aggie79 wrote:Very nice Larry! The wood strip interior looks super.
May I ask you a question about build method? I see you used staples to tack the wood strips in place. What type of staples did you use? Also, it looks like you stapled through plastic strapping. Is that because it makes the staples easier to remove?
Take care,
Tom
Thanks Tom...
I tried using a pneumatic stapler I got from HF, but I couldn't control the staple force by lowering the air pressure.. It ended up driving the staples below the surface which has to all be sanded off. The plastic strip was an attempt to control depth as well as facilitate staple removal.
I ended up resorting to my tried and true Arrow stapler with 1/2" staples.
I originally was going to go stapleless construction, but this isn't something that needs perfection, besides life is too short, as stapleless takes a lot more time. Also, the strips are just left overs that I randomly applied mixing grain, color, knots, etc. in as random a pattern as possible. Not the prettiest, so another reason for just using staples.
I was going to make a design template, use a router to cut the design into the strip panel, and fill it back in (inlay) with contrasting strips, but I tend to over think everything, and couldn't come up with a pattern I liked.
Actually staple holes are pretty easy to hide. A sponge and a bucket of hot water. Wet the surface with hot water, and it will raise the grain and close the holes. This is done before sanding. It hides most of the holes.
The panel will be glassed both sides, if I don't break it when I flip it over.
Larry C