My first time building any sort of furniture. I’m a journeyman redseal carpenter in Canada and spent my career building houses for 15 years and recently started a new job where I have access to a shop and some better tools.
My first time building any sort of furniture. I’m a journeyman redseal carpenter in Canada and spent my career building houses for 15 years and recently started a new job where I have access to a shop and some better tools.
That glue up seems a bit excessive.
You mean all those clamps? Nah that looks about right to me. The thinner/narrower the boards are, the closer together the clamps need to be.
They don’t look particularly thin.
compared to, say, a glue up connecting 8 inch boards on edge they do.
(wow I’m never posting from my phone again, really had to fix that.)
There were actually a couple spots where I had small cracks afterwards. I could have had a few more clamps on honestly.
Cracks as in the joint wasn’t as tight as you like?
Yeah the joint just didn’t get as tight as I would’ve liked in a couple spots. But after planing and sanding, staining and varathane it’s not really noticeable.
know the feeling.
What do you think of Varathane? few retailers in my area carry anything but Minwax products.
This was my first time using them and just their clear finish. It was actually my first time clear coating anything so I don’t have much of an opinion but it seemed to go on easy, very minimal brush strokes left behind but the ones I can see are likely due to my lack of experience.
Better too many clamps than too few. Use 'em if you’ve got 'em.