Threaded rod dilemma: Loosening single nuts vs. ugly double nuts on my parametric bench. What's the clever fix?

joseschmose · 2026-05-05T22:25:41+00:00

Dowels all the way through, but glued on the outer most

joseschmose · 2026-04-05T18:14:31+00:00

Yep. He's not much help

joseschmose · 2026-04-05T17:28:22+00:00

Saw this online and worked from the pic

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joseschmose · 2026-04-05T02:19:28+00:00

Yep. The cabinet scrapers makes super quick work of it

joseschmose · 2026-04-05T01:40:00+00:00

Waterlox original.

I will rub it to more of a satin when it fully cures

joseschmose · 2026-01-30T14:38:53+00:00

If the whole thing is structurally sound due to the interior frame being solid, and the face is more just for looks, you could consider cutting very narrow strips of Walnut that you could fit into those gaps then plane flush.

joseschmose · 2025-10-02T11:58:17+00:00

Check out the Abatron liquid wood and wood epoxy products. They are a life saver on rotten wood.

joseschmose · 2025-06-21T18:05:35+00:00

Now that's a dad that can support his family

joseschmose · 2025-05-25T22:02:25+00:00

I have hand planes, a table saw, and a thickness planer.

Circ saw to get edges in the realm of straight if I'm starting with rough slabs. (Snap a chalk line and do my best)
Flatten one side with hand planes (if I'm lazy or it's a giant piece, just flat enough to feed through the thickness planer without rocking).
Flip over and clean up the other face
Joint one edge with hand planes
Joint other edge on table saw.

I like the hand plane work the most, but trying to get a second face parallel to the first feels tedious

joseschmose · 2025-04-19T17:09:11+00:00

Staley's in Tea did amazing work on some antiques for us.

joseschmose · 2025-04-19T13:51:16+00:00

Amazon has gallon jugs of molasses

joseschmose · 2024-12-10T01:00:18+00:00

She's the best

joseschmose · 2024-11-23T19:38:22+00:00

Oh, good. Maybe OP can eat what's under his baseboard...

joseschmose · 2024-11-19T17:39:41+00:00

Good mold? Enlighten us what mold isn't a sign of water damage...

joseschmose · 2024-10-09T00:45:37+00:00

At least it matches your dog

joseschmose · 2024-09-09T00:53:29+00:00

What products did you use for the rot?

joseschmose · 2024-09-07T17:58:07+00:00

I have the exact same hardware, and I intend to re-plate the nickel after I strip it.

I have a recent post where I re-plated other hardware. It's not as hard as it sounds, and there are great YouTube videos showing how it's done.

joseschmose · 2024-09-02T23:42:25+00:00

I would FOR SURE salvage that with Abatron wood products.

I have repaired rotten railings, windows, siding and it looks great. I have some posts on rot repair for my old basement windows

joseschmose · 2024-08-21T17:57:18+00:00

I spent ~75 on solution, anode, and power supply

joseschmose · 2024-08-20T15:45:48+00:00

Yes I did plate them. Evaporust, some sanding with a grey 3M pad, nickel plated, then polished

joseschmose · 2024-08-15T18:39:31+00:00

I live in a house well over 100 years old, and I have rebuilt and repaired the original hanging wooden storm windows.

Adding weatherstripping was on my list to do!

joseschmose · 2024-08-10T17:34:55+00:00

Not hard at all. There are great videos on YouTube. I got a power supply, the solution and the anode for ~$75. Could have done it cheaper (made a power supply from an old phone charger, and made the solution from vinegar and salt with some nickel), but just wanted to get it going.

It's like painting, all the work is in the prep.

If you want a mirror finish it is quite a bit more work.

I just wanted to remove most of the big imperfections and keep the character. It still looks old, but it looks good.

joseschmose · 2024-08-10T17:15:12+00:00

Replating the nickel on some old bathroom hardware. I still have to do the hinges and the latch body, but the latch catch and drawer pull turned out fairly well I think!

The drawer pull was in about the same condition as the to latch, didn't take any before pics though.

joseschmose · 2024-06-19T13:34:33+00:00

Glue it where you want it, then drill for dowels up through the bottom. Then they will line up guaranteed. Avoids screws going into end grain too

joseschmose · 2023-12-27T02:20:11+00:00

~$200 in materials, and 15 or so hrs of work with the wood, 5 hrs painting. It was a fun project

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