Darren P. Etlinger

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07/17/2022

We took a little trip east over the 4th. The campsite where we stayed had a spectacular fireworks 🎆 show. It was wholly unexpected. THIS was the grand finale. Exceptional.

07/14/2022

"ten-leg caiman bench" completed.

07/14/2022

Finish applied: Odie's Oil. Wipe, rub on; wait an hour and buff excess off with a soft cloth by hand. Completed.

07/14/2022

Having moved the bench indoors, time now to apply a finish. I opted for a wipe on oil; Odie's Oil. Wipe, rub on; wait an hour and buff excess off with a soft cloth by hand.

07/13/2022

Recap: I plugged the three recessed dowels by glueing in small short dowel fillers. Went well. Decided to add three bowties to the seat to halt the cracks from creating a true split. That too turned out well.

07/13/2022

Originally, I drove 9 dowels completely through, roughly 3/8" proud; but I found the 10th dowel would not make it all the way. Decided to back the others out and fill. I could have gone with several approaches; filling did work so all is well.

07/13/2022

Ten holes later, putting in the first dowels, I see that I should have used a greater angle when drilling the holes, rather than the roughly 7°s I opted to use. This would have made for a more stable base; after the fact, the 7°s isn't that bad. The bench sits well and though you could knock it over if you bump it, it is stable and certainly supports when sat upon.

07/13/2022

Found a center line around which to drill the through penetrations for the dowel legs, using a chalkline.

07/13/2022

Next to do: find a center line around which to drill the through penetrations for the dowel legs, using a chalkline. Planning to split the ends and use wedges to hold the dowels in place.

07/13/2022

Before I drill the holes, a note: I may need to add some bowties, some stitching, to prevent the slits from spreading.

07/13/2022

Putting some flat and smooth on this puppy: after quite a few passes with the router sled to find a common plain, I used the electric hand planer to remove the remainder of the bulk material in the interest of time. Next step will be sanding with various grit intervals.

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