{"id":233,"date":"2009-07-22T19:41:05","date_gmt":"2009-07-23T00:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/?p=233"},"modified":"2009-07-22T19:41:05","modified_gmt":"2009-07-23T00:41:05","slug":"who-would-have-thought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/?p=233","title":{"rendered":"Who would have thought&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I finished\u00a0 my very own shelf today as proud as a kindergarden kid bringing his first drawing home!!<\/p>\n<p>Looking back I cannot believe how many steps it took and how many machines we used to transform a bunch of rough planks into such a smooth shelf.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/wood2.jpg\" title=\"wood2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/wood2.jpg\" alt=\"wood2.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have not figured out all the translations yet soo will describe the machines and what they do rather than name them&#8230;This first one planes the planks, making the surface smoother. The next one makes the sides squares and smooth&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/wood3.jpg\" title=\"wood3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/wood3.jpg\" alt=\"wood3.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/wood6.jpg\" title=\"wood6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/wood6.jpg\" alt=\"wood6.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We also used this big scary saw&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/wood.jpg\" title=\"wood.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/wood.jpg\" alt=\"wood.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/wood7.jpg\" title=\"wood7.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/wood7.jpg\" alt=\"wood7.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once the planks were smooth and square, we glued them together as there is a rule about the width of a piece in relationship with its thickness&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/wood4.jpg\" title=\"wood4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/wood4.jpg\" alt=\"wood4.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the shelf is drying we cut out the supports&#8230;very ornate&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/wood8.jpg\" title=\"wood8.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/wood8.jpg\" alt=\"wood8.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next we sand them&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/wood9.jpg\" title=\"wood9.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/wood9.jpg\" alt=\"wood9.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The next machine is the one that impresses me the most&#8230;.it makes lovely and flawless cuts all along the edge of our shelves and supports&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/wood10.jpg\" title=\"wood10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/wood10.jpg\" alt=\"wood10.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next we must pierce our pieces before screwing them together.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/wood11.jpg\" title=\"wood11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/wood11.jpg\" alt=\"wood11.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To cover the screws we use the cutest little plugs&#8230;tedious to make, install and trim but giving great results&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/wood12.jpg\" title=\"wood12.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/wood12.jpg\" alt=\"wood12.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/wood20.jpg\" title=\"wood20.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/wood20.jpg\" alt=\"wood20.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/wood21.jpg\" title=\"wood21.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/wood21.jpg\" alt=\"wood21.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was pouring when I got home so I left my shelf in the car&#8230;. the finished product photo will have to wait.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I finished\u00a0 my very own shelf today as proud as a kindergarden kid bringing his first drawing home!! 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