Angry Dictator » Woodworking http://angrydictator.com Your source for five-hour speeches on technology and culture. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:53:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 en IKEA Jerker Upgrade http://angrydictator.com/2007/04/29/ikea-jerker-upgrade/ http://angrydictator.com/2007/04/29/ikea-jerker-upgrade/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2007 22:42:27 +0000 PJ Doland http://pj.doland.org/wordpress/?p=827 I’ve had an IKEA Jerker desk for the last 6 years. There are a number of things I really like about the design:

  1. I can adjust the height and configuration of the shelves.
  2. My near-field reference monitor speakers sit perfectly on the side-shelves.
  3. The metal frame is sturdy and my magnetic storage containers stick to them quite well.

That being said, I’ve never really liked the beech-finish laminate particleboard shelves. They’ve always just looked cheap. Earlier this spring I replaced all the shelves with high-grade baltic-birch plywood. It only took a few hours of work. I finished it off with a few coats of tung oil, which I buffed to a nice matte finish.

Here’s the result:

Jerker Upgrade

Jerker Upgrade Detail

]]> http://angrydictator.com/2007/04/29/ikea-jerker-upgrade/feed/ Klein Electric Guitar Replica Mark I http://angrydictator.com/2007/02/10/klein-electric-guitar-replica-mark-i/ http://angrydictator.com/2007/02/10/klein-electric-guitar-replica-mark-i/#comments Sat, 10 Feb 2007 21:57:56 +0000 PJ Doland http://pj.doland.org/wordpress/?p=791 I finally finished my latest woodworking project this past week. It’s a knock-off of a Klein Electric Guitar, and it’s been keeping me pretty busy for the past few weeks. Here are some photos of the completed instrument.

Front of Guitar

Back of Guitar

A full Flickr photoset of the process is available here with notes in the photo descriptions.

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