I’m a self-taught DIY-er. No I guess that’s a lie. Mr. Yap was my middle school shop teacher and he was, frankly, the shit. But I was 11 so I’d say I had more fun than I did “learn” stuff. But I’ve always been crafty and now I am unable to work my traditional corporate job anymore due to illness so just use my limited energy to play with wood all day- building or restoring or just puttering. And everything I sooooortof know how to do (or have no frikkin clue and sometimes wasn’t even aware I needed to) you guys have the best tutorials and posts I’ve come across. And being chronically ill I have pretty much seen them all, I have a lot of free time. So, long story short, you guys are also the shit. Scrolling through your posts I honestly couldn’t decide what to read first but the site name is what caught me because when people ask me (all concerned puppy eyes) how I’m spending my time I always just say “I make stuff.” Cheers!
I was just dropping in a quick line to know, if I could send some great article ideas your way for a guest post at your website ?
If you like my suggested ideas, I can then provide you high-quality FREE CONTENT/ARTICLE. In return, I would expect just a favor of a backlink from within the main body of the article.
Do let me know if I can interest you with some great topic ideas?
Do you have the cutting instructions for the Hall Tree…How to build one from scratch? It has a wooden applique on the front. I am extremely new at building furniture and need all the help I can get.
I use a lot of oil based polyurethane but have tried and tried to make it slick smooth. I sand in between coats. I “think” I am using the right brush. No one notices it but me. The sweet people I make these foe are loving them. But I sure would like to know how to make them smoothr.
You can thin the poly by 10% with mineral spirits (check your label for thinning or clean-up since you didn’t mention the brand) This will allow it to flow out smoother. Be careful, too much thinner will be messy, although others report using a heavier cut for the final coat. Let me know how this works for you!
I’m a self-taught DIY-er. No I guess that’s a lie. Mr. Yap was my middle school shop teacher and he was, frankly, the shit. But I was 11 so I’d say I had more fun than I did “learn” stuff. But I’ve always been crafty and now I am unable to work my traditional corporate job anymore due to illness so just use my limited energy to play with wood all day- building or restoring or just puttering. And everything I sooooortof know how to do (or have no frikkin clue and sometimes wasn’t even aware I needed to) you guys have the best tutorials and posts I’ve come across. And being chronically ill I have pretty much seen them all, I have a lot of free time. So, long story short, you guys are also the shit. Scrolling through your posts I honestly couldn’t decide what to read first but the site name is what caught me because when people ask me (all concerned puppy eyes) how I’m spending my time I always just say “I make stuff.” Cheers!
Hi,
I was just dropping in a quick line to know, if I could send some great article ideas your way for a guest post at your website ?
If you like my suggested ideas, I can then provide you high-quality FREE CONTENT/ARTICLE. In return, I would expect just a favor of a backlink from within the main body of the article.
Do let me know if I can interest you with some great topic ideas?
Best Regards,
Rachel Stinson
That would be great!
Do you have the cutting instructions for the Hall Tree…How to build one from scratch? It has a wooden applique on the front. I am extremely new at building furniture and need all the help I can get.
Hello,
I’ve been a reader of your blog for around 4 months and I would like first of all to say that I really enjoy it.
I’ve got recently some problems with my eyes which effects my reading ability.
Thereby I’ve a favor to ask. Is it possible for you to add Podcast audio version of your articles?
It would be very useful for people like me or others who like to listen to your content.
I’ve researched on that a bit and I found few free services that can help.
Here are some websites that I found that can add podcast to your site for free.
https://websitevoice.com
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Thanks!
Patricia Hope
I use a lot of oil based polyurethane but have tried and tried to make it slick smooth. I sand in between coats. I “think” I am using the right brush. No one notices it but me. The sweet people I make these foe are loving them. But I sure would like to know how to make them smoothr.
You can thin the poly by 10% with mineral spirits (check your label for thinning or clean-up since you didn’t mention the brand) This will allow it to flow out smoother. Be careful, too much thinner will be messy, although others report using a heavier cut for the final coat. Let me know how this works for you!