Daniel Rode
02-23-2015, 9:46 PM
I don't think to take many pictures or document my work well but this is the most Neander build I've attempted thus far. I used power tools for rough dimensioning and to cut the leg tapers. Pretty much everything else was done by hand. Chisel, saw and plane. Roughing the tenons is only powered joinery task. I used the table saw and dado blade. I get close to my knife lines and clean the shoulder up with a chisel and the tenon faces with my router plane.
My Record 043 Plow arrived just in time to do the drawer bottom grooves :) I made a larger fence and got the iron razor sharp and made a couple of practice grooves. I still need some practice, but the grooves look perfect from the top and even decent on the bottom. It's a easy tool to use. The nice thing about match work with hand tools is I don't care if it's 1/4" dead on. I planed the panel to fit the groove and all's good.
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It's a Shaker inspired table designed to fit an awkward area in my front hall. I had to play with the proportions until I got something that fit the space but still felt balanced. I settled on 10" x 16" x 27 5/8".
The constant hand sawing is paying off. The dovetails fit tight right off the saw (a first for me). Spongey pine sides let me leave slightly tight, insuring a snug gapless fit. It's actually too nice for a drawer that will never be used. I was going to make a false drawer but what's the fun in that? After all the careful work on the drawer front and sides, I figured I'd bang out the drawer back like a walk in the park. And I did. Took 5 minutes for the tails and about 10 more to do the pins. They fit perfect right off. I didn't notice until glue-up that I put the tails on the back :rolleyes:. Of all the mistakes I've made and all the mistakes to come, this one I won't lose any sleep over.
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The curly cherry is a challenge to work as the grain reverses every 2". What worked for me was a sharp iron set finely to take the thinnest possible shavings combined with a closely set chip breaker and a tight mouth. If I can get another day above 0 degrees this week, I can maybe get the top done and do the final prep for finishing.
My Record 043 Plow arrived just in time to do the drawer bottom grooves :) I made a larger fence and got the iron razor sharp and made a couple of practice grooves. I still need some practice, but the grooves look perfect from the top and even decent on the bottom. It's a easy tool to use. The nice thing about match work with hand tools is I don't care if it's 1/4" dead on. I planed the panel to fit the groove and all's good.
307708
It's a Shaker inspired table designed to fit an awkward area in my front hall. I had to play with the proportions until I got something that fit the space but still felt balanced. I settled on 10" x 16" x 27 5/8".
The constant hand sawing is paying off. The dovetails fit tight right off the saw (a first for me). Spongey pine sides let me leave slightly tight, insuring a snug gapless fit. It's actually too nice for a drawer that will never be used. I was going to make a false drawer but what's the fun in that? After all the careful work on the drawer front and sides, I figured I'd bang out the drawer back like a walk in the park. And I did. Took 5 minutes for the tails and about 10 more to do the pins. They fit perfect right off. I didn't notice until glue-up that I put the tails on the back :rolleyes:. Of all the mistakes I've made and all the mistakes to come, this one I won't lose any sleep over.
307705307707
The curly cherry is a challenge to work as the grain reverses every 2". What worked for me was a sharp iron set finely to take the thinnest possible shavings combined with a closely set chip breaker and a tight mouth. If I can get another day above 0 degrees this week, I can maybe get the top done and do the final prep for finishing.