Today's task was to get all the faceframes on the boxes. Lots of work since I had to basically unload them and then reload them into the storage unit.
Closeups of the ducks for Marty.
I'm late to this thread and have two things to say...
1- you're amazing, Matt. The progress is blinding. How you do that with a day job is beyond me. Your wife must be very generous with your time. All those pocket holes... your jig must be smoking
2- to your LOMLjr... uh-oh, Bare feet are a huge no-no in my shop. Watch out for nails and splinters!
"It's Not About You."
Usually same here. She was playing outside and I called her over and carried her to there.
I just keep plugging away at getting it done--several hours each weekend day if we are home and at least a few nights a week after dinner.
While finishing, it helps that I work from home. I can go out and do a coat before work in the morning, one at lunch, and one before dinner.
Matt.. have to agree with Art on how fast you are moving on this large project considering you work. Definitely keeping your nose to the grind-stone on this one.
Sarge..
Woodworkers' Guild of Georgia
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Today's progress. First I cut all the shelves, first using up any offcuts that were big enough to use for that purpose. Then I used Cutlist to lay out what was left as well as the island parts and cut my last 2 sheets of prefinished. Did good--my estimate was 21 sheets so I ordered 24. I have 4 left.
I also assembled the island carcase and mounted the top. We had a local hardwood supplier (Ken Craft, for those that know them for their dust collection fittings) do the glue up from hard maple. There's a matching (but thinner) piece that will be a pullout shelf at table height on the back side. Hard to explain but it will make sense when I get it together.
Next is edgebanding the shelves when I need mindless busy work and working on all the trim for the island--face frame and frame-and-panel trim for the other three sides as well as three drawer fronts.
Last edited by Matt Meiser; 09-07-2009 at 7:30 PM.
I have a question......have you actually slept at all in the last month or are you just working your day job, then doing this afterwards until morning comes and you're back at the day job, and so on?
If you haven't (which would come as no surprise, seeing your progress) you may need to pull a Rip Van Winkle when this job is done and sleep for many days and nights just to get caught up. LOL
Your drive on this job is inspiring. I'm still checking it out regularly, just not posting too often.
Kepp it up brutha, your making excellent progress.
T
Please try to explain what you think you don't understand!!
No, I've been getting a normal amount of sleep. But I also started using a CPAP machine about 2 days before starting so maybe that has something to do with it? My wife is helping out too by doing things I normally do like mowing the lawn. And my parents bring dinner here on Sunday instead of us going there like usual.
I just plug away at it pretty much every day. Yesterday I milled up stock for and built the face frame for the front of the island. Then I started working on the pullout, mostly getting dimensions and other details worked out. Didn't get any photos. Didn't do anything today though since I had to get up at 5:15 to drive over to Battle Creek for the day and didn't get home until 8 this evening. Had a grrreat! time rebuilding a couple servers. I did pick up the rail and style bits today from a friend who picked them up from the a semi-local tool dealer for me so now I can get the frame-and panel cladding for the other three sides of the island made.
Last edited by Matt Meiser; 09-09-2009 at 10:01 PM.
Not too much progress this weekend since we went camping. Have to get back to regular work each night this week.
What I did get done was get the pull-out for the island fabricated and mounted. The actual glue-up was done by a Ken Craft Company in Toledo. I added the banding around the edge to hide the Blum Tandem heavy duty slides underneath. Its mounted just below the top drawer and just above the middle drawer, but pulls out from the backside of the island. I'm a little concerned about stability, but I'll be adding some stops to limit how far it pulls out and if need be we have discussed purchasing a large steel plate and dropping it in the bottom under the bottom drawer as a counter-balance because this is a feature my mom really wanted since they have it on their current (non-mobile) island.
Today's progress. Got the 2 doors that have glass inserts started. I need to cut the rabbets for the glass. Joinery is just an 8mm Domino in each corner. Also got all the skin panels for the island done. That pullout starts becoming clearer. I should have put a center stile in the big panel under the pullout but didn't realize the relative size until it was too late. Once the glue dries on the sides I need to route a bead on the corners and attach them. Then I just need to build the drawers, drawer fronts, and the drop down cover for the pullout to finish this up.
Last edited by Matt Meiser; 09-15-2009 at 10:24 PM.
Took me long enough to upload pictures, check my mail, etc that I figured I might as well install the side panels tonight. I'll add the bead after some initial sanding.
matt, i'm not sure if you answered this already but how did you go about cutting the carcase parts? did you use the festool to cut lengthwise or widthwise and then trim on the table saw or did you use the festool for the entire thing? how well does it handle perpendicular cuts? love this thread!