Popular Post Chet Posted October 14, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 I started this Media Cabinet a while back and thought I would do a journal. I am finally getting around to posting here. This project is almost complete, I start the ARS top coats tomorrow. I know a lot is done here with SketchUp but I still use an older program called iDraw using A pencil and paper. I am using Quarter Sawn White Oak and was going for some what of an Arts and Craft look, only mine is pretty simple and gets the Arts and Craft look more from the couple of pieces of hardware and the finish that I chose. There were some things I haven't done before like doing a draw bore mortise and tenon. This came about because I presently don't have 60 inch clamps and didn't feel like buying any at this time. So I did the draw bore to attach the top and bottom rails to the legs, front and back. Another first, I used a four step stain and finish process to get the color I wanted with the white oak. Normally I let the natural color of the wood do the talking. I will warn you ahead of time, there are some missing parts to this journal. I get to working and in a zone of sorts and forget to take pictures but i am pretty sure we have seen milling and glue ups. Here is a simple drawing that I worked from. The only absolute measurements were those of the center section because of some electrical components the will be housed there. Everything else is built off of that. First thing I did was layout everything, for the most part, for rough cuts. Then the first thing I glued up was the blanks for the legs. I would have prefer to make these out of 8/4 material but my local place doesn't care quarter sawn white oak in 8/4 For some reason. I got distracted and forgot to go back and clean up the squeeze out when it skinned over so I cleaned it up with a beater block plan. While the legs were in the clamps I started on the top and bottom rails. I was having some problems with my jointer and didn't feel like fiddling with it at the moment so I preped the rails with my low angle jack. Then I laid out the mortises in the legs. Can't believe how ugly this wood looks in these pictures. I rigged up a couple of start and stop blocks and used my router with two edge guides to cut the mortises. Then squared them up with the chisels. Stay tuned... 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 Looks awesome Chet! Knowing where that's going to live in your house, that should fit in awesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 I'm in on this one too, nice work Chet! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 Looks like a really nice plan and a good start Chet! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 Now I'm considering 2 edge guides for my little Dewalt plunge router, thanks for helping me spend more . Guess I had it coming, I'm sure I've done it plenty of times myself. Nice looking project . I'll be following along. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted October 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 35 minutes ago, wdwerker said: Now I'm considering 2 edge guides for my little Dewalt plunge router, thanks for helping me spend more well if you want to go to the heart of the problem, I got the idea from Kev. It works out great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 6 minutes ago, Chet said: well if you want to go to the heart of the problem, I got the idea from Kev. It works out great. We used that when we cut the mortise for the leg vise on Chet's bench. I can't take the credit but, I don't recall where I saw it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estesbubba Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 Looking forward to watching this! A carbide paint scraper is great for removing glue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan G Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 Looking great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chet Posted October 15, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 I forgot to post this the other day. This was after all the mortises were all cleaned up. My five year grand daughter came out will I was doing this, spotted the mallet, thought it was cool looking and decided she needed to help me hit the chisel. So I lined up the chisel, she took careful aim and hit my hand. But after a couple of trys she got the hang of it and actually did pretty good. First thing I did when I got back to it was glue up the side panels so they would be ready when it came time to attach the legs. I used some biscuits for alinement. Then into the clamps. I did some needed layout on the top and bottom rails. Hard to see in the photo. Then I cut the tenons on the table saw and adjusted the fit with the plane. This was the first photo fail, no pictures but here is one of the first dry fit. Thats it. It was a short day. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 7 minutes ago, Chet said: she took careful aim and hit my hand. When my kids want to "help" me in the shop...I've got two words for ya: sandpaper - scraps That is all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted October 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 1 hour ago, Eric. said: When my kids want to "help" me in the shop...I've got two words for ya: sandpaper - scraps That is all. She is only five but she is to smart for that. She wants to be were the fun is. She is pretty tenacious at working through a problem or skill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chet Posted October 16, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 I laided out the angle for the bottom of the legs. I stood them up in their orientation to double check their placement. Cut them at the band saw to the strong side of the line. And then cleaned them up back to the line with my smoother. And finally sanded them on all for sides before gluing up the legs and side panel. Along with these two side and leg glue ups, I also had the the bottom and two center dividers in the clamps. Then I made up these two pieces... what ever they're called. The tongue that is facing down to the bench will go in dados on the top and bottom back side rails. The 3/4 inch groove down the center will hold the two center panels that will create the center section of the cabinet and the 90 angle at the top left of the left piece and top right of the right piece when in place will create the groove for the back panels on the left and right sections. Stay tuned for more. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 I'm in on this one to. Looking to see how much you can make Steve spend. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estesbubba Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 Looking good Chet! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 Like seeing your cabinet build Chet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 Lovin' the ride-a-long. Thanks for taking us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 CHET!! Why is your drawing the cleanest and most beautiful handwriting ever? So precise too! All my sketches look like a 4 year old did it and my builds all look like an 8 year old built them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted October 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 I took two years of drafting in high school, again all pencil and paper, about 20+ years before CAD was even thought about. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 In one of your first pics, I noticed 4 squares on your bench next to some qswo. And I wondered why. Now I know, you needed one square for each leg. Makes perfect sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 30 minutes ago, Chet said: I took two years of drafting in high school, again all pencil and paper, about 20+ years before CAD was even thought about. Me too, except I did half and half. I won state with an autocad drawing and a pencil/paper drawing .... mine are still sloppy though when I do it myself haha. Maybe one day I will slow down and make pretty drawings and more accurate to scale drawings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted October 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 50 minutes ago, RichardA said: In one of your first pics, I noticed 4 squares on your bench next to some qswo. And I wondered why. Now I know, you needed one square for each leg. Makes perfect sense to me. Each square had a different part or the measurements for the layout of the mortises at the top and bottom of the legs. I like to leave them set up until the mortises are finished just in case I mess up and have to layout a back up part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 I do as well young'un, I was tugging on your leg. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chet Posted October 18, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 I spent one day doing nothing but milling, gluing up and putting a final size to panels. One bottom panel, 2 center section dividers, 3 back panels, 2 selves and the top, which I wish I hadn't done because it kept getting in the way. The next thing I did was take the two door stiles that would get hinge mortises and the two legs to match. I put down some blue tape and traced the hinge onto that with my marking knife and then removed the tape were the hinge would go. I did this with the blue tape to create a better contrast for me to remove most of the waste with my router, easier for me to see the tape border then a pencil or knife line. Hogged out most of the waste. And finished up with the chisel. I am happy with that. And finally I stated the assembly. First the top and bottom rails, front and back. Again I was using a draw bore mortise and tenon joint here and because the day was a little warm and I didn't know how it was going to go for the first time down this road, I used some Titebond III to give me a little time to work. But as it turned out all things went pretty well. One peg snapped just as it came through on the back side but no big problems. Then I put in the bottom, the two center section panels and gave the back panels a test fit. And a view of the back. There will be more to come. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 I like the blue tape Idea. Your very good with a chisel. Cabinet is looking good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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