Hendrix, and his crib.

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  • TCOTTLE
    Established Member
    • May 2009
    • 152
    • Greenbush Maine
    • Ryobi BT3000

    Hendrix, and his crib.

    Here is Hendrix - Born Sept. 30th.

    Here is his crib - Finished Sept. 25th...

    It is made of Quilted Rock Maple and Cherry, finished with 3 coats of shellac.
    I might actually refinish it in the spring, the finish is not as smooth as I had hoped, but it is "finished" for now.
    This is when we first set it up to make sure the mattress was going to fit. I will post some better pics once it is in it's final resting place.
  • JR
    The Full Monte
    • Feb 2004
    • 5633
    • Eugene, OR
    • BT3000

    #2
    Congrats!

    "Scuse me, while I kiss the sky!"

    JR
    JR

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    • Black wallnut
      cycling to health
      • Jan 2003
      • 4715
      • Ellensburg, Wa, USA.
      • BT3k 1999

      #3
      Both look just wonderful!
      Donate to my Tour de Cure


      marK in WA and Ryobi Fanatic Association State President ©

      Head servant of the forum

      ©

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      • Richard in Smithville
        Veteran Member
        • Oct 2006
        • 3014
        • On the TARDIS
        • BT 3100

        #4
        Nice work....on both counts!
        From the "deep south" part of Canada

        Richard in Smithville

        http://richardspensandthings.blogspot.com/

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        • LCHIEN
          Internet Fact Checker
          • Dec 2002
          • 20920
          • Katy, TX, USA.
          • BT3000 vintage 1999

          #5
          great job, on both counts.
          Loring in Katy, TX USA
          If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
          BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions

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          • TCOTTLE
            Established Member
            • May 2009
            • 152
            • Greenbush Maine
            • Ryobi BT3000

            #6
            Thanks all. It took about 30 hours to make, there were 64 mortises just for the slats, then 3 on each leg, with corresponding tenons. It all started out as rough lumber. This was my largest and my most important project to date. I used my BT3K for all of the crosscuts, dados, tenons and roundovers with a molding head.

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            • TCOTTLE
              Established Member
              • May 2009
              • 152
              • Greenbush Maine
              • Ryobi BT3000

              #7
              Originally posted by JR
              Congrats!

              "Scuse me, while I kiss the sky!"

              JR
              Yes, he is named after Jimi Hendrix. We have a great love for music in our house. Had "He" been a "She", Lennon would have been the choice.

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              • Pappy
                The Full Monte
                • Dec 2002
                • 10453
                • San Marcos, TX, USA.
                • BT3000 (x2)

                #8
                Kudos to you for the nice work on the crib, and to the wife for Hendrix. After all, she did most of the work!
                Don, aka Pappy,

                Wise men talk because they have something to say,
                Fools because they have to say something.
                Plato

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                • gerti
                  Veteran Member
                  • Dec 2003
                  • 2233
                  • Minnetonka, MN, USA.
                  • BT3100 "Frankensaw"

                  #9
                  Congratulations! Jobs well done.

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                  • cabinetman
                    Gone but not Forgotten RIP
                    • Jun 2006
                    • 15218
                    • So. Florida
                    • Delta

                    #10
                    The crib looks great...well done. So does the future woodworker.

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                    • vaking
                      Veteran Member
                      • Apr 2005
                      • 1428
                      • Montclair, NJ, USA.
                      • Ryobi BT3100-1

                      #11
                      Congratulations on both projects.
                      Did you say molding head on BT3? I never dared to put such a monster on mine. BT is supposed to be underpowered saw and molding head is a big cutter. Also all the molding heads I saw were 8" and on a BT3 even dado is supposed to be 6" only. I know that 8" dado kind of works but molodng head always seemed pushing it too fart to me.
                      How did it work? Any issues you encountered?
                      Alex V

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                      • TCOTTLE
                        Established Member
                        • May 2009
                        • 152
                        • Greenbush Maine
                        • Ryobi BT3000

                        #12
                        Whoever said it was underpowered has either starved it for power or not set it up right, just to defend the saw for a second.

                        I used the craftsman 3 cutter molding head with I believe is 7 inch. It worked fine, I had a little burning in some hard maple, but I blame that on maybe a slightly dull cutter, and the fact that it was hard maple.

                        No other real issues, when you figure that I ran hundreds of feet worth of molding through it pretty much non-stop, and the saw did not even break a sweat, those were pretty good results in my opinion.

                        I did have my saw setup correctly, and I only run a 10/3 ext. cord. The total run from the circuit breaker including the extension cord is less than 100 ft. We tend to starve our tools for power, but my workshop power scheme was designed not to do that.

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                        • atgcpaul
                          Veteran Member
                          • Aug 2003
                          • 4055
                          • Maryland
                          • Grizzly 1023SLX

                          #13
                          Nice job on all counts. Congratulations!

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