STL265: CA glue is the new hide glue

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Question 1:

From Tricia:

First, thanks for a improbable podcast. As a longtime novice woodworker, I’ve discovered a lot out of your crew over the previous a number of years. What’s been most stunning is how a lot information I’ve picked up throughout my commute to work, after which been capable of apply immediately in the store. My expertise and confidence have improved considerably as a consequence of your podcast and the improbable Unlimited web site sources. Due to work and site, I’m not capable of take woodworking courses, so the movies have been extremely useful.

 My query is associated to establishing a new store. I’ve been utilizing my husband’s workshop for years, however he’s uninterested in me rearranging issues and making an attempt to ‘improve’ his house. We’re at the moment including on a 14 x 25′ extension to our storage which will probably be my woodworking house so he can deal with automotive rebuilds.

I heard Mike speak about sealing his wooden store flooring on a previous podcast, however I can’t discover the episode once more. I do know he mentioned he put down 1 or 2 coats of shellac, however did he observe that up with a coat or two of fast dry oil based mostly poly? And did he enable it to remedy for a number of days earlier than transferring the machines again in?

Question 2:

From Kurt:

In STL episode 64 Mike’s instrument bomb was a Carriage Makers Plane he had for about 10 years and by no means used. 

1. Does he nonetheless have this? 
2. Has he ever used it?

Question 3:

From Damon

I’ve transformed my bench aircraft assortment from classic Stanley planes to all Veritas low angle planes. When I constructed my workbench, my understanding was {that a} woodworker who usually makes use of bench planes would typically profit from having a comparatively decrease bench, and I sized it accordingly. My Veritas planes have a extra upright tote than the classic Stanleys, so it looks as if from an ergonomics perspective they may name for a comparatively increased workbench peak. What do you guys suppose? I can think about Mike saying one thing like “just put some scrap wood under the legs to raise it up and see if you like it that way”, and I’ll in all probability do this. However, I believe an fascinating dialog might be had about how altering the instruments we use (like my state of affairs or much more so going from western saws/planes to Japanese-style) may benefit from different modifications in our workshops to extra successfully use them. 

Question 4:

From Sri:

I constructed Mike’s hayrake desk just a few years in the past. Finally felt succesful sufficient to sort out a chair (Kevin Rodel’s Arts and Crafts chair in white oak) to go along with the desk. First chair got here out fairly OK following Rodel’s plans and Mike Mascelli’s improbable upholstery video collection. Now I really feel as much as the problem of constructing a full set of 6 chairs. I plan to make 2 chairs at a time (in case I screw up a step I don’t wish to wreck all the chairs without delay!). But to recover from the drudgery of inventory prep I wished to organize all the items to thickness and width for all 6 chairs over a few weekends. At my working tempo and beginning mid August it is going to in all probability be November earlier than I get to the final pair. I’m hoping Thanksgiving dinner will probably be whereas seated on the new chairs!  Is there a draw back to thicknessing to last dimension months prematurely of the construct? Almost all the joinery is mortise and tenon, together with some slip tenons. There are just a few half lapped dovetails for stretchers.

Question 5:

Question on utilizing epoxy over PVA. Almost all articles on adhesives actually solely reference epoxy as a superb hole filling choice. The lengthy open time is an apparent benefit and have heard makers similar to Tim Rousseau point out it on the podcast. My questions is on glue ups, massive or small, are the two mating surfaces on correctly fitted joints (ie:m&t) staved of epoxy after meeting and squeeze out or is there sufficient remaining epoxy inside the joint for a ample bond. 

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