Eric. Posted September 24, 2017 Report Share Posted September 24, 2017 8 hours ago, davewyo said: it's tedious drudgery Yes. Unfortunately, they're fundamental. It's kind of like saying you hate making M&T so you're going all pocket screw from now on. Not really an option. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post davewyo Posted September 24, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted September 24, 2017 11 hours ago, Chet said: Well you can probably get this comment with a Leigh Jig too, or even the Rockler jig if you don't tell anyone thats the one you used. Yeah. I have a Leigh jig. That thing is kind of a pain because I have to learn how to use it every time I pull it out. It just isn't something that sticks in my mind. 4 hours ago, Eric. said: Yes. Unfortunately, they're fundamental. It's kind of like saying you hate making M&T so you're going all pocket screw from now on. Not really an option. Yeah, that's true. Fortunately I don't mind cutting the joint. It's the lay out that is onerous for me. It's akin to what I imagine sanding is for others. It's woodworking and I enjoy it overall and I certainly like the outcome, but laying out dovetails is one of the tasks I slog through like it's a chore. I don't mind sanding as much because it's sort of mindless. I guess I like my tedious tasks to be mindless tedious tasks. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post davewyo Posted September 26, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 I have the drawer bottoms in. http:// 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post davewyo Posted September 27, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 The drawers are roughly fit. Right now they have a piston fit. I will have to bring them down a few 32nds to allow for finish or they'll surely bind. I haven't actually glued them up yet so there may be some tweaking once I do that. http:// http:// I'm particularly stoked that the alignment of the hinges allows for the drawers to be removed from the case. Let's just say; "I love it when a plan comes together". http:// 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wtnhighlander Posted September 27, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 That looks incredible, Dave! I'm blown away each time you post a photo that allows me to remember the scale of the 'Thing'. The detail is sooooooo intricate! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wdwerker Posted September 27, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 I am suitably impressed that you pulled off the drawer & hinge alignment so well. That kind of stuff can be quite tricky. It dawned on me that your Cabriole Thing will be worth the same as a full sized handmade one. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 If I could say unf#*king beautiful on here, I would! Never cease to amaze! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 That grain match in the drawer fronts is going to look amazing with finish! Superb work as usual! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted September 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 18 minutes ago, wtnhighlander said: That looks incredible, Dave! I'm blown away each time you post a photo that allows me to remember the scale of the 'Thing'. The detail is sooooooo intricate! Thanks, Ross! I can assure you that every step along the way has been complicated by the size of the silly Thing. Today I took tiny little brass drawer pulls to the belt sander and made them tinier. 7 minutes ago, wdwerker said: It dawned on me that your Cabriole Thing will be worth the same as a full sized handmade one. I know what you mean, Steve! I keep telling myself that it's more of a miniature than a salesman's sample. I think it helps me to sleep well at night knowing that I'll never make this Thing full size. If I made it full size the difficulties that I'm finding making a miniature would be equally challenging, but in a different way. It would still be a trick to figure out work holding strategies but it would be so opposite I can't even get my head around it. 9 minutes ago, K Cooper said: If I could say unf#*king beautiful on here, I would! Never cease to amaze! I think you have admirably demonstrated that you can say that here! Thanks, Coop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted September 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 2 minutes ago, TIODS said: That grain match in the drawer fronts is going to look amazing with finish! Superb work as usual! Thanks, Kev! How's the new digs treating you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 Keeps looking more better and more better with every post. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 10 minutes ago, davewyo said: Thanks, Kev! How's the new digs treating you? Got boxes unpacked so, it's a bigger disaster now that it was yesterday! Gotta get worse before it gets better. Thanks for asking Dave! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted September 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 7 minutes ago, TIODS said: Got boxes unpacked so, it's a bigger disaster now that it was yesterday! Gotta get worse before it gets better. Thanks for asking Dave! That sounds something like fun, Kev! I love it when you get to decide where everything gets to go for the first time. I hope the dogs are adjusting and all that... 17 minutes ago, Chet said: Keeps looking more better and more better with every post. Thanks, Chet! And thanks for following along. It has been wonderful all the support I've had along the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted September 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 My drawer pulls were 3/8" in diameter and 7/16" tall. To reduce them I drilled a 3/8" hole in some scrap and drilled a little deeper with a 23/64" bit, that way the pull would fit into the hole and, with a couple taps of the mallet, wedge firmly at the bottom. http:// Then I pressed the jig onto a belt sander. http:// The augmented drawer pulls came out at slightly under 5/16" tall. http:// 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 Its a bit late here but I still think that must have been a pain in the rear but nice job with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 Dave, I'm so old, that I remember Roubo when he was a kid, and he never put anything out as beautiful as what you're doing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 3 hours ago, RichardA said: Dave, I'm so old, that I remember Roubo when he was a kid, and he never put anything out as beautiful as what you're doing. Nah, he spent too much time building benches ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post davewyo Posted October 1, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 I took care of several details the last couple of days. All kinds of details need finishing out to get them close to final sanding. One of the things was to flush up the back so the "secret" compartment sits flush. http:// I also refined the front of the pediment. I don't know that it will show up much but... Before: http:// After: http:// 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Looking top shelf, Dave. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Looks great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Looking awesome, Dave ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephThomas Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 The change in detail shows up big time. Looks excellent! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janello Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 Looks awesome Dave! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 What are you using to get the sanding done in all the nooks and crannies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted October 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 1 hour ago, Chet said: What are you using to get the sanding done in all the nooks and crannies? Usually sandpaper folded or wrapped around an appropriately shaped stick, dowel, skewer, or what have you. Regular sand paper cracks and the media flakes off when folded into a crease so it is very short lived before I'm folding a new crease. 3M has some ultra flexible sanding sheets which are sanding media on a thin vinyl sheet. It feels almost like rubber. They work better but they puncture easily when you use a pointed sanding stick. Fortunately carving shouldn't be sanded too much or you loose the crispness and fine details. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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