Something to build in July?

[steven c newman]

There are 3 planks IN the shop at the moment....2 laying on my bench..
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Spalty and barky looking 1 x 6s...and the far ends?
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rather plain looking? The 3rd plank? Only 4' long, but...
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Hmmm, wondering IF a lid of some sort lies inside of this one....
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Underneath....trying to decide whether to hide this feature, or show it off?

There is still 10 linear feet of rather plain looking 1 x 6 Maple still upstairs, BTW


Still waiting on a cut list from The Single Brain Cell Sketch Up.....maybe a couple fancy-schmanzy boxes? Maybe keep the barky edges?:confused:

We'll see...Not sure about doing any resaw with this stuff...

Stay tuned..:D

[steven c newman]

Ok..decided not to keep all that barkiness....BUT try to keep as much Spalt as I could...while on Laundry Detail, this evening...
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Hmm, cut the worse off of each end..
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Which left this...
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Trying to get the most non-bark section out...set this aside, for now..

The other 2 planks had a lot of spalt...at one end...cross cut to get as much as I can...
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And, found a cut-off from the last Project....These all need the edges cleaned up....and parallel...along with the rather plain looking pieces..
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Thinking about how to use these 8 parts...
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Maybe all that spalt for the top and lid of a Lap Desk? Plainer stuff for the sides and back....and have to see about a piece across the front?

Widest board I have to work with....5-1/4"....along with a 5-3/16" and a 5" ....rest are just under 3".....

Have to research what size these desks were...and start with a glue-up of the lid....then see about all 4 sides....and see what hinges I need to use....

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Last night's Laundry Detail.....decided to thin all the parts down to 5/8" thickness.....and..I am not about to hand plane a 1/4" off....so..
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Blade is as high as it can go...fence is 5/8" from the blade...maybe a 1/16" over....the 2-7/8" wide boards went through twice, one pass per long edge....the 5" and wider ones? All 4 edges were sent through...made a big mess on the floor, too..
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Which still left over an inch wide strip right down the centerline.....I do NOT trust the bandsaw to do that type of cut...wanders around way too much...so...
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Disston Rip saw...old enough that the "8" is inside of the "D" in the very readable etch...5-1/2 ppi, 28" long....and very sharp....Blue clamp to keep the board from tilting over....after the first one or two starter strokes, everything else was the full length stroke. got about 2/3s of the way down..
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While letting the kerf guide the saw...then flip the board end for end..
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Watch out for that last stroke...clamp also kept the kerf closed up tight....but that was an inch or two below where the saw stopped cutting...fingers are still a bit sore from slamming into the board...set this one aside..
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Still have 3 more to do...just not as long of a board...this one was almost 40" long....the others run between 18-3/8" and 22-1/2" long.

Dryer was done, and so was I....load up the Hamper, and trudge upstairs....legs were as tight as a snare drum....Laundry done, Cardio Workout...done.

Depending on the Dungeon Creek, today...I might try to saw the rest...we'll see...
Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Completed the rest of the resaws...but, since these 3 are a bit shorter...used a different vise,
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The one on the end of the bench,,
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Had to watch out...as the last stroke was a doooozy....1/8 off-cut also just dropped out of the way
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leaving the 5/8" thick slab behind. Which needed planed,,,,
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Had 2 boards that were close to each other....just needed one to be sawn..
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With a Disston Panel saw...D-8, 10ppi,20" length...
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Then the edges were jointed...with a slightly bigger plane..
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And then a glue-up...
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And then left this sit a day....will work on the rest of the parts, tomorrow. Glue up is the hinged part of the lid...for the Lap Writing Desk

Stay tuned:D

[steven c newman]

Lid is out of the clamps, glue joint cleaned up..
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Whether to show off this face, or..
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This face?


Sides: Were laid out last night...cut for length this morning..
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Then rough cut on the bandsaw...
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This being the cut off...sides then needed planed smooth and flat..
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Top, Slope, and both faces

Top and front: Needed trimmed for length, and planed flat...
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So...NOW I have the "main" parts roughly to size and shape...
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Board for the back has been cut for length...still needs planed flat...but, the old body ran out of "Get-up & Go"

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Maybe tomorrow, I can plane the back flat, and start of dovetails.....Debating between 1/2 Blind , or, through....

Still haven't decided on what goes inside...yet....

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Board for the back..
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Before the Junior Jack in the background worked it over...
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mainly this face...a bit of sanding for the other will do....

Dry fit...showed I needed this much removed from one edge..
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Just a little of the top?
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I think I can do that...

Wheeled out a Socket Maker, again....
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have to move the fence a few times, but...
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No biggie....Maybe tomorrow, I can start on the tails?

The way today was going...I'll quit while I'm ahead...yep, one of THEM days..:rolleyes:
Stay tuned :D

[steven c newman]

Late last night ( got bored, again)
lay out..
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Saw, and a knife wall..
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Chop the show face, first..halfway down..
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Flip over, and complete the chops..
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Test the fit...
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One of the sockets wasn't quite deep enough....

Repeat for the other end...
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This time, there were 2 sockets not deep enough....better than being too deep?

And that was it for last night...have something better planned for later today..
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And...this will give an idea of what I am working on...
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Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Today was just a repeat of last night....just more tails to cut, is all..
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Repeat for the other end..
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All 4 corners are now dovetailed....
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Checking the "Top" for fit....Need to set up another type of plane...next time in the shop...
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As I'll need a groove milled all the way around, to house the 1/4" plywood bottom panel...

Also need to plane a couple bevels....where the lid meets the top, and where the lid rests on the front.

Going to be "fun".....stay tuned..

[Tim Janssen]

Always interesting!
When you prepare such a long thread with so many pictures, do you do this "off-line" and then post it all at once?
How else would it be posible to avoid someone from interupting your thread with a comment?
Thanks,

Tim

[steven c newman]

People can comment anytime they feel like it.

Thread is almost like the "Daily News" as I post almost each day's trip to the shop....

I never know how long one of these threads will go....nor how many posts.....

[steven c newman]

Set up the Stanley 45 to plough a 1/4" x 1/4" groove.
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Then a series of jigs...
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Seemed that each side of the box required a slightly different jig...once all 4 side had a groove milled, I could cut a plywood panel to size, and try a dry fit..
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everything looking like it will fit...might as well glue this up..
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Check for square, of course..
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At all 4 corners, too. Before all the clamps and cauls and glue, though..I needed one other set-up..
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Because when the clamps come back off...I will need to plane this bevel....so the lid will lay flat...

Just over an hour, today...still made a mess...
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Busy day...

Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Monday? Maybe just take the clamps off?

Laid out for a bevel....where the top meets the lid...
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Bottom one ....tablesaw is still buried...so..clamp the top to the bench
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Yet another use for a tool well? Millers Falls No. 11 Junior Jack to plane away the waste...until the bevel gauge says stop..
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Then the 'back" edge of the top needed jointed...to remove a taper...

Along the front edge of the desk, where the lid will rest, when closed....Needed to match the angle of the sides..
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using the sides as a guide.

Top was fitted into it's spot....one high spot was planed down...then some glue and clamps..
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Ones on the ends were to keep the top from flipping up...

45 minutes in the shop...on a Monday :eek: letting this sit a day...

Stay tuned :D

[steven c newman]

Out of the forest of clamps...
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Cleaned up the glue joints...Lid needs a bevel..
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Checked until it fit..
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Hinge install..did NOT go as planned...we have other ways...
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had to add a round-over to the front edge of the lid..
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Using a Stanley #3, Type11 plane, of course..
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Let this sit a day...while I figure a couple things out....

Stay tuned..:D

[steven c newman]

A PIP?
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Back corner..
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Front corner..
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Something to keep the notepad in place..
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The Latch....open the lid..
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May need a second coat of Witch's Brew Stain?
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Area in the middle is sized to a perfect fit..of one of those big yellow "Legal" pads...

Will check later today, to see how the stain dried...may go with a second coat...and then some Amber Shellac over that..

Stay tuned....

[steven c newman]

One thing nice about taking a few pictures....
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New hinges were installed...
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And a seal coat of Amber Shellac, 1 pound cut was brushed on....
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Intend to go back to the shop, after Lunch....and rub it down with 0000 steel wool...then..
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A coat of this stuff.....which is the same varnish I used on that Hobbit Tool Chest...

Debating on adding a pair of small handles to the sides...after the varnish is done.....we'll see..

Stay tuned...almost done.:D

[steven c newman]

A coat of varnish was brushed on this morning...has dried, and been rubbed down with a clean rag.....then the lid was opened, and the insides of the desk was varnished....waiting on that to dry...

[steven c newman]

Everything has dried, and been rubbed down...so
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Lets see what we got...open the lid, to stash the Olde School Notepad...
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Then close and latch the lid..
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Then take a look along a side...
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Before taking a look around in back...
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Even the underside was finished...
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Desk is 18-1/2" wide, 13-1/4" deep, and is 5-1/4" tall in back....slightly lower in front. About 2 weeks start to finish....getting slow in me old age?

[steven c newman]

Ok...camera has died....was worn out, I guess....replace on the next Payday.

There is a few cut-offs in the shop...plus a 1 x 6 x 59" and a 1 x 6 x 66" Maple plank still upstairs.....the longer one even has a bit of live edge going on. Not sure what Project to make with those 2....yet.

Down time in the shop between Projects.....usually means tool maintenance chores....sharpen the dull edges as needed...clean things up, put away most of the tools back where they belong...that sort of thing. That way, when they are needed for the next Project's tasks, they will be ready to go.

Big event coming up......Labor Day Tractor Fest in West Liberty, Ohio.....Last year, I might have walked almost 2 miles, walking through all the vendors....LOTS of Antique Tools to rust hunt.
Will set aside my August Allowance for that weekend....

Thanks for following along with this little Project

[steven c newman]

All scraps have been resawn down, to about 3/8" thickness....some the tablesaw could make 2 passes and be done...5 boards though....kerf all around, all 4 edges..then the Disston D8 Rip saw to complete the cuts...might just make a new box for the Wards/Stanley No. 78.....and maybe another for the No. 39..3/8"plane. Not sure what will go into the old box, just yet...

New camera tomorrow? Then we'll see how things go...

Will need to start a new Build Blog for them...stay tuned:D

BTW: all tools that were ON the bench, have been put away....tool well has been cleaned out...1/2pound of screws been put away,too...