Popular Post davewyo Posted November 5, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 More stopped dadoes for the dividers: http:// http:// 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted November 5, 2016 Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 Really cool. I can't wait to see the drawers also. Looks like the corners of the drawers will still be at 90° to the sides? The curved part is just at the center? Are you dovetailing them? Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted November 5, 2016 Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 That's already looking great, Dave! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post davewyo Posted November 5, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 50 minutes ago, shaneymack said: Really cool. I can't wait to see the drawers also. Looks like the corners of the drawers will still be at 90° to the sides? The curved part is just at the center? Are you dovetailing them? The corners will be a little off of 90*. There's a slight radius there where the drawers will edge up against the side of the case. Yeah, I will be trying to do some tiny dovetails. One of the gaps in the journal was some time off to learn dovetails. I didn't exactly master it at that time so I'm going to have to step up my game on the drawers. We'll see how that goes. The drawer sides will be something like 3/16" thick so there won't be much to chisel out when I do the half blinds. The back of the drawers may just get a groove, depending on how the fronts go. 48 minutes ago, Immortan D said: That's already looking great, Dave! Thanks D! During the cutting process I came within a millisecond of destroying the upper divider. I started the first stopped dado in the center of one of the dividers, had my little pencil mark on my fence to show where I should stop. Then when I was half way through the cut on the second one which was off center it dawned on me that the contour on the front would require me to stop short of the previous stopping place. Wow!...it doesn't hurt to be lucky every now and then, cuz that one had slipped by me when I was marking my fence and I could just have easily followed right through with my cut without thinking of it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted November 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 I wanted to show the method I used to transfer my lines between shelves in case it could help out someone else. It's probably not the "right" way to do it, but it worked for me. I carefully sized a block so that it would measure the width of my opening plus a quarter inch for my divider. Once it was dead on, I put it in the case and struck a line(The dado is done in the photos, but you get the point). http:// Then I switched it to the other side and struck another line, which left 1/4" inch in the middle. http:// Then I could flip the box over and do the same to the divider above so that my layout lines would be exact on both. I did pretty much the same thing for the upper area which is divided in three except I made a block, struck a line, and put in a quarter inch spacer to mark the dado. Then I did the same from the right side so that the space in the middle was just right. http:// It took some careful sizing of my spacer blocks but it insured that I could transfer my marks from the divider below to the divider above without having to read 64ths of an inch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Per cubic in, this project probably has more hours into than any I've seen, but well worth every second! Looking good bud! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Your doing some great work on this Dave. Way above my pay grade. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 This looks great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted November 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 Nothing too interesting. I squared off my stopped dadoes, put the edge treatment on the drawer divider, and notched it out to fit it to the space. I cut a profile on the pigeonhole dividers, notched again, and fit them in too. http:// Now I'm working on the valances that will span the upper portion of each pigeonhole. http:// 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 Looking more and more refined with each post buddy ! Did you learn about this style from a book? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted November 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 22 minutes ago, shaneymack said: Did you learn about this style from a book? Since it's a jewelry box type of what-cha-ma-jig and not a piece of authentic period furniture, this Thing isn't any one particular style to speak of. I've been throwing in different things from different sources, depending on which skills I would like to try out. I've been getting some ideas for details and over-all form from the book "American Furniture of the 18th Century" and I've been watching Tommy Mac videos from his build of the Bombe' Secretary for inspiration. The center box with the hidden compartment which he made is sort of like what I'm making for the case on my cabriole base. When I need ideas for specific carving details or whatnot, I've been doing GoogleBooks searches for things like "Antique Furniture styles" or "Chippendale Furniture fretwork" or whatever specific thing I'm looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 Since it's a jewelry box type of what-cha-ma-jig and not a piece of authentic period furniture, this Thing isn't any one particular style to speak of. I've been throwing in different things from different sources, depending on which skills I would like to try out. I've been getting some ideas for details and over-all form from the book "American Furniture of the 18th Century" and I've been watching Tommy Mac videos from his build of the Bombe' Secretary for inspiration. The center box with the hidden compartment which he made is sort of like what I'm making for the case on my cabriole base. When I need ideas for specific carving details or whatnot, I've been doing GoogleBooks searches for things like "Antique Furniture styles" or "Chippendale Furniture fretwork" or whatever specific thing I'm looking for. Tommys bombe series is epic. Wish that was on TV !! Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 3 minutes ago, davewyo said: and I've been watching Tommy Mac videos from his build of the Bombe' Secretary for inspiration. I knew it! As soon as I saw those curved drawer blades I had a hunch the Bombe was your inspiration. It's looking great, Dave. I think you've put more time and effort into this project than I've ever put into any of mine. Quite the exercise in diligence. Well done. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted November 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 12 minutes ago, shaneymack said: Tommys bombe series is epic. Wish that was on TV !! No kidding. I watch those videos and gain so much respect for Tommy's skills and staying power, Plus, I grew up 32 miles from Boston, so I can actually understand what he's saying, know the references that he makes to local events, and feel embarrassment because my accent and mis-pronounciations of common words are just like his. I haven't lived in New England for twenty-five years or so, but I still sound like a moron. 9 minutes ago, Eric. said: I knew it! As soon as I saw those curved drawer blades I had a hunch the Bombe was your inspiration. Yeah. Good eye. Given what I'm doing, it's easy to draw inspiration from Tommy's video series on that Bombe. I watched them a couple/few years ago, and when I got into this Thing I went right back there to see what he had done. I won't go to the lengths he did, but the videos give a good basis for where I want to be heading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted November 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 After sizing my blanks and tracing out my pattern I cut the valances on the scroll saw. Then I cleaned them up with a chainsaw file and a triangular file. http:// 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post davewyo Posted November 9, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 9, 2016 So now that I have the case joinery completed I pulled the Thing apart http:// and marked out some layout lines. On the line which would be the margin of my columns I used a cutting guage. I also made a little profile that I'll use to carve the columns. http:// Starting on one of the back side columns I used a rasp to take off the corner to my layout lines. http:// Then I rounded that out to my next line. http:// Then I took a chisel and took down the edge of the column. http:// http:// After getting the margin set at each side of the column I work the radius down using a #7 sweep carving gouge, the straight chisel and the rasp. I check often with my little template along the way. http:// Some sandpaper. http:// And tomorrow I'll move onto the second column. http:// 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted November 9, 2016 Report Share Posted November 9, 2016 Awesome. I was waiting for the columns to emerge, didn't want to ask about them, was afraid you changed your mind lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post davewyo Posted November 10, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 I got the columns roughed out. http:// 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted November 10, 2016 Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 Some really incredible work Dave. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted November 10, 2016 Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 Unfortunately, these pictures don't show up on the crappy work computer so, I'm just now playing some catch up.. Beautiful "chainsaw" work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted November 10, 2016 Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 Very cool, Dave! I look forward to seeing those columns finished, they are going to add a lot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted November 10, 2016 Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 This is a great build! Way outside my current scope but awesome to be able to follow along. Thanks for sharing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post davewyo Posted November 11, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 Thanks everyone! I only got one little thing done today: http:// Cuz of this: http:// The guy backed right up to my shop and unloaded it indoors with the lift-gate. I had been dreading unloading this beast(had a few friends on call to help out), but no worries. It took me zero calories to get it in my shop. Amazing. http:// To replace this (which has served me well, sob). http:// 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 It died ? Or you killed it ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 It just shows to go Ya, it's not the machine but the beast behind it! Congrats on the new TS! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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