mid-weekend report

[Joe Judge]

*sigh* ... I keep making stupid, yet new mistakes!

(tale of woe)

A weaver-friend needs a small cedar chest to hold her cloth samples + pattern notes. So, a hanging-folder/cedar chest is under way

I ...
- googled every image of a (hope, blanket, cedar, small) chest.
- measured the hanging file holders that would go into this "chest."
- penciled up some drawing and notes.
- bought some cedar, hinges, lid stay, and some aromatic cedar for the bottom
- cut the wood this week (will be miter corners with splines)

Today ... work day!
- dry fit the carcass
- remember to check folder fit (and eyeball where I need to put the rails)

I used the INSIDE measurements when cutting the cedar!
(folders fit perfectly over the walls of the carcass)

... time to stretch the too-short boards :)

-- joe

[Brian Hale]

I've got a bunch of boards just like that! Enough to make 14 drawers :o

Brian :)

[Joe Judge]

So ... heck with it.
I am now working on the LETTER sized hanging folder chest :-)

1/2 the carcass pict:


-- joe
Never enough clamps.
When you think you have enough clamps, then you realize you don't have enough of the RIGHT kind of clamp

[John Miliunas]

Never enough clamps.
When you think you have enough clamps, then you realize you don't have enough of the RIGHT kind of clamp

Hah....Whenver I think that, I find out I'm wrong!!! :rolleyes: 'Course, whenever I think, I usually find out I'm wrong, too! :o :) You'll get there Joe! Just might have to go buy yourself another clamp or two! :D :cool: