Can someone point me to pictures of the projects on this DVD set? I'm reluctant to buy it without at least seeing pictures of the finished products.
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Weekend Projects DVD Set
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# Posted 1 year ago
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Quite frankly, Steve, I wouldn't buy it. No offense intended. Except for making curved aprons for a round table, I didn't get much out of it.
# Posted 1 year ago -
Thanks - no point in buying something that doesn't offer much value to me.
# Posted 1 year ago -
okie wrote:
Quite frankly, Steve, I wouldn't buy it. No offense intended. Except for making curved aprons for a round table, I didn't get much out of it.Which of the projects on the 3-DVD weekend projects set showed the curved aprons? Here's the list of projects on the discs:
Disc 1: Cherry Bookcases, Matching Sawhorses and Shop Tools, and Adirondack chairs.
Disc 2: Stowaway Bench, Rolling Shop Table, Flag Case
Disc 3: Graceful Sideboard Table, CD Storage Rack, Mechanics Tool Chest
Thanks
# Posted 1 year ago -
We've shot 11 or 12 Weekend Project DVDs, so there are a bunch of them out there. Wish I had still shots of each project included in the three discs, but I don't. I'll try and describe them a little here for you.
Cherry Bookcases: shows how to cut large case sides to length using a hand held router and shop made jig, details of curved apron on face frame, dentil molding that's made on the table saw with a shop made jig, sizing the case to match the dentil molding, fastening the solid wood top in a way that allows expansion and contraction, mitering the molding.
Sawhorses and Shops stools: I think I got all of these out of two sheets of 3/4" ply. Stools are about 16" high and nest so they're easy to store. Horses are about 32" high and also nest. If you stack two stools they're the same height as the horses. Idea was to provide a variety of work surfaces for the shop, but be able to put them away easily.
Adirondack chair: includes a full size pattern of all parts. Just a classic piece of outdoor furniture.
Stowaway bench: about 44" long, 16". seat on bench hinges for storage, angled legs with dadoes cut an an angle, made from very old reclaimed Ponderosa pine.
Rolling shop table: made from one sheet of 3/4" ply, on casters, provides measuring and layout techniques so you can make it to match the height of your table saw. Top is about 32" x 32".
Flag case: storage for heirloom flag. Hard part of this project is cutting the steep angles. I show how to do this on the table saw. Also show tricks for gluing up the angles
Sideboard table: all about loose tenon joinery on rail to leg assemblies, top is undercut on the edges with a hand plane to make it look more delicate, drawer fronts are cut from front rail so grain is continuous when drawers are closed, no mechanical slides, so inset drawers slide on wooden guides.
CD storage: joinery relies on half lap joints cut on the table saw with a dado head. Creates a free standing cubby design.
Mechanics tool chest: I always wanted a cool chest for my wrenches and other auto repair stuff, but they're expensive. Built this one out of mdf. Stack of drawers with stay closed slides, storage on bottom with two doors, casters, well on top, provide tricks for painting it. Lots of people have commented that mine looks like it's metal, which is all about sealing the porous edges before painting the mdf.
Hope this helps. I'm pulling the dimensions from memory, but am pretty close on them.
George
# Posted 1 year ago -
That helps - thanks!
David
# Posted 1 year ago -
I apologize for inadvertantly bad-mouthing the entire series. The DVD I got had a round table and thus the round aprons. Had I know there were more than one, I never would have made the series appear to be a waste of money.
# Posted 1 year ago -
I've enjoyed the DVD series and have built several projects. One of the latest DVDs "Weekend Projects For Your Shop & Home" had a great idea for a Fishing Rod Rack. The DVD contains a PDF file with a materials list and dimensional cutting chart however when I opened the PDF the material list for the fishing rod rack was not there. Instead the night stand from a previous DVD was listed.
How do I acquire the the material list for the Rod Rack?
P.S. I really enjoyed building the Adirondack chairs.
# Posted 10 months ago -
Glad you enjoyed the Ad Chairs.
Shoot me your email address and I'll get the Cut List for the fishing rod rack to you.
G
# Posted 10 months ago -
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