Note from the ShopKeeper: I’ve been on hiatus for a while, but I’m back and better than ever now that I’m currently un-employed. As luck would have it, I’ve learned to manage to get by and now have a bit more time to spend in the shop and behind the computer! I’ve built quite an assortment of items since my last post, and opened a small e-shop on Etsy.
Here is a gallery of some of my latest projects.
Here is a hidden compartment box I made by accident. I built a drawer for a friend who had an antique sewing machine that was missing one of it’s drawers. With the left over matierial I had on hand for that I put this little box together.
This is the first time I’ve used UHMW plastic for building anything, but I really like it. The hardest part is finishing it. It sands down smooth really easy but getting it to take a stain or sealer was tricky. I tried two or three different things, stain, poly, spar urethane, none of which worked. It seemed as if the plastic was just sucking them up after a while, so I just sanded them off and tried again. Finally, I tried boiled linseed oil and it gave me the rich black color I was looking for without any fading. If it does, just add some more.