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bauwoodworks

Woodworker, Maker and Dad.
I like to share my passion for woodworking and building stuff with you.
⬇️ Kumiko Starter Kit

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💚🔥 New tools 🔥💚⁠ ---⁠ Well, that w 💚🔥 New tools 🔥💚⁠
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Well, that was a nice delivery! ⁠
I am very excited to welcome a bunch of new tools from @festool_deutschland to my shop.⁠
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The cordless Tracksaw @festool TSC55 is gonna make cutting boards and sheet goods to a manageable size in my driveway much faster and a more  pleasant task.⁠
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Dust collection has always been important to me, since I am not eager to mess up my lungs. With a standard shop vac, I ran through these filter bags pretty quickly. Which was not really sustainable or cost efficient. The CT-VA 20 in combination with the CTM 26E is gonna solve that issue for me. The cyclone separates the dust, which piles up in the transparent box. So I can simply empty it in the trash can.⁠
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I can't wait to get started working with these and you'll see them in action in my future videos.⁠
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Follow me and find out what I am about to build with the new tools: @bauwoodworks⁠
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Post number 200⁠ ⬇️ read more⬇️ Seems li Post number 200⁠
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Seems like this is my 200th post... ⁠
What are you currently building? Let me know in the comments!⁠
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I really appreciate every follow, like, comment and all the interesting conversations that happened because of the first 199 posts and every purchase of a plan or a Kumiko Kit.⁠
But what gets me excited the most, is seeing that some of you got inspired to build something! ⁠
I hope you have an awesome weekend in the shop!⁠
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Follow me to see me actually build something: @bauwoodworks⁠
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Chisel and sharpening for Kumiko⁠ ----⁠ I ofte Chisel and sharpening for Kumiko⁠
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I often get the questions, which chisels are suitable for Kumiko and how to sharpen them.⁠
This is my favorite chisel for Kumiko: a 25mm Japanese chisel (white steel). To be honest I haven't tried a whole lot chisels for Kumiko but this one works incredibly well. ⁠
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For honing the blade I use my 8000 grid ceramic stone and a honing guide. Yes, free-hand sharpening has a place and is a good skill, but setting up the guide takes just 5-10 seconds and I can be sure to have the right angle every time.⁠
I hone the bevel side to a 25° angle until I feel a burr at the back of the chisel. Then I remove the jig and get rid of the burr with a couple of strokes on the backside.⁠
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The final step is to test if I can shave off my arm hair with it. So if you see me with no hair on my arms, you know I had a sharpening day 😜⁠
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Let me know in the comments how you prefer to sharpen your chisels!⁠
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Here it is in all its beauty⁠ ----⁠ The bed wa Here it is in all its beauty⁠
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The bed was sooo much more work than I had anticipated, but it was totally worth it. ⁠
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It had some design and building challenges. The sliding dovetails for the headboard, the way the mattress supports hold the frame together and a few more. ⁠
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But what has cost the most time was the size of my shop. 5.8x3.2 meters might sound plenty, but when dealing with pieces 2.3m long it isn't. I made it work and that is what counts.⁠
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Any guesses on how many hours it took me to build it?⁠
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Assembling the bed⁠ -----⁠ The bed has 0% meta Assembling the bed⁠
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The bed has 0% metal, no fasteners, and is 100% out of wood, glue, and finish!⁠
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This means I had to come up with a way of interlocking the frame pieces. I choose dovetails for it. Since it only restricts moving the side pieces in two axes (up, down and front, back), there needs to be more dovetails. The mattress support in the canter has half-lap dovetails at the end, which interlocks at the front piece and the headboard.⁠
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The cross piece also has half-lap dovetails at the ends, which prevent the side pieces to slide out of the headboard.⁠
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This setup makes it really easy to assemble and disassemble the bed. In fact, you need NO tools and just 2 minutes! ⁠
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I love how it turns out and it makes me really happy that this bed will be the place to sleep for my dear friends and their future little baby.⁠
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I think about offering plans for this build. If you are interested in them, let me know.⁠
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Follow me to see more cool projects like this: @bauwoodworks⁠
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Dovetailed keychains⁠ ----⁠ The floating key s Dovetailed keychains⁠
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The floating key shelf is one of my favorite projects so far! ⁠
And I decided to make a batch for sale. Check out the details at: @bauwoodworks⁠
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This is how I made the keychains that interlock into the floating shelf. ⁠
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The keychains are out of solid Walnut and have a brass tube that adds a nice contrast.⁠
The shelf board has a live-edge at the front, is out of solid Oak and hides the shelf brackets, which gives it the floating look.⁠
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You can find the pre-order here: @bauwoodworks⁠
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Putting on a finish⁠ -----⁠ Before I can put o Putting on a finish⁠
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Before I can put on the finish for the bed, I sand all parts with 120 and 220 grit, water them to raise the grain and then sand them again with 220 grit. All edges received a slight chamfer with the router. I cannot reach inside corners all the way in and hence finish them off with a chisel.⁠
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I choose @osmoholzundcolor TopOil 3068 Natural. It's an oil and wax blend, which results in a pretty sturdy finish. In total I apply 2 coats with a 400 grit sanding in between. The application set with the hand pad and the fleece makes applying finish super duper fast. ⁠
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Next, I will show you how the bed goes together. Reminder: No metal is used in the whole bed!⁠
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Front Legs⁠ -----⁠ The front legs were a bit t Front Legs⁠
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The front legs were a bit tricky. ⁠
I usually plan my project in every detail before I start cutting some wood. However, I totally forgot to plan how to attach the front legs to the bed. ⁠
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But I was able to find a method that works pretty well and is fast, too.⁠
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I created the leg by sawing off the ends at an angle and then cutting out a notch. This notch gives the leg a taper and this interesting corner at the top.⁠
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After marking where the legs should go, I used the Domino to attach the legs to the front piece of the leg. ⁠
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I didn't feel comfortable with this method, because the legs have to resist a lot of racking forces, because of the angle they spread out. Hence I drove in two 20mm dowels at an angle against the way the legs want to tip in case of a load. ⁠
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This makes the connection super strong and rigid.⁠
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I am really happy with the shape of the legs. ⁠
What do you think about the design?⁠
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Next, I will show you how I finished the bed.⁠
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Bowtie Inlay⁠ ---⁠ One of the slabs had a litt Bowtie Inlay⁠
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One of the slabs had a little crack. In order to make sure it doesn't split more in the future I inserted a bowtie inlay that will hold it together.⁠
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My process is pretty simple and fast. I make the bowtie key at the bandsaw and then place it on the crack. Then I trace the shape of it with a marking knife and make the lines more visible with a pencil. With a router and straight bit, I remove the majority of the waste, before placing my chisel in the knife mark and finish the recess. ⁠
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Before I glue the bowtie key in, I use a chisel to chamfer the bottom edges of the key. This prevents the sharp corners from denting the wood of the slab, which would be very visible.⁠
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The last step is sawing off the remaining part of the key, plane and sand it flush.⁠
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Simple and effective.⁠
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Next, I wil show you how I made the front legs for the bed.⁠
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