pic frame day 2........
The temps have warmed up a bit lately. It snowed lightly over night and the rest of the day was dreary and gray. On the bright side the temps have been above freezing for the first time in over a week. It is supposed to be in the low 50'sF (11C) tomorrow which ain't too bad for January.
2nd cat food box |
Tried something new for me with this box. After I had glued the pins/tails, checked it for square, I then glued on the bottom plywood. Made sense to me to do the both of them now rather than one after the other. I had a snug fit with the pins and tails.
faux finish time |
Oil based gloss enamel and feathers. I am using the feathers to give me a random, streaking effect with the paint.
practice first |
I'm glad I decided to get a feel for the feather painting on a piece of scrap first. My first two attempts laid down way too much paint. Test run #6 was the look I was after.
needs only one? |
This isn't exactly what I wanted but it will do. I wanted the white to be straight/linear and run in thinner streaks. I will seal this with shellac tomorrow after the white has dried.
for sale |
Two chargers, one impact driver, one 1/4 hex drive drill, and one 3/8" chuck drill. The impact driver was used once or twice and then nothing. It comes with the 3 original batteries (still good but low AH rating), two 3.0AH batteries I bought last year, and one 4AH battery. They are all 12v tools but I have never had any quibbles or hiccups using any of them in any shop project. $50 plus shipping which should be around $15-$20 depending upon the zip code.
3.0 AH |
The 3.0 batteries were a huge improvement over the batteries that came with the drills. Almost 3 times the run the OEM batteries.
still good |
These work and they will drive 6" 1/4" lags but only about 20-30 before you have to recharge them. All of the batteries are Lithium ones too.
why I'm selling them |
I had bought a Bosch cordless sander that I loved when it worked. It died and I bought a Dewalt cordless sander that I love more then the Bosch one. I didn't want to have two different battery/charger systems to deal with. I want one charger and one battery type for all the cordless tools. I have a 1/4" hex driver drill, a 1/2" chuck drill, and a cordless sander all taking 20v Dewalt batteries. (I bought two 3.0AH replacement batteries today - the OEM ones are 1.5AH). I will need to replace the Bosch drill holder with a Dewalt one.
the shellac was labeled lemon |
I want to use the shellac I mixed before it goes bad. I got two coats on this today and tomorrow I'll put on two more and call these done.
oil based black enamel |
I'll feather on some random black streaks here and there. I don't want the black to dominate or equal the white paint. That is subject to change when I put it on tomorrow.
might be keeping this |
This won't fit in my wife's SUV for the trip down to High Point. I am growing rather fond it and it won't break my heart to keep it. 15 drawers is kind like me having 15 boxes to fill up with all kinds of crappola.
I found a new crime drama to watch. It is called 'The Paris Murders' and it in french with english subtitles. I hit the mother lode with it too because there are 9 seasons to binge watch. If each season (1&2 have 12 episodes) I will have 108 to watch.
accidental woodworker