wtnhighlander Posted April 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 So, being my birthday, I was allowed some play time in the shop this afternoon. I spent most of it fine-tuning the fit of the rails and stiles that form the end walls of the cabinet. Then I moved on to making panels to float in the frames. My bandsaw is tiny, so resawing these 10 3/4" wide pieces is a challenge. First, I cut a kerf about 1.5" deep all the way around, using my tablesaw. At the end of this step, I have some nice grooves to help guide another saw. I wanted to experiment a little, so piece #1 was cut with the japanese-style saw on the left of this photo. It is a Harbor Freight $7 special. I timed the cut; it took me 12 minutes, 34 seconds to saw the panel in two. The cheap saw (using the coarse tooth side) did pretty well in this soft pine. Of coarse, dental floss would probably cut this stuff! Here is the result: Notice that the saw wandered out of the intended plane rather badly, in the middle if the panel. I am attributing this to the saw blade being too short to reach all the way across the panel, allowing the end to wander as it wanted. For the next one, I'm going to try one of Grandpa's old hand saws, if one is still reasonably sharp. At least they are long enough. Maybe I can avoid ruining the next panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Happy birthday Ross! How old ? I guess 43. Hope you had a great day in your shop. Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted April 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Happy birthday Ross! How old ? I guess 43. Hope you had a great day in your shop. Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Ha! I think YOU need some old man glasses, if you saw my video, and guessed me to be 43! I just turned 51, you young whipper-snapper! Get off my grass! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Happy birthday Ross! How old ? I guess 43. Hope you had a great day in your shop. Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Ha! I think YOU need some old man glasses, if you saw my video, and guessed me to be 43! I just turned 51, you young whipper-snapper! Get off my grass! ? Haha! Well you look like a young 51 ! Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 51 isn't old! Happy birthday young man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 OH! To be 51 again! Well, maybe not? Happy birthday Ross! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted April 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Happy birthday, the cabinet is looking good, like the videos. Pardon the spelling sent from my phone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wtnhighlander Posted April 4, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 Caught a few more minutes to play this morning, so I tried resawing another panel. This time I used one of my grandfather's old hand saws. This is the only one that appeared to be filed for ripping, but it is a little fine for what I was trying to do. I touched it up a bit, albeit rather inexpertly... Now for your entertainment: This one turned out somewhat better. Not much faster, though. I really need a lower tooth count saw for this kind of work. For those of you without the patience to sit through my silly video, here is a shot of the final result, after smoothing the inside with a hand plane. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted April 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 I finished tuning those panels to fit. This shot shows the two end walls of the cabinet, dry fit together and held with a clamp. White pine may have its faults, but it sure planes nicely, and makes a pretty pile of shavings! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 Looks awesome Ross. I cant believe you resawed those panels by hand, you're a beast! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 Looking great! Love the blue tape for labeling the parts, I do it all the time! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 Coming along nicely Ross. You're a resaw beast. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 HB Ross. Nice resawing, boomer, who needs a gym. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted April 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 was the timer set to hours or minutes?. Haha, very funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 Ok, I don't want to poo poo on your work cause I think you're doing awesome! Just a question tho.. Should the bottom left panel be flipped over so the cathedral points up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted April 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 Ok, I don't want to poo poo on your work cause I think you're doing awesome! Just a question tho.. Should the bottom left panel be flipped over so the cathedral points up? I'm sure that would look much better. I was in such a rush to make them fit, I paid no attention to grain direction. Thanks for pointing that out! Oh, wait ..... she wants it painted ..... doh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted April 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 After blowing half of a beautiful Saturday in "household chores", I did get a little more progress made on this piece. I made a quick jig to route mortices with. Just a scrap of plywood with a slot for a guide bushing. Screwed directly to my bench, overhanging the end vise to hold the work pieces in place. That's one advantage of building a cheap bench. Screw holes don't matter. I also had to spend some time repairing my nearly-new plunge router. The speed control knob on this Hitachi is just a molded plastic wheel, with a tiny hexagon shaft that drops into a hole in the actual potentiometer. The shaft had snapped off, leaving me stuck at low speed. Fortunately, I have a drawer full of random allen keys that my late FIL had collected. I located one if the correct size, cut it to length, and glued it to the knob. Back in business! Anyway, I routed a bunch if mortices, then squared the ends with a chisel. I had to finess the tenons a bit, as I had cut them a little thick. Finally, though, I was able to do a dry fit if the parts so far. The blue tape is to ensure it all stays together. The weather has been swinging from sweat to freeze and back, with rain thrown in occasionally. Whoever says softwoods are less affected by humidity change must be off their rocker. Next up: shelves, back panels, and doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted April 10, 2016 Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 Great progress Ross. Who needs besseys when you have blue tape ! Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted April 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 Great progress Ross. Who needs besseys when you have blue tape ! Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Yeah, this time my clamp collection failed me. My longest F style or parallel jaw clamps are 36", I have pipe clamps that are 48", but only clear about 45.5. I did join a couple together in order to pull one joint up tight. But the tape should keep it together until I get back to it. I hope to never again work with white pine. This stuff is like working with styrofoam, except for planing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted May 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 Just so you guys won't think I've completely abandoned this project, here are some sub-assemblies that I have recently glued up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted May 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 I have a question for all you experts. I will be adding a center vertical member to the front face frame, which will strengthen the front, and provide a place to hang doors. Originally, I planned to use m&t for this piece, as it was only to extend between the shelves. However, I am now thinking to extend it all the way to the top rail above the open shelf. Given that the shelf sub-assembly is already glued up, I would need to use a half-lap across the horizontal shelf 'apron'. If it were to be stained, would that joint look odd? And given that it is supposed to be painted, will it matter? Will the joint line telegraph through the paint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Second tablesaws and second router tables are wonderful things to have. Set up a cut and leave it for the rest of the build. Yea it's a luxury but maybe you need a goal to work for ? Its coming along nicely. Thanks for the updates, keep em coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted May 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Here is a quick illustration. The piece clamped in the center was meant to go just between the shelves, but now I think it should extend to the apron at the top. Will doing that with half-laps, with joint edges running vertically, look odd? If so, is it likely to show under the paint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 You could do it in 2 pieces and use pocket screws? Might be a little tricky to get them in on the top section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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