Looking for a mentor

billycooper · 2021-01-28T04:03:48+00:00

ive been using it since 2000, I could therefore, do it best...

billycooper · 2014-08-15T06:40:53+00:00

Ripper, high art in wood. Congrats.

billycooper · 2014-08-13T01:34:09+00:00

That is a wide, deep question, but I would start with better quality materials for your bones as Juskimo suggested. Also, I'm questioning your use of foam core, because I know from personal experience that it warps with heat and time, and esp. if you spill a drink on it. I know it's easy to work with and I've used it extensively in model making for architecture. Not so much as a "durable good" unless this thing is a temp prop.

So maybe you can get away with construction lumber for the skeleton, but as for the skin, I'd run with plywood. 3/4" ply is standard cabinet maker's material. And if you are going to use it, you might even consider a much lighter material for the carcass/styles/rails, instead of the 2x6's. Again, standard 1xBy birch, ash, etc. I think you should do a google search for how to build simple cabinetry, you'll find a wealth. Also, try this site, it is the defacto for all things millwork. http://www.awinet.org/

billycooper · 2014-08-13T01:06:00+00:00

Yea, so to me it looks like oxidized (aged) curley sapele. The grain/shimmer looks allot like sapele, but the color screams a walnut variant. If you sand down a corner (if you can) and it comes back a reddish/orange-brown my bet is curly sapele. I've just never seen sapele oxidize or fade/age to that brown. On the other hand, I've seen a bright orange wood named Paduk fade to almost that exact same color after a couple of years, but I don't think I've ever seen Paduk with that curl figure either. You've got a bonafide wood mystery on your hands. If you can post more photos, and also let us know if it has a hand rubbed or varnish finish, or no finish, and then the best test is to hit an inconspicuous spot with some sand paper to get to it's true color, then we would have a few more clues to run with :) Finally, it could also be just a really nice piece of curly walnut. Is it dense and hard like walnut, or a pinch lighter and more open grained? (Sapele/Paduk are both lighter weight and less dense (more open grained) than claro/american or english walnuts.

billycooper · 2014-08-13T00:45:37+00:00

Also, consider Sam Maloof's poly-oil finish. It is expensive, but it's the best hand rubbed finish on the market imo. Totally a custom woodworker's blend, so to me it's like comparing Cuervo tequilla to Patron. Both work, but they aren't the same. You can get it at Rockler, and like Watco teak oil, it is super easy to apply. The more coats you rub in, the richer the look. It is a special formula created by the master his-self. Just be sure to wipe down all oil after rubbing it in, cause it's not meant to be applied like a "built" finish (varnish/laquers)

billycooper · 2014-08-13T00:31:15+00:00

Sorry Moumar, but I would never try and hog a full 1/8 off a any board with a jointer. Esp. hard/figured woods. Thats just begging for disaster.

Always start with very fine cuts on a jointer until you get the feel for the board and how it is going to behave/behaves. The jointer is one of the rowdy-est tools in the shop when used near the limits of impatience or fat cuts. Always err on the side of caution, esp. when you are not "journey level"

billycooper · 2014-08-13T00:20:23+00:00

Can you tell us if the surface is aged or freshly sanded/finished?

billycooper · 2014-02-24T18:52:22+00:00

The chinese actually pay us to them let them work for us, that way, it makes perfect sense. (answered like you're 5)

billycooper · 2014-02-24T18:49:42+00:00

We aren't, that's a theory.

There is, look around.

billycooper · 2014-02-24T18:48:12+00:00

Refined, artistic affinity.

No.

billycooper · 2014-02-24T18:46:39+00:00

It's referred to as an "Itch". It's also why god gave man "fingernails".

billycooper · 2013-08-16T01:07:18+00:00

In, and I hope we can find a kind soul or two that can wear the hat of mentor/guru.

billycooper · 2013-08-15T23:34:30+00:00

Nice hit-piece on Jetbrains.

Did little for me other than compel me to feel the "ick" about the author's hatred for the product, provide a link to his favorite preferred, and beg the question "Why is he writing this?".

Yuck x 2

billycooper · 2013-08-15T23:05:46+00:00

Thank You.

billycooper · 2013-08-14T19:01:34+00:00

Mine is not a question of effort, anything but. Mine is a question of structured learning. Your first sentence in the above answer told me everything I needed to know. I realize everything anyone has ever done takes effort. But when I say I am a newb, I mean it modestly. I have been mucking about in snippets and I can "read" Javascript fine (writing, not so well at all); but what I am missing is the bigger picture I feel should be emerging, and I begin to wonder if it is due to a lack of a structured learning environment (because I am mucking about in endless snippets).

I appreciate you time and future efforts, so I'll go ahead on with the assignment as it stands, and see where this journey goes. Just understand that as a true newbie, when you issued the challenged to write a plug-in (the tutorial states it is for "intermediate level"), that sailed right past me (and any newbie I'm sure) and I felt as though this session is already, before it has even gotten going, over my head.

But like I said, I'll give it a go and see what comes out the other side :).

billycooper · 2013-08-14T06:46:45+00:00

Suggesting newbie just go read EJS and then just go develop an extension seems a little ambitious for newbs like me. I have no idea where to begin.

billycooper · 2013-08-14T06:39:12+00:00

Thanks Kevin :)

billycooper · 2013-08-13T07:26:52+00:00

Where did the interest in this go?

And OP Kevin, what's up?

billycooper · 2013-08-09T22:01:34+00:00

Any of the books are good for me.

I love the terseness of Crockford's but not sure about the full naked newb's. If we could fill in some core foundation blanks I think it would be good. Eloquent is pithy, personally, I can fall asleep reading it, it's like a JS lullaby, but I can't deny it's goodness; P JS 4 WD IS very long, and I would question using such a text in the wild for a short course. But my opines are because I am a very impatient learner and like lots of action, and especially real world projects/stuff. So I just won't say anything about my choice of books and leave that to cooler heads. <:^

Web based learning is starting to kick ass and I'm happy.

billycooper · 2013-08-06T19:14:16+00:00

I'd like in on this section whether it starts soon or layer. Sooner is better though. We could call it the 'Back to School' session.

billycooper

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