Popular Post mdbuilder Posted October 2, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 2, 2021 After a bit of a break from the chest of drawers, time for a new project. I've got the 4 main Panels glued up and sanded flat. Started cutting dovetails tonight. This will be a semi machine cut process. Tails are cut with a Ridge Carbide blade ground to a 7 degree top angle. Also started by loading up a dado blade and cutting a very shallow rabbit on the back side of the tail boards which will assist with alignment when marking the pins. Once marked out I will cut the pin sides with a hand saw, remove a good chunk of the waste with a coping saw then clean up the rest with a mortising bit in the router with the bearing riding on the sawn pin walls. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mdbuilder Posted October 3, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 3, 2021 So, I started cutting the tails on the first wide board, that went fine until I made the cut going in the wrong direction on the end tail. I did cut a wedge off a piece of scrap I could glue back on but in the end I just flipped it around and cut it going the right way. One tail on the bottom will be a bit wider, most of it gets covered with the cove molding transitioning from the base anyway. Next I did a sample on scrap to test the pin cutting method and depth. That's when I discovered the mortising bit I thought was a 1/2" deep was actually 3/4 and will be unusable. There will be a 2 day delay waiting for another Amazon order. I set the depth greater to get the bearing riding on the pins and gave it a shot, works fine except the pins stick out a 1/4". 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mdbuilder Posted October 4, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 4, 2021 Gotta love Amazon, mortising bit with a half inch cutting depth arrived today. Works great, 1 corner down and three to go. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdbuilder Posted October 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2021 2nd corner down. Next up tomorrow is to cut the tails on the second long side and do corner 3 & 4. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mdbuilder Posted October 7, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 7, 2021 We have a box, corner #3 is a bit too tight and needs some tuning. Need to work on the frame and panel bottom while I wait on a bandsaw blade for cutting the curves on the base. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdbuilder Posted October 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 I've got the parts cut out for the bottom, little bit of sizing still to do. The three panels need to be narrowed so there is some expansion room available 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 8, 2021 Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 This is coming together quickly. So is your one leg vise adjustable or sliding? I like that setup but how do you account for different width work pieces? Can you come to my shop and help keep me this motivated. I'm having a hard time getting back into the swing of things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted October 8, 2021 Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 Yes, the bench vises need a little more explanation & demonstration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdbuilder Posted October 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 On 10/8/2021 at 8:08 AM, Chestnut said: This is coming together quickly. So is your one leg vise adjustable or sliding? I like that setup but how do you account for different width work pieces? Can you come to my shop and help keep me this motivated. I'm having a hard time getting back into the swing of things. Yes, the left vise is fixed and the right one slides along the whole width of the bench if you need it too. You can lift it up a half inch and remove it as well. The bottom rail of the bench has a 45 degree chamfer front and back so it is an upside down V shaped. The bottom of the vise chop that slides (back chop) has a V cut in it to mate. The top has a rabbit which mates with a groove in the underside of the top. I'll snap a few pics tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdbuilder Posted October 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 Here is a pic of the bottom of the sliding leg vise from one of my earlier threads. white wheels are skateboard parts to make it operate smoothly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdbuilder Posted October 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 This is the fixed leg vise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mdbuilder Posted October 8, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 Sliding to and fro... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted October 8, 2021 Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 That's pretty dang clever. Is it your invention? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mdbuilder Posted October 8, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 No, not my invention. When I built it in 2010 Roubo's were all the talk. I'm sure the idea came from either one of Schwartz's blog posts or the bench crafted site. The whole roller skate wheel thing on the bottom was me adapting cheap commercially available parts and shop made fixtures to duplicate the functionality that bench crafted was selling for several hundred dollars. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted October 8, 2021 Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 Blanket chest??? All I see is shop porn I love your tool cabinet!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdbuilder Posted October 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 On 10/8/2021 at 5:31 PM, pkinneb said: Blanket chest??? All I see is shop porn I love your tool cabinet!! LOL! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mdbuilder Posted October 8, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 Here are a few more current pics of the sliding vice, the upper rabbit fits in a groove routered into the underside of the top. There is also a piece of angle iron up there to reinforce the front edge. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdbuilder Posted October 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2021 Back to the chest, got the panels sized down a bit so there is some room for side to side movement. I'll glue it up tomorrow and cut the stopped dado's in the case panels. After sizing and rabbeting the bottom it'll be ready for glueup. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 9, 2021 Report Share Posted October 9, 2021 Looking darn nice! What finish will you apply? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdbuilder Posted October 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2021 Gonna go with the same finish I used on the chest of drawers, shellac on the inside, Danish oil and satin waterlox on the outside. Waterloo is the expensive component and I have quite a lot leftover from the chest project. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted October 9, 2021 Report Share Posted October 9, 2021 On 10/8/2021 at 4:39 PM, mdbuilder said: Tool Chest project In my other workbench thread SAC asked for some info on the wall han . . . Looking even better with age. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdbuilder Posted October 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2021 Cutting 5/16"*5/16" grooves for the bottom. Rabbits next then glue up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mdbuilder Posted October 9, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 9, 2021 Final fit check, need to fab up some cauls for glue up. For now, time to cut the grass 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdbuilder Posted October 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2021 Glue up in progress 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mdbuilder Posted October 10, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 10, 2021 Working my way around the corners doing cleanup, the lid sits flat on the top. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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