Shelf for an End Table, free standing.

[steven c newman]

The Boss wants a shelf added to the end table beside her chair, so..

Based loosely on the Sofa Server from Paul Sellers' Masterclass videos (FREE!) I will be switching out the shelf he used as a stretcher, with a pair of 1 x 3s ....five inches or so from the feet. "Legs" will be through dovetailed to the shelf....

Have 3 planks of 1x6 Ash lumber down in the shop, for now.....Saturday, intend to cut things rough for length....and do a bit of stock prep.....Goal being to have 3 panels glued up....shelf and both legs...

Stay tuned...(Laundry Detail, today)

[steven c newman]

Bench has been cleaned up...ready for the next Project...
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Trying to sort through these 3...
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Have some areas that I can use...
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And some I can't...
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This just might go to the burn barrel...
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Will see once the cross cutting starts....need three @ 1x 6 x 26...and six @ 1 x 6 x12"....for the three panels....
Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Cut lines were drawn..
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Disston 7 pointer at the ready..
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3 blanks to make the main top..
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6 blanks to make the 2 ends..
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Need to joint a few edges, and trim for width..goal is 16"..
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Got bored last night..so..
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Made a mess of the shop's floor, I did..
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These 2 got put to work...face plane and jointing...I also ripped 3/4" off the not so good edge of the 2 wider boards..
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Trying to get a decent looking panel....as for the 16" width Goal..
15-15/16" is the width....

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Final width?
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Was try to find the best grain match..
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For when I glue the panel up this morning...
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and ..
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2 pipe clamps under, at the ends..and one centered...

Let this sit a day...

[steven c newman]

Well, that panel was set aside for a while...needed the tablesaw
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So, this is how the other face looks....

Needed the tablesaw because.....working of 6 blanks to glue up into the panel for the legs....cross cut...rip a bad edge off...cross cut for square...cross cut couple more blanks as two wound up too narrow (eh, compost happens) and FINALLY have enough for 2 panels at 16" wide.....had the joint a few edges...face plane a few blanks( was a bit TOO rough, and cupped) until finally,....
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We had the first panel glued up, and out of the way....worked on the 2nd one a bit, until..
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Clamps & Cauls...Bench vise does make a good 3rd hand during glue ups,BTW...
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Trying to pull this into flat....will let this sit right there for a day.....

later, I'll clean up the 2 leg panels first...need to lay out dovetail pins...and cut that big curve to make the feet.

I also need to mill 2 stretchers that will be through mortised into the legs...might even do a housed version of that...

We'll see how this week goes along...stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Part one of Leg Work, today..

Both panels were removed from the clamps...beltsanded to clean up the glue lines...Panels were then squared up. Then made a small jig, to draw a 6" radius ...and then bandsawed the lines..1st one didn't turn out too bad..
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2nd one? Was having "issues" and decided to split...
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So, back into the clamps it goes....can always work on the 1st one for a while. Will try to layout for pins after #2 leaves the vise...

Pipe clamps also came off today..
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But not the cauls, just yet....need to clean up the glue lines, square the ends, and set a marking gauge for the thickness of the panel, once it is flat...may just keep the panel over on the tablesaw, for now...

Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Sometimes, we tend to over-think a task....but, not today...Panel was too wide and too tall to be in the end vise, so...
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Leg vise and a clamp will do just fine....simple selection of tools?
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About all I need to layout dovetails...along with a saw...
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Just a Disston No.4 Backsaw....
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Be sure to mark the waste....and try to stay in the waste side of the lines..
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Just got done sharpening up a few chisels....have to decide where to do the chopping....

Don't forget something to sit on, while you work..
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As for that Radius Jig?
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Nothing fancy...

Try again tomorrow...stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

1 hour in the shop, today....today being PayDay, meant errands to run, bills to pay....and getting a bit too tired....was glad I could just sit down...
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To do some chopping...Needed a back stop...because of the way the leg#1 HAD to sit on the bench,,,and be clamped in place..
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Flat board wasn't quite wide enough, added in the extra...up tight against the bandsaw...Got out a selection of chisels, and a hammer..
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And then ran the marking gauge a few more times...
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So the chisel has a place to start in...
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Took a while..no rush...start with the show face, chop down 1/2 way..then flip the board over, and complete the chopping...LOTS of chips..
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One bad spot....a flake let loose, and had to be glued back in place...
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So, once the glue has cured...I can stand this board back up in the leg vise, and pare a bit...Then transfer a few marks....some to the Top shelf panel, and some to Leg #2 to lay out it's pins.

Doctor visit tomorrow, have a pair of staples to get taken out...and get checked out...Shop time may wait a awhile....we'll see...
Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Transferring layout marks...from one pin board to the next Pin Board..
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Merely needs a SHARP #2 Pencil....then flip things around...
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Ready to finish the new layouts, and get the backsaw ready to go
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Meanwhile, I can clean up the top shelf..and start to lay out the tails...using a completed pin board...as soon as I decide which face of the top panel will be the "show" face..

Trying out a new camera...got tired of that LITTLE Polaroid thing...

[steven c newman]

Camera and the computer are having issues...Camera loads a file onto the computer...computer then deletes that file, when the next file shows up...work in progress..
so....
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Saw work on second leg blank has been done..
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Was able to add a 3 clamp in the center...
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Top shelf panels is about flat and smooth..
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Trying to keep it that way..
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Put the cauls back on, for now...
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Set far enough in, to allow me to lay out the tails.

We'll see how thing go...tomorrow..

[steven c newman]

Somedays...it would have been better to stay in bed...
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Note second from the top tail...Somebody wasn't paying attention...

Split #1..
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Occurred while I was just starting to chop out the waste for the pins....

Split #2...
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While I was trying to fit the pins with the tails...

Not sure which was flying the most..chips..or...cussing enough to make a Marine Drill Instructor BLUSH....

Try again tomorrow? We'll see....

[steven c newman]

Removed 99% of the waste between the pins, this morning...with a (wait for it..) Coping saw....then pared the rest with a chisel or 2...

Pins on leg #1 have been fitted to the tails....then that leg and that end of the shelf were banged together with well spread out glue....checked and adjust for square..

Taking a Lunch Break at the moment..before I haul a camera to the shop.....Film @2300 hrs..I hope..

[steven c newman]

Camera has returned from the shop...so...
Waste removal tools..
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And, what they were working on..
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The reason for the 18" clamp..was because the panel tried to split, again...
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Leg#1 has been fitted, glued, and squared up....

Another plank has been brought to the shop...and this is about all the good wood was in it..
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2 stretchers...plus just over a foot of 1 x 6 left over...stretchers are 26" long....plank was 1 x 6 x 5', BTW..

[steven c newman]

Camera has issues whenever I take more than 4 pictures...so..
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Traced around these pins...
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So..next time IN the shop...I get to saw these...and remove the waste...
Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Update time...Trying to figure out HOW to saw the tails...
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Well..I clamped the panel down to the bench..and ran this.....then reset the panel back onto the bench a bit..and chopped out the waste...got down to the last whack on a chisel..and broke a chip out of the edge..grabbed another the same width...and cleaned things up......then fitted the leg's pins to the tails....a pare here, a slice there....

Spread the glue around with a brush...and start to assemble things...leg panel starts to do the splits..again...we have ways

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Closed up both splits with glue and clamps...and finished clamping things in place...had to add a caul for the pipe clamps..
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That is what I get, for working in the shop on a Monday..
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Needed a few tools to help tighten the clamps....as for that chipout?
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That's going to take a bit of work to fix...

Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Clamp was returned to Harbor Freight, this afternoon....
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Lifetime Warrantee , bring it in give to the cashier..walk to the rack, select a new version of the same clamp...sign the new receipt....no charge..
BTW: rest of the clamps were removed this morning...
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laid over on it's side....
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Have 2 of these to install..one per side...

Bought a new 5-pak of 80 grit 3 x 21" sanding belts while I was at Harbor Freight ...
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Find it easier to trim things, that way...finish up with a plane...later..
Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Joints filled and cleaned up..
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Then the layouts can start..
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Used the same setting as the rest of the dovetails in this Project..
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Run a few lines around..and angle them a bit..
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Tails are laid out..bandsaw to cut this...Then a Disston No. 68 to cut the socket, and a wide chisel to remove the waste...more tools..
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Dry fit...
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Hammer tight...one done, 3 to go....

Uncle Sir Charles has decided to attack the area right behind my toes...quitting time! Tonic & Gin to relieve the crampy toes...
Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Turned the stand around, to work on the other end of that stretcher...needed things clamped down, first..
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Then a combo square to carry the lines around...
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both sides..
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Then the Dovetail saw to make 3 cuts...
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Have to be careful of these "Broom handled" Disston No.68....I have to set a finger beside the blade, to keep it plumb...so it will follow the lines..third line in right in the middle..a relief cut..as the next tool will be a chisel...
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1" wide...to remove most of the waste....then that 4-in-hand to finish things off.....dry fit looked good. so..
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We have a glue up in progress....

Maybe later, I can flip this over, and work on the other stretcher?

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

So...this afternoon, ran this around..
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All the edges seen here..
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Clamp came later...I also rounded the ends..
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And ran my ROS with 120 grit, over all the surfaces I could reach, from here...the clamp?
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Was to help glue a split ( again!) back together....
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So, now I have 2 glue-ups to wait on...before I can get the other stretcher installed...

Figure at some later date..I can always add a shelf on top of the stretchers...
Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Clamps came off, again..
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7 clamps to hold the Backstop in place, while the glue dried overnight...
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Dovetails #3 and #4 were laid out, sawn, chopped and fitted...#4 was being stubborn...
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This square to set the height above the floor...and this one..
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To set the angles....Stanley SW 6" Bevel gauge...
#3 wasn't too hateful to do..
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#4? Well...
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It had "issues"....that after the glue dries...will see a hand plane and sander, and then the router(the corded one)
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Was a "Chippy sort of morning"....still fighting this camera's Memory Card issues....

[steven c newman]

Cleaned up and rounded over..
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Sanded smooth as needed, and planed as needed..
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Cleaned the arches up...and rounded them a bit..
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About ready for a coat of Witch's Brew?
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Added1/4 of a pint of leftover Gunstock Stain to the Amber Shellac/Stain blend...PIP?
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Little trim stick is along the back edge of the top..to prevent stuff from being pushed through, and onto the floor..
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And a look along the back...front view is the same, except for the trim...
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Waiting on this to dry,,,then a coat of Satin Poly....maybe this evening?

Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Moving day, today! Last night, a coat of Satin Poly was brushed on, and "tipped off", this morning it got a good rub down , and hauled upstairs...
Had to move an UGLY thing out of the way, first..
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Then sweep the site ( made 11 cents, too) and have things inspected..
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THEN start the moving in process, under the direction of the Boss...
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Whom was sitting in HER recliner, on the other side of this table,BTW
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Project completed! Boss is Happy...and has already loaded up that shelf with HER stuff..

Thanks for looking in!