April 2, 201214 yr  Spent about five hours out in the shop today (WHEW!!) and got a little bit done on a new computer Desk. I got the top in and out of the clamps, first thing.  I'll let it cure a day, or two, then breadboard the ends.   Next up, legs.   It just has to have legs. no matter how ugly they are. I then chopped a few mortises, and fitted some aprons to these leggy thingsBlack clamp is to square things up.  The thin piece is for the drawer opening.  This will get two drawers. Assembly table....I can square things up better on this table.  Once things were clamped up, and a few joints pinned up, i set this mess on the floor. i needed to size things for the drawers.There's them ugly legs again.   Yep, glue went everywhere, too.  Clean-up on aisle #3! Anyway, Got the runners for the drawer sized an ready to install......WHERE ARE THE SCREWS???   Dangit all. Fergot the screws.  Well that center divider is joined to the front rail with a large dovetail, as in ONE dovetail ( I'm trying to cut back you see) So I marked it out, copingsawed the two angled ends, and backsawed a few slots in-between.   A chisel cleaned things up.   I then sized the drawer sides and fronts:The sides are stacked up on top. That light coloured item is the keep the two drawer seperate. Lacking screws and some 1/4 plywood for the drawer bottoms, I had to stop for the day.   On the way out, though, I noticed an old "Toolbox Saw" without a handle.    I still had a plywoodie handle (WHY??) so on it went.   I'll put some sawnuts in the saw, and back to work it goes.One word of caution about using this old Barn Wood.   LOOK FER NAILS! As in THIS little prize..About a 1/4" diameter "Bodkin Point" thingy.    Might be an old drill bit end?    Looked just like a sinker's head, when I saw it in the wood.   And, NO, I didn't hit it with my blades.  'and may the road raise up to meet ye'
April 2, 201214 yr Author  This desk will also get a "hutch" on top.  Not a big one, just two "towers', with a shelf over the top.  Drawers, or doors on the hutch???? Don't know, just yet.    This is a "plan-as-i-go" sort of thing.     I use what i have, in the sizes i have.   Glue-ups as needed.  I'll take a box of screws along the next time i go to the shop. I also sharpened a couple plane irons, so I can plane down that top.  Until that #5 Jack plane shows up, I'll make do with either the #129, or the #8c. Note; there is a fellow that takes a H-F #33 plane, and turns it into a nice little scrub plane. These #33s are cheap enough @ $9, that one could use a whole "fleet" of them, or just buy a couple for a new iron or two. Stumpy Nubs, the fellow that made the scrub plane, ground a 3" radius on the H-F iron.   After a good sharpening, it workeed as well as a more pricey Stanley 40 or even a #40 1/2.  And for about ( for him) $10...... 'and may the road raise up to meet ye' 'and may the road raise up to meet ye'
April 2, 201214 yr Steve, You're a man that does it like I do. Recycled Everything! But why not? People look at me funny when I stop to pick up that old whatever they are throwing out. But I've gotten some pretty nice old lumber this way. My computer case/cabinet/desk will be made from an old recycled oak drop leaf table that I picked up on the curb that someone threw out.  Larry OWWM Forum Host
April 3, 201214 yr Author  Not all of them holes are empty.   A few still have nails sitting in them.  A little extra "ballast' so it won't tip over, maybe?? Some of the nails i can punch on through, some are laying flat,near the surface.   A "cape chisel" ( a what???) can pick those nails up, and out.   That little "prize" seems to be the end of a drill bit that was used in a "Brace & Bit" sort of set up. I wonder how many more little surprises lay under the surface? Slotted screw holes in the top, to hold it to the base, with a plug over the screw.  Haven't a clue about how this wood will stain up, or poly up.   Not even sure WHAT wood this is.  'and may the road raise up to meet ye'
April 4, 201214 yr Steve, you did it again buddy! I love your neanderthal write ups. Great job man and your reclaimed lumber furnishings are going to gain reputation in your area. You ever thought of selling those as the market or local craft fair? By the way, I know gentleman you talking about that turns those HF #33s into a very useable tool! John MorrisThe Patriot WoodworkerProud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops
April 4, 201214 yr Author  As for that desk's top, i got a large box in the mail, this morning.    A #5 Jack plane is now a part of the "Fleet" of Iron Bottom Sound" .   Next few days, I am going to learn this fellows secrets.    I also have a rust hunt to do Friday.    I am working ( GRRRR!) this weekend, with Tuesday morning the next "Off time".'and may the road raise up to meet ye'
April 4, 201214 yr Good luck on the rust hunt!!!!!!steven newman said: As for that desk's top, i got a large box in the mail, this morning.    A #5 Jack plane is now a part of the "Fleet" of Iron Bottom Sound" .   Next few days, I am going to learn this fellows secrets.    I also have a rust hunt to do Friday.    I am working ( GRRRR!) this weekend, with Tuesday morning the next "Off time".'and may the road raise up to meet ye'John MorrisThe Patriot WoodworkerProud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops
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