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I found this channel awhile back, and I love it. Here's a few words from a wonderful gent, who also happens to be an instrument maker. Enjoy!

I'm continuing to work on my den coffee table. Today I finished up making the breadboard ends.

Here's some photos of the tenon process:

Scribing a knife wall:

Chopping out the knifewall:

Using a chisel to remove meat:

Piles of fun!

My whole day was doing this

Cheers!

MrRick

Edited August 11Aug 11 by MrRick

I'm finishing some detail work on a sideboard carcase I've been working on forever. Then on to making a mirror frame and ordering a mirror for it. Other wise it's tinkering in the shop and I have a few peach pies to put together to freeze for the winter. Thursday I need to get a heart monitor hooked up to wear for a week....definitely not looking forward to that.

4th ( bottom) step was added, yesterday...

while dodging the local Monsoon Weather....( have a nasty one here this morning, as well)

By the time Son's new riding lawnmower arrives next Monday...we might be bailing Hay?

Shop was entertaining on a Monday morning....

Went to hang the door on the left...had to remove the 5 drawer tool chest, BEFORE I could work....

Hold the door in place, add a screw at the top hole, then work me way down...Piano hinges seem to have an over-abundance of screw holes in 36"...

Tested the doors to see how they close up...

Currently...can't even see 25 yards out a window....about to where that tree is in the second photo....rumble is non-stop....

Does Ohio have Monsoons? been 3 straight days of this stuff....even the cat is getting scared...let alone two dogs.....

Not sure IF some Bearded old Fart is building an Ark....yet...stay tuned..

0930 ....11 AUG 2026..

Looking to the North..

Trash Truck had just gone up that way....

Looking South..

Only keeping the swing there, is the bush behind it....( lightning strikes are under a mile away, and non-stop)

Driveway has a Pond...

Now.

Methinks I will just stay inside, today..

Finished up a couple of turnings. One for a former student who gave me the locust log. I think we had more rain in the past week than the entire month of July. An inch yesterday and the same the day before that! Won't need to drag the hose down to the garden for a couple of days☺️

Started cutting up some sweet gum logs yesterday. Also working on a rack for tractor to hold a tool box. About to to to open shop for woodturners. Other than that HOT

I have been working on some trim to cover some "installation issues" with some new windows. Got the pieces prepped, cut to fit, and stained. Hopefully can install tomorrow.

My husband started on a second flag from the cutoffs of the first, along with some new boards I worked on for the ones that lacked full length.

Question - due to the use of cutoffs, some sections ("bottom" of the waves) are very (very!) thin. Was thinking of attaching to a plywood backer, but then got to thinking about wood movement. Would gluing the pieces to a large plywood panel be a potential concern? I don't want the flag to crack or distort over time. Any thoughts on this are appreciated!

And I ordered a metal hanging bracket which is supposed to arrive tomorrow for the first flag he finished.

Gerald, I'd be interested to see what you come up with on that rack for the tractor toolbox.

Edited August 12Aug 12 by Fred W. Hargis Jr

18 hours ago, BB1 said:

My husband started on a second flag from the cutoffs of the first, along with some new boards I worked on for the ones that lacked full length.

Question - due to the use of cutoffs, some sections ("bottom" of the waves) are very (very!) thin. Was thinking of attaching to a plywood backer, but then got to thinking about wood movement. Would gluing the pieces to a large plywood panel be a potential concern? I don't want the flag to crack or distort over time. Any thoughts on this are appreciated!

Strip of glue in the center, parallel to the grain on the flag, 3-4" wide is ok. I would put some lath screws on the outside edges top and bottom, hitting the thicker parts of the wave. An inch or more in from the edge is fine. Oversize the holes in the plywood by maybe 1/8", the washer head on the lath screw will cover that.

I think I would undersize the plywood considerably and paint it's edges black. Then when you hang it you get a floating effect vs the wall.

I would think about making a frame around it with mould release and pour cast resin from behind on the bottom only thick or deep enough to cover everything up to an inch.

Edited August 12Aug 12 by MrRick

could you use three strips, top, center , bottom, screws no glue, think French cleat.

The other thing I started thinking about after my post above - pick the most thin point, and scribe a line from it parallel to the waving front. Then relieve the back at an angle (ie back bevel) so that it looks like the whole thing is that thin and it's a much thinner piece of wood. That idea came from picturing the floating effect I was trying to describe, so I would still do that (and paint the back beveled portions black too. Could start a whole new trend 😄

We actually glued it together (no backer) yesterday afternoon. Will see how stable (or not!) that is.

@JWD Gluing only in the center with the goal of still allowing wood to move a bit? That sounds like a reasonable approach. This is edge grain rather than face so thinking that would be good for less potential movement. I've seen some flags with the ends shaped - in our case, would likely be too thin. Like the idea for future where we have a bit more thickness on the "valley" sections.

@MrRick This is a "rustic" flag mainly pulled together from the 2x4 cutoffs from the first flag, so not wanting to invest in resin or more advanced options. Maybe for a future more refined project.

@Rusty S We did use one cleat during the shaping/sanding stage so could add another couple on the thick sections.

This one will likely go in my shop area so if it works out, great, if not, hopefully can start from scratch with full thickness boards.

Appreciate the responses! I'll post updates. 🙂

Edited August 13Aug 13 by BB1

The mounting bracket for the first flag arrived late yesterday afternoon and we worked on the install this morning.

The bracket came nicely packaged and seems very sturdy. Decided on purchasing rather than making a wooden version. There were two so we have another for the future.

We did not use screws in holes aligning with the bottoms of the waves to avoid having a screw pop through the front (that would have been tragic at this point!).

Installed the wall section into studs rather than using the provided drywall mounting screws.

Very happy with the outcome.

Will add some felt pads on the lower back as it is slightly leaning due to the bracket on the upper part.

Took a while, but really like the outcome.

If first flag was made from 2x4's maybe 2x6's would leave more for a second flag, just thinking. Really like those flags tell Hubby well done.

14 minutes ago, BB1 said:

@JWD Gluing only in the center with the goal of still allowing wood to move a bit? That sounds like a reasonable approach. This is edge grain rather than face so thinking that would be good for less potential movement. I've seen some flags with the ends shaped - in our case, would likely be too thin. Like the idea for future where we have a bit more thickness on the "valley" sections.

Yes, always allow the wood to move when gluing to plywood. If you're gluing quarter or rift grain (a true edge) it is still important but you can push the limits a little more. Using 2x4's I'm not sure I would trust that edge rule of thumb though. A lot of 2x4's are from such small stock that you might have face and rift within the same 2x.

You can go pretty thin with softwood though not as thin as with hardwood. If done as a back bevel only the very edge is that thin, I wouldn't worry much going down to 1/4" for the visual edge in softwood. I figured since it was an offcut project it would be the one on which to experiment.

9 minutes ago, JWD said:

I wouldn't worry much going down to 1/4" for the visual edge in softwood. I

Well...we are "a bit" thinner in sections. 😬 🤣🤣 Going to be a challenge doing the stars.

15 minutes ago, Rusty S said:

If first flag was made from 2x4's maybe 2x6's would leave more for a second flag

If he ends up doing more, that would be a good idea to maximize yield without having one flag so thin. Guess he could also adjust the wave height - although I do think he landed on a flow that looks nice.

Oh, Wow, that flag looks spectacular hanging there!! Tell your hubby “Great Work”!!!