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Box projects are done. Taking a few days to "R&R"......then decide what to do with..
Ash Lumber supplies, side view.JPG
8 planks...4/4 x 6 x 54" on average..
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Most have decent enough grain...
Ash Lumber supplies, end grain.JPG
So...trying to decide what to make with these....
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Maybe a Larger, Shaker style table, with a drawer, or two?
Maybe a Chimney Cupboard? Have a space beside the chimniey, about 12" x 12" square...
Maybe a "steamer trunk" ....hardware might be a challenge....
Maybe a Lap-style Writing Desk?
Not enough boards for a Blanket Chest, or a chest of drawers....
May try the table....and see IF there is enough left over for the Lap Desk....I can use pine on the insides of the table....including the drawer(s?) sides and back....
Stay tuned...Single Brain Cell Sketch Up is now at work....
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Well, for right now..I'll see about doing that Organizer box Paul Sellers is doing as a class.....I can use one of the eight planks for that....have downloaded the plans....might be fun to try out?
Stay tuned...
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OK...Lumber. One plank was sorted out from the stack...
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Mainly for a lack of knots, live edges, no warpping...and decent grain..
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Downloaded the plans
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Front view..
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End view
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Drawer details....there is also a cutting list. Need to start cutting parts to sizes....and see about thinning them down a bit....plank is 4/4 Ash.....
Might be something for me to do....to keep me busy for a week or two?
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Hmmmm, seems a lot of the lumber Sellers used for this, is 1/2" thick......might have to resaw this 4/4 Ash a bit....need to cut the parts to size, and then to thicknesses needed. Might see how a wide plank can be thinned down....
Lid and base are 11/16" thick....we'll see.
Sellers uses "slips" to house the drawer bottom....I use the Stanley 45 and a straight cutter to plough a groove. I think I can do the dovetails he uses...we'll see...
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Hmmm, upon further review....
Will set up the tablesaw to 1/2" between the blade and the fence. Run all 4 edges through of each board, after they have been cross cut to length. Handsaw to cross cut. After the tablesaw is done, I have a 5-1/2ppi "Chrome Edge" Craftsman rip saw.....just back from being sharpened....that I can follow the tablesaw's kerf with.....will be a bit better than "burning" my way through with the bandsaw....
Then plane to smooth things out. I still have some 5mm plywood for a drawer bottom, and the bottom of the upper storage area. Will need to mill grooves for them, after the dovetails are done...I can align the grooves to be hidden, that way.
Need to get Mr. Gumption, and Mr. Motivation involved.....stage one will be wood prep....
Stay tuned....
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Monday...shop is closed on Mondays...safer that way. Van needed repaired this morning...have errands to run...may try for Tuesday?
Stanley #71-1/2 will be getting it's missing depth adjuster wheel thursday's mail....
Stay tuned....(anyone want to show up and help out?)
ps: Plank has arrived in the shop....
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At least the is done....Allen wrench laying there?
Stanley Router Plane, new cutter.JPG
Has been ground down a bit...
Stanley Router Plane, new cutter 2.JPG
Work in progress....needs cut down and notched....hope I wind up with a 3/8" cutter...
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Ok...bench was a bit too crowded this morning.
.Paul Sellers plans, crowded bench.JPG
needed a bit of elbow room. So, cleared the deck for action...even put a few things away
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Plans laid out, a few tools set out...that I had the wrong saw...used it anyway..as the Atkins 65 wasn't quite right...Disston D-8 worked better...set the plank in the bench vise. Edges were a bit to rough for a mitre guage on the tablesaw to hold squarely..so..
Paul Sellers plans, start up.JPG
Needed to cut 2 for the front and back, and one to make the 2 ends....and hopefully enough for both the base, and the lid...
Paul Sellers plans, lid or base.JPG
usual luck...at least I have enough for either the base ( Sellers used a solid wood base) or, a lid. Sellers wants the two to be 11/16" thick...hmmm..
Paul Sellers plans, too thick, lidbase.JPG
Caliper reads 0.998"....may have to plane it down a bit?
Width will be fine...after I joint the edges
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And, square the ends....base, or Lid? base is solid wood, because the drawers slides in and out on it.
Paul Sellers plans, 2.JPG
Reset the tablesaw, and plug it in..been awhile....I jointed one edge of the other 3 parts....sit that edge against the fence. Distance is a bit wider than needed..
Paul Sellers plans, first rip cuts.JPG
To get most of the waste off. Reset the fence for a hair strong of final width....however, the front needs split, to make the drawer front...Took a few trips..
Which will be covered in the next episode....including getting these down to 1/2"
Stay tuned..
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Ok... ripped for width..
Paul Sellers plans, ripped for width.JPG
So that were I to stand these up on edge, they'd all match...front panel has been split, too....and still match for width.
Now, these need to be thinned down to 1/2" thick....resaw was set up on the tablesaw...
Paul Sellers plans, fence spacing.JPG
There is 9/16" between the fence and the blade, blade is raised up as far as can be...
Paul Sellers plans, resaw work.JPG
Just missing the halfway point...two passes..
Paul Sellers plans, 2 passes.JPG
Thicker one will get planed down to the 1/2" thickness required....might have a use for the other "half"..
Paul Sellers plans, ready for smooth plane.JPG
I lowered the saw blade, to make sawing the skinny parts safer....all set for the Stanley #3?
Thinking I can use a piece of Poplar....as a floor for the upper compartment...
Paul Sellers plans, Poplar floor.JPG
And maybe some of the thinner offcuts as drawer sides?
Paul Sellers plans, saved for a drawer.JPG
next episode? Dovetail the sides...
Stay tuned..
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Parts have been planed flat, and smooth, couple edges needed jointed. One end needed squared up. The 5" long ends have been mitresawn to that length.
Forgot the camera, this time around, sorry. I may run back down to the shop in a bit....may take the camera with me...
Almost ready to cut some dovetails...
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As for the drawer....need more more parts made for it....then I can make a drawer...
Paul Sellers plans, 3.JPG
Maybe tomorrow? We'll see....
Stay tuned...
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Parts have been planed flat, ends squared..
Paul Sellers plans, sides cut to size.JPG
One part, for the ends, was cut for length of 5", on the Stanley #358.....Wanted the ends square. 2 planes in use...
Paul Sellers plans, 2 planes.JPG
Millers Falls # 90 V-Line, and the WR #62.....used the 62 as a Jointah Plane..
Paul Sellers plans, jointer work.jpg
Getting things so they are all the same height...
Paul Sellers plans, box lay out.JPG
Have to figure out which will be a drawer front..
Paul Sellers plans, drawer front.JPG
Still had a few sticks, to use as drawer sides, and the back...
Paul Sellers Plans, drawer parts, rough.JPG
Waiting on an appointment to see the Kidney Doctor....need to remove a 3mm "pebble" from the right kidney....making things hurt, right now..
Stay tuned....
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3 hours in the shop, to get to a dry fit...
Paul Sellers plans, base resawn.JPG
Right side of me started to get sore...time to hang it up, for the day..
Paul Sellers plans, hang up the apron.JPG
Will try doing some plough work...tomorrow...
Paul Sellers plans, next task.JPG
A Mr. Witherby helped out, today...
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Hate doing tails first...
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One hour in the shop, today..plus Laundry Detail...Used the Stanley 45 to mill some grooves..
Paul Sellers plans, dry fit floor, underside.JPG
To house the plywood "floor"....was able to get a glue up done..
Paul Sellers plans, glue up, side view.JPG
And checked for square, too..
Paul Sellers plans, checked for square.jpg
Had to re-do a resaw..
Paul Sellers plans, blank for the base.JPG
Plane it flat..
Paul Sellers plans, base planed.JPG
And smooth..on both faces..
Paul Sellers plans, base done.JPG
And even planed parts for the drawer...
Paul Sellers plans, drawer parts.JPG
One to make the drawer's sides, the other to make the back. made a small mess..
Paul Sellers plans, clean up, aisle 1.jpg
Loaded the clothes from the washer over to the dryer...and closed up shop, once I had swept the shop floor.
We getting there...may try again, tomorrow
Stay tuned.
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I suppose I should head down to the shop, and remove those clamps...and clean things up....film at 2300 hrs...
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Well, box came out of the clamps, and didn't fly apart...always a good sign
Plane and sanders to clean things up..
Paul Sellers plans, side 1 cleaned up.jpg
4 sides, top and bottom edges....
Base needed a round-over done...
Paul Sellers plans, base rounded over, end.jpg
End grain first, both ends, then lay the base on a side..
Paul Sellers plans, edge gain round over.JPG
Do a test fit, to center the box on the base...
Paul Sellers plans, base test fit, tearouts.JPG
Found a couple tear outs....will fix them later....
Paul Sellers glued his base to the box....since I am following his plans....
Paul Sellers plans, base glued on.JPG
Guess I'll do the same....letting this sit a day....need to see about a lid, and a drawer...
Stay tuned
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