07-29-2014, 03:49 PM
I started work on my hand tool cabinet. I thought I would post some pics as I go. I am an extremely average woodworker and a slightly less than average photographer. So this won't be magazine quality, but should be fun anyway.
I got the lumber milled up last night and hope to get the sides, top and bottom cut to size tonight so I can start on the dovetails.
Rough cut to size, ready for the planer:
I will explain the chalk marks below:
And since it is a hand tool cabinet, I figure I better use a few hand tools along the way. Here I am flattening the faces after skip planning the boards.
Regarding the chalk marks on the sides of the boards in the second pic, I want to have the doors and sides grain match up. So I cut them out of one wider board. The sides will be 5-1/2" deep and the doors will be 3" deep. So I marked the edges of both sides pieces with the outside door sides so I can make sure to keep them together. (This may make more sense later)
More pics coming soon...
I got the lumber milled up last night and hope to get the sides, top and bottom cut to size tonight so I can start on the dovetails.
Rough cut to size, ready for the planer:
I will explain the chalk marks below:
And since it is a hand tool cabinet, I figure I better use a few hand tools along the way. Here I am flattening the faces after skip planning the boards.
Regarding the chalk marks on the sides of the boards in the second pic, I want to have the doors and sides grain match up. So I cut them out of one wider board. The sides will be 5-1/2" deep and the doors will be 3" deep. So I marked the edges of both sides pieces with the outside door sides so I can make sure to keep them together. (This may make more sense later)
More pics coming soon...