Finally got to work FULLTIME with teak. It smells nice, reminds me of haw flakes from those chinese confectionery stores.
thicknessed and jointed from rough lumber... i hate bows, at least no twists. These proved to be a little less than i needed
made these from the crosscut sled on the jimmy jig . These arent tenons. These will hold miter joints. I regretted doing this. These are the legs, i shouldve made the top braces half lap joints instead. its just more structurally sound and practical than what i i did.. oh well
gluing teak isnt easy, you need to use fasteners as butt joints WONT hold very well since its really oily and its hard for the glue to set in.
precision isnt one of my traits in woodworking.... as long as it works!
I ended up pegging all of the joints with dowels from Hafele. Contacted them today hopefully they will be willing to do a seminar (ehheh Sorry Timber for the slow move on my part)
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assembling it all together. I did not have a design in mind when i was making this. so i wasnt sure how good or horrible it will turn out.
prepped two drawer faces from a salvaged 3 cm narra plank. it was really rough but squared on.. so it was no problem
trying to visualize what look to give
gave the yellow narra drawer faces some staining. used Konig 1 part wenge (BLACK!!) and 5 or 6 parts brown mahogany and i think 2 parts thinner. Konig stains are quite good, really thick hence i had to thin them. the brown mahogany has some reddishness in it. i wanted to el;imate it with the wenge mix to contrast with the natural red narra handles which were dabbed with linseed oil
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really dont know if it will look good..... i didnt bother planning heheheh
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look like you and Moji have the same project Bee, will prepare some popcorn and keep an eye on your builds...
click my signature and it will take you there........
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Ben,
How many gallons are you planning for your aquarium?
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its a 20 gallon. exactly 80 liters 40 by 50 by 40 cm customized glass tank.
got it for free 🙂 hehe planted tank (sorta neglected a bit )
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finally used the welding right angle clamp
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perfect fit!!!!! AMAZING... first time i got a perfect fit for a drawer carcass... next problem. the drawer face and replicating result on the second drawer
clamped the drawer face then screwed from behind whie still clamped.... a pain. but works!!!
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second success! 🙂
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80 kilos is the weight of the tank... iam 76 kg.. it holds me right up quite well
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great for cutting pegs, has a little learning curve though
it looks terrible inside. i dont think i will finish the insides.. too tired hehe
SWMBO doesnt like the color combi though... oh well heheheh
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I wish i had the same materials as your aquarium! I would also like a planted tank in the future. Its just maintenance intensive. Goodluck!
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Thanks Moji
actually my setup is low light no co2. so its slow on the get go but once its established you can leave it as is with only once a week care (similar with non planted ones)
i listened to the swmbo hence i did some color change
glazed the narra door face and the teak frame with the same stain. to give a darker more even color.... came out quite nice.
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the lower lip portion with the two accent pieces where the grain orientation is vertical.. I like it. Its there because of a mistake
I cut the REAL lip 10 cm shorter! misread the tape measure haha
The narra pieces are free 🙂 salvaged from the in laws the teak isnt ... but i am afraid i did not do the teak justice. I shouldve just used 2x4 tanguile for the frame
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stupid question, ano ibig sabihin ng swmbo?
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she who must be obeyed 🙂
a.k.a. General, Commander.... M'am.... Dear 🙂
