Kirk Amidon
11-12-2010, 7:48 AM
I recently "completed" the first phase of a larger project. The project is a 22 foot set of built ins in the basement This phase included the base cabinets, the corresponding face frames and the aquarium stand.
This is how the aquarium stand looks:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/nodima/BasementBuiltIns/IMG_7435-1.jpg
All the joints in the face frame and doors were M&T done by hand, and the panel raising was done with hand planes. First the panels were marked using a #45, and the sloped edges were done with a combination of planes 5's, 4's, 3's and 78. These were my 3rd through 6th panels done by hand, and the first ones done in oak. Posting here in Neanderthal due to this fact, and also as a thank you to all who have posted how-to's and encouragement to take on these tasks by hand.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/nodima/BasementBuiltIns/IMG_0528.jpg
The finish is very simple - a wiping stain 'Provincial', followed by 3 coats of Minwax Poly diluted 50% with mineral spirits. The test piece is shown above, and was the left of the two stains.
The tank is a Marineland 180 gal, housing Kigoma Frontosa from Lake Tanganyika.
Oh yeah, the next phase includes 14 more doors for the rest of the lower units!:eek: See you sometime next year!
This is how the aquarium stand looks:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/nodima/BasementBuiltIns/IMG_7435-1.jpg
All the joints in the face frame and doors were M&T done by hand, and the panel raising was done with hand planes. First the panels were marked using a #45, and the sloped edges were done with a combination of planes 5's, 4's, 3's and 78. These were my 3rd through 6th panels done by hand, and the first ones done in oak. Posting here in Neanderthal due to this fact, and also as a thank you to all who have posted how-to's and encouragement to take on these tasks by hand.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/nodima/BasementBuiltIns/IMG_0528.jpg
The finish is very simple - a wiping stain 'Provincial', followed by 3 coats of Minwax Poly diluted 50% with mineral spirits. The test piece is shown above, and was the left of the two stains.
The tank is a Marineland 180 gal, housing Kigoma Frontosa from Lake Tanganyika.
Oh yeah, the next phase includes 14 more doors for the rest of the lower units!:eek: See you sometime next year!