Mark J Posted January 15, 2022 Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 I think the only way I could cut that straight with a hand saw would be with a guide board, maybe two, one on each side of the saw. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post h3nry Posted January 18, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 I cut out the boards for the moveable shelves ... nothing exciting, just boards milled 6 square ... but a great excuse to use the new shooting board Then there was no putting off the glue-up much longer ... And finally the moment of truth ... does it fit in the door-frame ... yes! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted January 18, 2022 Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 Sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted January 18, 2022 Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 That's awesome looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post h3nry Posted January 27, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 27, 2022 Time to start work on the cabinet doors ... I've never made doors before ... After ripping the stock, I put a profile on the inside edge, first with the planes then I decided to make a scraper to finish it off ... unfortunately I don't really have any metralwork tools and I ended up with a little nick on the cove, so it still needed some quite heavy sanding to smooth off. Then ploughed a groove for the panels ... and some mortice and tenon joints ... gives me four door frames ... Finally the mortices for the locks and latches ... and the cabinet door frames are done ... not perfect by any means, but a good start. Next I have to decide what to do for the panels ... the upper doors I want to be glazed, and the lower doors with solid panels ... but I'd like something a bit more interesting than just plain square. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted January 27, 2022 Report Share Posted January 27, 2022 On 1/26/2022 at 6:31 PM, h3nry said: ... then I decided to make a scraper to finish it off... Re your shop made scraper how did you prep the edge, or do you file it to the desired shape and go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h3nry Posted January 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2022 On 1/27/2022 at 10:49 AM, pkinneb said: Re your shop made scraper how did you prep the edge, or do you file it to the desired shape and go? I wasn't exactly sure what was best ... I made sure I filed in one direction, so that any burr was on the side I wanted it, and that was about all I could think of ... so then I just used it It seemed to work ok for light duty, I think it was a good thing that the profile was 90% ready from the planes. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post h3nry Posted February 24, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 It's been a while since I posted a progress update here ... there has been some progress. I decided to make the upper cabinet doors with an arch feature. That meant first cutting out the curved pieces and puting the moulding profile on the inside ... Then scribing the position of the joint onto the rail and stile of the door: And cutting the tongue and groove joint ... first remove the moulding profile, then cut the tongues on the frame, and the groove in the arch. And finally after some delicate paring to get the joints to fit I have arched doors. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post h3nry Posted February 24, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 Now to add the glazing bars ... the bars were made 1" wide with the same moulding profile as the door frame on both sides. I didn't take any photos of the joinery, but the bars are connected to the frame with a small mortice and tenon, and with the moulding pared back to 45 degrees on each side. Cutting the M&Ts was straight forward enough, but paring down the 45s accurately was challenging, and I didn't do a perfect job. Gotta reduce this gap to nothing without taking away too much ... First the central vertical bar, and the horizontal bar at the top: And then the other horizontal bars ... these crossed the vertcal bar with bridal joints (and double the number of 45s to get right). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post h3nry Posted February 24, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 Eventually I had to tackle the hard part ... the curved glazing bar that follows the arch on the inside. Part of what was worrying me was that the grain orientation would not be running along the bar, and so might compromise strength. I thought about ways I might get the grain around the curve, but eventually just laid them out on a piece of wood and hoped it would work out OK. cutting and fairing the curve, and adding the moulding ... I can't use the planes on the curve, and the scraper wasn't much help on the inside, so carving gouges it was ... Again this was joined with small M&T joints at each end ... but the tenon on one end was quite weak due to the grain orientation (but once glued in it seems to be reasonably ok). ANd finally a diagonal bar from the middle of the inside arch to the outside arch ... I don't know how the glazing will procede ... but that's a problem for another day. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted February 24, 2022 Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 Beautiful!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post h3nry Posted March 10, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 I've been working on the panels for the lower cabinet doors. The plan was for a carved design, so the first challenge was to work out a design, and then transfer it to the panels ... First to cut back the background to a base level ... This is one of the few times when I surrender to the dark side and break out the power tools ... I've tried it by hand in the past ... and, it stopped being fun before I finished ... I've got a router, I don't need to do that again. Then to start carving ... my carving skills are still pretty crude, so no photos of me hacking away at the wood. For the design in the centre of the panels I eventually decided on some birds that I found pictured on an antique french sideboard ... not sure I've done justice to the originals ... but before the panels can go into the frame I need to rabbet the back ... And finally a test fit of the lower cabinet doors. They still need some tidying up, and there are still a few burn marks from the router that need removing ... then I have some tedious sanding ahead of me. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 That is a lovely bit of work! I have to admire you for having the patience to develop your carving skills, they add so much to a piece of furniture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 Wow that is impressive!! Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post h3nry Posted March 20, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 Building drawers ... The boxes all fit together well enough ... Dovetails definitely not perfect, but the back ones won't be seen, and the half-blinders will be covered up by the cock-beading. making the beading, my rip saw was a bit too aggressive to cut the 1/8 width and I kept splitting the wood ... so I ended up using the joinery saw on a long cut like this. Not really the best method, but it got the cut done. They fit! slowly beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel ... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 Wow, that is looking great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post h3nry Posted April 15, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 15, 2022 Got a bit of catching up to do here ... Time to work on the columns that cover the sides of the "door". I have the main blanks roughed out already, but they need a bit of decoration and for months I have been failing to decide on a design ... so it's time to stop procrastinating and just get cutting on whatever the latest bdesign is ... first cut out some rough blanks. Then a bit of bulk shaping ... And mounted onto plywood for the carving ... finished ornaments ... ready for attaching to the columns. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post h3nry Posted April 15, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 15, 2022 A few final tasks ... I don't know why Lee Valley sell the strike plates for locks without holes in them ... but that means I need to practise a bit more metalwork. O also need some plugs to cover the screws that attach the frame to the wall ... I don't have a plug-cutter, so I turned some on the lathe. Now I need to carry it asll upstairs for the final installation ... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post h3nry Posted April 15, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 15, 2022 And finally all finished and installed ... and the door still opens, swinging very snoothly on its hinge. A hidden latch locks the cabinet in place so it can';t just be casually pulled open ... 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted April 15, 2022 Report Share Posted April 15, 2022 Very, very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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