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First up today was to put a groove in the back of both sides for the back panel. I cut these at the table saw with a rip blade, one cut laying down and one on end. Here is my test piece. With that good I made the cuts on the sides. Then cleaned them up quick with a hand plan Next it was time to cut the mortises for the door hinges I started by cutting a spacer the width of the hinge minus the TS blade Then it was time to set up the sled and do a test cut. I clamped a stop block to the right of the blade about 6" then put the spacer and a test piece in with another stop block to the left. The I removed the spacer, cut through on both ends, and finally slowly slid the board back and forth across the blade to make the mortice. That'll work Now I set up the sled with a long fence and started cutting the sides of the case and the doors. I held the side in place with a quick clamp while I clamped the second stop block in place. I used a piece of blue tape on the spacer to dial in the fit That'll work Here is what it looks like with both pieces While this process works well it makes a heck of a mess of fine dust that even decent DC doesn't really help with Next up I need to clean up the panels. First I planed the edges Then it was time to tackle some dents I had caused using the side of a rubber mallet to take parts apart while cutting the dovetails not realizing I was marring the sh$% out of the panels. Time for a little steam and a damp towel I also head a couple dings on the ends and while I knew I probably couldn't totally repair them wanted to try and make them better at least. Not perfect but definitely better ...and another, two on the edges and two down further and in a bit (the handheld lamp I bought for finishing a couple weeks back came in handy here as well.) Much better Then sanded the sides I used a plane to break the edge of the front of the shelf as I won't be able to get to it after glue up One tip always mark your parts, in a placed that won't be seen, to keep things straight at glue up Ran out of time but still need to clean up the ends and add small chamfers in a few spots Once that's done the case parts will be ready for a quick coat of shellac before glue up. -
@pkinneb - Thanks! I think I got that set of pens on Amazon for about $10. They come with the wax crayons that some folks use to fill in exposed nail holes but those just got tossed. I find that putting a few dots of color in the area of the spot and then wiping with my finger blends things pretty well. I thin apply finish over the repair and by the time I get a couple of coats over the pen marks they pretty well vanish. The initial bump in the road is deciding which color pen to use. Finished scrap or finish sample boards are great for this. -
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Glued up panels for the shelves. 2nd coat on the doors. 2nd coat on the drawers fronts. The shelf panels have a little bit of glue residue at the seam. A cabinet or card scraper makes quick work of this. Sapele has some characteristics like ribbon, reversing grain, and so forth. Most of this I take as character and embrace. Every now and then there is a grain anomaly that causes a lighter or darker spot in just the wrong place for me. I had a half a dozen of these lighter spots in prominent areas. Enter the touch-up pen. I have a variety of colors. What this maker calls "cherry" seems to match this finish the best. If I am going to do this sort of fix I do it early on. That way the fix is captured under the layers of finish and becomes basically invisible. And here's four coats on the verticals. I am going to take a break to run to the store for SWMBO. I hope to add coats to more parts when I return . . . ever onward!
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I have a complete set of Popular Mechanics encyclopedias from 1959. It's fun to browse through every now and then, but they are mostly just cool decoration. They do look good on a shelf.
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