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Ran the drawer front a few times, milling both ends....Had had enough hand chopping dovetails..
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Pins first, of course...then over to the bench
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Lay out the tails, saw, leaving the lines by cutting on the waste side...THEN the chisel went back to work....chop out the waste..clean things up, try a dry fit..
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Had some crumbs in the back to clean out..kept at it...more test fits, until..
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BOTH corners looked like this....whew...
Decided to at least get a plane ready for tomorrow...
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Stanley No. 45....the reset was it was still set up to mill beads....change cutter, move the fence a bit...
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It is now set up to plough a 1/4" x 1/4" groove...1/4" in from the bottom edges of the front and sides....to house a plywood panel for the bottom of the drawer
Will need to mill the dados at the back to house the drawer's back....then try to assemble this drawer with glue and clamps....and maybe a few screws....should be a fun day?:rolleyes:
Stay tuned:D
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Late last night...had to run down to the basement...Boss needed something.....Couldn't help it, just had to try the plane out...jigged up the drawer front..had to back off the cutter one turn..
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Came back later to take that photo....did it again..
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That candle seemed to speed things up...and the other drawer side went from..
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To about 3 minutes later..
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Then decided to reset the other Stanley No. 45...
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To get it ready to mill 2 dados
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Hmmm, long rods are too long, but the short rods are too short...
Back of the drawer will sit in dados, glued and screwed in place..
Yep, dangerous to actually send me TO the basement....stay tuned :D
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Dados are done..
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Spurs are in bad shape,,,used the dovetail saw to just saw the walls of the dado...45 to remove most of the waste...
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And the #71-1/2 to level the floor, as the #45 wanted to tilt..a lot...Dry fit..3 times...to finally get the drawer back the right size..
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Went to size the plywood bottom panel....panel on hand was not big enough.....trip to Lowes before they closed...$7.38 for a 1/4" x 24" x 24" plywood panel...that I could cut down to the right size...
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The bottom corners of the sides, where the drawer first slides in at..
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Get a "Starter Bevel"...I also checked for square..
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So...the tasks for today...drill and counter sink for screws in the dados ( I do not rely on glue alone) glue and clamps and screws to hold the bottom to the back.. Let that sit for the day.
Have the proper screws for the corner blocks...install them, today. Drill slotted holes in the corner blocks. Mill the drawer guides to proper thickness, and glue in place. May champfer the bottom edge of the top...but, no other "fancy" stuff. Sounds like a rather full day IN the shop?
Stay tuned...
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Drawer has been glued up..
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Screws were added to the back glue blocks..
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Proper screws, proper screwdriver...North Brothers 135
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Slots drilled to attach the base to the top...
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Drawer Guides glued in place...
Spent a whopping (according to my right leg) 90 minutes in the shop, today...
Waiting on all the glue to dry.
Stay tuned..:D
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Will have to wait a day or two, but..
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We getting there..
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1st coat of Amber Shellac is on....table and drawer...waiting to see how it turns out, now...
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Between the glare of the overhead lights..
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And this table does not stand all that tall..
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Makes it hard to get a decent PIP..
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Yes, I even shellacked the drawer...
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Will work on this tomorrow....maybe one more coat, before the varnish goes on...
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update....
1st coat rubbed out...2nd coat of amber shellac has been brushed on...
will take a picture or 2 later...not much change..spots I had missed on the 1st coat, now taken care of..
stay tuned
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Coat #2 has been steel wooled...will get a wipe down, later today...and then a coat of "Warm Gloss" poly will get brushed on...
Stay tuned....
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1st coat of varnish has dried, been hand-sanded @180 grit....I need to take an old T-shirt to the shop, later...and rub down, wipe off the table and drawer....then see about a 2nd coat of varnish...
Film at 2300 hrs...
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Gloss varnish has been rubbed out..table is DONE :D And will be heading out to the Gazebo...
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Another job well done. I'm amazed at how quickly you finish your projects. You have a lot more focus and perseverance than I do.
BillL
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