January 12, 20179 yr 1 hour ago, Grandpadave52 said: Steven, you wear me out just following along with your multi-tasking. You're an inspiration showing what can be done with properly sharpened hand tools, limited power tools and a pure passion for simply working with wood. Kudos my friend...waiting for the next episode. Ditto!
January 12, 20179 yr Author Popular Post Wearing you out? I'm getting worn out, with just 2 hour shop times....here we go again.. I "dropped " the cut-off into the dado, and clamped it overnight.... Today, I was digging out new dados, making chips fly, too.. 1" wide ( well,the metric size) and a mallet. Digging out a place for these to sit in.. Why the gap? Well, when I trim the molded edge a bit.. To make a coped joint.. I can use a coping saw to final fit things tight. Clamps and glue to hold things together..later. I got a few of these done.. Only to find out, I needed to make a few more rails. At least one more for here, as I have the top rail done, so Put things away, got out one rail blank, and a Stanley #5-1/2 jack plane. needed to surface a few edges, first.. Didn't take all that long to do. I also kept checking with a square, or two... Until I had a 1" x 2" blank all nice and smooth and square. Time to drill some holes......drill battery was dead? We haft ways.. Pilot hole from one drill, countersink in the other. Attached the blank to the side of the bench, again.. Takes all four of these planes to get a decent sash molding. The two more holes, and repeat for the other edge. Then time to make a tenon. I marked a line to cut on the Mitre Box. Then put the blank in the leg vise, and used the backsaw to finishe the tenon...almost.. Check for square, there is a wood rasp laying behind the saw...and that wide chisel. Didn't feel like digging another mortise, so i put things away... Look closely, as this is one of the few times you'll see my bench this clean. Then, I decided to finish surfacing the rest of the parts, at least the smaller ones... Got the other four rails I had made up/resawn, they are all the same size now, and S4S. Placed the blank for the other stile on the bench....whew.. Breaktime! 2 hours of shoptime done. I am plumb pooped. IF I feel like it, and the GRandBRATS get too loud tonight, I might go and hide in the shop Hide, that is, i didn't say anything about doing any work....stay tuned...
January 12, 20179 yr That is a lot of work in 2 hours. I probably would not get that far in 4 or 5 hours. GREAT JOB!
January 14, 20179 yr Author Well, after all that shopping today, was only able to work maybe an hour today. Decided to at least plane the second corner post flat....got rid of the saw marks with the cambered jack plane, Then gave a slightly LONGER plane a run.. Stanley No, 7c, type 9. Got it so flat and shiny, the glare was getting bad. Then set up for the Stanley #45 To make that sash molding on the corner post. Took a few tries to make sure I was on the correct edge. Profile was something like this.. Never mind about the tear-out, it will be gone, later. Got the first corner post back out, as i had two more rails to "set" Since I was working from the bottom up, this is rail #1. Once the sides are assembled, I can take care of the dippity-does. I also got the "top" rail done. So, with that out of the way, I could at least transfer some marks to the other side.. But I had to clamp the two posts together, to make sure the rails will be level.. So the next time I wander down there, I can make a bunch of chips fly. I set up a "V" block on the bandsaw, to help with the resaw work Just made a point on the end of the 1x6. C clamp to hold it in place. Gave it a try.. seemed to do better. I also had to adjust the cool blocks a bit. The point is right at the tooth line. ..One other "chore to do" before the Pizza Guy arrived.. This used to be rough sawn. This is the detail on the foot of the corner posts. I used a Junior Jack plane to smooth things out.. They, before I went upstairs, I did a bit of layout, to get ready for the next part of the job.. So I can start to do some chopping....next time I am in the shop....stay tuned.
January 14, 20179 yr Man, I'm plum tired out. Can we slow the pace a little? I guess an expert just has no wasted movements. Guess I'll watch awhile and learn.
January 14, 20179 yr Author Maybe in the morning, whenever I manage to roll out of bed, I can wander down to the shop, and try to get something done...maybe. Would like to get at least one side done and glued up, so I can sit it out of the way and build the other side. The 1x2s I bought today..are for both the web-frames, and the face frame parts. Once I get at least one side done, I can figure the sizes needed for the 1x2s to be sawn to. Long time ago, I was cranking one or two of these chest of drawers out every weekend. Back then, it was more of a power tool operation. I'd build a chest-on-chest, just to break the monotony....
January 14, 20179 yr Author Popular Post After 4 hours of shop time today.....the energy level is about...gone...almost too tired to Blog.... Anyway, goal was to get one side assembled up, so I could start on side #2 Has a couple gaps I need to fill, as a couple rails got a bit too trimmed down. Fourth one up was really bad. Will correct that problem when I do the next set of rails. Plywood is merely sitting in place, no glue or fasteners used...yet. Maybe after I rest up awhile, and the shoulders feel better...I might type up a blog-like post about todays mis-adventures...
January 14, 20179 yr Patiently waiting for the next installment, so rest up. Myself and others will be here watching. Great Job too
January 14, 20179 yr Author Popular Post We'll give this a try....Mountain Dew is kicking in....Supper is being fixed.....anyway, I snuck down to the shop this morning, with the plan/goal of getting the side assembled up. Had to chisel out 6 dados in the corner post #2. Set things up at the bench.. . I could sit down, backsaw and chisel away. I set one part nearby, to check for the fits. Hardest part was the little mitre cuts to cope the joints... The top rail and the bottom rail only needed the fancy stuff on one edge. It was when the middle rails were done, that a double cope was needed... Was going along fairly quickly, until I came upon this miss for #4 rail... Knots! Right where I needed to chop. Figures. Hone the chisel on the pants leg of the jeans, make a backsaw cut to help define the dado...and chop away the waste... The over cuts along the edge? that area is going to be removed, anyway. Finally got all 6 rails fitted! Then the glue and screws came out.. Then lay this down and add the other corner post......and find a few gaps? Grrrr, apparently, a couple rails were trimmed back a little too much. Well, I can fill those gaps, and correct for that problem while making the other side's rails. Cut a few plywood panels to size, custom fitted to each spot, mind you..... Plywood is just pressed fitted in place, no glue has been used, yet. May get some very small nails, too. I'll glue this up after awhile, and start on the other side. Need them both done, so I can start on the webframes. With both sides done, I can figure which will be the "front" and which will be the back. Then I need to cut a rebate along the back edge, to install a plywood back. This MIGHT take awhile...
January 16, 20179 yr Hey its progress....I spent all weekend tiling a laundry room floor, finally made it out to the wood shop to sand a door and lay out some parts for a book case I want to build.
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