Coming among nicely.  Done in another day...….

Was bored Monday.....phittle-pharted around a bit...maybe an hour...

 

Between hand planes and the now uncovered tablesaw.....rails and stiles are now S4S, and cut to lengths...at least on the rails..

Need to work on plough a few grooves...

Spent an hour and a half in the shop...kind of worn out, right now..

Soooo...grooves are done.

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Then cut a few haunched tenons...

Then chop 4 mortises to match..

Used these parts, to size the panel..

Trying to keep the fancier grain centered...also had to trim for length...whew...

Frame was dry fitted, to see how it fits...as for the soon the be raised panel..

Which way is up?   this way, or turn it end for end?

Stay tuned..

52 minutes ago, steven newman said:

Which way is up?   this way, or turn it end for end?

I kinda like the wider heart wood at the bottom. But that's just me.

1 hour ago, lew said:

I kinda like the wider heart wood at the bottom. But that's just me.

Same here, just looks right.  The other way makes it look like the tree grew upsidedown.

2 hours ago, Woodbutcherbynight said:

Same here, just looks right.  The other way makes it look like the tree grew upsidedown.

Me too it makes the top look lighter

raised the panel tonight....make no mistake, doing it by hand plane is work...

busy day?

layout lines...square set to 1/2".  Coming from the "inside" of the panel..

Ran it all the way around, this is where the edge of the bevels will stop at...

Clamp the panel to the bench.   I do the ends first...

Square set to 1-1/4" in from the edges, where the bevel begins...grab one of these thingys...

Paul Sellers uses the Stanley #4, and I use the Stanley #3 to finish the bevels smooth..

1st bevel.   Rotate end for end..

And do bevel #2 on the end.   Reset the jig..

Goal here is to bevel the sides, to match the lay out lines...trying to get that angled corner...

23" long run...I used the jack planes...finally got all the bevels done..

Makes a LOT of shavings..

Need to set up a rebate plane, tomorrow..

And run it all the way around on the inside of the panel...goal is to center the panel in the frame's grooves.    May try for a glue up, and see about some hinges..

Right now, I am soaked...and rather tuckered out....

Stay tuned...

Gonna be a great looking door!

Great job Steven.  When I see your work it sure makes me hesitant to post up anything that I have done!

Post away!    I just show how I do things....in case someone else wants to try.  

While the bevels look nice, they don't fit into the grooves in the door's frame...so

Set the saw up...more consistant results IF I cut a groove to plane to....

Then used both that #78 sitting back there( has a fence and a depth stop) and an old rebate plane

To work on the long grain sides...no depth stop, nor a fence

Got one rebate done..

And did a test fit...

Should do the job Then the other cross grain end...same results....then reset the jig

Then run the 2 rebate planes..and do a test fit...

Hmm, a bit of tear-out..we have ways...once both sides were done...then a small plane was used..

Stanley No. 60-1/2...adding a "back bevel"....then things were sanded a bit..

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Set out 4 cauls...and did a glue up...

Vise helps doing these glue-ups...like a 3rd hand.  Will let this sit a day....

 

Maybe tomorrow, get this ready for the hinges....may do a round over, too.

Stay tuned

You wouldn't think it would be that hard to add a door.... without cussing enough to make a Marine blush. But....

 

Clamps came off this afternoon....no funny noises, might be a good sign    until I laid the door on the case...

Shelves stuck out a bit...planed them lower.  upper part of the case was wider than the bottom...shelves had bowed things out.  Beltsander, ROS, Palm sander, planes...until both sides were flush...

Ran a 3/8" round-over bit  around the outside edges of the door...let this sit a bit...Dug out the Veritas ( the only such toy in the shop, bought when they were first made) 3/8" tapered plug cutter..

To make 4 plugs, in Walnut.  Had to down=shift the Harbor Freight drill press down to "granny gear", or else the Veritas bit would burn the plugs..before I could install them...

Pop out with a screwdriver, bit of glue, hammer to install...wide chisel to pare the waste off...block plane if needed. 

Ok, got the door even all the way around...

Then dig out the tools for the hinge install...hammer and chisel to mortise for the leaf,

Screw starter to drive a pilot hole...hinges to the door are surface mounted...

Went to install a latch....none to be found in the shop..  So, just close the door..

 

I was going to just add the stain....brushes were still upstairs...

As for those plugs?

At least they came out alright...decided to take a break, for a while...maybe after the football games are done, I can take a brush to the shop, and add a coat of "Gunstock" stain...

Stay tuned

For all that trouble, it sure is looking good. 

7 hours ago, lew said:

For all that trouble, it sure is looking good. 

I will second that.

Turned out real nice Steve.

Stain and a coat of shellac...PIP?

Tried using the flash from the camera....

Turned things a bit too red...

Inside...once filled with DVD cases....

Still need a latch for this side of the door ( where I can reach it from the computer desk..)

Later, may add either more shellac, or just top coat it in clear gloss....

 

(BTW,...there is still a 1 x 6 x 9' plank in the house...wonder IF I could build a table out of that   )

Build seems to be done, just finishing the FInish and that latch, is left to do...Stay tuned..

Classic!!!  Look great!

Neat project that looks as beautiful as any craftsmans work.  And, the story is super.  I am tuckered out watching all this work.  Time for a nap.

Ok...Handle is installed..

Solid copper.  Went with the hook & eye...finger to flip it open...

I can select a movie....then close the door...

And this is how it looks from my computer chair. 

And when I stand up.....think I can call this project ....done?

EXCELLENT!