January 28, 20179 yr Popular Post Well, went past the Home Depot on the way home, thought I could get enough lumber for the drawers......Gold Plated Pine meant I could only get enough for three drawers. Got the lumber home, and into the shop....about wore me out. Thought I'd leave them until morning.....nope. Went back down to the shop, measured for a few crosscuts. Since I was still a bit worn out, I didn't get down a handsaw.. 6-1/2" Skil saw will work nicely. Got a front, a back, and a pair of sides cut out....had just under a foot of scrap left.....and then I went back upstairs...thinking I was done.... Got to thinking( dangerous, I know) that I had a somewhat "better" saw to cut dovetails with. Needed to "test" it out. Went back done to the shop. Laid out some dovetail pins....saw worked nicely, nice perfect, but it is sharp. Got out the chisels, thinking I could have them set up for in the morning....Nope. I went ahead and chopped the pins.....which led to the tails being marked out and done...next thing I know.. I have this sitting on my bench, the same bench I had earlier cleaned off. This is the "side" view, and the front view? Before I left for the last time, I made a few marks, to tell me which was which.. The "T" is to show which edge goes up. Usual "in" and other marks. At least I'll know where to plough a groove at....Maybe after a decent night's sleep, I can build the rest of these?
January 28, 20179 yr Popular Post Sweet! I think I'm beginning to see my problem. I spend too much time thinking instead of doing.
January 28, 20179 yr Popular Post Good looking drawers, Steve. I'm selective about who I say that to. Igor on break? Oh, you don't pay over time, right?
January 28, 20179 yr Author Well, now almost awake, pills are taken. Mountain Dew for a wake up. Waiting on Mr. Gumption to arrive..... Might get moving here in a bit....
January 28, 20179 yr Popular Post You stopped at the computer...bad idea...get down there and finish... Love your style..."just one more thing, then I'll stop"...
January 28, 20179 yr Author Thanks, all. Getting a late Lunch break...took a bit longer than planned to get the first drawer glued up, and in the clamps.. After I finish me Ham Salad & Cheese Sammich, I try to post some more of the mess that went on...
January 28, 20179 yr Author Popular Post Well, let's see, this MIGHT be a bit picture heavy...anyone mind? Got a few tools out Will need these, and then some...Laid out more pins.....brain locked up for a moment, took a couple tries to get it right.. My "better" dovetail saw. Got all the lines cut.. The "X' is to I can tell which to get rid of... Chopped down about half way, flip the board over.. Had to use a skinnier chisel, but the pins are done, and the front of the drawer is almost done.....the other side piece needed some tails done.. I used the pins to lay these out, and then cut on the waste side of the lines...test fit.. The Front has a bit of a bow to it...Clamps will pull this in...Dovetails are done, NEXT! Set the Stanley 45 up as aplough plane. The plywood bottom needed these to sit in.. About 3/8" deep. Problem was..how to hold the front and two sides still long enough to make the groove.....Jig time. There is a bench dog just under the plane, the "dark" wood is rough-sawn underneath. Once all the grooves were milled, time to reset the plane, and make a second jig.. The sides needed a dado, to house the back. In order for that big cutter to work across the grain, a couple things had to happen.. The Stanley 45 has a pair of "spurs" that need rotated down. These cut the wood ahead of the main cutter.... Plus, it is usually a good idea to make a couple saw cuts, so the edge won't blow out, I also did the "entry" area.. Limits the damages when things get going....I set the depth stops to the same as the groove's depth, dragged the plane backwards a few times to let the spurs do their job, and then.. Go along until it no longer cuts.....you can see a part of jig #2, also.. . One block on top is applied once the block on the vise is tight, to keep the board from flipping up. Results of the Dado Plane? Not too bad? Got all the "main" parts done, even had a resaw to cut the back to it's new height. I also cut a piece of plywood for the bottom....and then the glue and clamps went to work.. A few pipe clamps and a "F" clamp.....had to recut the plywood for being too wide.....it's now nailed and a single screw to hold it. That gappy dovetail? Might do, for now. Had one last detail to do,as I alway bevel the leading edge of a drawer, to help it slidein better.. Just a few taps on a chisel to cut it. Well, since I can't do anything more until the glue dries....Breaktime! Stay tuned, I may have some more stuff done later.....maybe.
January 29, 20179 yr Author Popular Post Drawer is out of the clamps......drawer was 1/8" wider than the opening.....1) case side needed to be reduced to being flush with the plywood sides.....chisel and scrub plane to remove, 2) sides of the drawer had a few "waves" in them.... We can flatten "waves" Took awhile, made a mess on the floor ....again. Finally got the drawer to slide in, without any binding.. I didn't slide it all the way, as I need to install a couple handles, first. Crosscuts for the next drawer are done..I made sure about the width, this time. Height was a different matter. Need a hair off all three boards, set up the resaw jig, again. Yep..needed that much off... Not too bad. Got the front and both sides sawn, will clamp them up and joint all at once... For being cheap, "Common Pine" boards, the resaw happen to cut off the only knot in that 1 x 8 x 8' board. Maybe when I get to feeling a bit more energetic, I might get something done today. BTW: that circukar saw? Was sold as a Skil Home Shop 6", No, 1810? Takes a 6 or a 6-1/2 " blade, with a diamond knockout. Came with a metal case, and a spare set of brushes. Well, hopefully that is enough for one day.....stay tuned.
January 29, 20179 yr Author Popular Post Ok, dragged the drawer out to add a pair of handles... But it still had a problem with the fit on the sides... Millers Falls No. 900 ( Stanley #4 size) as there was a high spot or two to level out...Mainly a couple knots acting ...knotty. Test fit.. Might just do. Well, since I was already down in the shop today.... The three boards that were resawn down, needed the sawn edges jointed. Then a mark to help start the dovetails, again... I ran a pencil along, to show up better.....Got out a few more toys..er..tools.. Square to mark around, after the bevel square gets done....no real spacing guide, so, somehow I wound up with 7 pins.. A little blurry, about like me....Board is up high, so I can see what I am doing. Then, I lower it down to run a saw a bit.. With me sitting on the shop stool, saw plate has been rubbed down with a candle, to help out. Then the usual chopping out.. IF you look clear in the back, you'll see the other set of pins are done. I use the pins to mark out the tails, and then the bandsaw cuts just inside the waste side of the lines...More choping gets done,,Until the tails are done. once I got the second set of tails done, I assembled things into a dry fit, and checked the fit in the case.. Not too bad. Then the groove for the drawer bottom was milled with the 45, again.. Then a dado was milled. The Stanley 45 is a bit fussy. Spurs need to be just outside of the cutter.... Got the back all resawn to size. Got a plywood panel cut to size...Grabbed the glue and a few clamps.. Added a few screws to hold the back in place. Other toys used toda? needed a few chisel s to do some chopping with, and the most important tool in the shop.. Helps to have SHARP pencils, right? MIGHT go back to the shop in a few, after the glue has set. Need add a screw or two to hold the bottom in place, and might just add a pair of handles....stay tuned.
January 30, 20179 yr Popular Post On 1/28/2017 at 6:50 AM, lew said: Sweet! I think I'm beginning to see my problem. I spend too much time thinking instead of doing. My Dad always told me you can waste more time thinking about than if you just went ahead and did it!
January 30, 20179 yr 5 hours ago, steven newman said: the most important tool in the shop.. Yup! Got three of those in strategic locations, plus a half-dozen of the manual ones. John
January 30, 20179 yr Steve, you do real woodwork. The operative term here is "work". You get more production in a few hours than I get in a week. Lots more!
January 30, 20179 yr Keeping the old school alive Steve. Nice work and thanks for showing the process.
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