Brian Eaton
04-20-2018, 12:22 AM
Minus some sanding (or lots) and a finish of some kind, my most ambitious woodworking project to date is complete - a small cupboard to store tools and supplies in my garage over my workbench.
It was the first project I made from someone else's plans (theenglishwoodworker), though I change the face frame, and instead of rounded edges I did chamfers on the top, bottom, and sides of the face frame.
It's not perfect - some of the joints are a bit gappy, but way better than my previous efforts! - the only power tools to touch it were whatever the mill the wood came from used to get it to the size I bought it at the store (1x12x4) and my drill which was used to drill out the holes for the dowels. Several dados and rebates (the rebates were cut with a home made shoulder plane!) join the carcass together, the face frame is half lap joints, and the back is three shiplap style panels nailed into the back.
I am exceedingly proud of this even if in the grand scheme of things it is a rough, unrefined, simple piece of work. I teach orchestra in Texas and I imagine I feel a bit like beginner musicians do when they finally perform that first song!
Can't decide if I want to paint it or stain it! Kind of thinking red paint on the outside and natural finish on the inside - thoughts? Also, thanks for all of the advise and knowledge I've gotten from this forum!
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It was the first project I made from someone else's plans (theenglishwoodworker), though I change the face frame, and instead of rounded edges I did chamfers on the top, bottom, and sides of the face frame.
It's not perfect - some of the joints are a bit gappy, but way better than my previous efforts! - the only power tools to touch it were whatever the mill the wood came from used to get it to the size I bought it at the store (1x12x4) and my drill which was used to drill out the holes for the dowels. Several dados and rebates (the rebates were cut with a home made shoulder plane!) join the carcass together, the face frame is half lap joints, and the back is three shiplap style panels nailed into the back.
I am exceedingly proud of this even if in the grand scheme of things it is a rough, unrefined, simple piece of work. I teach orchestra in Texas and I imagine I feel a bit like beginner musicians do when they finally perform that first song!
Can't decide if I want to paint it or stain it! Kind of thinking red paint on the outside and natural finish on the inside - thoughts? Also, thanks for all of the advise and knowledge I've gotten from this forum!
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