Bought some "lumber" today..

[bandit571]

Ok, to cut that radius...I could have used a coping saw....hands don't work well enough for that, anymore
so..a vintage saw was used
 

   
And a cut was made.   Then sanded to remove the saw marks...
 

   
Since my Stanley 45 does do rounded corners, and doesn't have a small cove cutter...had to use this thing
 

   
To make this sort of detail
 

   
Set  the case aside.  still need to make about a dozen plugs to cover screwholes, but case work is about done..
 

   
This was Friday's work session.   Today's was building a drawer, only to have to run down to the Blue_Borg and buy one more board

Still working through about 40 or so pictures of today's misadventures....stay tuned...

[Arlin Eastman]

I love the beads.

How are you going to cover up the screw holes in front?  Could you have drilled a counter bore hole on the inside and drilled the screw in there?

You do a really nice job using the planes.

[bandit571]

I love the beads.

How are you going to cover up the screw holes in front?  Could you have drilled a counter bore hole on the inside and drilled the screw in there?

You do a really nice job using the planes.

Screw holes will get a plug glued in, then trimmed to match the surrounding area.   IF I match the grain....plug will just vanish...

Don't have enough "fancy" wood for plugs...besides, she intends to paint the case,  but will leave the drawer...

[bandit571]

The "job" yesterday was to turn this freckled board..
 

   
Into the front of a drawer...

   
Handsaw work?

   
to get the blank to length.  smooth plane to flatten things out..

   
Then get out a few tools to make dovetails with..
 

   
Well, that is a start....stay tuned

[bandit571]

"Plan" was for through dovetails....so

   
Used the bit to set the bevel guage,  and lay out to cut the pins 

   
Then saw the lines
 

   
Then chop the waste.  Chop about halfway through from one side...

   
Then flip the board over and chop out the rest...

   
Then make the pins on the other end of the drawer front's blank.

Next?  Sides of the drawer...stay tuned

[bandit571]

Some of the boards used in building the case, had enough left over that I could set aside the two better ones, to act as the sides of the drawer. Had to trim the two to match each other....jack plane to match them for width..

   
Then trim for length...miter saw was not available, case was in the way, bandsaw to cut close to the lines,  then a block plane to "shoot" the ends square....
 

   
Then use the pins to mark the tails

   
Very sharp pencil...then the bandsaw to cut on the waste side of the lines.   I have a lot of trouble cutting angled cuts with a handsaw...keeps wanting to go straight
  Bandsaw , I can SEE the cuts...and add a few more in the waste part, to help remove the waste.  Then a chisel to chop what remains

   
Then a dry fit..

   
Rather a bit tight.   Then repeat the above for the other side piece....
Next episode?   We get groovy, stay tuned

[bandit571]

Dovetails were done, for now.  need to get groovy. 
 

   
Stanley 45.   I replaced the #23 bead cutter with a #12 straight cutter.   Set the fence so the 1/4" groove was a 1/4" from the bottom edge of the boards.   Set up a stop on the far end, and drove a screw to hold the near end...board was set so I had room over the side to clear the fence, if needed

   
Had to move the stop to do the two side pieces...

   
Depth stop was set for about 3/8" deep cut.  Had to back the cutter off a bit...cutter was a tad longer than the bead cutter was, and was cutting way too deep...and rough.   Backed it off to the thinnest cut I could do...worked much better. 

I rough cut a plywood panel to size....test fitted the parts together for a test fit in the case...

   
Plywood will need trimmed a bit..about an 1/8' too wide.  Got set up to do the back of the drawer.....and couldn't find a board to use



Decided I had enough "fun" for the day.   Had to go to the local Blue Borg, and buy a 1 x 6 x 4' board....I think I was paying extra..for the pound of staples in it
$5.34?
  Well...maybe today, and a bit of shop time, I can finish making a drawer?   Getting slow in my old age


Stay tuned

[bandit571]

Plywood trimmed for a better fit.   New board for the back is in the shop, cut to length and width..

   
dados laid out for the back to sit into the sides.  Mitre saw reset the cut 3/8" deep dados.....removed the waste..

   
Drill some countersunk pilot holes to attch the back to the sides..

   
Why change bits, when I can just change drill and all....

Spread some glue, apply a forest of clamps, and some screws...

   
Diagonal clamp to pull things square...

   
bench is full of drawer and clamps..looks like I get the rest of the day off?


Will let the glue cure overnight....and clean things up after that...need a couple screw to attach the plywood bottom to the back.   and a pair of knobs...Should be a "fun" day?   Stay tuned...

[Arlin Eastman]

I hope you can convince her NOT to paint the drawer front.  It looks to nice to do that.

[bandit571]

Removed the clamps late last night....test fitted into the case....a bit snug, will fix that when I clean the drawer up.   Need to install the knobs, makes it easier to slide the drawer.
   Being that this is a Monday, may not get much done today.
 

MRI this afternoon on my head....maybe they will find that Single Brain Cell Sketch Up in there?


Stay tuned..