Wait and see...

have parts to cut for length and ripped for width...

Might be fairly busy in the shop after a bit...care to drop by and lend a hand?

1"+ of white crap on the ground outside...24 WINDY degrees...I AM wearing a GREEN T-Shirt, BTW...much safer than my normal Orange one...

Film @ 2300 hrs...stay tuned..

14 minutes ago, steven newman said:

care to drop by and lend a hand?

Afraid the commute is too long! 😉

And I avoid snow as much as possible! Grew up in Michigan near Holland so experienced a lot of lake effect snow. We have snow in SW Missouri but usually does not stick around too long.

Teaser...just a dry fit...

Corner joints used?

Bridle Joints...

Looking good Bandit. How are the thumbs doing?

No longer have to wear that splint....button is no longer sewn to the thumbnail. down to just a few bandaids, and a list of things for the thumb to try to do...

Stopped at Menard's this afternoon and picked up a performax 8" stack dado blade set..carbide tipped..$60 + tax. The old Craftsman 6" was getting dull, and was just steel teeth...and was very hard to install...we'll see how this set does...

Decided to just take things easy, today...

1 minute ago, steven newman said:

Decided to just take things easy, today...

Some days that's a good idea.

25 minutes ago, steven newman said:

performax 8" stack dado blade set..carbide tipped

I bought that set a few years back. IIRC it was around $45-$48 then plus the 11% Rebate. Haven't used it a lot but I have been very happy with the results. I've used just one of the blades (1/8" thickness) numerous times to make 1/8" finger (box) joints; works great for that too.

@steven newman This is the Dado set I have. I got it when I worked at Lee Valley. I have never had a better Dado set.

1 hour ago, steven newman said:

No longer have to wear that splint....button is no longer sewn to the thumbnail. down to just a few bandaids, and a list of things for the thumb to try to do...

Stopped at Menard's this afternoon and picked up a performax 8" stack dado blade set..carbide tipped..$60 + tax. The old Craftsman 6" was getting dull, and was just steel teeth...and was very hard to install...we'll see how this set does...

Decided to just take things easy, today...

The next time I set up my dado set I'm going to try using magnets on the back side of the blade to hold the set together while I tighten it up, because , yes, dado setups are a PIA.

I screwed up the arbor thread of my saw when I put the stack together the last time I set it up. I was able to find a tap and die set on Amazon to fix it.

I was using the HF set, I've cut 300, 3/4 x 1 dados in 3/4 plywood before even a hint of dulling, and they still cut very well.

Just spent the last 15 minutes, assembling a Grr-ripper GR-100 "kit"....may give a try out later this week...along with the new dado set...

Film in a wee bit...spent 1 hr in the shop, this morning....

Stay tuned..

Door #1 is in the clamps, and glued up..

Have already raised the panel for #2 Door, needed to trim the rails and stile to length for #2 Door..

Need to mill the corner joints, and the 3/8" wide grooves....then these will be assembled with their Raised Panel...

Most of the shoptime was spent cutting and ripping parts for the drawers..

Couple of fronts ripped for width, all the drawer sides(6) cut to sizes needed for each drawer..and 3 backs..not sure IF I keep the back up on top of the stack..tis just a drawer back....however, I do have enough left over 1 x 8 to replace it..

1 x 8 x 44" Yes, the shop fan was running, set on high, in fact.

Thumb said it was quitting time, swept the shop floor, and called it a day...Fazoli's for Lunch awaits...

Stay tuned..

Assembled, and ready for work..

1 hour ago, steven newman said:

Assembled, and ready for work..

Good choice!

2 hours ago, steven newman said:

Assembled, and ready for work..

I have a couple Grippers that I've used for many years. For me, the extra time it takes to set them up is worth the safety plus that time is helpful to not allow me to rush with a cut (the old if it feels wrong, find a better way). I also use Bench Dog push blocks for other cuts that are farther from the fence as they give me more control thanks to the pads/grip.

Love the new table saw setup!

Guess I had better get this caught up...since I am currently cutting dovetails for the 3 drawers...

Changed out the 3/8" dado set-up to a 2 blade..1/4" set up

Easy way to change saw blades, on my tablesaw...

Grooves were needed..

Both sides of each drawer, and the 3 drawer fronts...

Grooves are to house the 1/4" plywood drawer bottom panels.

Next, involved a miter gauge, and the fence, with the fence getting adjusted once,,

To mill a dado to house the Drawer's back...

Changed out the tablesaw blades again..to a single 40 toothed blade...had a few bevels to mill..

To match the rest of the beveled fronts...

Then....drag out the Router Table..install a 1/2" dovetail bit in the collet....

Set the fence a few times, and mark a couple Start/stop lines...first fence setting..

Mainly so the bit will align with that groove, and hide it...

I also used the same fence setting for the top sockets...12 cuts, so far..then adjust the fence away from the bit, and work towards the center of each drawer front...

Then, it is a matter of stand the front up, trace around each "pin"..

I had changed out the 1/2" Bandsaw blade for a NEW 1/4" blade...and saw on the waste sides of the lines...

Do a dry fit..

Once this fits, do the other end the same way..

And also dry fit the back...which turned out to be a bit too wide....need to rip about a 1/4" off one edge.

While starting on Drawer Side #2...there was an issue to try to fix,,

We have ways...

Been how long since I was even able to USE a hand plane? Had to do both faces, trying to get this flat enough to fit..

Figure by the time I glue and screw the drawer back in place, it should pull it down to flat...front, where the dovetails are, is already flat.

Stay tuned, have 4 more drawer sides to dovetail...

Holy cow Bandit-man! You've been busy on your original quest to finish by Easter.

Have more to post, once the thumb has quit soaking, been dried off, and fully "dressed"back up...not sure what the nurse did, today, but the thumb ain't doing well...at the moment...back in a wee bit