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TOOLS AND THE SHOP => CARPENTRY HAND TOOLS WE USE => Topic started by: coolmercury on October 14, 2019, 03:18:29 PM

Title: Not as good as I thought!
Post by: coolmercury on October 14, 2019, 03:18:29 PM
The youth center needed a cabinet to hold the microwave and coffee pot.  I was elected to make it.  Thought I would use some Stanley planes to make the trim, used a No. 4, 5 and 220.  I did a lot of wood butchering and gave up.  No, I'm not showing that, already cut it up for firewood.  Went to my edge and thickness planers and router for door tracks and here is the result. 
Title: Re: Not as good as I thought!
Post by: goodfellow on October 14, 2019, 03:32:25 PM
nice work for a great cause -- well done!!! Hope you got some free coffee --lol
Title: Re: Not as good as I thought!
Post by: ken w. on October 14, 2019, 04:37:00 PM
It looks good to me.
Title: Re: Not as good as I thought!
Post by: bonneyman on October 14, 2019, 05:33:25 PM
It looks good to me.

Agreed! Alot better than my wood skills would produce.
Title: Re: Not as good as I thought!
Post by: DeadNutz on October 14, 2019, 05:51:43 PM
That looks great and there is no way I would have built a cabinet as nice out of wood. I would do better making it out of steel and putting wood grain paper on it. ;D
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Post by: muddy on October 14, 2019, 07:05:30 PM
Looks better then I could do

Sent from the twisted mind of the Mudman

Title: Re: Not as good as I thought!
Post by: slip knot on October 14, 2019, 07:34:14 PM
as we say at work. "it looks good from my house" ;D
Title: Re: Not as good as I thought!
Post by: coolmercury on October 14, 2019, 07:44:00 PM
Graduated from high school in 1952 with a manual arts diploma, four years of shop, 1 year metal and 3 years wood shop.  Thanks for the comments.
Title: Re: Not as good as I thought!
Post by: Elroy on December 23, 2019, 05:27:54 PM
99% of recent HS grads wouldn't have a clue how to accomplish such work. Looks just fine  :-*
Title: Re: Not as good as I thought!
Post by: goodfellow on December 23, 2019, 06:17:11 PM
Graduated from high school in 1952 with a manual arts diploma, four years of shop, 1 year metal and 3 years wood shop.  Thanks for the comments.

You received a much better education than what's considered to be a "HS Graduate" these days.
Title: Re: Not as good as I thought!
Post by: Lookin4_67GalaxieConv on December 23, 2019, 06:40:24 PM
Very nice!