shaneymack Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 Great piece and great work! Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted June 15, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 Got a few pics in a better setting. It was a bit deeper than the hearth so I used a piece of cherry scrap as a prop. Trying to show off the butterflied raised panels . . . I liked the way the figure on the lower stretcher worked out. This gives a good view of the elevations. The chatoyance in the corner posts is kinda fun. I tried to be conscientious with the figure on the short lowers too. Oh look, I missed some spots when I was dusting it off I feel I got lucky on the top. Even when you pull two boards from the same blank you can get surprised. This one worked out nicely. Now that it is out of the shop I guess I am out of excuses for starting the changing table topper. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 THAT is what you call fine furniture. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 Signed and dated ? I love the drunks eye view shots ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted June 16, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 12 hours ago, wdwerker said: Signed and dated ? I love the drunks eye view shots ! On the light maple back, upper left corner, there is a 2017 penny inset and "From Grampa Glenn" along with my sig. I hope it is around long enough for them to not even know who I am 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Maybe they will marvel at the penny since they won't use them anymore one day ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 5 minutes ago, gee-dub said: I hope it is around long enough for them to not even know who I am No reason why a piece like that won't be around for at least a couple hundred years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Nice work Gee! I suppose that goes without saying, though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 That is just stupendous Gee. Masterful work indeed. The color is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisc Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 That's a stunning piece of furniture. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted June 17, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 Just when you thought it was over . . . . Finally put in some time on the topper. But first, let me wander a bit. It is a trip how we become so comfortable in our own shop. A lot like using our own laptop as opposed to one belonging to someone else (why would they set it up like that!?!). My jointer has a mobile base but only really moves enough to let me reach the lumber rack or mill slightly longer stock. I had moved it in to position, shimmed one wheel with the shim I keep stashed on the machine to make up for my sloped garage floor, and proceeded to mill my lumber. I just happened to look over and notice how little clearance I give myself as a matter of coarse without even thinking about it. Normally I hate to be crowded in the shop but, all you really need is enough room to do the job, right? For safety sake I do keep the area I stand and move around in well cleared. Don't want ya to get the wrong idea here. It was just an oddball observation. I resawed and rough milled some of the stock I had already selected to match the dresser. I did some rabbets at the tablesaw which often leaves me with a bit of clean up (I feel safer this way as far as botching the part goes). The little bit that is left is often easier to clean up by making a knife cut. And a couple of cuts with a wide chisel clean things up nicely. So here's the rough idea. I have to knock off now and do a little BBQing and laying about. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted June 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 I lean toward sliding dovetails for stuff like this. I have a router sled that I use for a few things; making a stopped sliding DT away from an easily guided edge is one of them. I use a stop in the miter slot and you get this. Put the mating profile on the end of the divider and you get this. Just checking the fit from the bottom. I knock a bit off one end of the divider's DT and round it sith a rasp to fit the stopped router bit cut slot I match the arch on the lower stretchers of the dresser on this rear part of the topper. One of the things I love about sliding DT's. I'll give it a bit and then slide the other one home. For the divider's position on this thing the mechanical joint is sufficient. I add a dab of glue for the last inch anyway . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted June 20, 2017 Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 So you mount your work in the sled and then push the sled to the bit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted June 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 9 hours ago, Chet K said: So you mount your work in the sled and then push the sled to the bit? Yep. Basically just a piece of ply with replaceable ZCI's and t-tracks for the fence and holddowns. I just run a single rail in the miter slot as the sled is mostly used for smaller parts. You can see I have only used the front portion of the sled so far although I have done several projects with it. You can also just see the stop in the lower right corner of the first picture which I use for stopped cuts. The fence adjusts to 45+ degrees either way and it comes in handy enough to earn its keep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan G Posted June 20, 2017 Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 Great tip with the sled! I have been learning so many new things following along with this thread. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted June 22, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 SWMBO has concerns that there was an area that the changing pad did not cover and held a sharp edge. I added stopped roundover to this area at the head and foot of the changing pad compartment. Would have been easier before I assembled it but, I digress. I grab a square milled piece of scrap out of the bin and clamp it to the 1/2" wide surface I want to ride the router on. This gives me more than enough support to get through the operation without botching things up too badly. The end result does not photo well but, perhaps will show better after the finish is on. Quick shot of the exposed sliding DT at the front of the assembly. Rabbeted corners and the sliding DT divider are all there is to this thing except for the bottom panel. And after a first run of finishing protocol. This will cure for a couple of days and then I'll finish it up . . . famous last words. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwood Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Looking good Gee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Gee, guestions, asked as a student and not as a critic. On the rabbets in the topper shown in your pics, why are they cut so deep? To give more end grain gluing surface area. Will the "topper/changing table" sit on top of the chest of drawers or will it be free standing? It's been a long time since I've changed diapers and then, it wasn't on something this nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted June 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 15 minutes ago, K Cooper said: Gee, guestions, asked as a student and not as a critic. On the rabbets in the topper shown in your pics, why are they cut so deep? To give more end grain gluing surface area. Will the "topper/changing table" sit on top of the chest of drawers or will it be free standing? It's been a long time since I've changed diapers and then, it wasn't on something this nice. The rabbets are cut deep for appearances sake. This . . . Instead of this . . . The topper will have a birch veneer ply bottom with felt runners. It will set on the dresser and be attached at the rear by metal straps that will connect the two assemblies together. I will pre-drill positions for having the top flush right, flush left or centered but, new holes could be easily drilled wherever required. Kinda like so . . . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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