Timber shaping

[tabbypurr]

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NT

[John Rumm]

Still I suppose not everyone subscribes to the "who dies with most tools wins" point of view ;-)

[Chris J Dixon]

Despite scepticism from some, I do already have a fair number of tools, even some which I inherited.

The longer answer is that the shaping of the corner brackets would have left exposed a lot of timber which was not end grain, and there is no practical way to protect this properly, and to match tanalised material. I could not tolerate the garish finishes that seem to be popular on the shelves nowadays.

Secondly, I have managed nearly 50 years of DIY without a jigsaw really being necessary, and there is nothing on the horizon right now that might need one. If I am wrong, then it is easily remedied.

It is a shame my brother-in-law lives so far away in Fife - he has a professional woodworking workshop. No contest on the number of tools he could bequeath.

Chris

[John Rumm]

Would not the same end grain treatment you linked to above been ok?

If not there is a clear cuprinol available (the proper solvent based one that actually sinks in)

Indeed. I suppose there is an element of chicken and egg here. If you have the tool sat there, then it enters your sub-concious as a possible solution to a problem. Without one, you think of other ways round it.

;-)

(lots of tools also pre-suppose that you want to dedicate the space to their storage)

[Chris J Dixon]

My concern was that the shape of the brackets are such that much of the cut surface is not really end grain.

I have to admit that last time I went on such a search I drew a blank, but Google now shows me that either things have changed, or my previous efforts (on jobs already done) were somewhat inept.

Perhaps I was simply blinded by what was on the shelves, and didn't actually look online. Anyway, water under the bridge (and falling on other timbers currently not yet rotten).

Chris