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Top frame is done, and in the clamps....was a LONG day..
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Had to take a break before I could clamp and glue this mess...no screws?
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Kind of needed them for these...
Cut the 4 stiles on the small mitre box, at 50-1/2" long....plus 9 rails,
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At 11-1/2" long....set aside the scraps, to be cut into those corner blocks..
Set up to do mortises...
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After I had cut all them tenons...as I size the mortise to these..
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Once the mortises were all chopped and fitted, I could work on getting 8 corner blocks fitted and drilled..
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At which point, I found out there were no screws IN the shop. So, after a break to catch up on football, off to buy some screws.
I think that will do for one day....stay tuned...
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Monday means the shop is normally closed...
Had a Doctor's Visit today.....was just a Wellness Check-up....40 mile drive each way....
Debating on going to the shop, anyway....bored just sitting around...we'll see.
Stay tuned...
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Being bored can be a great motivator....somedays.
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Bottom frame is glued up....and set aside...
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Had two 1 x 12s that needed trimmed for length. Got rid of the bad square, found one that IS square. These will be 33-1/2" long (tall?) dividers...one of the two boards had "issues" (besides crooked ends)
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Guess which part was cut off...
! x 12s are a bit too narrow....need them to be about..14" wide. Cut a few 1 x 2s, and glued one on each edge of the 1 x 12..
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Once the glue had set up on the frame...I could use those clamps for the other divider..
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And let it hang out here a while...frames can sit a day or two..
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Have a few other chores to do...like a rebate along the back edges of the two side panels...to house a plywood back. Then start cutting face frame parts out of ash...might even do some assembly, this week?
Stay tuned
BTW: Anyone want to see HOW I do the mortises on the ends of the frames?
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While waiting on Mr.Gumption to haul me to the shop....
Here goes..
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mark out where a mortise will go, matched to the tenon that will go there...using that tenon as a pattern..
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Whether a normal mortise like this one, or..
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Out on an end, like this one. Figure these would "blow out" anyway. Then some cuts with a backsaw..
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I even drag the toe of the saw back out a few times, to deepen the cut at the back....then a hole is dug..
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Then the chisel is layed down, bevel up..
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And the waste gets popped out...a bit of pare work until the tenon fits...
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Looks good...move on to the next hole. Takes about the same amount of time..
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Either way....as long as the tenons fit...
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Works for me..YMMV..
Maybe after supper, I can get to the shop..stay tuned.
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Got a bit done, today. Panels are out of the clamps..
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Marked for width..
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Vintage saw to cut the excess off...jointer to remove the wavy cut..
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A couple planes to level the panel where the add-ons were
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Then the No.7c to level the entire panel..
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Wasn't taking all that much off...
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Not too bad, for a 100 yr old plane?
Bought some supplies for the shop..
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Might come in handy ( having broken the last set of these...$3.98+tax)
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Brought two boxes back to the shop....one has the Stanley #45...this one has a few other planes. Will need to set up the Wards #78 ( Stanley) for a couple rebates
First, had some holes to drill, and counter sink..Stay tuned, the next part is coming right up
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Box with the 45..
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That mallet? It WAS that red handled rawhide one I was using the other day. Black tape for the handle, and even wrapped the head. .Put both away, for now...Marked a center line to show where the divders will go..and drilled a few holes..
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Then a countersink..
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Then set things up, to add a few screws...then set one of the side panels in place..
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What you are looking at, is the case on it's side...got the #78 set up, and a scrap of 1/4" plywood to set the depth.
Set the first panel in the vise, and clamped the far end. And made some shavings..
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A LOT of shavings..
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Was getting a bit tired..decided to set things up as they will be when done. I'll work on the other rebate later..I just c clamped things up
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Need to cut one more rebate for the plywood back. Then work on a face frame...a few shelves, and two doors...might be a busy week?
"Busy, busy, ..BUSY".....stay tuned...and pass the Gatorade!
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This morning's issues with the TV, Phones ( landline and cell) and the computer ( blame it on Hurricane Flo?) kind of forced me to haul some planks to the shop, while waiting for things electronic to repair themselves....took a morning....most issues resolved ....planks also had "issues" seems to be the theme for today?
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Two of the 1 x 6 Ash boards...number 3 had a small edge knot as well. Face frame parts to be made this morning...
Needed to trim one end ( without the knot) nice and square...was having issues with the circular saw wiggling through the cut, so I set up a speed square to guide it along it's merry way..
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Then turn things around, and cut this one for length...then got out some layout toys..
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Mark a few lines..curves and straights. On the third try, I found a SHARP blade for the Vintage B&D Green Sabresaw....was a case of clamp, saw, move, clamp, saw....reach the center, turn things around and start from the other end....clamp, saw, move, clamp, saw...until the last of the "scrap" dropped off. Stand it up on the bench..
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Then set it out of the way ( had more boards to mill) so might as well see what it will look like?
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Had two "stiles' to mill...3/4" x 2" x 40" long. Then a top rail @ 3/4" x 3" x 52-1/2" long...
Still need to do the center two rails, and build a fixed shelf in the middle...and..maybe something else....
Used the bench's crochet..
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Set in place, mallet to drive the board tight, tighten the leg vise....and run the Ohio Tool Co. No. 0-7 a few times.
Set the four parts set are milled into place ( roughly, no joints have been done, yet) may do just plain old 1/2 laps? We'll see...
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Figured this was enough for one morning....got the stuff upstairs fixed, repaired, restarted....and set down in front of a fan....I am soaked. Road trip after a bit, lumber run! Maybe later this evening, I can get a little bit done?
Stay tuned
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Road trip done. Had to cut two 1 x 6 x 11' 9" Ash boards down a bit.....to fit in my van....one "Half" of each is 80" long
Flooring shorts were planed down....to remove the old finish....and those grooves on the back....seems to be a mix of Oak and Cherry....May use the oak as panels for the doors....where the "fake" drawers were on the original piece.
Will see how Supper settles in....may go back to the shop,later.
Stay tuned..
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Those "fake" drawers will get combined into a single drawer in the middle. Need to build two webframes for that. Face frame to it's front,one is the top rail, the lower one has a curve cut to it....then a fixed shelf over the opening for the heater insert. Not using the shelf pins in the side openings, inside the two doors, will be just two fixed shelves inside each.
May work on gluing up a top for this thing...will see how today goes along.
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Got a couple tasks done, so far.....out of a long list...taking a Gatorade Break along with a few Cheese Sticks.....then back to work..
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3 tasks were completed today.....in 4 hours? Getting slow in me dotage.....Anyway..needed to reabte the back edge of the other side panel...BEFORE I can attach the sides to the "mainframes"
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Wards (Stanley) #78 made a mess, too.
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All of that, from one rebate?
Took a bit of moving things around, a lot of cussing ( Paris Island Day #1) and finally..
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Oh, and turn this thing around, so I can work on the front of the case. Whew....two tasks done.....#3 will take a while longer...
Unable to get to my "normal" Mitresaws....set out the GEM Mitre box. Used both a Disston D-112 and the No.4 I use for joinery,,,had to cut parts for two webframes..
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Tenons were done at the bandsaw. One part in this stack is for a kicker. It will go under the frame above the drawer. Kicker keeps the drawer from tipping down, when you slide it out a bit far..
Got one frame done, and stashed out of the way, until the glue dries..
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Will drill it for screws, later. set up for the second frame....
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Decided it was time for a Gatorade Break...
Stay tuned...
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Got the mounting holes drilled....kicker attached...needed a way to "locate" where this will go....clamped the top rail to the case. Bottom edge of the kicker is flush with the bottom edge of the top rail
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Was a tight, slip-fit anyway. Once the front of the kicker was where it was supposed to be, I could set up a combo square to check the depth of the rest of the frame. hammer to "nudge" it into place. Drive a few 2" screws, no glue.
The other frame needed drilled and counter bored...ran out of the longer screws...
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Does not need a kicker. needed to "locate" where this will go. Have a blank for the drawer front. Frame needs to be just a hair below the bottom edge of the blank. Clamped the blank in place..
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Mark a few lines. Remove the blank, and a large square to carry the top line all the way across to the back....heavy line..so I can see it. Again, a tight slip-fit, hammer to nudge it along, one side screwed in place..more nudging...drive one screw with the hammer, to stop any wiggling going on...then drive the screws home..whew..
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Waiting for when the drawer appears on the to-do list..
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And that was the third task for today. Stashed the rest of the parts, about where they will go...
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4 hours work. Need to mill the rest of the face frame parts, connect them all up, and attach them to the case....have an 80" long 1 x 6 to cut into parts.
Have enough other 1 x 6s to make a top panel..54" long....should be a three board glue up....THAT will be fun...anyone want to show up and help out?
Stay tuned..
Last edited by steven c newman; 09-13-2018 at 6:56 PM.
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This is the way I was taught to do these...back in the 60s...
Mark it out, then it is as simple as 1
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2..
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3..
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repeat as needed.
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the four corners have been milled, need fine tuned. There will be two more uprights, one on either side of the drawer opening.....currently being jointed to look alike..
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3/4" x 2" x 39" long...had to stop and run some errands...maybe be later, eh?
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