midtnwoodworker Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 2 hours ago, wtnhighlander said: Back panels dry-fitted & held in with 3M blue "clamps". It is ever so tempting to just glue these in, but I guess I'll use screws. That looks great! Can't wait to see it finished. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h3nry Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 On 04/06/2016 at 1:23 PM, wtnhighlander said: For a moment when I saw these pics I thought you'd lost your mind too and come over to the dark(ages) side. Cabinet's looking good too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted June 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 H3nry, this white pine is so soft that hand tools are actually a pleasure to use, so long as they are super sharp. Anything less than a very fine edge just mushes the fibers and makes a mess. Since I have a large collection of relatively inexpensive chisels, I took a hint from Rob Cosman, and ground one to a 17* bevel. Made a huge difference in the soft wood! Is there a 1/2 off sale on black Friday? It's looking good Ross. You have to come up with a sales pitch on the milk paint so she thinks it was her idea. I think I can swing it with the argument that milk paint penetrates, so light scratches won't show easily, and that the powder can be mixed for more shades of color. This one is supposed to be gray, how many shades do you think we can get? ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Um lets see... Maybe you could try for say, 50, what do you think? That should sell her right there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted June 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 Just had time to cut pieces for an adjustable shelf and get them glued up this morning. Now to make a jig for drilling shelf pin sockets.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 At least you got some time in the shop. Are you going to make a jig or buy one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 Yea, I think Rockler carry a jig for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted June 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 Just gonna make one to give me 1" spacing over a 6" span. Adjustable enough. Sent from my Amazon Tate using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted June 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 This morning I cleaned up the shelf, and made this quick drilling guide to align the holes for the shelf pegs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 Slow and steady will win the race! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted June 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 Well, SLOW, for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted June 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Now that the case is done, on to the doors! First I need some panels, so back to hand resawing. And here is the result. I learned that once a guide kerf is established around the board, the result is best when the saw travels entirely across the width, rather than coming in from the corners. On the left set, I did this, and also cut from one end only, until I couldn't clamp it in the vice. The result is a much cleaner panel. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Looks like a pretty darn good job for hand resawing! Who needs a fancy bandsaw. Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 I'm impressed those panels look good. I recently bought a cross cut saw to work with some large material and boy i relearned how much work handsawing is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted June 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Yeah, I wish I had a saw with coarser teeth. This one has a lot of trouble clearing the dust from such a deep cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 20 minutes ago, wtnhighlander said: Yeah, I wish I had a saw with coarser teeth. This one has a lot of trouble clearing the dust from such a deep cut. I've got a 7tpi no fleam and 26" long you can borrow, let me know! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Nicely done Ross. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted June 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 Resawn panels, planed to thickness by hand. By 5:30 am, I was dripping more sweat onto the wood than I could plane away. Time to call it a day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dknapp34 Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted June 16, 2016 Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 13 hours ago, wtnhighlander said: Resawn panels, planed to thickness by hand. By 5:30 am, I was dripping more sweat onto the wood than I could plane away. Time to call it a day. How does one hand plane to thickness? Just because they are all flat on the bench you can feel the difference? Or are you using calipers and such? I feel like if I tried this it would be anything but flat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted June 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 Calipers, and a lot of checking. Helps that these started as S4S boards. Mark thickness from the flat side, all around. On the rough side, plane a chamfer to meet that mark, then plane flat until the board is smooth and the chamfer gone. Helps if your allowable tolerance is in 32nds, not thou. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wtnhighlander Posted June 16, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 Got all the door rails and stiles cut to rough length, and made one pass on the saw, cutting grooves for panels, before my 'go make a living' timer went off. I used pinch sticks to get the stile lengths, then cut the rails a bit longer than needed so I can sneak up on a perfect fit. I'm using multiple passes with a single saw blade for the grooves, because my dado stack is dull as a butter knife. Call for opinions: The case sides have 2 panels each. The doors are about 2/3 the cabinet height, so using 2 panels on the doors leaves the center rail offset from the case side panel rails, and pretty small panels. An option is to use a single panel for each door, which might look too tall & skinny. My "customer's" opinion will outweigh ALL of yours, but I'm interested in your reasoning, one way or the other. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted June 16, 2016 Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 1 hour ago, wtnhighlander said: Call for opinions: The case sides have 2 panels each. The doors are about 2/3 the cabinet height, so using 2 panels on the doors leaves the center rail offset from the case side panel rails, and pretty small panels. An option is to use a single panel for each door, which might look too tall & skinny. My "customer's" opinion will outweigh ALL of yours, but I'm interested in your reasoning, one way or the other. I don't know if i fully understand what your asking. The doors look like they are going to be close to square which makes me want to so put 2 panels in them to help make them look skinnier and taller. I'd have to sketch it out to know for sure though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted June 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 Well, somewhere is another thread with a sketchup snapshot of how this thing was planned. There are 2 doors on each side of the center divider. Sent from my Amazon Tate using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted June 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 I guess that sometimes, getting up early for shop time doesn't pay. This morning I measured twice, and still cut 12 door rails to short. ? That's what I get for trying to batch out repetitive parts - repetitive errors. Tomorrow, I'll have to start making them over again. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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