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  • Originally posted by Pelado View Post

    How did they weld angle iron to plywood?
    Not my area of expertise.

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    • Originally posted by Pelado View Post
      I was showing some of the more recent improvements to my wife recently. For some reason, the project that took her over the edge of thinking I have a problem is the glove dispenser next to the charging station that I made out of some scrap 2x4's and extra HDF.

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      It's evidence that you have been staying in the garage just to avoid the family!
      Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

      "The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American

      GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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      • Originally posted by falafel View Post

        It's evidence that you have been staying in the garage just to avoid the family!
        Objection! Speculation!
        "I think it was King Benjamin who said 'you sorry ass shitbags who have no skills that the market values also have an obligation to have the attitude that if one day you do in fact win the PowerBall Lottery that you will then impart of your substance to those without.'"
        - Goatnapper'96

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        • I have accumulated a fair amount of wood lately in anticipation of a few different projects I want to do. My younger brother had plywood and other boards in his garage that he decided he would never need. I also broke down some old shipping containers that people were getting rid of on Facebook Marketplace. As such, the garage was getting a bit overrun. So I built a mobile plywood storage cart.

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          I'd seen several builds on YouTube, but most of them were 8 feet long, storing the plywood horizontally. I opted for vertical storage so that it would take up much less space.

          This is better than my previous solution of leaning the plywood against the wall for at least a few different reasons:
          • ​​​​The plywood is stored off the concrete, so it's less likely to seep up moisture
          • It's easier to see and pull out the plywood needed for a particular project without having to move all the plywood stored in front
          • It's mobile, so all the wood can be more easily maneuvered if/when needed without having to unstack/restack
          It's 48" wide and 52-ish" deep. I was initially intending to use the back part for some bin-like storage for shorter offcuts but was in a hurry to get it into place the night I finished it, so just stacked a bunch of 2x10s and 2x12s there in the interim.

          I was a bit surprised that I have more plywood than would fit on the cart. Guess I need to use some up.
          "I think it was King Benjamin who said 'you sorry ass shitbags who have no skills that the market values also have an obligation to have the attitude that if one day you do in fact win the PowerBall Lottery that you will then impart of your substance to those without.'"
          - Goatnapper'96

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          • Nice

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            • Finished this guy a couple of weeks ago. I still need to put on the cavity cover and strap locks. Three more to go.IMG_2466.JPGIMG_2468 2.JPGIMG_2602.JPG

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              • Very cool

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                • Holy cow. That is beautiful.
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                  • This is all practice for my perfect '59 replica. While I've got the building nailed I realized I wasn't good enough at finishing to do that guitar justice. I'm about to stain a another Les Paul guitar in a translucent blue for my cousin. Then comes the '59. I just finished sanding and sealing the mahogany with dewaxed shellac. Now I'm sanding off the shallac (it will stay in the grain) and will do a grainfill possibly tonight.

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                    • Originally posted by Shaka View Post
                      This is all practice for my perfect '59 replica. While I've got the building nailed I realized I wasn't good enough at finishing to do that guitar justice. I'm about to stain a another Les Paul guitar in a translucent blue for my cousin. Then comes the '59. I just finished sanding and sealing the mahogany with dewaxed shellac. Now I'm sanding off the shallac (it will stay in the grain) and will do a grainfill possibly tonight.
                      Very cool.
                      "I think it was King Benjamin who said 'you sorry ass shitbags who have no skills that the market values also have an obligation to have the attitude that if one day you do in fact win the PowerBall Lottery that you will then impart of your substance to those without.'"
                      - Goatnapper'96

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                      • Originally posted by Shaka View Post
                        This is all practice for my perfect '59 replica. While I've got the building nailed I realized I wasn't good enough at finishing to do that guitar justice. I'm about to stain an another Les Paul guitar in a translucent blue for my cousin. Then comes the '59. I just finished sanding and sealing the mahogany with dewaxed shellac. Now I'm sanding off the shallac (it will stay in the grain) and will do a grainfill possibly tonight.
                        Looks awesome! I’d love to see more about the process. I have a backlog of projects for MJ but I think my next project for myself will be an acoustic guitar build. It looks intimidating and I’m going to need some new tools for it but I’d like to try it.
                        "Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf

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                        • Nothing has awesome as Shak's guitar, but I'm painting my garage. What is a good color for the walls? I'm thinking light gray.
                          Give 'em Hell, Cougars!!!

                          For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still.

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                          • Originally posted by myboynoah View Post
                            Nothing has awesome as Shak's guitar, but I'm painting my garage. What is a good color for the walls? I'm thinking light gray.
                            Love it. Maybe switch it up a bit and have a slight blueish tone to the gray.
                            Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

                            "The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American

                            GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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                            • Originally posted by Moliere View Post

                              Looks awesome! I’d love to see more about the process. I have a backlog of projects for MJ but I think my next project for myself will be an acoustic guitar build. It looks intimidating and I’m going to need some new tools for it but I’d like to try it.
                              I guess I'll start now with a primer on grainfilling. While it depends on the finish, most of the time you want to grainfill open-pored wood. Mahogany, rosewood (Do not grainfill rosewood fingerboards!), limba, and ash are good examples of open-pored woods that are used in luthiery. Grainfilling is unecessary on tight grained woods like maple and alder.
                              • I use one of two kinds of grainfiller. My favorite is Timbermate. I use the version you can tint. Simply add water and get it to a a consistency resembling runny pancake batter.
                              • The second type of grainfiller I use is when I'm really going for a vintage vibe. This one uses fine pumice powder mixed with boiled linseed oil. Again, runny pancake batter is the consistency. This is my favorite type of grainfiller when I'm trying to stain the wood while grainfilling. While I make my own, most of the oil-based grainfillers you can purchase are made from this recipe. This is definitely the old-school method.

                              1. Sand to 320 grit.

                              2. Apply dewaxed shellac as a sealer. I used the Zinser stuff. Shellac gets into the pores and plugs them up. This can save you from having to grainfill multiple times. I let the shellac dry and then sand so that only the stuff in the pores is left.

                              3. Tint your grainfiller. If I want the tint to not fade in UV light I typically use Transtint dyes. If I want the color to fade like many vintage finishes I use analine dye. (Careful, some analine dyes are colorfast. Keda Dye is a good example.) There are two strategies for tinting grainfiller:
                              • Stain the wood while grainfilling to save time. You have to be careful removing the excess when you do this.
                              • Tinting the grain only. For this method the goal is to add color to only the grain. This means you apply the grainfiller (I use a spreader or credit card to move the filler around the piece until the grain is filled and then I wipe as much off as I can.), le the exces dry, then sand the wood back to its natural color leaving the stain in the pores.
                              4. I apply with a spreader or credit card. I'll spread it across the grain and with the grain making sure the filler gets worked into the pores. The shellac is the key to only having to grainfill once. However, end-grain sometimes requires multiple grainfills.

                              5. If I'm tinting the whole piece I'll let the grainfiller dry for a minute and then wipe off the excess with a piece of burlap. (This method works best with oil-based grainfillers.)

                              6. If I'm only tinting the grain I'll remove as much as I can with the spreader after the grain is filled, let it dry, and then sand off the grainfiller. This will leave the tinted grainfiller in the pores accentuating the grain.

                              7. Run your fingernail across the grain to see if you can feel the pores. If you can then you might need to repeat the process.

                              8.. After grainfilling is complete I always seal the wood with vinyl sealer or dewaxed shellac.


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                              • Originally posted by myboynoah View Post
                                Nothing has awesome as Shak's guitar, but I'm painting my garage. What is a good color for the walls? I'm thinking light gray.
                                Royal blue.
                                "I think it was King Benjamin who said 'you sorry ass shitbags who have no skills that the market values also have an obligation to have the attitude that if one day you do in fact win the PowerBall Lottery that you will then impart of your substance to those without.'"
                                - Goatnapper'96

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