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RE: Something to build with - bandit571 - 07-09-2022
Time to get caught up, a bit....back of the desk needed planed...
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Junior Jack took care of that...
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Then marked the board for width...
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Was kind of hoping I'd get rid of that knot...oh well...set this in the vise..
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Joint the edge down to the line....leave this sit a spell..
Dig out the Socket Maker..
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That fence was going to get moved quite a few times..
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Sockets done on all four ends....ready to be traced around, to make the matching Tails...
Stay tuned..
RE: Something to build with - bandit571 - 07-09-2022
Friday night..got bored...decided to put in a little more shoptime...until the cramps return...
Traced around a set of sockets...
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Fine tuned the traced lines with the bevel gauge/square..take the board over to the bandsaw..cut on the waste side of the lines ...
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Back to the bench, cut a knife wall, then chop a bit on the show face..
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Flip the board over, and finish the chopping..
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Test the fit...
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There was an issue with one of the sockets not quite deep enough....fixed that one.
Repeat for the other end of this board..
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This time around, 2 out of 4 sockets were not deep enough....grrrr..
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By this time, I was getting a bit sore....decided to put a couple clamps on things..
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And see how things are looking...and that was it for Friday night
Stay tuned..
RE: Something to build with - bandit571 - 07-10-2022
Saturday...after the yard got mowed, after the weeds were whacked....after the Boss was taken to Wal E World and back...THEN I spent a little bit of shop time..
Tracing more sockets..
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Bevel gauge to "refine the lines" to I can see them,
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Then the bandsaw, to cut on the waste side of the lines...trying to leave the lines...
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Add the knife wall...first chops are on the "show" side/face..
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Just enough that there won't be any blow-outs, when I chop from the other face
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Then, try a test fit...starts well enough..
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But....
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Refuses to set all the way down? Hmmmm....
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A few whacks of a chisel...and, clean out the crumbs, this time..
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That's a little better? Repeat for the other corner....
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And a full Dry Fit...
So...sometime today ( IF the Boss allows..) I can take all of this apart, set up the Stanley 45 to plough a 1/4" x 1/4" groove along the bottom edges of the sides, to house a 1/4" plywood panel....And see if that will be enough for one day....
Stay tuned...
RE: Something to build with - bandit571 - 07-11-2022
Stanley 45 is set up..
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Had to build 4 different jigs...one per side...as each side is different...
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whether it be for width..
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or an angled edge..
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Being different direction..( and a different length side)
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Then dry fit a couple sides, to mark out where to cut the plywood panel..
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Bandsaw leaves a wavy line, Junior Jack soon straightens out..another dry fit, with the plywood..
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Then take this all apart, add the glue, cauls and clamps..
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And a square to check all the corners...
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Close enough for the girls we go with?
Sunday was a bit busy....floor had a slight "Krunch" to it...
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Swept this mess up, called it a day....let this sit a day..
Stay tuned..
RE: Something to build with - bandit571 - 07-13-2022
Ok..up-date....clamps came off...needed to work on the glue joints..
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The top needed a bevel as well...
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Before it was glued into place...
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Let this sit a day....then see about a matching bevel for the lid...
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Then tried to level things up a bit...
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Then got into way too big of a hurry....and fought the hinges...
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Yep, these.....kept wondering WHY things weren't lining out....pilot holes for the screws wound up being stripped out....took a long break..
Came back to the shop.....looked things over......lid was upside down...Grrrrr.. Hinges were trashed...new ones dug out...and surface mounted..
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These will be "Stand-ins" for now....until I get better ones. And maybe inlay/inset them. Front of the lid had a small sliver split off....decided to do a round-over along the edge..
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Not much...
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Which bring things up to today's Follies....
Stay tuned..
RE: Something to build with - BpB123 - 07-13-2022
(07-13-2022, 05:51 PM)bandit571 Wrote: Ok..up-date....clamps came off...needed to work on the glue joints..
The top needed a bevel as well...
Before it was glued into place...
Let this sit a day....then see about a matching bevel for the lid...
Then tried to level things up a bit...
Then got into way too big of a hurry....and fought the hinges...
Yep, these.....kept wondering WHY things weren't lining out....pilot holes for the screws wound up being stripped out....took a long break..
Came back to the shop.....looked things over......lid was upside down...Grrrrr.. Hinges were trashed...new ones dug out...and surface mounted..
These will be "Stand-ins" for now....until I get better ones. And maybe inlay/inset them. Front of the lid had a small sliver split off....decided to do a round-over along the edge..
Not much...
Which bring things up to today's Follies....
Stay tuned..
It’s looking good!
I appreciate you sharing the journey!
RE: Something to build with - bandit571 - 07-14-2022
More of a PIP, but...
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A coat of Witch's Brew Stain has been brushed on...
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A few details have been added, it wold seem..
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Something to keep the pad from sliding off...
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Something to keep the lid shut....open the lid...
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The dividers were spaced to a perfect fit of a yellow "Legal" pad in the middle....and maybe some 3"x 5" index cards...and a few pens, pencils...
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Have since given this a second coat of stain..and wiped that down...waiting to see how that dries...
Stay tuned..
RE: Something to build with - Arlin Eastman - 07-14-2022
Boy o boy the wood looks great and the box came out as nice as well.
Have you ever made some chairs before?
RE: Something to build with - bandit571 - 07-14-2022
Have made one Rocking chair over the last 10 years.....
RE: Something to build with - bandit571 - 07-15-2022
New hinges have been installed...
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They are thin enough, that I can just surface mount them..
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And then, I brushed a seal coat of Amber Shellac ....letting it dry a while....maybe after Lunch, today....I can rub it down with some 0000 steel wool, wipe that down...then..
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One nice (maybe?) thing about taking all these photos....
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Defects you might have missed, show up quite well for the camera.....so, while I was installing the new hinges...I cranked THAT screw down tight...
We'll see how today goes.....stay tuned..