Category Archives: Hillbilly Tansu-001

HB Tansu #2-Progress 15-Complete

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Greg Merritt

Three coats of BLO and two coats of the Tried and True Original finish, lots of hand buffing and rubbing, the “hardware” installed and I’m calling it done.  The oil finish is exactly the look and feel I was after.  The … Continue reading →

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HB Tansu #2-Progress 14

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Greg Merritt

Yesterday, Monday, my plan was to complete and fit the sliding doors and then do all of the final trimming and sanding winding out the day with the first coat of BLO.  Yep, you guessed it, that didn’t happen.  We … Continue reading →

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HB Tansu #2-Progress 13

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Greg Merritt

Today saw the final round of glue-up for HB Tansu #2.  Unless I make a mess of something and have to do some repair work.  Fingers crossed that nothing like that transpires in the next few days.  Doors and drawer … Continue reading →

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HB Tansu #2-Progress 12

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Greg Merritt

I began the weekend by finishing the fitting of all of the drawer frames.  I must say that leaving the bottoms out for now has been a very good way to go.  It has been much easier to work on … Continue reading →

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HB Tansu #2-Progress 11

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Greg Merritt

Time flies when you set a crazy goal. I only managed to get about an hour in the shop over the past week.  So my goal this morning was to complete all of the drawer frames and have them glued … Continue reading →

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HB Tansu #2-Progress 10

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Greg Merritt

I’m extremely disappointed in the 4-5 people who read my sporadic drivel.  In the last installment you let me drone on about drawer fronts and frames and how I was going to spend Sunday in the shop fitting and making … Continue reading →

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HB Tansu #2-Progress 9

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Greg Merritt

Now that the carcass is assembled, it’s time for drawers.  My shop is small and I have found that is much easier to build one drawer at a time in my confined space.  Not exactly conducive to production, but thats … Continue reading →

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HB Tansu #2-Progress 8

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Greg Merritt

Today was carcass glue-up day.  Always a little stressful, but getting less so every time I do it.  I started by addressing all of the small areas that I identified yesterday as needing work.  Once that was done, I gave … Continue reading →

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HB Tansu#2-Progress 7

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Greg Merritt

It’s been a rough week all around.  The server at work crashed while trying to install an upgrade to the accounting software.  Since I double as the IT department, the problem fell to me.  Unfortunately it was beyond my capabilities. … Continue reading →

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HB Tansu #2-Progress 6

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Greg Merritt

Well all the fitting of the front to rear bearers is now completed.  They have all been planed to mate flush top and bottom with the front and rear bearers.  This little detail is important when it comes time to … Continue reading →

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