Popular Post Eric. Posted February 2, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 A little progress was made today on a few things that aren't very exciting. First we leveled the pins and tails on the skirts. Then we milled the cleats out of some scrap, attached them with glue and screws and flushed them up. After that we worked on the moldings that will hide the transition between the skirt and case. They will be simple 45* bevel moldings with slight chamfers at top and bottom. We thought about using a cove profile but ultimately decided the bevels will give the chests a sleeker and more modern look. I made a cradle for planing the moldings and we cleaned up the table saw marks with a smoother. Tomorrow we plan to cut the cases to final height and work on the bottom panel joinery. Back to real life on Thursday. All work and no play makes Eric a dull boy. I'm exhausted. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 Slow but sure. But coming along nicely Eric. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 Looking good E 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estesbubba Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 You're teaching him quickly how to do clean, detailed work. You use the smoother to knock down the dovetails? Didn't know if it would work very well on end grain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted February 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 I use a low-angle smoother to level my dovetails most of the time, but I set him up with the ROS for his. No point in taking chances at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 Looking good man! Why are all the action shots of your buddy? Pass the camera to him, we want to see you in action! Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted February 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 I'm documenting the build so he can put together a photo book of sorts to give to her with the chest. There's no need to have my pretty face in any of the shots. I don't want y'all to get all depressed and jealous over my irresistible beauty and manliness. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 5 minutes ago, Eric. said: irresistible beauty and manliness. I guess you can't photoshop this kind of stuff out of a picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estesbubba Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 Just got a LA smoother and set the micro at 35 which might be a little high for end grain. My LA jack is at 25 and I'll see how that does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted February 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 9 minutes ago, estesbubba said: Just got a LA smoother and set the micro at 35 which might be a little high for end grain. My LA jack is at 25 and I'll see how that does. Nah, before I had my LAS I used my #4 for years. It fights you a little more than the LA does but as long as you're sharp it works fine. No question though that LA is better for end grain. That's essentially the only thing I use my LA planes for. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 10 hours ago, Eric. said: I'm documenting the build so he can put together a photo book of sorts to give to her with the chest. There's no need to have my pretty face in any of the shots. I don't want y'all to get all depressed and jealous over my irresistible beauty and manliness. well yeah and you don't want his bride knocking on your door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgreenb Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 Looking great man - good call making a little cradle for planing the moulding. Good on you for showing him how to do things the right way. Bottom panel just going to sit in a dado right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted February 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 Thanks man. Yep, we'll rabbet the panels and fit them into grooves in the case. We didn't quite get there today. Grooves are done but not the rabbets. If we get another two days in next week, we should be done with everything except the lids. The faintest light at the end of the tunnel. I'm pretty much sick of these damn boxes by now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 Wow I didn't see you had gotten the case joinery done. Looked back a few pages and found it. Those are going to look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Eric. Posted February 19, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 We had a few hours this morning so we made a little progress. Started the day by cutting the rabbets in the bottom panels. Test fit... Dry assembly reveals no issues... So...deep breath and for real this time... And one case is glued up. This is one time when having a helper came in real handy...so many joints to get glue on and these big parts are a bear to move around. We'll get mine glued up later. Don't really have the space or enough clamps to do both at the same time. We used Mike's softwood caul method and so far it seems so good. We'll find out soon enough. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estesbubba Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 1 hour ago, Eric. said: We used Mike's softwood caul method and so far it seems so good. We'll find out soon enough. Your box is a lot bigger but you should be fine as long as you waxed them. Do you find your Bowclamps very useful other than right now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted February 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 I forgot to wax them but they're covered with packing tape so they should be okay. I find the Bowclamps useful when they're useful. I use them occasionally but not often. But when you need a cambered caul, only a cambered caul will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 What's a bow clamp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted February 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?cat=1,43838&p=67309 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 That's some nice wood shufflin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 Looking good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 4 hours ago, Eric. said: http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?cat=1,43838&p=67309 Pretty cool. Thanks. next question... Shouldn't all cauls be cambered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheperd80 Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 Lookin great eric! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 Coming along nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 On 2/20/2016 at 9:19 PM, K Cooper said: Pretty cool. Thanks. next question... Shouldn't all cauls be cambered? Not necessarily, Coop. I would use a cambered caul when I wanted clamping pressure in the middle where my clamps won't reach, but if I'm gluing up a panel and I want to keep the thing flat I use flat cauls. Like this: http:// It's probably unnecessary if my boards are jointed correctly, but it helps make certain I'm not (over) clamping a crown or dish into my panel. With pipe clamps I thinks it's doubly important, because those things don't apply even pressure like a parallel clamp. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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