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Originally Posted by dyount
Charles (again) just checked your website. Nice work and you're living the dream baby! I spent most of my life doing millwork/furniture/architectural and had little to no option of what I was building working the NYC/Wash/Philly area and doing bars restaurant fit-outs. Had to leave the business in 2003 in the midst of a custody battle w/travel being an issue with a 4yr old.
What to do? Became a commercial construction inspector (ICC Master Code Professional) , got custody of my 2 kids (young adults at this point) and although I miss the grind don't miss the paycheck .
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Great work!
I've done traditional fumed Oak with industrial strength blueprint ammonia in my box trailer. What a pain! and stupid dangerous. Now I use straight black pigment (get it from Sherwin Williams commercial outlet) cut in Methanol to give the base color, and stain (Java is great - I use that on guitars) over top of that. I still don't much like Watco, especially this time of year as it's so slow drying, but it is easy to get and relatively easy to use. You can also use
Trans Tint as a dye stain cut in water, alcohol, or methanol as well as use it to tint your finish for even more depth.
A really cool way to Mitre together a base or leg is with a lock mitre. I've got a cutter for my shaper but they also make for router tables. If set up correctly they're dead on and you only have to clamp one direction.
BTW, woodworking makes a great hobby, but not so good of a profession. You took the right path... even if not intentionally... I'm shooting video of a fun little bench project - I'll post when it's edited.