On 1/16/2023 at 12:45 PM, JimM said:

Just finished an upgrade to one of our kitchen cabinets.

Our place in SC has minimal builder-level cabinets, including those cheap 3/4 drawer runners.  

There is one 33" wide base cabinet that had two 12" wide drawers at the top with a 3" stile in the center.  Fortunately the drawer fronts and doors appeared like a full overlay.

I had already installed full width roll out trays in the bottom, after cutting out the vertical stile and reinforcing the horizontal stile.

I used my box joint jig and made a single full width drawer 28 1/2" wide.  Cut out the stile between the drawers, installed full extension soft close drawer runners and re-attached the fronts.  Increased drawer space by 28.5%.

Not up to the standards of most of the projects here on TPW, but mother is happy!

 

 I disagree with your last statement, job well done! Most important is the "mother is happy"...but that doesn't overshadow the nice job you did.

22 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Careful it's not the front of a train.

 

Very nice job on the dresser. Hope you don't have to move it too far.

 

I've met that train more than once Dave!  Moving should not be too much of an issue.  Without drawers and carcasses separated all the pieces are manageable.  That has sort of been a design consideration for all of our daughters projects; as a young mobile Millennial (or Gen Y), we need stuff that is economical, tough and easy to move...

 

18 hours ago, Gene Howe said:

Nice job, Cal.

What exactly is this veining to which you referred? Paint?

 

Veining may not be the appropriate term here.  Coving?  Never heard of that

I've used a small router cove bit set to a depth to get just below the surface veneer of the plywood.  It is very shallow, not wide at all, and the ply layer below the surface layer of the baltic birch soaks up a bit more finish allowing for a slight color difference.  It worked pretty well on the entertainment center I completed a couple years ago.  Well enough that she wanted it replicated on this piece.

I wanted to attach a pic, but I cannot seem to get the computer to do anything with pictures this morning.

 

And, no one asked about the movie!  The title was "Moonage Daydream", a "documentary" of the life and work of David Bowie.  It was a documentary, but unlike any documentary that I've ever seen.  If you were/are a fan of Bowie's music I would recommend it.  He was truly an artist and driven to create (IMHO) and he was constantly creating and expanding his personal horizons.  This film was a fitting "documentary" and I think he would like it

 

Welp, after a restart I had about 20 of these pics scattered across the desktop...

My attempt at what I might call veining, before and after finish:

 

 

Edited January 18, 20233 yr by Cal

Thanks for the explanation and pics, Cal. That's an awesome piece of work. The veining really adds some great visual interest. Your process worked well! 

4 hours ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

 I disagree with your last statement, job well done! Most important is the "mother is happy"...but that doesn't overshadow the nice job you did.

@Fred W. Hargis Jr, thank you for the kind words.  It's just that I'm in awe of some of the beautiful work I see here.

 

Exciting day yesterday. I'm still feeling it. That saw is heavy. THANKS Laguna! And thanks to all of you too. An old man's dream fulfilled.

 

On 1/16/2023 at 3:05 PM, Grandpadave52 said:

taking Buick in for drive-ability exam

 

So, what did they find this time? 

33 minutes ago, Larry Buskirk said:

 

So, what did they find this time? 

Didn't drive it. Supposed to take back in ~2 Weeks; they're booked until then. Seemed to agree with my description and uneducated diagnosis the torque converter is going out. Apparently a fairly common problem? Guess they're going on another parts tossing journey.

Stepson dropped off the parts, will start reassembly tomorrow. 

Having a hard time getting my "Get Up And Go" going today. 

Finished the box. See other thread. 

With respect to John's router table photo.   When I first started serious woodwork in the early '80s, molding heads on table saws were the thing.  Magazine articles typically had a diagram showing which bits at which angles and locations were used to cut molding or profiles.   I don't think I've seen any such in the last 35 years.   Same with radial arm saws, long fallen out of favor.

6 minutes ago, kmealy said:

With respect to John's router table photo.   When I first started serious woodwork in the early '80s, molding heads on table saws were the thing.  Magazine articles typically had a diagram showing which bits at which angles and locations were used to cut molding or profiles.   I don't think I've seen any such in the last 35 years.   Same with radial arm saws, long fallen out of favor.

My Craftsman table saw package I bought new in 1977 came with a molding head (3 cutters/profile). I used it fairly often years ago. Sounded a little scary but did a nice job. 1" straight cutters worked good to edge a board (no jointer back then). I later bought a used Craftsman RAS from a older guy who was giving woodworking. He'd bought new in the late 60's. It came with a single knife molding head; never used either molding head on RAS. Did rip a few boards until a full 2x4 white oak launched itself through the shop door and several feet out into the yard. Last time I ever ripped with it.

 

I used the RAS A LOT, cutting aluminum soffit, vinyl siding, framing etc. Still use it to crosscut wide boards since I don't have a SCMS. No issues with it. Replaced the motor bearings once and upgraded the switch. It does need a new table though.