Isaac Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 Looking good! Just wondering, do you take your tools on the road a lot? what's the reason some people go for a chest like this vs. a wall shelf/cabinet? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted January 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 35 minutes ago, Isaac Gaetz said: Looking good! Just wondering, do you take your tools on the road a lot? what's the reason some people go for a chest like this vs. a wall shelf/cabinet? Thanks. I don't have a shop where to hang a cabinet, so yeah, I'm always moving my tools. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Hammer Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 Looks very nice! Can't wait to see the exterior! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted January 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 1 minute ago, Da Hammer said: Looks very nice! Can't wait to see the exterior! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted January 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 Got the wood ripped with my bandsaw and edge jointed with hand planes today. I wanted to use a local species so I went for eucalyptus, which also has the advantage of not being in the heavy side. Unfortunately my usual supplier was closed for vacation... so all I could get from another guy was a mass of cracks and knots. Luckily it was cheap. After getting rid of the imperfections and evaluating the results, I decided to change my jointing strategy to dowels, which is not that bad because I love dowels LOL. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted January 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 I finished cutting all the rails and stiles and now I'm drilling for the dowels. Made all the cross cuts with my miter saw. Once I had all the stiles cut, I made a couple of makeshift saddle squares, using off cuts from the stiles, to help me accurately reference the length of the rails without having to measure. I positioned the jigs for each side and used an aluminum guide with a couple of sliding protractors to set the length of the three distinct frame configurations I have in my design. I used the interior part, upside down, to clamp my jigs on the right corners for each length. After collecting each length, all I had to do was take the guide to my saw and set a stop. Of course I made a test cut before actually cutting the parts. They all fitted perfectly. I've used other methods in the past for this very same task but this one was the most accurate and fastest method ever. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted January 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 Dowel holes drilled out and my red pot of anxious dowels sitting on top. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 Wow! That's a lotta dowel holes! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted January 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 48 minutes ago, davewyo said: Wow! That's a lotta dowel holes! Yeah! 96 and counting! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 I've not had much success with dowels, especially multiple ones along one board. You've got to be dead nuts on for each and every one to fit. If yours works out, and I'm sure it will, you gotta teach this old man something. Looking good bud! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted January 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 1 minute ago, K Cooper said: I've not had much success with dowels, especially multiple ones along one board. You've got to be dead nuts on for each and every one to fit. If yours works out, and I'm sure it will, you gotta teach this old man something. Looking good bud! Thanks, Ken! Dowels will work! I've done this a thousand times LOL The secret is a good jig (I use steel bars and assemble my own jig depending on the joint) and most important, always reference the face of the pieces to be jointed. And take all necessary steps in order to prevent your jig from moving. That includes clamps, screws, whatever it takes. I mark all corners before starting and use masking tape on all the holes on my jigs which will not be drilled. When possible I attach a wooden fence to the jig and always clamp it to the face of the piece. Also when possible, I attach a small fence for the corner and slide out of the way if I have to index the jig, like on this pic: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 As is usually the case, you get out of it, what you put into it! I've been using a cheap ass jig from Rockler. I shouldn't say that. It will probably be "ok" if I were more accurate with my measurements. Thanks bud! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted January 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 23 minutes ago, K Cooper said: As is usually the case, you get out of it, what you put into it! I've been using a cheap ass jig from Rockler. I shouldn't say that. It will probably be "ok" if I were more accurate with my measurements. Thanks bud! Measurements are important but when it comes to drilling for dowels, they play no role. Referencing the same face on both boards is what you have to pay attention to. With my jigs that means I cannot use the same setup on both parts of the same joint: I have to move the wooden fence to the other side of the jig to drill the other part, because if I didn't do that, I wouldn't be referencing the same face on both parts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted January 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 Succesfully glued up the side frames. Here's one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 This is coming along nicely Daniel. Great work as always. Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 Nice progress Daniel. What's it like to work with eucalyptus. I always remember this small chest that my dad got from somewhere over sea's during the Pacific war. It always had a distinct aroma when you opened it, kind of like aromatic cedar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted January 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Chet K said: Nice progress Daniel. What's it like to work with eucalyptus. I always remember this small chest that my dad got from somewhere over sea's during the Pacific war. It always had a distinct aroma when you opened it, kind of like aromatic cedar. It smells nice. Easy to work with hand planes. The grain is not tight though, special care has to be taken in order to avoid splitting and/or tearout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted January 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 Dry fit #1. Everything fitting together quite well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Immortan D Posted January 18, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 I needed a molding and decided to make it myself. I started with a oversized board to make clamping easier. I just used carpet tape to attach it to my workbench. Then I used a rabbeting plane to clean the left part of the molding and also give it a slight angle. I had to supplement the fence to achieve the desired width. Again I used carpet tape and a piece of wood, slightly tapered. I ripped the board to the final width of my molding. Only selected parts will be used and yet I have to clean it up, but here's a pic anyways. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 Thats cool Daniel !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted January 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 22 minutes ago, shaneymack said: Thats cool Daniel !! Thanks Shane! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted January 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 I have a 13" by 7 1/2" panel I need to fit in a frame, both are 3/4" solid wood. I routed a 3/8" rabbet around all four sides of the panel and also on the back side of the frame. The width of those grooves is 1/2" and the panel's been sized in such way that, when installed, there's going to be a 1/4" visible groove all around the panel on both sides. Can I just glue the panel to the frame? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 No ! Panel will expand and contract,frame will not. Small part size means not much movement but there will be some and it could cause cracks or racking. You could tack in place with a few brads or screws. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted January 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 7 minutes ago, wdwerker said: No ! Panel will expand and contract,frame will not. Small part size means not much movement but there will be some and it could cause cracks or racking. You could tack in place with a few brads or screws. Thanks Steve. Brads sound perfect to me, didn't occur to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Just tack the center of the panel and leave about 3" from the corners with no nails . A slight gap on the width would be ideal. A 1/32 each side should be plenty. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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