January 15, 20179 yr Popular Post Other WIP was getting a bit long-winded, so might as well do one about the other side of the dresser build. First, a bit of glue up had to go on.. each panel was "popped out", a bead of glue run around on the rebates. Panel back in, and nailed down. I also trimmed the top of the corner posts flush with the top rail.. was going to handsaw this....decided the cordless saw was quicker....Set this mess aside, and clear the deck... The shiny end? I ran a plane around, to level the top a bit, was getting a might beat up, lately. Time to process six parts.... Ok, they DO need a bit of work. Found the shortest one, and marked the rest to match. Hauled each around to the mitre box, and trimmed the ends, making sure I was cutting the worst end, of course. Got these all nice and trimmed up.. Lots of saw marks on the sides....some rails were thicker, or wider than the others..we have ways... I also set a combo square to the distance needed. Wider ones were planed down to match the others, same with the thicker ones, finally got this stack done.. I think I can live with that. Crosscut a 2x4 into a pair of corner posts..... But they needed resawn down a bit. Set up the jig on the bandsaw to cut for a width of 3" strong. Leaves a little for the planes. Ran into a problem or two... Mitre Box was in the way. Moved bandsaw a bit forward. Blade stopped dead in it's tracks.....Had to tear things down, clean everything out. Left the cover off, and started the saw...cool block was hanging up, moved it aside. Lots of pine gunk on the saw blade. Started the saw up, and use the end of a file to scrape the gunk off the blade. Did not get near the teeth, though. Put things back together, re-set the jig Finally got both resawn down to 1" thick, by 3" wide. And, of course, ONE had to start bowing....clamped the two together, hoping the bow will settle down. Stash these aside for now.. As I needed the bench for other chores.... I can get these all molded up....next time I go to the shop...to be continued...
January 16, 20179 yr Author Popular Post Well, against my better judgement, I decided to at least try to get a bit done in the shop....on a Monday. For once, nothing wound up being thrown against the nearest wall....progress, I guess. Had those 6 rails to get done, meaning a lot of this sort of thing.. Except, this time around, a few things were changed. Two cordless drills were used. One to drill the pilot holes, the other to drive screws. I still kept the countersink in the brace. Started having trouble finding a spot without screw holes, so... I added a scrap piece of pine. Didn't matter where the screws went, now. AS each rail was finished up with the 45, I took it around to the mitre box.. At least from this side, I can see how far down to saw. Wanted to leave enough for the tenon.....length was taken care of with a pencil line on the scrap decking... As long as each rail's end just barely touched that line, all tenons will be the same. Since all rails were the same length to begin with, made for a more consistant part. I also used that resaw jig on the bandsaw.. I could then stand the rail on it's side, with the waste area between the jig and the blade. And remove the same amount on each tenon. Finally, after two hours of almost work... All are within a 1/16" of each other, checked against the top rail of side #1 for fit. Igor needs to clean the floors, though.. The Stanley 45 makes a LOT of shavings. 10 edges were molded. Had to sweep the florr at least 3 times, before this shot. Maybe tomorrow, I can work on the corner posts? That should be even more fun...
January 17, 20179 yr 3 hours ago, steven newman said: The Stanley 45 makes a LOT of shavings. 10 edges were molded. Had to sweep the florr at least 3 times, before this shot. 2 hours ago, lew said: A shame you can sell all those shavings! Send them to @HARO50...think he is out...gave all of his away or something...Just make sure Shop Cat isn't sleeping under one of those piles Good progress...I'm watching away... Edited January 17, 20179 yr by Grandpadave52
January 17, 20179 yr 20 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said: Send them to @HARO50...think he is out...gave all of his away or something...Just make sure Shop Cat isn't sleeping under one of those piles Good progress...I'm watching away... Just to let you know, @Grandpadave52, that I still have that bag of shavings. Just in case you're interested. Free, just pay shipping. Or pick them up, and I'll throw in a free coffee! John
January 17, 20179 yr 2 minutes ago, HARO50 said: Or pick them up, and I'll throw in a free coffee! I'm afraid if I ever left the States John, I wouldn't be allowed back unless it was via a barrel near Niagara. Although that free coffee offer makes it pretty tempting...
January 17, 20179 yr 34 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said: I wouldn't be allowed back unless it was via a barrel near Niagara. Don't worry, Dave... I can arrange it! John
January 18, 20179 yr Author Popular Post Ok, back to this story. "plan" today was to get the corner post done......wound up doing a bit more than planned... Jointer planes to joint and smooth the rough edges... 22" long, Butcher ironed woodie, and a Stanley No.7c.....With the woodie, shavings fly straight up and onto my wrist.....with the Stanley...something else happens.. C. Schwarz calls this Moxxon TP, that roll by the knob is over 40" long. Got both posts done, decided to get set up for some chisel work.. I used the other side to locate where these rails will go, and then transferred lines across for both posts. Used a rail to get the sizes just right (almost) I also used a bevel gauge to mark out the angle for the feet. bandsaw to cut .. One was just a hair longer, had to trim it a bit, later. Got out some toys.... Nothing like sitting down on the job. Little shelf was a nice spot to rest a foot on... Along with that mallet Lew likes, and the 6" combo square. Chisel to make a knife-wall for the saw to follow. Then a whole lot of chisel work to remove the waste, had 12 "pockets" to dig out... I went so far as to dig out the mitre gauge for the bandsaw, to 45 the rails where they met the posts... The spot on the post was done with the chisel. Don't ya just love knots? Not worried about the hole in the rail, have more to make... Had a little set-back. That chisel just barely touched that finger.....and made a Mell ofa Hess. Got the bandaids on, and back to work ( had already done a supper break) I went ahead and installed all the rails down one post, checking for square as I went, then switched things around, and started back up the other post. I set the bottom rail first, and used the clamps to pull things into alignment. 18-7/16" is the width of the side. Drilled some holes with a cordless drill, but the rest of the job was via handtools... You can see the square to check things out. The Yankee has a Phillips bit, the 6" sweep brace has a counter sink bit. Bit of elmer's and 2 #8 screws per tenon.... The "F" stands for "Front" and the 4 is just a drawer number. Got this mess all glued and screwed together... Was getting a might tuckered out, so decided to wait until tomorrow to do the plywood panels. Second rail down had a little extra on it.. yeah, twas that kind of a day. I need to install the [lywood panels, and cut a rebate along the back edges for the plywood back. Sounds like I need to make a change over with the 45? Once that is done, I can start building some web-frames.. Soooo, stay tuned...may have the case about built by the weekend?
January 18, 20179 yr Glad to know know fingers were lost in the making of this PIP... Pretty good day all-in-all I'd say, well except for the finger mishap... Tuned in for the next episode...make sure the safety kit is restocked...
January 18, 20179 yr 13 hours ago, steven newman said: Along with that mallet Lew likes You know I do!! Great progress. I'm tired just reading about it!
January 18, 20179 yr Author other than that rebate plane test this morning, not much on the schedule for today... Rebates for the back are done.. So, maybe I can work on getting the plywood cut for Side #2? Hope I have enough to make those panels....bandsaw to cut, as no tablesaw is handy. Need to cut each to size, and get them fitted, glued and nailed in place. Hope to start the web-frames soon...
January 19, 20179 yr Author Ok, final episode for "Side#2".....I went about cutting and fitting a plywood panel for each spot in the side. Cut each just a hair over-sized, then a block plane to fit each in place. Glue went into the rebates around the edge, and then some nails were used to keep the panels in place Squares, a brad hammer, a block plane, needle nose pliers ( to save my fingers)and a pack of 5/8" long finish nails. Side was clamped to the bench. Finally got all the panels in place... But, I left the side on the bench for a while....needed to figure some measurements out.... So I could cut the parts for the web-frames. Needed to know how wide this dresser will be, too. Finally cut a few parts Just to make sure.....need to hold the front edge of the frames back 3/4", to allow for the face frame parts. Then set up a small mitre box ( GEM) and crosscut...and crosscut.. 12 long parts ( front and backs), and 12 short parts, (ends). Need to cut the kickers..sometime. Mortise & tenon to join the parts into frames, then add a kick using a couple screws. End parts will get a pair of counter bored holes for screws, to attach the frames to the sides. I could set Side #2 over, out of the way, for now.. So, that is it for Side #2. next episode will be about web-frames. Stay tuned
November 8, 20196 yr I would too. How about it @steven newman, a video of that would have you go down in history!
November 8, 20196 yr Author Anyone is welcome to drop by the shop, just let me know when you'll be by... Don't really have a way to do a video, right now...
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