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whitedogstr8leg on Mon, 11/14/2011 - 07:15

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From old Oaken Rafters. Resawn down to 3/4" x 4" boards Last picture shows what they look like. Plan is one of Norm Abram's, with a couple changes. Box is stil 18" wide, by 40" long, by 22" tall. Breadboard ends have a curve sawn on the end( A knee-saver) Raised the panels using just the tablesaw. The bevel cut for that was 12 degrees. In keeping with the "olde" look, even the 1/2" plywood bottom was some old stuff. Norm hid the raised part of the panel on the inside, mine are facing outside. Outside of these old boards were a dark brown, the inside looked almost new. A coat of stain was used to even the two out. One coat (so far) of varnish.

give me a picture, I'll give you a finished piece

Just a pile of old boards (post #169334, reply #1 of 8)

by whitedogstr8leg in reply to whitedogstr8leg [original] on Thu, 11/24/2011 - 06:53

Price was rrrrrrright FREE!

give me a picture, I'll give you a finished piece

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	SDC11870.JPG	1.69 MB

just some old "junk boards" (post #169334, reply #2 of 8)

by whitedogstr8leg in reply to whitedogstr8leg [original] on Sun, 11/27/2011 - 13:53

That I reclaimed. Someone long ago had framed up a "garage" using oak for the rafters. Once the nails were pulled out, the rotten areas removed, and things were resawn to something I could use, weeeellll, some nice white oak did appear.

give me a picture, I'll give you a finished piece

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	old rafters	1.71 MB
	cut to size	1.7 MB
	after a resaw, and a planer	1.69 MB

Way to go ! (post #169334, reply #3 of 8)

by roc in reply to whitedogstr8leg [original] on Sun, 11/27/2011 - 14:14

I like the idea of using old lumber; better quality, tighter grain and all.

I am concerned about what imagined dirt and grit could do to my sharp blades.

Is that much of a problem or am I blowing it up into a problem ? Do you have blades you just use on wood that may be gritty ?

roc

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )

Dirty wood (post #169334, reply #4 of 8)

by whitedogstr8leg in reply to roc [original] on Sun, 11/27/2011 - 15:05

I went out and bought a cheapo rip blade for the saw. The planer blades are also a cheap version. A wire brush and the side of my rip hammer clean the wood up before any sawing gets done. I had more problems with old cut nails buried IN the boards.

One borad I cleaned up was 8' long by 13-1/2" wide. Flat sawn Oak! Hardly cupped at all with a very slight twist. About an inch wider than my planer.

give me a picture, I'll give you a finished piece

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	oaken plank	1.69 MB

13-1/2 " Flat sawn Oak! (post #169334, reply #5 of 8)

by roc in reply to whitedogstr8leg [original] on Sun, 11/27/2011 - 15:18

You just can't beat that.

Thanks; that's encouraging.

PS: yah I heard you about the cut nails. Don't tell anybody but I haven't bought a metal detecter yet.

roc

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )

Using a wide board (post #169334, reply #6 of 8)

by whitedogstr8leg in reply to roc [original] on Mon, 11/28/2011 - 18:50

I ripped both edges down on that wide Oak board, seems they both had a bevel to them. I then had it just wide enough to fit through my planer. I then cut it to length, in order to to it twice, once for a table top:

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Just a pile of old boards (post #169334, reply #1 of 8)

just some old "junk boards" (post #169334, reply #2 of 8)

Way to go ! (post #169334, reply #3 of 8)

Dirty wood (post #169334, reply #4 of 8)

13-1/2 " Flat sawn Oak! (post #169334, reply #5 of 8)

Using a wide board (post #169334, reply #6 of 8)

> to to it twice,< (post #169334, reply #7 of 8)

Update on that table (post #169334, reply #8 of 8)

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