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Working with pine instead of hardwood?
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I've been approached by a customer to make some furniture and furnishings from pine in kind of a southwest style (to yet be determined what that means to the customer). I've done most of my furniture building with quality hardwoods so I have some questions if you'd care to comment. If you've done both hardwood and softwood furniture building, are there any key differences you'd like to share with me? Do you favor the softer fir/pine or the harder southern yellow pine? Major differences? Is there significant resin build up on your tools working with softwoods? How do you deal with the fact that the softwood are not dried to the extent that hardwood typically are? Where do you get your furniture grade softwoods? Any help would be appreciated - thanks! Les |
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LesT wrote:
.... Do you favor the softer fir/pine or the harder southern yellow pine? Major differences? Definitely recommend against SYP for interior furniture use. It's not as attractive with much more prevalent grain and tends to split off edges and splinters far worse than white pines and related. Fir is a great wood to work but also has splinter issues if not careful about grain direction along edges. Is there significant resin build up on your tools working with softwoods? Over time, yes. No big deal, it cleans... How do you deal with the fact that the softwood are not dried to the extent that hardwood typically are? Where do you get your furniture grade softwoods? Both together from the same distributors. If not buying just construction grade softwood it's graded and marketed very little different than hardwoods. -- |
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On Oct 6, 3:08*pm, LesT wrote:
Hi - I've been approached by a customer to make some furniture and furnishings from pine in kind of a southwest style (to yet be determined what that means to the customer). I've done most of my furniture building with quality hardwoods so I have some questions if you'd care to comment. SNIP of interesting questions... Wow.... a real woodworking question. Down here in the southern half of the US, like waaay down in the southern half of Texas, we are not blessed with hardwoods growing along the roadsides. Unless you start going north, our climate doesn't support them well, and they aren't native to our area. So for many years, a great deal of furniture, projects, hobby stuff, "California waterbed furniture" (60s, 70s) were all built out of pine because it was plentiful and cheap. Make sure you know what you are getting into when you are using soft woods; there are a lot of look alike woods that are soft, and there are some look alike woods that are hard. At this point down here, we are probably in the same boat you are when buying soft pine. We go to the hardwood supplier and buy it from him. That way we can see it, touch it and make sure they didn't sneak fir, hemlock (miserable, miserable stuff) or different runs of pine in. My personal experience (read: what I have bought around here for the last 30+ years) is that pine is not dried nearly as well or uniformly as hardwoods. It moves more, and certain styles of construction that will allow for wood movement (breadboard ends, non captured inserts in cabinet doors, expansion areas on cabinet backs, etc.) must be used. Pine will shrink, but then in humidity will also go back to size. I have had the best luck using pine if I let it dry out for about 6 months in a well aired place before using. Since pine is softer, it will splinter and dig easier than many hardwoods. But with sharp saw blades and edged tools, it is like cutting butter, a real joy. It is easy to sand to shape when you want to ease over a corner or match one profile to another. Depending on when your wood was cut and how it was processed, soft woods can be quite resinous. Plan on changing sandpaper often. When we were doing pine cabinets (mid 70s?) we used to soak our saw blades and steel router bits in a pan of kerosene to get the resin off of them. It wipes off easily the next morning if you do. Obviously, there are better things to use these days than kerosene. The bit cleaner from Eagle America works quite well. When you finish any softwood, you should plan on a conditioner of some type unless are just applying a clear finish of some sort. Most softwoods don't take stain evenly, and a conditioner will do the trick to keep it the absorption of the color even. My personal experience is that pine will amber more quickly to yellow if it is finished with varnishes, polys, or other long oil finishes. I have been told, but don't know, that it is because of the amount of resin in the wood reacting to the chemicals in the finish. It has to be something though, as I have noticed a pretty good difference in the colors over a period or years. I have a tendency to lean towards a high quality lacquer. I might be tempted to even try one of the water based lacquers. I have never finished pine with straight oil of any type as it offers so little protection for the soft stuff that it is almost pointless. That soft wood has little abrasion resistance, second only to its inability to cope with water/moisture. Good luck on your project. I hope you let us know how it goes! Robert |
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"LesT" wrote in message ... Hi - I've been approached by a customer to make some furniture and furnishings from pine in kind of a southwest style (to yet be determined what that means to the customer). I've done most of my furniture building with quality hardwoods so I have some questions if you'd care to comment. If you've done both hardwood and softwood furniture building, are there any key differences you'd like to share with me? Do you favor the softer fir/pine or the harder southern yellow pine? Major differences? Is there significant resin build up on your tools working with softwoods? How do you deal with the fact that the softwood are not dried to the extent that hardwood typically are? Where do you get your furniture grade softwoods? Any help would be appreciated - thanks! Les Take a look at some of these pictures http://flickr.com/photos/mdinep/sets/72157603066528456/ The entertainment center is Red Oak. The hall table is Ponderosa and Eastern White Pine. The bookcases (painted white) are fir plywood and yellow pine. Adirondack chairs, yellow pine. Small bar sink, fir plywood and yellow pine. Workbench, yellow pine Bathroom cabinet and mirror (for my shop), fir plywood and yellow pine Chest of drawers, white pine. Router table, white pine. I have used Oak, Ash, Hickory, and Maple for kitchen cabinets. The only wood I don't much care for is Maple (hard) My experience with yellow pine is that some splitting occasionally occurs. "Climb cutting" when routing will help. Sharp tools are essential. The "Southwestern" style that's in vogue around here (El Paso, TX) looks best in either oak or ponderosa pine but if you have access to eastern white pine most people can't tell the difference. We have a lumber supplier here, Austin Hardwoods, that stocks both hardwoods and softwoods. Good luck, Max |
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On Mon, 6 Oct 2008 13:08:59 -0700 (PDT), LesT wrote:
Hi - I've been approached by a customer to make some furniture and furnishings from pine in kind of a southwest style (to yet be determined what that means to the customer). I've done most of my furniture building with quality hardwoods so I have some questions if you'd care to comment. If you've done both hardwood and softwood furniture building, are there any key differences you'd like to share with me? Softwoods don't stain well and it's often difficult to get a sharp clean edge with softwoods. Do you favor the softer fir/pine or the harder southern yellow pine? Major differences? Depends on what I'm making. I have made several pieces of furniture in pine (bed, dresser, cabinet, gate-leg table, utility table, benches, chair seats), but I like maple, oak, cherry, butternut and walnut too. Is there significant resin build up on your tools working with softwoods? Pine puts a lot of resin on the working tools. How do you deal with the fact that the softwood are not dried to the extent that hardwood typically are? I test with a moisture meter. Where do you get your furniture grade softwoods? Several places, mostly through a wood dealer and usually rough sawn. Any help would be appreciated - thanks! Les |
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LesT wrote:
Hi - I've been approached by a customer to make some furniture and furnishings from pine in kind of a southwest style (to yet be determined what that means to the customer). I've done most of my furniture building with quality hardwoods so I have some questions if you'd care to comment. I did my first project using pine because I didn't want to "ruin" good hardwood. If you've done both hardwood and softwood furniture building, are there any key differences you'd like to share with me? The biggest thing I found was that one must be extremely careful handling pine components. They will gouge and dent when you even look at them funny. Do you favor the softer fir/pine or the harder southern yellow pine? Major differences? Can't comment on that, I only worked with soft pine. Is there significant resin build up on your tools working with softwoods? I found a fair amount of build-up on my sawblade in particular, the other tools (jointer, planer, router bits) not so much. How do you deal with the fact that the softwood are not dried to the extent that hardwood typically are? Definitely exercise care in the design to allow for wood movement. Even though it was my first project, I was very careful in the design to allow for wood movement. The piece has held up well over the past 11 years, even surviving a move from the semi-humid Dallas area to the desert southwest with no cracks or splits. Where do you get your furniture grade softwoods? Got mine from a regular hardwood supplier in Lewisville, TX. Make sure you trust the place from which you are buying. Any help would be appreciated - thanks! Les -- If you're going to be dumb, you better be tough |
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LesT wrote:
Hi - I've been approached by a customer to make some furniture and furnishings from pine in kind of a southwest style (to yet be determined what that means to the customer). I've done most of my furniture building with quality hardwoods so I have some questions if you'd care to comment. If you've done both hardwood and softwood furniture building, are there any key differences you'd like to share with me? Do you favor the softer fir/pine or the harder southern yellow pine? Major differences? Is there significant resin build up on your tools working with softwoods? How do you deal with the fact that the softwood are not dried to the extent that hardwood typically are? Where do you get your furniture grade softwoods? Any help would be appreciated - thanks! Les Made a ton of pine "furniture" using 1 x 12" pine shelving boards from the Borg. You need to do a bit of sorting to minimize warps/twists/knots, but the small/tight knots add a little "character". Where's Jummy when we need him? |
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"LesT" wrote in message ... Hi - I've been approached by a customer to make some furniture and furnishings from pine in kind of a southwest style (to yet be determined what that means to the customer). I've done most of my furniture building with quality hardwoods so I have some questions if you'd care to comment. If you've done both hardwood and softwood furniture building, are there any key differences you'd like to share with me? Do you favor the softer fir/pine or the harder southern yellow pine? Major differences? Is there significant resin build up on your tools working with softwoods? How do you deal with the fact that the softwood are not dried to the extent that hardwood typically are? Where do you get your furniture grade softwoods? Any help would be appreciated - thanks! Les Not sure what your customer wants?? G Before you/they decide what, check out longleaf pine and mesquite. neither is cheap, longleaf around here, Tx Hill Country, starts at $5bft, select $9. Mesquite starts at $10. I like mesquite. That should give the SW flavor. |
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LesT wrote:
Hi - I've been approached by a customer to make some furniture and furnishings from pine in kind of a southwest style (to yet be determined what that means to the customer). I've done most of my furniture building with quality hardwoods so I have some questions if you'd care to comment. If you've done both hardwood and softwood furniture building, are there any key differences you'd like to share with me? Do you favor the softer fir/pine or the harder southern yellow pine? Major differences? You do NOT want SYP. It is hard and heavy but is also very resinous and rather coarse and unattractive. The resin is NP with cutting tools but it is a PITA with stationary sanders. Fir - Douglas fir - isn't all that soft. In fact, it is pretty hard. I doubt it would give the look your customer wants though; for that, I'd suggest either ponderosa pine (a western wood) or eastern white pine. Maybe lodgepole pine (another western wood). Where do you get your furniture grade softwoods? Some info on western woods... http://www.softwood.org/PPWeb/EN/PPine.htm .. Sources for EWP. Both are reliable. http://www.hardwoodstore.com/lumber.html http://www.walllumber.com/soft.asp -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
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Here's a link to a page of general characteristics of many species of woods
including soft woods. Watch for wrap. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fp...acteristics%22 -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
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"LesT" wrote I've been approached by a customer to make some furniture and furnishings from pine in kind of a southwest style (to yet be determined what that means to the customer). "Vertical Grain Douglas Fir" -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 8/18/08 KarlC@ (the obvious) |
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On Oct 7, 8:01*am, "dadiOH" wrote:
Here's a link to a page of general characteristics of many species of woods including soft woods. *Watch for wrap. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fp....pdf#search=%2.... -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ...a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it athttp://mysite.verizon.net/xico Good one. Thanks for the link. r |
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Thanks for all the responses, they definitely gave me
a solid foundation to begin on the project. Les |
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There is such a thing as "furniture grade" SYP but it
is very hard to come by. Most of the good stuff is shipped over to europe, where them boys are wild about our pine. Here is at least one source that I'm aware of: http://www.walllumber.com/soft.asp Be aware that that SYP is the hardest soft wood you have ever used. It will splinter and chip unless you are using very sharp blades. It will also leave the most pleasant odor ever left in shop after some sawing. You will want "ONLY" kiln dried furniture grade SYP. Do not attempt to use any syp from an unknown source. SYP will punish you with some of the most amazing movement seen since Elvis. Finishing can be a real challenge but I'll leave that to Robert and Barry and others who really know how to finish. LesT wrote: Hi - Where do you get your furniture grade softwoods? Any help would be appreciated - thanks! Les |
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"dadiOH" wrote in message
... Here's a link to a page of general characteristics of many species of woods including soft woods. Watch for wrap. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fp...acteristics%22 Nice resource. The full document, all chapters and frontal matter, is at http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fp.../fplgtr113.pdf. The parent directory is FTP searchable, and contains the individual chapters. |
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On Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:36:20 GMT, Pat Barber
wrote: There is such a thing as "furniture grade" SYP but it is very hard to come by. Most of the good stuff is shipped over to europe, where them boys are wild about our pine. Here is at least one source that I'm aware of: http://www.walllumber.com/soft.asp Be aware that that SYP is the hardest soft wood you have ever used. It will splinter and chip unless you are using very sharp blades. It will also leave the most pleasant odor ever left in shop after some sawing. You will want "ONLY" kiln dried furniture grade SYP. Do not attempt to use any syp from an unknown source. SYP will punish you with some of the most amazing movement seen since Elvis. Finishing can be a real challenge but I'll leave that to Robert and Barry and others who really know how to finish. LesT wrote: Hi - Where do you get your furniture grade softwoods? Any help would be appreciated - thanks! Les I like working with clear white pine when I can get it. it is very warp resistant and resists splintering. No knots. Straight grain. Almost like Sitka spruce. Also quite light. But it DOES ding easily and does not wear well. Makes good door frames (jambs) and windoe sash. But try to find the stuff anymore!! At ANY price (and it IS expensive when you can find it here in Ontario) ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |
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Where's Jummy when we need him?- I forwarded this to Jums, and got this back: Now that's hysterical Nahmie. I've actually gotten back into it a bit . . . I built everything you see in this picture . . . including the counter top and built in the bbq and refrigerator. I've found something better than pine . . . REDWOOD! Really had a lot of fun making the sawdust! Jummy . . . (picture of patio with wood "couch" padded w/ pillows, slatted top end table & coffee table, "bar" with mentioned built-ins) Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:26:26 -0700 (PDT), Nahmie
wrote: Where's Jummy when we need him?- I forwarded this to Jums, and got this back: Let me say that you suck for having spoken with Jums and that is a qualified registered neener. Also, let me inform you both that good pine is, and has been for some time. more expensive than many of the au courant hardwoods, which should add to the cachet. However, Jummywood is still Jummywood, even at $6.00 a board foot for AHVG stuff. t |
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IT'S JUMMY (aka MINWAX MAC) AND I'M POSTING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 7YEARS!
On Oct 10, 6:14*pm, t wrote:
On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:26:26 -0700 (PDT), Nahmie wrote: Where's Jummy when we need him?- I forwarded this to Jums, and got this back: Let me say that you suck for having spoken with Jums and that is a qualified registered neener. Also, let me inform you both that goodpineis, and has been for some time. more expensive than many of the au courant hardwoods, which should add to the cachet. However, Jummywood is still Jummywood, even at $6.00 a board foot for AHVG stuff. t Alright you guys . . . do you think I could sit back here in Las Vegas and NOT talk about Jummywood . . . the greatest invention ever made? LOL! So here is comes from the "Jummywood/PineKing/Minwax Mac" Master of all times! I always preferred yellow pine and if you're going to be using a Southwest style, I preferred wood with knots and strategically locate them within the piece. For example, a cabinet with knots on the doors or in the back that can be seen is an outstanding look. However you must be certain that the knots are solid. When I bought my pine from the borg (see guys . . . I still remember the lingo from the old Future Collectible days) I would run them through my planer. Very light - EXTREMELY light passes would remove most all of the mill works lines off of them. When working with pine use very sharp blades. The planer blades had to be a polished sharp and the thinnest kerf on a Woodworker II blade with a stiffener is the best. Pine is a very forgiving wood. If you dent it simply put a few drops of water in the dents and they swell back up. Don't over sand the wood - usually anything finer than a 120 grit will close the pores and you won't get very much absorption with your stain. A little bit of Titebond II goes a very long way with pine too. I have used Gorilla glue with it but if you over use it and it foams out, the pine will absorb the excess and it will not accept the stain. I made a living building pine furniture for quite a few years. Now that my shop is gone, I'm still holding on to a few tools and have built a complete patio set in my backyard here in Vegas. I'm working on an 8' diameter redwood table that will be an octagon. And by the way - if anyone can give me the formula for measuring the exact lengths for the outside border pieces including the angles, this old country boy would be extremely grateful! A quick shout out to Nahmie for reminding me that there is life after divorce and that there is still sawdust in my future! Life is good . . . I married last March to a beautiful Christian girl. To my partner in Aussie land, my old sailor Dave and to the hundreds of others who were always there with a sharp chisel, a laugh, and a smile . . . thanks for always being there guys. Now come to Las Vegas and hear our band! www.brazosriverband.com I didn't make the guitars but I sure do play them! Jums (aka Jim McNamara - not the one with the stains . . . the one with the Pine!) |
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IT'S JUMMY (aka MINWAX MAC) AND I'M POSTING FOR THE FIRST TIMEIN 7 YEARS!
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IT'S JUMMY (aka MINWAX MAC) AND I'M POSTING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN7 YEARS!
On Oct 14, 11:20*am, jo4hn wrote:
wrote: [snip] t Alright you guys . . . do you think I could sit back here in Las Vegas and NOT talk about Jummywood . . . the greatest invention ever made? LOL! Welcome back Jums. *Always good to hear from you (mostly). *In your absence, I have been diligent in mentioning Jummywood (or Pacific Jummywood (fir)) from time to time. *No body ever asks what the hell Jummywood is which means that either everybody knows or nobody gives a ****. *For ever and sometimes, * * * * and mahalo, * * * * jo4hn Mahalo Jo4hn! WOW . . . this is like taking a trip back in time! I actually went to Oahu a year ago and was amazed at some of the tropical woods I saw in some of the furniture in the local shops. What a treat that was. As you can tell . . . I'm not making a lot of sawdust right now . . . the economy out here is the nation's worst when it comes to real estate and since Las Vegas is a tourist town - the airline fares are taking their toll. I did finally put together the best country show band this town has seen in many years. We only perform at the major casino showrooms now and it's a lot of fun. I'm just about finished building the redwood furniture in the backyard and since we only get about 4: of rain here a year and the humidity is usually below 6% - you can build anything out here. I'm going to try and archive the old "Jummywood" story and see how long things stay around here! LOL! Good to hear from you bro . . . Jums |
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IT'S JUMMY (aka MINWAX MAC) AND I'M POSTING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN7 YEARS!
On Oct 14, 3:20 pm, jo4hn wrote:
wrote: [snip] t Alright you guys . . . do you think I could sit back here in Las Vegas and NOT talk about Jummywood . . . the greatest invention ever made? LOL! Welcome back Jums. Always good to hear from you (mostly). In your absence, I have been diligent in mentioning Jummywood (or Pacific Jummywood (fir)) from time to time. No body ever asks what the hell Jummywood is which means that either everybody knows or nobody gives a ****. For ever and sometimes, and mahalo, jo4hn Why.... of course!! Jummywood!! Why didn't you say so? Jummywood good stuff. (There are some people who are afraid to ask wtf a certain kind of wood is.... at the risk of sounding stoopid.) My guess is wood from the Jummy tree?. |
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On Oct 14, 11:32*am, Robatoy wrote:
On Oct 14, 3:20 pm, jo4hn wrote: wrote: [snip] t Alright you guys . . . do you think I could sit back here in Las Vegas and NOT talk about Jummywood . . . the greatest invention ever made? LOL! Welcome back Jums. *Always good to hear from you (mostly). *In your absence, I have been diligent in mentioning Jummywood (or Pacific Jummywood (fir)) from time to time. *No body ever asks what the hell Jummywood is which means that either everybody knows or nobody gives a ****. *For ever and sometimes, * * * * and mahalo, * * * * jo4hn Why.... of course!! Jummywood!! Why didn't you say so? Jummywood good stuff. (There are some people who are afraid to ask wtf a certain kind of wood is.... at the risk of sounding stoopid.) My guess is wood from theJummytree?.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - JUMMYWOOD TREES? LOL! Take a look at the latest post concerning Jummywood, Robatoy . . . the truth may be too much to handle! LOL! Jums |
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IT'S JUMMY (aka MINWAX MAC) AND I'M POSTING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN7 YEARS!
On Oct 14, 3:35*pm, wrote:
On Oct 14, 11:32*am, Robatoy wrote: On Oct 14, 3:20 pm, jo4hn wrote: wrote: [snip] t Alright you guys . . . do you think I could sit back here in Las Vegas and NOT talk about Jummywood . . . the greatest invention ever made? LOL! Welcome back Jums. *Always good to hear from you (mostly). *In your absence, I have been diligent in mentioning Jummywood (or Pacific Jummywood (fir)) from time to time. *No body ever asks what the hell Jummywood is which means that either everybody knows or nobody gives a ****. *For ever and sometimes, * * * * and mahalo, * * * * jo4hn Why.... of course!! Jummywood!! Why didn't you say so? Jummywood good stuff. (There are some people who are afraid to ask wtf a certain kind of wood is.... at the risk of sounding stoopid.) My guess is wood from theJummytree?.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - JUMMYWOOD TREES? *LOL! *Take a look at the latest post concerning Jummywood, Robatoy . . . the truth may be too much to handle! * LOL! Jums I guess you have been away for a long time. Jummywood trees are found all over. The best of them all is Jum Arabica. Other varieties of the species are (as opposed to the sugar maple) Sugarless Jum, Wintergreen Jum and Spearmint Jum, the latter being a favourite amongst hunters. |
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IT'S JUMMY (aka MINWAX MAC) AND I'M POSTING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN7 YEARS!
On Oct 14, 12:43*pm, skeez wrote:
On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:46:36 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Oct 10, 6:14*pm, t wrote: On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:26:26 -0700 (PDT), Nahmie wrote: Where'sJummywhen we need him?- I forwarded this to Jums, and got this back: Let me say that you suck for having spoken with Jums and that is a qualified registered neener. Also, let me inform you both that goodpineis, and has been for some time. more expensive than many of the au courant hardwoods, which should add to the cachet. However, Jummywood is still Jummywood, even at $6.00 a board foot for AHVG stuff. t Alright you guys . . . do you think I could sit back here in Las Vegas and NOT talk about Jummywood . . . the greatest invention ever made? LOL! So here is comes from the "Jummywood/PineKing/Minwax Mac" Master of all times! *I always preferred yellow pine and if you're going to be using a Southwest style, I preferred wood with knots and strategically locate them within the piece. *For example, a cabinet with knots on the doors or in the back that can be seen is an outstanding look. However you must be certain that the knots are solid. *When I bought my pine from the borg (see guys . . . I still remember the lingo from the old Future Collectible days) *I would run them through my planer. Very light - EXTREMELY light passes would remove most all of the mill works lines off of them. *When working with pine use very sharp blades. *The planer blades had to be a polished sharp and the thinnest kerf on a Woodworker II blade with a stiffener is the best. *Pine is a very forgiving wood. *If you dent it simply put a few drops of water in the dents and they swell back up. *Don't over sand the wood - usually anything finer than a 120 grit will close the pores and you won't get very much absorption with your stain. *A little bit of Titebond II goes a very long way with pine too. *I have used Gorilla glue with it but if you over use it and it foams out, the pine will absorb the excess and it will not accept the stain. *I made a living building pine furniture for quite a few years. *Now that my shop is gone, I'm still holding on to a few tools and have built a complete patio set in my backyard here in Vegas. *I'm working on an 8' diameter redwood table that will be an octagon. *And by the way - if anyone can give me the formula for measuring the exact lengths for the outside border pieces including the angles, this old country boy would be extremely grateful! *A quick shout out to Nahmie for reminding me that there is life after divorce and that there is still sawdust in my future! * Life is good . . . I married last March to a beautiful Christian girl. *To my partner in Aussie land, my old sailor Dave and to the hundreds of others who were always there with a sharp chisel, a laugh, and a smile . . . thanks for always being there guys. *Now come to Las Vegas and hear our band! www.brazosriverband.com* * * * * * I didn't make the guitars but I sure do play them! Jums (aka Jim McNamara - not the one with the stains . . . the one with the Pine!) wellcome back to the greatest politcal bull**** g....er um I mean.... woodwoking group on the usenet highway! :-] skeez- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yup . . . some stuff never changes! LOL! Does Dave Fleming still tell his tales around here anymore? I lost touch with him. He was the first guy on the wreck to flame me and we became the best of friends after that. Quite the history to tell that man does . . . I've been surfin' around a bit and it looks like a lot of the oldies are still goodies. LOL! What about the Black Sheep? Is Sy Kaplan still hanging around? I tried to Google his site but it ain't showing up anywhere. I got a lot of help from my old buddy Harvey Klene moving out here after the divorce. Harvey is one great guy and is having some major health problems. He built a beautiful wood shop .....one is the envy of many. I got here just in time to help him deck over the concrete floor, hang cabinets on the walls, etc. A spectacular place but his health issues keep him out of it. He's been a great friend so keep him in your prayers for me if you would. I'm gonna float around a while and check out some of the topics. Remind me where to post some pics . . . it's been a while! :-) Jums |
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On Oct 14, 12:19*pm, Robatoy wrote:
On Oct 14, 3:35*pm, wrote: On Oct 14, 11:32*am, Robatoy wrote: On Oct 14, 3:20 pm, jo4hn wrote: wrote: [snip] t Alright you guys . . . do you think I could sit back here in Las Vegas and NOT talk about Jummywood . . . the greatest invention ever made? LOL! Welcome back Jums. *Always good to hear from you (mostly). *In your absence, I have been diligent in mentioning Jummywood (or Pacific Jummywood (fir)) from time to time. *No body ever asks what the hell Jummywood is which means that either everybody knows or nobody gives a ****. *For ever and sometimes, * * * * and mahalo, * * * * jo4hn Why.... of course!! Jummywood!! Why didn't you say so? Jummywood good stuff. (There are some people who are afraid to ask wtf a certain kind of wood is.... at the risk of sounding stoopid.) My guess is wood from theJummytree?.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - JUMMYWOOD TREES? *LOL! *Take a look at the latest post concerning Jummywood, Robatoy . . . the truth may be too much to handle! * LOL! Jums I guess you have been away for a long time. Jummywood trees are found all over. The best of them all is Jum Arabica. Other varieties of the species are (as opposed to the sugar maple) Sugarless Jum, Wintergreen Jum and Spearmint Jum, the latter being a favourite amongst hunters.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Now that's funny! I don't care who ya are right there . . . that's funny! LOL! Jums |
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On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:56:46 -0700 (PDT), Jimmy Mac
wrote: On Oct 14, 12:43*pm, skeez wrote: On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:46:36 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Oct 10, 6:14*pm, t wrote: On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:26:26 -0700 (PDT), Nahmie wrote: Where'sJummywhen we need him?- I forwarded this to Jums, and got this back: Let me say that you suck for having spoken with Jums and that is a qualified registered neener. Also, let me inform you both that goodpineis, and has been for some time. more expensive than many of the au courant hardwoods, which should add to the cachet. However, Jummywood is still Jummywood, even at $6.00 a board foot for AHVG stuff. t Alright you guys . . . do you think I could sit back here in Las Vegas and NOT talk about Jummywood . . . the greatest invention ever made? LOL! So here is comes from the "Jummywood/PineKing/Minwax Mac" Master of all times! *I always preferred yellow pine and if you're going to be using a Southwest style, I preferred wood with knots and strategically locate them within the piece. *For example, a cabinet with knots on the doors or in the back that can be seen is an outstanding look. However you must be certain that the knots are solid. *When I bought my pine from the borg (see guys . . . I still remember the lingo from the old Future Collectible days) *I would run them through my planer. Very light - EXTREMELY light passes would remove most all of the mill works lines off of them. *When working with pine use very sharp blades. *The planer blades had to be a polished sharp and the thinnest kerf on a Woodworker II blade with a stiffener is the best. *Pine is a very forgiving wood. *If you dent it simply put a few drops of water in the dents and they swell back up. *Don't over sand the wood - usually anything finer than a 120 grit will close the pores and you won't get very much absorption with your stain. *A little bit of Titebond II goes a very long way with pine too. *I have used Gorilla glue with it but if you over use it and it foams out, the pine will absorb the excess and it will not accept the stain. *I made a living building pine furniture for quite a few years. *Now that my shop is gone, I'm still holding on to a few tools and have built a complete patio set in my backyard here in Vegas. *I'm working on an 8' diameter redwood table that will be an octagon. *And by the way - if anyone can give me the formula for measuring the exact lengths for the outside border pieces including the angles, this old country boy would be extremely grateful! *A quick shout out to Nahmie for reminding me that there is life after divorce and that there is still sawdust in my future! * Life is good . . . I married last March to a beautiful Christian girl. *To my partner in Aussie land, my old sailor Dave and to the hundreds of others who were always there with a sharp chisel, a laugh, and a smile . . . thanks for always being there guys. *Now come to Las Vegas and hear our band! www.brazosriverband.com* * * * * * I didn't make the guitars but I sure do play them! Jums (aka Jim McNamara - not the one with the stains . . . the one with the Pine!) wellcome back to the greatest politcal bull**** g....er um I mean.... woodwoking group on the usenet highway! :-] skeez- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yup . . . some stuff never changes! LOL! Does Dave Fleming still tell his tales around here anymore? I lost touch with him. He was the first guy on the wreck to flame me and we became the best of friends after that. Quite the history to tell that man does . . . I've been surfin' around a bit and it looks like a lot of the oldies are still goodies. LOL! What about the Black Sheep? Is Sy Kaplan still hanging around? I tried to Google his site but it ain't showing up anywhere. I got a lot of help from my old buddy Harvey Klene moving out here after the divorce. Harvey is one great guy and is having some major health problems. He built a beautiful wood shop .....one is the envy of many. I got here just in time to help him deck over the concrete floor, hang cabinets on the walls, etc. A spectacular place but his health issues keep him out of it. He's been a great friend so keep him in your prayers for me if you would. I'm gonna float around a while and check out some of the topics. Remind me where to post some pics . . . it's been a while! :-) Jums alt binaries pictures woodworking [I think!] heres some more pics http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/skeezics/workshop http://lumberjocks.com/galleries/skeezics enjoy... skeez |
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On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:56:46 -0700 (PDT), Jimmy Mac
wrote: On Oct 14, 12:43*pm, skeez wrote: On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:46:36 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Oct 10, 6:14*pm, t wrote: On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:26:26 -0700 (PDT), Nahmie wrote: Where'sJummywhen we need him?- I forwarded this to Jums, and got this back: Let me say that you suck for having spoken with Jums and that is a qualified registered neener. Also, let me inform you both that goodpineis, and has been for some time. more expensive than many of the au courant hardwoods, which should add to the cachet. However, Jummywood is still Jummywood, even at $6.00 a board foot for AHVG stuff. t Alright you guys . . . do you think I could sit back here in Las Vegas and NOT talk about Jummywood . . . the greatest invention ever made? LOL! So here is comes from the "Jummywood/PineKing/Minwax Mac" Master of all times! *I always preferred yellow pine and if you're going to be using a Southwest style, I preferred wood with knots and strategically locate them within the piece. *For example, a cabinet with knots on the doors or in the back that can be seen is an outstanding look. However you must be certain that the knots are solid. *When I bought my pine from the borg (see guys . . . I still remember the lingo from the old Future Collectible days) *I would run them through my planer. Very light - EXTREMELY light passes would remove most all of the mill works lines off of them. *When working with pine use very sharp blades. *The planer blades had to be a polished sharp and the thinnest kerf on a Woodworker II blade with a stiffener is the best. *Pine is a very forgiving wood. *If you dent it simply put a few drops of water in the dents and they swell back up. *Don't over sand the wood - usually anything finer than a 120 grit will close the pores and you won't get very much absorption with your stain. *A little bit of Titebond II goes a very long way with pine too. *I have used Gorilla glue with it but if you over use it and it foams out, the pine will absorb the excess and it will not accept the stain. *I made a living building pine furniture for quite a few years. *Now that my shop is gone, I'm still holding on to a few tools and have built a complete patio set in my backyard here in Vegas. *I'm working on an 8' diameter redwood table that will be an octagon. *And by the way - if anyone can give me the formula for measuring the exact lengths for the outside border pieces including the angles, this old country boy would be extremely grateful! *A quick shout out to Nahmie for reminding me that there is life after divorce and that there is still sawdust in my future! * Life is good . . . I married last March to a beautiful Christian girl. *To my partner in Aussie land, my old sailor Dave and to the hundreds of others who were always there with a sharp chisel, a laugh, and a smile . . . thanks for always being there guys. *Now come to Las Vegas and hear our band! www.brazosriverband.com* * * * * * I didn't make the guitars but I sure do play them! Jums (aka Jim McNamara - not the one with the stains . . . the one with the Pine!) wellcome back to the greatest politcal bull**** g....er um I mean.... woodwoking group on the usenet highway! :-] skeez- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yup . . . some stuff never changes! LOL! Does Dave Fleming still tell his tales around here anymore? I lost touch with him. He was the first guy on the wreck to flame me and we became the best of friends after that. Quite the history to tell that man does . . . I've been surfin' around a bit and it looks like a lot of the oldies are still goodies. LOL! What about the Black Sheep? Is Sy Kaplan still hanging around? I tried to Google his site but it ain't showing up anywhere. I got a lot of help from my old buddy Harvey Klene moving out here after the divorce. Harvey is one great guy and is having some major health problems. He built a beautiful wood shop .....one is the envy of many. I got here just in time to help him deck over the concrete floor, hang cabinets on the walls, etc. A spectacular place but his health issues keep him out of it. He's been a great friend so keep him in your prayers for me if you would. I'm gonna float around a while and check out some of the topics. Remind me where to post some pics . . . it's been a while! :-) Jums most of the gooduns are gone! who knows where???? even ol JOAT skipped out on us. skeez |
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... On Oct 10, 6:14 pm, t wrote: Jums (aka Jim McNamara - not the one with the stains . . . the one with the Pine!) Sitting back, waiting for the newbie's to say, What the hell they talking about? Greg |
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... I'm gonna float around a while and check out some of the topics. Remind me where to post some pics . . . it's been a while! :-) Jums Many of the "old" regulars are gone, time, spam, and other assorted BS chased many people off. This place ain't what it used to be a few years ago! Greg |
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On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:37:11 -0500, Tom Veatch wrote:
Assuming the "diameter" is the distance from corner to corner across the center of an octagon, the length of an outside edge is: Length = tan(22.5) X "diameter" = 0.383 X "diameter" OOPS!! The numbers are right, but the function should be "sin(22.5)". Tom Veatch Wichita, KS USA |
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On Oct 14, 5:43*pm, Tom Veatch wrote:
On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:37:11 -0500, Tom Veatch wrote: Assuming the "diameter" is the distance from corner to corner across the center of an octagon, the length of an outside edge is: Length = tan(22.5) X "diameter" = 0.383 X "diameter" OOPS!! The numbers are right, but the function should be "sin(22.5)". Tom Veatch Wichita, KS USA Got it Tom and thanks! I've completed the top - now going to work on the pedestal base. Came out great! Jim (aka Jummy) |
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