art deco architecture+interior design
i love art, especially abstract art and surrealist art. of course the most classic example of surrealist art is got to be salvador dali's "the persistence of..." microjig, maker of the grr-ripper. work safer, work smarter. before i get started on this weeks art and design project, i wanted to take a moment to ask you to subscribe to my sister channel, home and garden for mere mortals. we've revamped it with all-new contributors and new episodes coming your way, every week. hgmm is a lifestyle channel, focused on helping you make your house a home. without spending a lot of money or having a lot of experience. kind of... kind of like this show.
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that's always a problem when i use my bandsaw, i can never get a truly straight cut and i've always got these ridges that need to be sanded down. so it looks like i've got a little bit of sanding to do, and by a "little bit" i mean "a lot". the one good thing about having a long sanding session is that it frees your mind to think about things. and since sanding doesn't really make for the best video, i thought i would share with you some of the things i like to ponder while i'm sanding. i'm glad that's over. this is turning out to be a tricky part, i'm trying to figure out the best way to arrange these wedges. for now i'm just trying to drop them in, standing up like this and to see if i can close up all of the gaps. there's a lot of play there, i can push them in, i can push them down further to spread it out a little bit more, i can change out some of the wedges. i think it's going to look better if one side is completely flush.
then the other side will have the various depths. i'm going to use weldbond instead of wood glue, because it dries clear and you don't need to clamp the pieces together. plus, it doesn't dry too quickly, and i'm going to need some time to manipulate these pieces once they're in position. i only have four wedges left, and as much as i want to just put those in now, i think i'm going to let this dry for a while first. i'm afraid that if i push those in now, it's going to spread the rest of this apart. ok, it's been a while and the pieces seem pretty stable, so i'm going to try to add the last four. i guess it's a good thing i did that, because these aren't fitting in the way i had them originally. certainly can't get these two in. hmm.
there it is. that will work. that's not too bad, now i can let that dry completely. do you know what i like? and i'll bet you do too.... food. eating is something i try to do, everyday. you know what i also like? cooking. you know what i don't like, and i'll be you do too... having to go to the supermarket every day for ingredients. it totally cuts into my time. hmm... if only there existed a service that would deliver all the delicious, fresh, natural ingredients i need to prepare awesome meals.
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