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Ok, that "special" panel. From the outside..
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Doesn't look too bad? Rail covers the "bad spot"...
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Had two panels to raise. Made a mess on the floor, again..
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Decided to try a dry run with the clamps, but no glue...
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One rail had issues....finding where it's mortise was...hammer and a block of wood, cured that. need to go back and glue Side #2....
Still have 4 panels to raise, and a pair of stiles to mortise. Then maybe get side #3 glued up? I moved the shop fan to where it would do a better job..
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Also tilted it back a bit.
Now, anyone want to show up and help out?
Stay tuned...
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Put in a little more work, last night...just under 2 hours worth....Got side 2 glued up, and in the clamps..
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Yes, there are 2 sides sitting there.
Which left the parts for side #3 to mill..
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One of the stiles had a mis-matched set of mortise marks...hand plane to remove, used a square, and one of side #2's stiles (before the glue-up) to mark both of these stiles, so they will match the rest....decided to try to raise a few panels...
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One was kind of boring..actually..the one below it..had issues
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Chose this face for the bevels....as the other face was...
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rather knotty. Even had to back off the Stanley 45's depth a bit...
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Finally got a dry fit...
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"Very interesting.."
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been using this fancy plane, to fine tune the bevels...
back was having issues, was getting to tired, and wornout...decided to stop for the day....just under 6 hours, total, of shop time...
resting the back, this morning...may try later..
Stay tuned..:D
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Ok, for those wondering...
Stiles: 3/4" x 2" x 31" They have a 1/4" x 1/4" groove. Mortises to house the tenons go another 1/4" deeper.
Rails: 3/4" x 1-1/2" x 16". These also have that groove. The 16" length includes a 1/2" long tenon on each end....size to match the 1/4" groove. And are 1" (more or less ) as the grooves take out a bit.
Sides: 3/4" by 18-5/8" wide, by 31" tall.
Raised panels are 3/4" x 15-5/16" and are 5-1/2" wide.....rebates are 1/4" deep, by 5/16" wide.
Have a stack of 1x6 and 1x8 Pine scraps.....will be ripping those down, to build webframes....will try to use 1x scraps of Ash for the frame's front edge...
2 of the side panels will get a rebate, to allow for a 1/4" plywood back where the drawer unit is. 4/4 x 4 of Ash for a "footrest" across the back of the kneehole...connects the bottom of the drawer unit to the bottom of the leg unit.
Need to get side #3 into the clamps....then work on webframes....10 more mortises to chop, 2 more panels to raise....and a sore back.
stay tuned...
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last 2 stiles are done...
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10 mortises, in 40 minutes...5 minutes to cut the 2 feet profiles..
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needed to raise the last two panels...one was...
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Flipped this over, to see IF I could bevel it ...
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I think I can work with this. was finally able to get all the parts together, cleaned up, glued up, and clamped up...
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All three sides are done, none....need to start on some webframes, for the 4 main drawers to slide on...
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Pine scraps...need 5 more of the longer stiles....may try to assemble what I have, then go and buy a few 1 x 6s at the borg....later?
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I did have a few items that needed cleaned up....this was rough sawn...almost "presentable" now:confused:
Stay tuned...:D
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run to the Blue Borg completed....maybe after lunch, I can start building webframes?
Have already set up the Stanley 45 to make rebates for the case's back..
Will see how the day goes.....maybe a 1300 hrs start? time limits for the shop is around 4 hours....if I get to 6 hours, I pay the price with a sore back....
Stay tuned :D
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Late start...1500 hrs....early quitting time 1800 hrs...waiting on glue to cure...
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three 1 x 2 x 6', and that 1 x 4 x 4'.....and as clear and straight as I could find...
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Clamped up, to mill a couple rebates...along the back edge of side #1 and side #2...had the Stanley 45 reset...and might have had it a tad deep..
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takes a bit, to get to 1/4" deep...
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Once both rebates were done...I stash both sides out of the way..for now..
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Found a scrap of Ash in with the Pine scraps...
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Might be a decent enough drawer front? had a LOT of parts to mill....webframes. They will sit about here...
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Then, across the front of each frame...
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There will be a strip of Ash, dovetailed into the front of the side's stiles...will see about milling a kicker..later...
Stay tuned, part 2 is coming right up...
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Had a few more Pine parts to crosscut for length....some will be stiles, some will be rails...
Stiles needed a groove milled, rather than chop a bunch of mortises..
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10, to be exact. then needed to mill a few tenons to fit into the 1/2" deep grooves..
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20 tenons. Each stile needed 2 holes, to attach the frames to the side of the case...countersunk, to allow a bit driver access..
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Electric drill was set up for the pilot holes...
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Glue and a couple 5/8" long nails at each joint, checking for square..
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A few needed a clamp, to pull things tight...
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Set this aside, and build the other 4 frames..
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While I decide on kickers...mainly, how thick....IF I do add them, need to do so, before I assemble the case...not a whole lot of room in there.
need to mill the face frame parts, out of Ash. and see about 3 more drawer fronts..
Stay tuned :D
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The 4 "extra" stiles...I may just use those as kickers. Need to get the case assembled, and the Ash dividers milled, and installed....And..see about some plywood to attch to the back of the case.
Stay tuned...:D
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kickers have been installed..
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Bottom webframe didn't need one...rotate, add glue and screws...
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Add a few clamps, as well..
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While I scrounge for some plywood for the back...and pull the case into square...
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Then add drawer dividers around in from...glue only, no screws..
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Added a few extra clamps after this picture...swept the floor.
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And called it a day, just under 4 hours, today...
Stay tuned :D
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Snuck back to the shop, this evening...can't stand a clean shop floor, right:rolleyes:
Most of the parts for the 2 webframes for the knee well have been milled to thickness, length and width...have a few details to work out on them, before I get too far along...drawers here will be skinny...about 2" tall. There will be no kickers, top frame will do that job. Ash where it will be seen, Pine where it won't...need to make a back for it...might be a solid wood one?
stay tuned..:D
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Been picking dried glue off me fingers...picked up a splinter in one of them...Glasses needed cleaned..a few times..
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Where I started at...parts for 2 frames that hold 2 drawers over where my legs go under the desk ( Knee Well?)
Brought an ugly board to the shop....needed a back for betwen the two frames, and blanks for 2 drawers..
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4/4 x 4 x 5' Ash...some places where worst than others...
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Cut the 5' down to 2 at 28" or so...set the fence, twice...one for 2-1/4" and then at 2"
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Got rid of most of the ugly stuff,,,needed to thin these down to 3/4"...took two passes...
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While the saw was set up...had a few others in line..
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Rails were a tad too wide, and..
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Too thick...That piece beside the rail?
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drawer guides...First, the stiles get a groove thing going..
Stay tuned...this may take a couple posts...:rolleyes:
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Stiles got a groove milled, as I didn't want a joint showing...
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Then the rails got a tenon to fit in the groove....checked the first rail, to make sure it was the right length after the tenons....nope, had to shorten the rails a bit, THEN they matched. The center divider/ runner also got tenons,,
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And the center guide was glued and screwed in place...why the step back?
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To allow this block to sit in place. had to notch the block, and cut a dado for the block to sit in..
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Glue, clamps, nails....check for square....adjust for square...block needed trimmed for length....
had to cut the back "wall" for length...can't use the tablesaw (was a bit busy) so..
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langdon #75 worked just as well, and just as fast.
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Glue and clamps to install....waiting on all the glue to cure, then the top frame goes on this frame.
Sooooo, once this frame is done, should I glue up a top, or build all the drawers, next?
Stay tuned ( have to go and get clamps of the case, later)
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removed all the clamps from the drawer unit....then gave it a good sanding. Cleaned off the burn marks on the feet, and leveled them...case does not rock. Leg unit was also sanded smooth, and a too long foot adjusted...stashed both units out of the way...
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Got the top frame of the Knee well unit built....and then clamped to the lower frame....just glue..
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Small c clamp where I missed a couple nails...Blue Harbor Freight clamps are coming in handy...
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Just glue...block seems to fit the dado, nicely...
Since I won't have the Pine 1 x 6s to build the drawer sides nor the plywood for the bottoms...will see about gluing up a top for the desk, instead...not sure IF there will be a bread board edge done...depends on the lumber supply....as I also have a hutch to build....
Stay tuned...
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Lets see...Monday....shop is usually closed....I still went down and removed the clamps, and set up corner blocks to attach the top with. Will add those when the desk gets assembled....
Left knee cap is in the wrong spot....instead of centered, it is off to the left side....knee is very sore, and not working right..have no idea what happened, or when..
Measured and added four times....top still needs to be 46-1/2" long....even with 1" overhang on each end....may add a little extra? Might cut the blanks for the top at 48" and see what happens...width? Thinking just an overhang along the front edge about 1"? With none out the back? Will see how the glue-up goes....5-1/2" times 4 pc.....
Stay tuned...
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Seems I will be very busy the next few days....Doctor visits (3 !) so...tried to get this thing assembled...
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Can't work on it here..so
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Not the easiest thing to do, by meself....just to finish installing a few brackets...
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Brackets are by Stanley..
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So I could avoid driving screws into the raised panels...
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Some of the corner brackets I use to attach the top...
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One end fits into the grooves, the other gets a screw..both ends get glued..
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Under that one end, is the pilot hole for the screw to attach things together...
Had to wait until those screws were installed, before these corner blocks were added...
Stay tuned...will update what I find out from the Doctors....:(