wdwerker Posted May 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 They don't let us post pictures like that on this board ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wdwerker Posted June 13, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 Finally got back in the swing of things. The other day the Bosch cordless 12v trim router was discussed. I used my little 12v sabersaw to cut out for the junction box for the light fixture at the top of the arch. I am so glad to get both arches glued up. Getting the joints tight and everything even was far tougher than I ever imagined. I got the face frames built for the base cabinets and started dry assembly of the base cabinets today. At least I'm back on a roll. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted June 13, 2018 Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 Awesome work as usual Steve. Absolutely pro work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted June 13, 2018 Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 Always enjoy watching. Nice technical build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted June 13, 2018 Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 Looking great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wdwerker Posted June 14, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 To mount the bottom of the base cabinet up 1 1/2" I marked a line on the side and clamped the bottom with the underside facing up on the line. This works with biscuit machines as well as the Domino. Always watch your plunge depth settings. I'm using 6 x 40 tenons. So 15mm plunge downward into the side then 25mm into the edge of the bottom. The pictures are of my test cuts. I had the depth at 20mm and went through the side. Make test cuts and learn from your mistakes I cut the plunges down into the sides first . I use a scrap to support the machine from trying to tip. You can see the alignment mark on the underside of the bottom board. Then I cut the 25mm deep mortices into the edge of the bottom. The distance from the bit to the bottom of the machine down from the line and up from the bottom board is the same. So anywhere you can draw a line and clamp the 2nd part you can make a joint. Straight or at any angle the line is drawn. I use clamps from each side when working with the full size parts. The test fitted joint is propped up by the scrap. My 1 1/2" faceframe scrap is pulled away so you can see. Perfect fit requires perfect alignment when clamping before you cut the mortices. The fussier you are in getting the boards clamped the better the results. This can be the most time consuming part of making this kind of joint. Dry fitted the cabinet parts and called it a day. There is a 1/4" X 1/4" groove for the back to fit into . It's cut 3/4" in from the back edge. A 3/4" ply crosspiece goes behind the back to stiffen & square the case. We screw through the 1/4 ply & the crosspiece to mount the cabinets to the wall. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 Plan your work and work your plan. Your attention to detail is pretty darn cool. Looking good bud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted June 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 I'm looking forward to starting the mantlepiece. Should give me a chance to give the new Bosch 12" Glide mitersaw a good workout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wdwerker Posted June 23, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted June 23, 2018 We built plywood box columns and the center field of the mantle just with glue & brads. Then we basically built face frames and sized all the crosspieces so that 2 3/16 would be exposed after all the moldings were run.p Then the fun started. Running the little 5/16 trim around the inside of every recess had so many almost identical pieces to miter. I used my bar gauges to measure the inside dimensions, pre cut parts a little bit long then cut all the miters with my miter trimmer. https://www.highlandwoodworking.com/mitertrimmer.aspx Close up of the guillotine blade cutting the 5/16" x 1/2" trim I made on the router table then ripped off the blank. My shortest set of rods for the bar gauges wouldn't fit sideways on the columns so I used my dial calipers. I pre cut the miter on one end of every blank then used the bar gauges to mark the length. 28 pieces mitered and glued in took about 90 minutes. Those micro clamps & super glue made quick work of installing all the little pieces. It's all getting painted and filling a bunch of brad holes would have gotten old real quick. Then I started in on the cove molding. Made several mistakes cutting on the wrong side of the blade and almost ran out of trim. I glued the offcut back on and let it dry for 20-30 minutes before cutting the final piece. I left gluing & micro-pinning the cove for Monday. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted June 23, 2018 Report Share Posted June 23, 2018 Simply WOW! Super nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted June 23, 2018 Report Share Posted June 23, 2018 Between your work and Derek's work, my head is exploding. Damn nice tight joint's and top notch craftsmanship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted June 23, 2018 Report Share Posted June 23, 2018 That is some super fine work Steve. The cove molding looks like it is some kind of hard wood. I am guessing it still gets painted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted June 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2018 Leftover cherry cove molding from a job almost 20 years ago. It was finished and I had space in the rack so it didn't get trashed. That's why I was freaking out about making too many mis-cuts . Almost impossible to find an exact match. Same supplier still offers it but the knives get sharpened and the profile can alter slightly. That would force me to recut all of the pieces. I will take a closeup of my repair next week. It was Friday afternoon, 95 degrees in the shop and I was drenched in sweat. Paint is almost a misnomer on this job. I'm using the same pre-cat waterbourne that I normally use, but this will be tinted to match a medium greenish gray paint chip. The results will be closer to lacquer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted June 23, 2018 Report Share Posted June 23, 2018 It looks like I expected it to look, which is top notch! I used a miter trimmer for a long time, but after I bought the Shooting Plane, I sold it. A plane blade is a lot easier to sharpen than the big Lion Trimmer blades, but fortunately, neither needs it very often. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 Very nice!! Those are some clean miters there!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted June 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 I can sharpen my blades on my Tormek but nothing bigger will fit. A shooting plane is on my want list. A miter trimmer is a nice quiet dust free tool and they are cheaper than a nice shooting plane. It's surprising they aren't more common. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 Great work Steve. Outstanding attention to detail. PAINT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 4 hours ago, wdwerker said: It's surprising they aren't more common. Yea, Norm used one all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDi Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 Beautiful work Steve. Your attention to detail is inspiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 It all look beautiful. Then you add that cherry cove and it makes the piece amazing. A very long time ago I made some big cove like that and did it on a table saw. I clamped a diagonal on the saw top. Then in very small increments raise the saw blade and run the stock along the clamped straight edge. The more you raised it, it needed smaller raises as the work progressed. I won't do that again but it did work. If I needed it today I'd pay to have it made or order it if available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted June 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 I think it's about 1 1/8" radius cove. The next layer is 4 1/2" - 5" crown then a 10 1/2" x 1 5/8" mantle shelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wdwerker Posted June 26, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted June 26, 2018 We glued down the cove pieces then cut & glued the waist molding around both columns and across the bottom of the field. Then it was on to the framework to support the crown. Getting the angles right wasn't fun. Once the angles & supports we're all cut I called it a day. I want be fresh to cut the big crown tomorrow. You can see the sample piece of large maple crown clamped above the front column. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted June 26, 2018 Report Share Posted June 26, 2018 As I can’t get enough of this, I went back and reread the whole thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pwk5017 Posted June 26, 2018 Report Share Posted June 26, 2018 I may have missed it, but why go through the trouble of mitering and gluing so many pieces of trim versus constructing those pieces like a typical frame and panel with a coped profile? Maybe your process for measuring and mitering is faster than I am imagining. Looking forward to to seeing this thing installed with paint on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted June 26, 2018 Report Share Posted June 26, 2018 Looks great Steve! Amazing how many parts it takes to make the whole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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