Tag Archives: tansu

HB Hobby Tansu #1-Part 6

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Greg Merritt

Shortly after arriving home from work on Friday evening, the air conditioner at my home decided to quit working.  Well crap!  A little investigation and I soon discovered that the blower motor on the outside condenser unit had given up.  This … Continue reading →

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HB Tansu #3-Progress 20-Complete

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Greg Merritt

I’m calling it done! Over the last several days I have been adding the finishing touches to Hillbilly Tansu #3.  Primarily, the actual finish.   I used several coats of Tried & True Original which is a mixture of polymerised linseed … Continue reading →

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HB Tansu #3-Progress 18

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Greg Merritt

Over the past week and this weekend I was able to acquire the needed material and complete the construction of the remaining three drawers.  I was also able to cut, fit and install all of the drawer bottoms.  There is … Continue reading →

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HB Tansu #3-Progress 11

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Greg Merritt

Today was carcass glue-up day.  There are a lot of parts involved in this and its always a little unnerving.  Everything needs to go together smoothly or I risk glue freeze on a joint somewhere.  Wouldn’t be the end of … Continue reading →

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HB Tansu #3-Progress 7

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Greg Merritt

Finally some shop time!  It’s still getting cold at night here.  Below freezing at night cold.  So I planned ahead and turned the space heater in the shop on low last night before I went to bed.  This morning the … Continue reading →

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HB Tansu #3-Progress 5

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Greg Merritt

It was almost 70F today!  Spring is just around the corner.  Finally! I took advantage of the warmth and spent an hour or so in the shop after work today.  Today saw the start of the from/rear rails.  I marked … Continue reading →

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HB Tansu #3-Progress 2

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Greg Merritt

What a difference a few days make.  My electric was restored late Sunday afternoon.  Thus ending the almost four day struggle to keep the water pipes and myself from freezing.  Today the temperature climbed to almost 60F.  No complaints with … Continue reading →

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Hillbilly Mini Tansu-Progress 9-Complete

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Greg Merritt

I woke up Saturday morning and changed my mind.  I was originally going to finish this project with Tried and True oil.  But I decided to go with clear shellac.  The entire mini tansu already had two coats of BLO … Continue reading →

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Hillbilly Mini Tansu-Progress 8

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Greg Merritt

Success!!!…depending on your standards.  The small drawer in this little cabinet just about broke me over.  I made three, three, sets of sides and back for this thing.  Every error, no matter how small, is magnified when working at this … Continue reading →

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Hillbilly Mini Tansu-Progress 7

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Greg Merritt

I present to you, lower right of photo, my latest work.  I call it:

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