Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Pasta rack

As much as I enjoy cooking, I have never made my own pasta. It just seems easier to buy. That may change after seeing this. Alex Benson (17) is a new woodworker and cooking enthusiast from Niagara Falls, New York. 

Great gift idea. Heres what he has to say about his device: 

I use an attachment on my KitchenAid mixer to roll and cut fettuccine as well as another attachment for lasagna and spaghetti. This is a rack I just finished for air drying the fettuccine when its done. 
I used an 8x8 piece of hickory for a solid, heavy base. Just a forstner bit hole and a roundover on that. Then I took some leftover dowel from a closet project and drilled the 1/4" holes for the small crossed dowels. A little sanding and a light coat of canola oil finished it up. 
The whole thing is pressure fit together so itll come apart for storage. Ive got the pieces cut for another, because Ive found that the more noodles the merrier!
Rolling out dough


Disassembled rack



Loaded with fettuccine


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Monday, March 3, 2014

Woodworking Demo Milling Pt 3

Jointing
Jointing is done to smooth out and straighten a single surface of a board. Once you have a single straight surface you can straighten out the other sides to create a near perfect board.

Art168: Milling/Jointer Demo
Make sure before you run your wood through the jointer to find the direction of the grain and cut along that direction to prevent tearing up your wood.

Art168: Milling/Jointer Demo
When pushing your wood through the jointer provide lateral force to keep the wood moving along the jointer blades evenly.

Art168: Milling/Jointer Demo
The jointer will only ever take a small portion of the surface off so youll have to run your piece through several times to provide a clean smooth surface

Art168: Milling/Jointer Demo
Once done jointing the first surface of your board to the point where its smooth, joint a edge using the smoothed as a guide surface to provide you with a perfect 90° edge.

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Shop Doors


Heres a pair of doors made of reclaimed douglas fir and new pine. The douglas fir frames are of mortise and tenon construction with floating pine panels and glass inserts. The panels are textured with a scrub plane for a nice tactile effect.
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Sunday, March 2, 2014

Special Bread Board Giveaway

Hey there!  I had some reclaimed walnut remnants left from making large bread boards so I decided to make a set of four small ones just for fun.  And to celebrate the wonderful fall weather we had this weekend and to say thank you for your amazing support of my bread boards, I wanted to give it away to one special Our Vintage Home Love reader!
Walnut.........its gorgeous.  I really cant say enough about how beautiful and rustic it is.
These boards are 9 1/2" x 5 1/2" and are a set of 4.

To enter the giveaway, just leave a comment below!  Thats it!  The giveaway will end Friday, September 9th, and a winner will be randomly selected and announced Saturday the 10th.  Have a great day!

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Meet Wuslu com

Sorry to be behind with blog updates! It is finally spring, and you know what that means here in Maryland... Lacrosse, lacrosse and more lacrosse. Although I have been chomping at the bit to start some home and furniture projects,  I am finding it hard to accomplish much in between my boys games.

So, despite no completed projects to share with you, I do have one design discovery I am excited to tell everyone about. It is the website http://wuslu.com/. It is an amazing website I read about at missmustardseed.com. Each day they have one new home good that goes up for sale at an incredible price and for one day only! Their design finds are wonderful. They are weathered, worn, vintagey goodness! Just the kinda stuff we all love..right?

Heres some recent daily deals...

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Visit thier website, sign up for daily deal emails and revel in great flea market finds that come right to your inbox!! Enjoy!
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Saturday, March 1, 2014

Must Have Supplies for Prepping Furniture for Painting

(Just some things...being "tweaked & styled" for upcoming fair.)


This week I was back to work finishing up two furniture pieces for a booth I have at my sons school fair. I am taking these pieces, as well as, an assortment of mirrors, signs and smaller items. I will let you know how this event goes. I have never had a booth at a fair before! 

Because this week and last week has been filled with prepping and painting furniture. 
I thought I would give a quick run down of
 the items everyone should have on hand to get old furniture ready for painting.


Nothing earth shattering here,
 but if you prep your furniture correctly, things will be off to a good start.
  1. Lay down Rosin Paper - Now everyone needs to have a roll of this! It is available at all home improvement stores and painting stores. I cut a large piece to lay under the furniture I am working on. It lays flat and doesnt bunch like a drop cloth. When I am finished, usually the paper is not  ruined with paint, so I just fold it, take it outside, shake any dust off and save it to reuse. It is easy to store unlike dirty and bulky drop cloths. I also use it to wrap signs I ship for my business and I use it to wrap gifts. Best bargain anywhere.
  2. Put on gloves - I always keep a box of latex or latex free gloves on hand to protect my hands from paint and chemicals.
  3. Lightly clean furniture up with TSP. Keep a box of this on hand too. It helps remove any residues on furniture so paint will better adhere.
  4. Now, fill any nicks, or knob holes if you are changing the knob placement, with wood filler. This Elmers product gives a strong repair.
  5. Once the wood fill is dry, sand it down, as well as, give the whole piece a light sanding, following the grain of the wood. This will give the piece a little extra tooth for the paint to grab. I also follow sanding with another wipe down with the TSP cleaner to remove sanding particles.
  6. When any wetness from the cleaner is dry, give your piece a final wipe down with a tack cloth to remove any small lint or dust remaining. Again, this stuff is the best, so always keep some on hand. I always use this product before top coating furniture with waxes or polyurethane too.
Find beauty in your day!
Debbie



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