Popular Post Marcus Hand Posted March 9, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 We have a 9 month old puppy that likes to eat shoes. Training has been slow-going and my wife has been wanting a hall tree, so thought it would be a good time to build one. We use the cubby at the bottom to store our shoes now, so the little monster won’t eat them. Mostly made out of poplar, with the bench made out of some leftover African Mahogany that I had. The bead board and molding came straight from H.D. This was the first time using loose tenons and I really enjoyed making them and how they worked out. The jig (pictured) was quick to make and in one 2 hr stretch I marked and cut 18 mortises. Not a domino, but much faster than my old method!! With some improvements on the jig, I should be able to cut them even faster. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Nicely done! Fits the space well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Well done that looks really good. The wood bench adds a nice warm look to it and helps complete it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Looks very nice ! I like your jig as well. Kinda looks like a homemade leigh fmt. Very cool Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenisOrlov Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Perfectly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Wright Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Nicely done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 The mahogany brings the piece a level of class ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Very nice! I'm interested in that router jig also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteJr Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Beautiful built-in and nice use of materials and jigs. What finishes did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephThomas Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Nice job. Why no photos of the puppy though? cmon man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Hand Posted March 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Thanks for the kind words! Pete - I used Minwax poly. I thinned it 50/50 with mineral spirits and wiped it on. I think I did about 5 coats of gloss and then one with satin. My wife likes painted furniture, but I'm trying to bring her to the light. She originally wanted it all painted, but I talked her into having the seat be finished wood and she really liked it. For the jig, I built it off of this gentleman's excellent blog post: http://thecraftsmanspath.com/2007/09/25/loose-tenon-joinery-budget-alternative-festool-domino/ The only significant thing I changed was the stops. The main thing I would do differently when I make version 2 of this jig is to add another toggle clamp (or maybe 2). I found that the pressure from one clamp wasn't quite enough when holding pieces vertically for the end grain mortises. I got around this with adding some support using quick clamps. What I really like about this jig is that it is simple and quick to make, but very effective. You can easily make the jig in an evening. Many of the other shop-made loose tenon jigs I saw look like building them would take more than a weekend! Here is the shoe monster: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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