Starting to Work on a "Chest"

[steven newman]

Got to start somewhere. Breaking down a couple of 4/4 x6 x8'  Walnut planks. Cut a few down to match the raised panels I made a while back. Cleaned up the rough sawn edges a bit, and marked them for a rip cut.

 

 

After a rip down the middle, these will go on the ends, to house them raised panels. Going to get these to a somewhat finished sized, and then smooth the faces up. Less to plane, that way.

Tried to handsaw these boards down, ran out of breath ( COPD??) so an OLD Sears Craftsman Circular saw was used. It will also do all the rip cuts. Corner posts were straight edged up. Then set up for a rip down the middle. I'll then add a Tongue & groove joint to the edges of the corner posts.

[lew]

Some of that old walnut can be tough!

[John Hechel]

that's a lot of handwork Steve

[steven newman]

 

Making rabbets, the easy way

 

 

Grooves on the other hand, ain't so simple. Tried a router with a 1/4" straight bit. Bad news? It had a 1/2" shank. Got about halfway along on one of these stiles, and SNAP went the bit. Tried the handsaw/chisel routine, too much work! Went back to the router bit box. Found a round nosed bit, with a 1/4" shank. Found the 1/4" collet as well.

 

 

Hey, hands were a bit shakkkkyy, OK? This is the set up. Learned the hard way which way to run the router along an edge, too. ( both "blow outs" will be on the inside, thank you)

 

 

again a bit blurry from the shakes, but this gives an idea on how the sides will go together ( I hope) Two panels held by three stiles. Corner posts will be two pieces, joined at the corner. Will also be cutting a "foot" detail, just to keeps thing off the floor.

Have the edges planed square and smooth, will work on the faces when things are a bit closer to final sizes.

Smell of Black Walnut......NOT even close to Aromatic Red Cedar! This stuff STINKS. Looks good, just don't smell good...

 

 

[steven newman]

As for ripping things to size

 

 

May not be a Unisaw, but this does fit in the Dungeon Shop. Saw says Sears Craftsman on it. All metal, too. As for them handled items in the background? Could a handplane or two???

[John Moody]

Wow Steve, I would have been out of breath too and sore armed. Looks like you got it going your way though.

Beautiful walnut.

[steven newman]

Worked on the corner posts a bit, too. Had to use a "modern saw", though

 

 

Seemed to work ok, though

 

 

These will make four corner posts. Lay out was too bad

 

 

Then used an old Jack plane to even the edges up

 

 

Walnut curlies, anybody??

 

[John Morris]

There is no safe wood in this world as along as Steve is walking the earth! Go Steve!!!

[steven newman]

Let's see if some more will load

 

 

Don't have a wagon vise, but there is a plane stop style of bench hook. Added a bit of scrap to one side, and a screw on the other. Plane the face grain nice and smooth, even that big old knot.

 

 

Needed to get them like this, as I have to reference of them for the grooves to be cut. 

 

 

Some of the boards were just a wee bit out of square. Mark a line

 

 

and jointah plane down to it. THEN I could cut out a few more rails, and size them down as well. There MIGHT be one board that MAY be safe from me

 

 

This is about 6" wide, by 24" long. What do I do with something like this? There is a way to do skinny boards on edge

 

 

Place a C clamp to hold up one end, and tap the other end into the Crochet. Then plane to a line. Parts are starting to pile up, now, might get to glue some together next week???

[steven newman]

Test

 

 

of a test fit photo. Test fit didn't go too well, have gaps. Will tear down and adjust, WHEN I get a little time from work.

 

 

the culprit seems to be these grooves. Just enough off-center. Can go back a center them a bit. Raised panels aren't seating into the grooves. Still an 1/8" in the bottom of the groove clearance. It isn't the tenons' fault, I cut them to fit

 

 

using the latest mitresaw I have

 

 

Oh well, I quess that is why we have test/dry fits in the shop...

[John Moody]

Man you got the curls going.

Watch out in the dungeon, Steve is mad at work!

 

 

 

 

[John Morris]

Straight leg woodworking, up from the archives

[Grandpadave52]

Obvious Steven was still evolving in this thread.

The use of tools with those long black tails has faded 

[steven newman]

This Tool Chest has been re-purposed into a Blanket Chest by the Boss.   A tall, 5 drawer chest of drawers has taken it place in the shop.  Guess I kind of out-grew the chest?

[Grandpadave52]

47 minutes ago, steven newman said:

A tall, 5 drawer chest of drawers has taken it place in the shop.  Guess I kind of out-grew the chest?

Sounds to me like a classic case of "Furniture Disease..."

...You know, where your chest falls into your drawers

[PostalTom]

1 hour ago, Grandpadave52 said:

...You know, where your chest falls into your drawers

I always referred to that as Dunlap's Disease, where your stomach done-laps over your belt.