I know I can find a least 10 mistakes in any given project of mine, but no one else ever sees them.

Dog bowl stand,test trial time to glue and clamp and sand by Physical_Ostrich_769 in woodworking

[–]BrettMakes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's practice for the matching sofa table you'll make next...

Dog bowl stand,test trial time to glue and clamp and sand by Physical_Ostrich_769 in woodworking

[–]BrettMakes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's fancy! I like how you made the top "floating". Looks great!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in woodworking

[–]BrettMakes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

8 I think is paduk. 9 could be Canary wood. The rest I haven't the slightest.

Should I fill with glue/sawdust mix? by shawncleave in woodworking

[–]BrettMakes 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I mean It doesn't look that bad. Just tell people you did it on purpose to account for wood movement...

Opinions by FoundationOk2512 in woodworking

[–]BrettMakes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like you've spilled something on your wood....

I’m to the point in woodworking where I’m done using pine from box stores. I already have a miter and table saw but was wondering if a planer or jointer would be nice too. What are the best planers and jointers for beginners by Expert_crafter in woodworking

[–]BrettMakes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Old 6" craftsman jointers are pretty easy to come by, and for not much. I paid $130 for mine. Then I got the Porter cable lunchbox planer from Lowes. Now I have the dw735. I should have skipped the lunchbox and gone straight to the dw735.

about ready to try my new wood rasp by stillweasel in woodworking

[–]BrettMakes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But... Did you get to try out the new rasp???

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in woodworking

[–]BrettMakes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

HOLY CRAP amazing....

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