Stone Mountain Projects

Small shop big projects

Adapting and pivoting to keep the projects rolling, having the ability to move machines and work surfaces out of the way has been a huge assets in this new small shop allowing me to take on relatively large scale projects in a smaller space. It’s also a huge help having an extra set of hands every once and a while when tackling certain parts of a project

Oh the joys of building furniture.

It may all come together in my head but in the real world there will always be problems to solve

But that’s why I love it and keep coming back for more

Any projects not go your way?

Stress free glue up tips

1. Do a dry fit, sounds obvious, but it saves the stress of something not fitting when the glue has been applied, and rushing to try and fix it

2. Layout the clamps, keeps them close by and ready to use

3. Use the right glue, if you are doing a big or complex glue up using an epoxy or a glue with a longer open time

4. Making proper jigs for even clamp pressure I use corner clamps to make sure I get even clamp clamp pressure across the joint

5. If you have an extra set of hands that can be very handy when trying to do complex glueups

6. To prevent joint slipping when clamping, add a very small amount of salt to the joint to add a bit of grit