Matt Ducar
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- Boston, MA
So it has been nearly a year since I've been able to get in any shop time. Work, family, and keeping up around the house has managed to suck up nearly all of my time. It has probably been so long since I've been around here, I probably need to re-introduce myself. Hopefully I won't be such a stranger in the future.
For those with a really good memory, I decided to teach myself SketchUp at the end of last year (thanks again Dave for the help!). You can see the side table build thread where I got lots of great feedback from everyone.
Two years ago, a good friend gifted me with a nice slab of 6/4" mahogany that she never got around to using. I needed a bit more material for the table and got out to the lumber yard a few weeks ago. Today I got the shop cleaned up, organized, and did a first rough milling of the material. I left everything 1/4" strong over final dimensions and will let it sit for a week to see how it destresses after being cut apart. Was great to make some sawdust. Even started playing with finishing options with some of the cut offs.
For those with a really good memory, I decided to teach myself SketchUp at the end of last year (thanks again Dave for the help!). You can see the side table build thread where I got lots of great feedback from everyone.
Two years ago, a good friend gifted me with a nice slab of 6/4" mahogany that she never got around to using. I needed a bit more material for the table and got out to the lumber yard a few weeks ago. Today I got the shop cleaned up, organized, and did a first rough milling of the material. I left everything 1/4" strong over final dimensions and will let it sit for a week to see how it destresses after being cut apart. Was great to make some sawdust. Even started playing with finishing options with some of the cut offs.