tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934391012680836729.post1914044698013231588..comments2023-10-16T09:26:07.251-05:00Comments on Nicholas Nelson: Bench topNicholas Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17007087871945089139noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934391012680836729.post-62054190920287583052009-06-28T15:42:06.501-05:002009-06-28T15:42:06.501-05:00thank you for your response! my story is... i work...thank you for your response! my story is... i worked as a carpenter for about 7 years after i finished high school. just over a year ago i took a job working in a small cabinet shop with a friend of mine who is a grad of college of the redwoods program. i have learned a lot from him, but we mainly build kitchens so the skill set is a long way from the kind of work you are doing. he introduced me to the writings of krenov and after reading his books i have become passionate about becoming a much more sensitive craftsman. last winter i took the 12 week intensive program at the center for furniture craftsmanship in maine. it was an incredible experience and i was lucky to have have adrian ferrazzutti as one of my instuctors. i hope to some day make a humble living building furniture by myself but for now i am forced to keep a day job.<br /><br />thank you for taking the time to respond and for keeping a blog full of interesting information!mbswifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06663211341446531268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934391012680836729.post-62706531818865236162009-06-28T10:35:48.059-05:002009-06-28T10:35:48.059-05:00Hey Mike! What's your story? Yes going to IP w...Hey Mike! What's your story? Yes going to IP was a great experience I'm very glad I had the chance to go and go when I did.<br />I can try to address your questions... Bake-ins... We typically make bake-ins about 1/4" thick. This way there is little room for movement and enough "breathing room" to work with, with a sensitive hand ;) as far as the joint goes, the bake-in is of course "baked" into the veneer meaning that the veneer sandwiches it. for the small dimensions that we have worked with I have heard no stories of bulging joints or anything. But I'd try to stay away from flat sawn bake ins just in case.<br />Applied edges... there's really no rule, it all depends on situation. In the Elm Cabinet I have some edges that were 1/8" thick and some that were a whole inch! well maybe 3/4" to make rebates to accept the 1/2" door and panels.<br />Maybe that helped and maybe it didn't either way enjoy some calculated freedom :)Nicholas Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17007087871945089139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934391012680836729.post-90621594322626341342009-06-27T21:23:22.265-05:002009-06-27T21:23:22.265-05:00Nick,
First I would to say that you have built so...Nick,<br /><br />First I would to say that you have built some amazing pieces, and I am jealous of all of you that have had the chance to study at what seems to be such an amazing school. I have just been reading through all of the past posts on your blog, and I was hoping you would be kind enough to answer a few questions for me. Concerning baked-in edge banding, I am curious how thick you guys at the inside passage tend to make it. Obviously it is the same width as your substrate, but I am wondering if there is a common thickness or if there are some variables that would cause this to vary from situation to situation, also I am wondering what thickness you tend to make your applied edge banding. Is there any concern about the joint between the baked-in banding and the substrate telecasting through the veneer sometime down the line?<br /><br />thank you!!!mbswifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06663211341446531268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934391012680836729.post-24458872890476327202009-06-23T08:59:09.385-05:002009-06-23T08:59:09.385-05:00Ha yes, it is a ping pong table, my dad's. I h...Ha yes, it is a ping pong table, my dad's. I haven't played in years though... not that I was any good.Nicholas Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17007087871945089139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934391012680836729.post-50109793020466566382009-06-22T20:51:08.551-05:002009-06-22T20:51:08.551-05:00You're the guy with the eagle eyes Jacques. Yo...You're the guy with the eagle eyes Jacques. You spotted the glued together saw blades I was passing off as a custom one. <br /><br />Hey the word activation I have to type in to post this comment is<br /><br />"aviturd"LORD GODFREYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00800922986771381180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934391012680836729.post-52085028278504612132009-06-22T07:48:08.855-05:002009-06-22T07:48:08.855-05:00ian... always getting to the important points in l...ian... always getting to the important points in life.jbreauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04172943907503737238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934391012680836729.post-89604664505866260882009-06-21T23:36:55.621-05:002009-06-21T23:36:55.621-05:00Is that a ping pong table in the background?Is that a ping pong table in the background?LORD GODFREYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00800922986771381180noreply@blogger.com