Time for an "Organizer"?

[steven c newman]

Rehabs are done...last Yard sale buy was a Craftsman "Chrome Edge cross cut hand saw ($2) that was still factory sharp...cleaned off the bench of rehab stuff, time to make some saw dust..
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Tools to do joinery with...I do pins first, BTW...came time to chop out the waste...had a problem..
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That 3/4" plywood slab I do the chopping on..wasn't flat...so, fresh out of rehab...and put to work...
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Clamped to the slab, chop about halfway down on the outside face...flip over..
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and chop from the inside...

Used these pins, trace around them to lay out the tails....Bandsaw to remove all the waste, by cutting on the waste sides of the lines. The more of each line I leave, the tighter the joints will be...Dry fit?
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Needed a mallet to drive this home....repeat for the other corner..
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This is to become the back and the 2 sides for the box. Front will be 2 drawer fronts, and the front of a shallow tray under the lid. Box will sit on a solid wood base, that I need to glue up....so

Had a stack up 1 x 2s....cut to rough length. Resaw the blanks to ~5/8" thick...run the edges to also get them straight and parallel...then glue them into a panel..
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Used a double set of cauls to try to keep things close to flat..
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Let this sit a day or 2...then square the ends, and flatten both faces....

Will lay out the drawers next. Bottom drawer rides on the base, then a plywood floor for the other drawer to slide on...with an Ash front...there is a storage space above the second drawer...1/4" plywood floor let into the front panel...

Might be "fun" Drawer fronts @ 1/4" thickness, sides and backs 1/8"....

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Now for the front of the box....needed several parts cut to length on the mitersaw..
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Seems to be working well enough, for a Cordless Tool...
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Had a couple knots to remove, and then square up the ends...note the reflection in the saw blade?

I used the back ox the box to get the lengths and widths just right..
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2 will be drawer fronts, 1 to be the front of a tray...and a narrow strip to hide the edge of a plywood drawer runner...

Then some grooves were laid out and milled..
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Top gets dovetailed to the sides of the box...and will need a rebate to house(hide?) the edge of the plywood floor..
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Narrow strip will get a notch to sit in...Plywood panels were cut to sizes needed...tested for fit..
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Not too bad, for Day #2?

Might sneak back to the shop, after supper? Depending how bored I get...we'll see
Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Day 3..and a glue up?
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Working on the front of the case..
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Making sure the panels line up...then a dry fit, once both front corners are done...Top view..
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And a view of the assemble front..
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Gave both plywood panels a good sanding...the a forest of clamps showed up...along with a brush and a bottle of glue..
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That diagonal clamp?
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Pull until square says it IS square....double check the rest of the corners..
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And that will be that, until the glue dries....
Will work on that panel for the base...and might try to get a lid built? Oh, and build 2 drawers...

[steven c newman]

That forest of clamps came off today...had to trim a drawer divider...
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As it was a bit too thick....filled a few square holes...
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See them? Also get the case to sit flat...top and bottom ( reason WHY I planed that plywood panel flat)
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No rocking allowed...

Base panel also came out of the clamps, today....used the Handy-Dandy Caul Removal Tool...
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One or 2 whacks, caul pops right off...trimmed the panel for square, and got it flat on both faces...then glued it to the case..
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That base panel is made of 6 strips...not too worried about any cross grain problems...
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I also rough cut 2 drawer backs..
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And the 4 sides for the 2 drawers..
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And that was it, for Day #4....was getting a might too warm...

Stay tuned...

[David Carroll]

I'm following along on this build. It sort of looks like an old tool chest that I once had, picked it up for a few bucks at an estate sale. Two drawers and a large till at the top. A precursor to the machinist's chests of later years. It fit perfectly in the back well of my old VW bug.

Mine was stolen along with all of the tools and hardware it had in it back when I worked in theater doing set work. One day I will build one to fill the hole its theft left.

Enjoy the build, I am!

DC

[steven c newman]

Back to actual wood working....
Case and base came out of the clamps a bit ago..back of the case..
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Cleaned up, back of the base is flush with the back of the case..
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Ends were trimmed flush, and cleaned up....
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Drawer Fronts were sized to a snug fit...
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2 pluwood panels for the drawer bottom were cut to size, and..
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Drawer Sides and their backs were also cut to fit....

Joinery will be later....

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Took longer to process these photos, than to do the actual work....45 minutes IN the shop...this afternoon...still too bleeding hot..but..
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Front needed a rebate for the bottom to sit in...test fit..
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Rebate...and the rest of the parts...rebates on the ends of the front, to house the sides...back is just a Butt Joint..Dry fit..
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Other than glue and the rebates...just a simple little drawer...glued up..
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View of the back of the drawer...
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Takes a few clamps, to glue 5 pieces up...let this sit a spell..
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Went ahead and milled the parts for the "Top" drawer,,,,while waiting on those clamps from the Bottom drawer...
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Maybe Sunday I can get this one glued up?

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Hmmm, Build alongs...been doing that here for a few years...

So, after the Road Trip to Lost Art Press, yesterday....I removed that drawer from the clamps....squared it up a bit...and did a test fit.....Hmmmm...1/8" gap on both ends? We have ways..

The 3 pieces for the panel for the lid were also made ready to be glued up, last night...

So, this morning, I cut filler strips from thin Ash scarps...and glued those to the sides of the drawer...
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this is the back of the drawer. The front edges of the case are also End Grain....and I will be trying to match things up with the front of the drawer. With a "Piston Fit" and a bit of wax...those wide gaps will soon disappear...I hope.

The panel for the lid also came out of it's clamps for about an hour, or so.....as I sanded the panel flat and smooth...and squared things up....also had 2 strips to mill up into Bread Board ends....and milled a Tongue & Groove joint....sand paper to fine tune the fits..and back into the clamp it went..
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With any sort of luck..the front and the 2 ends will have the same over-hanging Lip...am now trying to decide on what style of handle to place on the front of each drawer..
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Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Sunday evening...shop had cooled down a bit...got the clamps of the first drawer, milled the width to final fit...then glued up the other drawer..
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I just might have to buy a few more of these Spring Clamps....if'n I will be doing a lot of these tiny stuff...Tomorrow morning, I will be adding strips to the sides of this second drawer..
Panel for the lid was also out of the clamps...cleaned things up a bit..
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Had a couple high spots to level out....I also cut a radius on the front corners...
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Used a washer to drawer the radius....

Needed tools to install the hinges for the lid...
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Goodell Pratt drill with a 1/16" drill bit for the pilot holes..
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So...First drawer seems to fit the opening a lot better..
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And the lid works!
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Will have to see IF I still have enough black chain left over...

Debate is now about adding any "feet" to the bottom of the box....Hmmm, we'll see....I might have just enough Green Felt to line the spaces...could do that while the add-a-sides are curing on the Top Drawer...

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

PIP? Still needs a final sanding here and there...felt needs glued inside but..
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At least the lid shuts...
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Hinges look good?
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Opened up...like the lid brace....ok, close it back up..
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Square is for scale. Need to finesse around the latch a bit...

Decided to add some feet, needed the Mitre Box & Saw..
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Then the bandsaw ( this IS a Hybrid Shop) to do the fancy end cuts...
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Rough cuts.....sanded these and added a dab of glue..
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Moosh around until each parts "sticks" in place...allow to dry until this evening, final sand the feet see IF it sits level.

Might also install the felt liners today....either before of after the Witch's Brew goes on?

Stay tuned...

[Eric Brown]

Looking good so far. Be done by end of week?

[David Carroll]

Almost done! What are you going to organise with the organiser?


DC

[steven c newman]

Lay out tools....since most are scattered through out the shop...Dividers, compasses, that sort of thing...

Might try the shop again, today...and see what I can get done? We'll see...

[steven c newman]

PIP #2 in the same day?

Front View..with a coat of Witch's Brew..
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Open the lid...
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Open the top drawer...
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Added a divider to the bottom drawer..
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Feet have been level, so that the case does NOT rock..
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Still look for the small chain for the lid...waiting on the Witch's Brew to dry....then maybe a coat of Amber Shellac, or...Clear Gloss Poly..

Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

There be a coat of Amber Shellac on the little chest....and the drawers and compartment are filling up with tools...will take a few photos tomorrow, after I buff out the finish...
Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Chain added...box is filling up..
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Front corner...
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Back corner..
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Not too bad of a Small Project?

[Eric Brown]

Chain added...box is filling up..
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Front corner...
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Back corner..
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Not too bad of a Small Project?

Can't see the pictures.

[steven c newman]

Yeah..same old BS with the photos..each and every MONTH...then I have to go back and edit the SAME photos, using the same exact size as before...THEN they will show up....

Getting VERY TIRESOME and THIS is the ONLY site that does this BS....no matter how many times I complain about it...

[Eric Brown]

I can see them now. Looks very nice. Whats the next project? The special project you gave me is coming along. Hope to be done by end of the week.