OPJ
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Found some time to get the new hinges fitted today, after patching up the recesses and filling the screw holes. To be honest, I don't think my mix of sawdust, glue and stain has don't a great job at hiding the screw holes...
I'll give it another two coats of lacquer and have a look then.
Any holes I wanted to re-drill were filled with 6mm dowels. This went well.![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
My Veritas Apron Plane made light work of cleaning everything up. Grain match isn't perfect but, it doesn't really show.
When it came to attaching the hinges, I decided to use my Japanese marking knife to try and un-fold one of the more stubborn ones that didn't want to pivot (they were already fixed to the top at this point)... Well, have a look at what happened... :roll: :x
It was only the other week that Steve Maskery was talking about breaking the tip on his knife as well... It was the first tool to hand and, well, I sorely regret it now!
I will attempt to regrind it during the coming days although, I'm not sure whether or not that'll actually work with the hollow back...? :? I suppose I should blame Steve really, for setting the thought deep inside my subconscious...!!
:wink: Well, I guess it's the price you pay when you're trying to rush things at 8.30pm...
Rockler have sent me an e-mail to confirm that my latest order has been shipped. I weighed the top again and it requires 142kg of counter-torque. As this is on the fence between the small and medium sized stays then, I ended up buying one of each, just in case! :roll: No, actually, make that one pair of each!
![Big grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Oh, well, at least I can't get it wrong this time! :wink: I did find time earlier to quickly fit one of the strong stays and, even with the butt hinges, the screws were starting to lift... :? I have only got ½" screws fitted though, that could be a problem. They're all I have in the workshop; will have to pick up some longer ones soon.
Any holes I wanted to re-drill were filled with 6mm dowels. This went well.
![3445376678_1d6e0908c8.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/268/268f3763c85ded23356c4a1523be16ed.jpg)
My Veritas Apron Plane made light work of cleaning everything up. Grain match isn't perfect but, it doesn't really show.
![3444559321_c63cca73d2.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/e11/e117c2f99286eeb0e8173931ff5ff3a7.jpg)
When it came to attaching the hinges, I decided to use my Japanese marking knife to try and un-fold one of the more stubborn ones that didn't want to pivot (they were already fixed to the top at this point)... Well, have a look at what happened... :roll: :x
![3444559385_a00423b4d4.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/e6b/e6b8872df1263e9bdb76149df616c524.jpg)
It was only the other week that Steve Maskery was talking about breaking the tip on his knife as well... It was the first tool to hand and, well, I sorely regret it now!
Rockler have sent me an e-mail to confirm that my latest order has been shipped. I weighed the top again and it requires 142kg of counter-torque. As this is on the fence between the small and medium sized stays then, I ended up buying one of each, just in case! :roll: No, actually, make that one pair of each!
Oh, well, at least I can't get it wrong this time! :wink: I did find time earlier to quickly fit one of the strong stays and, even with the butt hinges, the screws were starting to lift... :? I have only got ½" screws fitted though, that could be a problem. They're all I have in the workshop; will have to pick up some longer ones soon.