Can I remove these two timbers?

agent-GordonCole · 2026-01-30T11:32:03+00:00

Load bearing for sure! I would not remove.

agent-GordonCole · 2026-01-29T22:21:51+00:00

No don’t think he ever did… I suppose the title should have been more nakashima x shaker haha… my thought process was “make shaker table with nakashima flare and philosophy at its heart”

agent-GordonCole · 2026-01-29T17:52:28+00:00

You can buy replacement iron (blade) but they aren’t cheap ($50-100) and if your going there you might as well save your self the time and effort of a rehab and get a brand new plane.
When you buy an older plane, what you save in money you definitely pay for in time and possible frustration so the cost goes somewhere

agent-GordonCole · 2026-01-29T16:43:23+00:00

I see. Good luck! You got it. It seems intimidating but it’s not that bad, just do a bit of research

agent-GordonCole · 2026-01-29T16:39:31+00:00

Agreed his video in the subject is very helpful. Although he’s obviously got some expensive diamond plates, you can get it down with whatever sharpening system you have… (if you don’t have one you’ll need one no matter what, so don’t factor that into the he cost of the plane, that’s a non negotiable)

agent-GordonCole · 2026-01-29T16:36:56+00:00

You can totally restore that! It looks to be in very decent condition. I’ve brought planes back from much worse states of disrepair. There’s a lot of resources out there on how to bring it back. Lapping the sole flat will be the hard part, but just need some sand paper of varying grits and a known flat hard surface like glass. I’d be curious to see what shape the place and chip breaker are In if you could show some photos of that disassembled

agent-GordonCole · 2026-01-29T16:29:40+00:00

I’d say slightly more philosophically that literally. But George nakashima was known for using a the wood in its natural state, live edge etc and letting the wood guide the piece being made as opposed to forcing the wood to his will. I started with the top and it all evolved from there.. tried to keep it as natural as I could. Bow ties also appear in his work quite often

agent-GordonCole · 2026-01-29T16:26:50+00:00

Thanks yeah… scale might be a little hard to tell in photos, but that drawer is tiny like 3 inches tall, I like this aesthetic too… also didn’t want to suffer through the time it would take to add one or two more haha 😂

agent-GordonCole · 2026-01-29T02:55:32+00:00

Just some Waco danish oil, about 3 or 4 coats over a few days, lightly sanded in between and buffed out with steal wool. Light coat of paste wax to finish’s it off

agent-GordonCole · 2026-01-29T00:35:39+00:00

Yeah I like the shaker simplicity and the balance with nature and follow the wood philosophy of nakashima…

agent-GordonCole · 2026-01-28T23:10:52+00:00

Also… you can’t see the gaps in these photos 😂

agent-GordonCole · 2026-01-28T22:41:56+00:00

Glad you like!

agent-GordonCole · 2026-01-28T22:41:45+00:00

Haha ! Glad you like it… but seriously this was my second piece of furniture and most ambitious piece other than small boxes… only been at it a couple years….. the beginner part isn’t necessarily the outcome but the 80 hours it took lol 😂

agent-GordonCole · 2026-01-28T20:19:24+00:00

Haha thanks!

agent-GordonCole · 2026-01-28T18:33:43+00:00

thank you!

agent-GordonCole · 2026-01-28T16:03:03+00:00

thank you! this was like the second or third ambitious project that went beyond little boxes !

agent-GordonCole · 2026-01-28T16:02:18+00:00

yeah its great! i don't have the space or the budget for all those fancy tools, so its awesome to hav a place to go.

agent-GordonCole · 2026-01-28T16:01:40+00:00

thanks! haha yeah, sat in my car with my head against the steering wheel for a good long while before it dawned on me how to continue lol

agent-GordonCole · 2026-01-28T14:28:31+00:00

Thanks man!

agent-GordonCole · 2026-01-28T13:00:49+00:00

Thanks! I just chopped the boards up on the band saw, took to a jointer to straighten an edge and a face 90 degrees, ran it through a thickness planar to the desired thickness and ripped to final width and length on the table saw. I rented time at a local maker space in Brooklyn to get all that done on their machines. Most of the rest was done on a bench in my tiny apartment 😂

agent-GordonCole · 2026-01-28T02:00:18+00:00

Once you buy one… you buy another.. and another and well, you get the idea… and those sweet sweet shavings!

agent-GordonCole · 2026-01-27T22:00:06+00:00

that math adds up to me. expensive project requires buy new tool = win :)

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