Popular Post shaneymack Posted July 1, 2015 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Finally getting a chance to do some real woodworking in my new shop! After months of tool setup and building out feed table, workbench, couple small things here and there and having our 4th kid i am ready to build my first nice piece with my new setup. I am building Marcs chest of drawers from 2010. I am making the one with the curved legs and curved upper and lower rails for the frame and panels on the sides and back. I wont be doing any plywood on this piece so my panels will be solid cherry (sides and back) and my drawer bottoms will be solid as well (poplar ) I am building this for my youngest daughter with the intent for her to be able to pass it on to her kids one day and maybe on to the generation after that! I got started on rough cutting to length the massive piece of poplar i bought for the innards. This one piece should cover almost all the poplar needed for this project (with alot of strategic resawing) Massive mama: Massive mama annihilated-weapon of choice- bosch jigsaw I wont be going any further with milling the poplar as i wont need it for a while. It was just rough cut to length cause it was huge and my shop is not. I got my story pole done with leg template and rough milled the walnut for the legs. This is going to be a rocking good time. A very long rocking good time but im in no rush! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Whoa! Will be cool to see this come to life! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Okay, I'm along for the ride, this should be informative! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted July 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Okay, I'm along for the ride, this should be informative! Not sure about informative, but i will do my best! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raefco Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Time for that shop full of new stuff to earn its keep. LOL, I'll be lurking in the shadows. I've seen several people using a jigsaw to break down stock. I have a nice porter cable jig saw but if it's not A radius or irregular cut I aways end up with my cordless brushless dewalt circular saw to knock down stock, just not happy with the jig saw, maybe it's my blade selection or maybe impatience, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 I'm the same way Mark. Must be my approach because it sure seems to be working here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted July 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Brand new agressive wood cutting blade on my bosch and it cuts through 8/4 rough stock quicky and safely. I think it is the safer method over circ saw personally and thats coming from a journeyman carpenter that use to frame houses using circ saws all day long. All to say im not a circ saw newb. I just like the safety aspect of the jigsaw. If ever your workpiece is not properly supported, (the off cut) especially cutting rough uneven stock, possibility of kick back increases. But hey, to each their own! I disliked my jigsaw for some time. Put a new blade and i love it again ☺ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Brand new agressive wood cutting blade on my bosch and it cuts through 8/4 rough stock quicky and safely. I think it is the safer method over circ saw personally and thats coming from a journeyman carpenter that use to frame houses using circ saws all day long. All to say im not a circ saw newb. I just like the safety aspect of the jigsaw. If ever your workpiece is not properly supported, (the off cut) especially cutting rough uneven stock, possibility of kick back increases. But hey, to each their own! I disliked my jigsaw for some time. Put a new blade and i love it again ☺ I totally agree! I cringe when I have a 5' piece in my left hand, holding it as straight as possible, as I come close to the end of the cut, especially when the board is wide. What kind of blade do you use? I'm sure I'm going down the wrong path. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 It's a good project - enjoy the process. I made one with the curved legs etc (I think it was back in 2012 when I finished it) for a customer and still see it from time to time. It still looks superb and I think that is down to the excellent design. Do the sliding dovetail dividing the two top drawers if you can. I have another commission for one in sapele coming up two projects down the line. Here's a tip for you - not sure if you have a bandsaw or not but when you cut the curved legs to shape retain the offcuts. You can use them as clamping cauls when you come to do the glue up. They work really well when using parallel clamps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Awesome grain selection for the legs! Looking forward to the build! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted July 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 I totally agree! I cringe when I have a 5' piece in my left hand, holding it as straight as possible, as I come close to the end of the cut, especially when the board is wide. What kind of blade do you use? I'm sure I'm going down the wrong path. Hey coop, here are the blades i use. Really aggressive and work great for rough cuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted July 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 It's a good project - enjoy the process. I made one with the curved legs etc (I think it was back in 2012 when I finished it) for a customer and still see it from time to time. It still looks superb and I think that is down to the excellent design. Do the sliding dovetail dividing the two top drawers if you can. I have another commission for one in sapele coming up two projects down the line. Here's a tip for you - not sure if you have a bandsaw or not but when you cut the curved legs to shape retain the offcuts. You can use them as clamping cauls when you come to do the glue up. They work really well when using parallel clamps. Hey Terry, you are saying to do a sliding dovetail as an added feature? Is it not on the plan? I do have a bandsaw and that is a great tip and great timing i should be cutting those legs soon! This piece in sapele is going to look awesome. Are you using any complementary woods or just 100% sapele? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted July 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Awesome grain selection for the legs! Looking forward to the build! I was wondering if someone would pick up on that. I was blown away at how well the grain followed the curve at the bottom of the leg. And both legs have the same curvature in the grain. Sometimes things just work out! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Hey Terry, you are saying to do a sliding dovetail as an added feature? Is it not on the plan? I do have a bandsaw and that is a great tip and great timing i should be cutting those legs soon! This piece in sapele is going to look awesome. Are you using any complementary woods or just 100% sapele? You'll come across the sliding dovetail in one of the videos related to the web frames. It's well worth doing as it looks great on the finished project. You could then use the experience gained on other projects. On the all sapele one I'm doing the customer has asked for it to be all in one species to match some existing furniture that I've also built. So even the custom drawer pulls will be sapele. The secondary wood inside the drawers will be white oak though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted July 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 You'll come across the sliding dovetail in one of the videos related to the web frames. It's well worth doing as it looks great on the finished project. You could then use the experience gained on other projects. On the all sapele one I'm doing the customer has asked for it to be all in one species to match some existing furniture that I've also built. So even the custom drawer pulls will be sapele. The secondary wood inside the drawers will be white oak though. Awesome. I have a little experience with sliding dovetails so i will do that for sure! You will have to post a pic of the sapele project once its all done. Its going to look awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted July 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 Got all the mortises and grooves for the panels done on the four legs today. My new work bench made easy work of clamping wood any which way i need. I love it If you look in the background of the second picture you will see a new addition to my shop. I got it spray foamed today. Just the exposed concrete below the framed wall. It has ice on it every winter so i think it will make a big difference when old man winter comes a knockin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted July 3, 2015 Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 Looking good! Glad the bench is working out well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 Here's a tip for you - not sure if you have a bandsaw or not but when you cut the curved legs to shape retain the offcuts. You can use them as clamping cauls when you come to do the glue up. They work really well when using parallel clamps. Top notch advice for any project. Changes your bandsawing strategy as well...since the off cut has to be clean and intact. Well worth the extra effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 Great advice indeed! Same goes cutting tapers on legs.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 Time for that shop full of new stuff to earn its keep. LOL, I'll be lurking in the shadows. I've seen several people using a jigsaw to break down stock. I have a nice porter cable jig saw but if it's not A radius or irregular cut I aways end up with my cordless brushless dewalt circular saw to knock down stock, just not happy with the jig saw, maybe it's my blade selection or maybe impatience, . I don't know carry on... I started to break down stock with a jigsaw when I saw Marc doing it in a video a few years back. I found the blade would cut at a slight angle on thicker stock or the cut was irregular. I now just break down stock using a hardpoint saw. It's much quicker and no risk of pinching the blade when you emerge at the end of cut. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Got all the mortises and grooves for the panels done on the four legs today. My new work bench made easy work of clamping wood any which way i need. I love itrps20150702_235652.jpgrps20150702_235635.jpg If you look in the background of the second picture you will see a new addition to my shop. I got it spray foamed today. Just the exposed concrete below the framed wall. It has ice on it every winter so i think it will make a big difference when old man winter comes a knockin. I wish to learn more on your workbench, you build it? Is there a journal for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted July 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 I wish to learn more on your workbench, you build it? Is there a journal for it? There sure is.) This is not a roubo workbench... Sent from my XP7700 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 There sure is.) This is not a roubo workbench... Sent from my XP7700 using Tapatalk Great! Saves me the trouble of say.. looking at the posts for your name. That seems hard after the day I had. Also, digging the chest of drawers. Thinking I want to build that too, but it's honestly a little above my skill level right now. Need to put in more practice on some of those techniques. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Great! Saves me the trouble of say.. looking at the posts for your name. That seems hard after the day I had. Also, digging the chest of drawers. Thinking I want to build that too, but it's honestly a little above my skill level right now. Need to put in more practice on some of those techniques. That's actually the best way to learn.. Stretch yourself and learn from your mistakes. It's really not a hard build and you'll learn so much along the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cliff Posted July 5, 2015 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 That's actually the best way to learn.. Stretch yourself and learn from your mistakes. It's really not a hard build and you'll learn so much along the way. I don't disagree. I just want to do incremental steps instead of leaps when the materials are running $500. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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