winnie&bezza Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 (edited) Morning members, Finished this birch ply unit and desk last week. I made it on site (in customers garage) and basically designed it with them as I went along. Doors and drawers on soft close hinges and runners. 18mm units and door and 24mm tops. Heavy old stuff it is but brilliant to use. I finished them with Osmo Polyx Hardwax and have it a rub up with 1200g to give a nice sheen. It comes up Pearl like when to look at it at different angles. Edited March 25, 2018 by winnie&bezza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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davewh100 Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 very very nice, remember wen you started on your own you seemed a bit stressed but who wouldn't, you've come a long way since then keep up the good work and cracking job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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winnie&bezza Posted March 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 15 minutes ago, davewh100 said: very very nice, remember wen you started on your own you seemed a bit stressed but who wouldn't, you've come a long way since then keep up the good work and cracking job Cheers Dave ??yeah still a bit worried mate. The big job that enabled me to go SE will probably be finishing in around a month so a bit daunting. Been getting other work whilst doing that big job but it’s probably taken up 80% of my workload since last February. Got some jobs in the pipeline and had a couple of enquiries for some more units this week so we’ll see. Take the rough the smooth I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClemFandango Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 looks bloody good to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 I like that it all looks so simple and clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted March 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 54 minutes ago, ClemFandango said: looks bloody good to me. Thanks ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted March 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 21 minutes ago, Mice! said: I like that it all looks so simple and clean. Cheers Mice. Yeah it is very ‘Scandinavian’ with the light clean looks. Very simple to make really. Probably wouldn’t have it in my place as I prefer warmer looking furniture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 I wish you were closer Nath . I’m in need of fitters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted March 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 9 minutes ago, team tractor said: I wish you were closer Nath . I’m in need of fitters. I value my fingers lol would be good fun mate if I was closer ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymo Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 Someone’s getting a little ‘showy’ now aren’t they :-) Don’t blame you as some brilliant work, am very jealous of your abilities Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted March 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 9 minutes ago, Jaymo said: Someone’s getting a little ‘showy’ now aren’t they :-) Don’t blame you as some brilliant work, am very jealous of your abilities I don’t like being thought of as a show off as that’s not me! I worry about posting stuff Incase I get told it’s **** haha. Nice to give people ideas and discuss things. Thanks ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 did you ever see the grand designs program where they did all the kitchen out of ply? Looked amazing, they even had the individual ply's lining up. It was supposed to look minimalistic but funnily enough was very hard work achieving it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okrang Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted March 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Mice! said: did you ever see the grand designs program where they did all the kitchen out of ply? Looked amazing, they even had the individual ply's lining up. It was supposed to look minimalistic but funnily enough was very hard work achieving it. No I didn’t, I don’t see that as much as I should. Will have to try and find it on catch up as I’d be interested in that! That was my second birch ply job so I’d like to experiment with maybe darker stains etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 Nice to see some decent plywood being used without being edged so you can see it’s ply. Seen some very nice exotic and couloured plywood’s but not cheap. Too much MDF being used these days. Nice to see your work, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted March 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 10 minutes ago, figgy said: Nice to see some decent plywood being used without being edged so you can see it’s ply. Seen some very nice exotic and couloured plywood’s but not cheap. Too much MDF being used these days. Nice to see your work, Yeah nice to use it. The was about £55 a sheet for the 18mm in B.B. grade and for the doors I used the better grade for the doors which was £95 for a sheet. The 24mm was a big 3.050 x 1525m sheet and coat £125. I want to get some samples of other exotic ply to shop customers really. MDf is cheap and paints well so it’s a draw for a lot of people. Cheers mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 Very nice! I love the birch ply. I once rebuilt a yacht cabin using birch ply. When finished I used some spirit and oil to bring out the depth of grain, before sealing it with yacht varnish. It came up stunningly well. It was like looking into clear water with the grain at the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 Another quality job mate. Are you advertising your company enough and in right places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted March 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 3 hours ago, Lord Geordie said: Very nice! I love the birch ply. I once rebuilt a yacht cabin using birch ply. When finished I used some spirit and oil to bring out the depth of grain, before sealing it with yacht varnish. It came up stunningly well. It was like looking into clear water with the grain at the bottom. Cheers LG. Yeah I know what you mean about the depth. You look at one section one way and it just looks darker and bland and then look at it the other way and its lighter and glistens like the inside of an oyster shell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted March 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 39 minutes ago, vampire said: Another quality job mate. Are you advertising your company enough and in right places. Thanks mate. Well I advertise in a local parish magazine which covers 4 villages and is £94 a year and have a Facebook business page. I haven’t really pushed advertising as much as I should as I didn’t want to take too much on with my big job. Really need to finish my website. There’s an advertising mag which covers a bigger area but that’s about £300 a 1/4 which I gulped at a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 7 hours ago, team tractor said: I wish you were closer Nath . I’m in need of fitters. Fitters or Fingers!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Fisheruk said: Fitters or Fingers!! Both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 Keep at it, you're getting rather good at this bespoke stuff! You best type of advertising will be happy customers telling their friends, personal recommendation is the winner every time Mate. Oh and keep posting pictures of your work please, we love seeing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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