Popular Post pkinneb Posted May 31, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 Started my Mike Pekovich designed tool chest over the weekend. The chest is built out of butternut and pine and I quickly learned that finding butternut in my area was tough but I did locate one 13 1/2" x 9' board, unfortunately it had a crack down the middle of about half the board. After laying out the parts (sorry i didn't take pics of that) I realized I would need to glue up three panels from the cracked section of the board. The first two panels were all butternut so I jointed the crack straight on my J/P so they could be glued up, worked great. For the third one which is divider between the two drawers I determined I did nut have enough butternut so I glued a piece of butternut to a piece of pine since this is never going to be seen and is only glued in the front it should work out fine with no wood movement issues.The next task was to plane and cut the bottom and side stock to size which was problematic given the fact that my J/P is only 12" and these parts needed to be 12 1/2". The first thing I did was determine if 12" would work but decided that the spoke shave I have would not fit in the chest the way I wanted so I decided to figure out a way to get the panels flat. In the end I hand planed one side flat and used my drum sander to bring them down to the proper thickness. Once the bottom and sides were ready I layed out and cut the dovetails. I love this new Jeff Hamilton marking gauge from Blue Spruce Tools! I have two round marking gauges but this one just fits my hand and gives great results. I ganged the sides because I am fairly new to hand cut dovetails and felt it would make keeping the cuts 90 degrees to the face easier. First side turned out fairly well... Second side not as good but I can live with it. Next up the through mortises. I used Mike's blue tape suggestion and I have to say it works very well especially for folks like me with eyes that aren't what they used to be. Since I needed to chop out waste from both sides I set my combination square and then used the t-square to mark all four sides ensuring they would all match. Next up drill the waste. Be sure you use a backer board and keep the chips from getting under the butternut this is soft wood and will dent. Chop out the remaining waste end you have your mortises. Next up fixed shelf tenons... 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 This is going to be fun to follow with great detail, and what you have done so far looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 Very solid work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 Awesome job man! This is the tool cabinet from FWW last month or the month before? It's a fine looking piece. I like Mike P's work Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjk Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 Nice job on those dovetails! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumberninja Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 I've wanted to build this chest for a while. I think it was at least a couple years ago that Pekovich did this build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 This will be great. Thanks for taking the time to take us along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 Looks like it is going to be a nice project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 I'm really looking forward to following this build. I like Mike's work very much. His tool cabinet is currently at the #3 position on my build list. Where did you find the butternut? Not a great deal of it around northern NM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 Nice work! Clean results! Looking forward to this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 Looking really nice so far! I like your resourcefulness regarding the mix of butternut and pine. I'm not that familiar with butternut - is it anywhere near the same hardness as pine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted June 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 Thanks all for the kind words, I appreciate it!! 49 minutes ago, wtnhighlander said: Looking really nice so far! I like your resourcefulness regarding the mix of butternut and pine. I'm not that familiar with butternut - is it anywhere near the same hardness as pine? They are close 420ish for pine and 490 for butternut. Well tonight I was able to get the through tenons all cut...another first for me. Getting lots of handsaw practice on this project. This one will give me a chance to hone my patch skills... All and all pretty happy with the results. This is really my first project other than the tail vise dovetail on my bench that I have used hand cut joinery so its kind of fun to stop practicing and actually use the skills in a project. Its all square that's a good sign. Now for this evenings teaching moments... That fancy new BC glide vise you installed moves really quick make sure your fingers are out of the way...ouch!! ...and you might want to make sure the design you are using fits your tools I think I will be OK though because the panels in the top will give me about a 1/4" additional clearance and if needed I will make the top rails and stiles thicker since the stock I have is about 1 1/16" rough. I measured everything except the height LOL lesson learned, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted June 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 2 hours ago, micks said: I'm really looking forward to following this build. I like Mike's work very much. His tool cabinet is currently at the #3 position on my build list. Where did you find the butternut? Not a great deal of it around northern NM. Youngblood Lumber here in Minneapolis. I bought the Brown oak for the drawer fronts from Bell Forest Products. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 Is that a Rob Cosman saw you have there with the black resin handle? Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Oh and simple solution to your plane not fitting, change it for the low angle model ! =) Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaziri Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 Really nice work. Will be following very closely. I see one these tool chests in my (near) future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted June 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 3 minutes ago, shaneymack said: Is that a Rob Cosman saw you have there with the black resin handle? Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Oh and simple solution to your plane not fitting, change it for the low angle model ! =) Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Yes and I love it! Much heavier than most handsaws so for cutting straight plumb joinery it works great. LOL I think I'll make it work I really like my Wood RIver planes... Having said that I am heading to Maine this fall to take a couple classes at the woodenboat school and I will be stopping at the Ottawa Lee Valley store so you never know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 Yes and I love it! Much heavier than most handsaws so for cutting straight plumb joinery it works great. LOL I think I'll make it work I really like my Wood RIver planes... Having said that I am heading to Maine this fall to take a couple classes at the woodenboat school and I will be stopping at the Ottawa Lee Valley store so you never know One day i will get a Cosman saw. They look awesome. Just really pricey. Woodenboat school? Stopping by Ottawa when in Maine? Its like 8 hours from Maine lol Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted June 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 1 minute ago, shaneymack said: Woodenboat school? Stopping by Ottawa when in Maine? Its like 8 hours from Maine lol Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk I live in MN and will be driving to Maine via Lee Valley and Lie Nielsen Pricey says the man that could fill a semi with his Festool stock LOL 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 I live in MN and will be driving to Maine via Lee Valley and Lie Nielsen Ahh i see. You will be driving right by me in Montreal! Let us know of all the goodies you buy on your voyage ! Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk I live in MN and will be driving to Maine via Lee Valley and Lie Nielsen Pricey says the man that could fill a semi with his Festool stock LOL Haha ! Ya i guess that does seem ridiculous but I will get way more use out of my Festools than a handsaw so I compromised and got the Veritas. Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted June 2, 2016 Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 Really liking this. Looks great man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted June 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 3 hours ago, Cliff said: Really liking this. Looks great man. Thanks Cliff!! I appreciate the feedback. Only had a little bit of shop time today first up was putting some groves in the bottom and the fixed shelf. The shelf was an easy setup on the table saw with a 1/4" dado stack. the bottom required some hand work on the ends to keep from coming through the dovetails. I was able to use my 1/4" holder in my large router plane for the first time along with the fence it was a quick clean up. After that i had an opportunity to fix a measuring error on the drawer divider where i miss read the plan and cut the width to the front dimension which did not include the lips that go in 1/4" on each side I decided the easiest fix was to dado the ends and glue in splines from the cut off piece, worked out fine. I am really loving this bench I think I have used just about every feature on it already for this build. I also got a couple of tools for the next build, the Maloof inspired rocker, now I need to get the lumber so it can start acclimatizing to my shop. That's all for tonight. Thanks for following the build. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted June 2, 2016 Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 The sign of a good wood worker is the art of recover! Nice job! Of course new tools make the signs easier to read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted June 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 23 hours ago, TIODS said: The sign of a good wood worker is the art of recover! Nice job! Of course new tools make the signs easier to read Thanks TIODS! Not much to show tonight but I got the front and back panels cut to size and the rabbits cut. Next up the groves and through mortises in the sides. After that I need to knock out some jigs to rout the lock recesses, final plane the outsides of the parts, and then pre-finish the parts. I hope to glue up the case maybe Sunday but we'll have to see what my wife has planned for me this weekend 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 That's a good bit of progress! Nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 Looking good. Fun, fun, fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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