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• Barnwood Countertops #11: Arm-R-Seal - 02-04-2012 09:42 PM | 1 comment

  Well, I love how this finish went on. I rubbed it on heavy with a rag. Then with the same rag rub...

• Barnwood Countertops #13: Filling Holes, Making a Mess, Using Epoxy - 02-04-2012 09:33 PM | 2 comments

  This part of the blog should really be between the backsplash entry and the arm-r-seal This is...

• Barnwood Countertops #10: Backsplash & Spline - 02-04-2012 09:07 PM | 1 comment

• Barnwood Countertops #9: Pegged - 02-04-2012 08:59 PM | 0 comments

  Here are a few photos of the breadboards peg holes.

• Barnwood Countertops #8: A Stopping Point...Help with next steps please - 01-07-2012 07:58 PM | 9 comments

  Okay. I have the countertops to size, the breadboards ready, and a few peg holes left to make. ...

• Barnwood Countertops #7: Mortises - 01-07-2012 07:12 PM | 2 comments

  This was the most time consuming part of the whole business. Though I drilled out the mortises wi...

• Barnwood Countertops #6: Cutting the Tenons & Repairing a Break - 01-05-2012 03:44 PM | 4 comments

  I cut the tenons in two parts, as suggested by the popular woodworking video. A. I cut down th...

• Barnwood Countertops #5: Laying out the Mortises & Tenons - 01-05-2012 03:12 PM | 1 comment

  I love using story sticks, keeps the human error out (as much as possible). The black walnut w...

• Barnwood Countertops #4: Still Breadboarding: The Main Groove - 01-05-2012 04:39 AM | 3 comments

  This was a pretty straightfoward part of the job. The only trick was getting a snug fit and cente...

• Barnwood Countertops #3: Dimensions & The Tongue - 12-29-2011 07:00 PM | 1 comment

  DIMENSIONS Okay, so how big should the battons (breadboards) be?How big should the tongue,...

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