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IMG_0992~0.JPGView minus doors and drawers92 viewsOriginal plan was to be symetrical and centered on the window, but the reclaimed timbers I used were long enough to add a foot to the left and add a nice old vise so it is a true Galoot sink.TRexF16
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IMG_0976.JPGTop unfinished53 viewsThis is a pic I snapped before it was finished. Several coats of Waterlox over the stain but not rubbed out yet.TRexF16
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Raw_Material.jpgThe Raw Material91 viewsThese are some of the better pieces of the oak beams I scrounged at work. They were used as spacers between about 10-12 inch sewr pipe that were being laid underground. The foreman said I could have them when they were done and I picked all I could that looked even remotely useful. Lots of cracks and checks. There's a reason this oak ended up as sewer pipe spacres versus commercial lumber, but with care you can extract some decent stock.TRexF16
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IMG_0993.JPGThe face vise95 viewsSweet old Columbian I scored at the swap meet for $20, with the original handle. It cleaned up nicely. The chop is cut from a piece of live oak I took from my parents' firewood pile. It was from a huge branch split off one of their trees when Hurricane Hugo blew through North Carolina back in '89. It's perfectly "quarter split" and I've been saving it for something nice. You can see the border of the heartwood and sapwood.TRexF16
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IMG_0996~0.JPGSink installed65 viewsThis is an old but sound cast iron enamled sink my contractor gave me. It was lying around gathering grime at his place, but cleaned up very nicely. I wanted a one-hand operation plus a spray nozzle, and settled on this unit from the Borg. I would have loved something older styled but passed on investing the coin in the fancier stuff.TRexF16
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IMG_0949.JPGSink Countertop117 viewsAfter stripping the sellac and stain from the first disaster, here is the counter top the morning after reapplication of one treatment of Minwax #230 Early AmericanTRexF16
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IMG_0970.JPGShow side panels67 viewsThis is the exposed end side. These raised panels are knotty alder, but darker than usual. I'm trying to use alder of the same hue for the drawer fronts, but have not yet cut them. I hope they match.TRexF16
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IMG_0968.JPGPreliminary pic 284 viewsTop sitting on the base, unfinishedTRexF16
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IMG_0974.JPGPreliminary pic 168 viewsSWMBO and I laid the top on the base the day I assembled the base. No drawers or doors yet, just couldn't wait until it was done to get a peek.TRexF16
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IMG_0972~0.JPGNon-show side76 viewsAnother look at the beautiful old oak in the legs, and the alder raised panels on the hidden side.TRexF16
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IMG_0975.JPGLeft side frame preview99 viewsWild QSWO ray patterns here. This was a tar-soaked timber used to space heavy sewer pipes apart in shipping. I liberated this one after it had served its purpose in a big infrastructure project on the Guard Base.TRexF16
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IMG_0978.JPGLeft inside frame view82 viewsYou can see how massive the frame is here, before putting on the "filler" sheets to which the drawer slides will mount.TRexF16
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