A box with doors..Box #3

[steven c newman]

Starting up...thought I work on the doors, first...that way, I can size the ends and the sides better...
Box #3 Start, door parts .JPG
These 4 boards will be the 2 doors...once they get glued up...getting them there will be the fun part..

Box #3 Start, 2 ends .JPG
These 2 will be the ends...( one was scrapped, too wavy and thin)and this one..
Box #3 Start, pieces left .JPG
Will get ripped right down the middle, to give me a pair of sides...

At least that is the plan.
Jointed a couple edges, first..
Box #3 Start, jointer, door 1 .JPG
Wanted a straight edge, before I cross cut for length..then fine tune the glue joint..and glue up Door #1
Box #3 Start, glue up #1 .JPG
Repeat, and glue up #2.
Box #3 Start, Glue up #2.JPG
Then stash them both out of the way...
Box #3 Start, 2 doors glued up .JPG
While I work on the other parts....and wait on the washer to get done..
Box #3 Start, Laundry Detail .JPG
As I have Laundry Detail, today.....
Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Kept trying to get one board flat...was too wavy, and all I got done was make it too thin...so...
Box #3 Start, kerf cut .JPG
Set the rip fence to the thickness I need the new part to be..
Then the Cardio Workout could begin..
Box #3 Start, resaw D8 .JPG
And then the results..
Box #3 Start, resaw results .JPG
Need the board on the left, for right now...needs to match "existing"
Box #3 Start, needed to match .JPG
Then cut out the worst parts, trying to match that other end piece...

Cleaned up an edge or 2..
Box #3 Start, fine tune an edge .JPG
Then flatten the saw marks...as the plank wasn't quite flat...
Box #3 Start, needs flattened .JPG
A little too thick on the left edge...we have ways...
Box #3 Start, fine tune a face .JPG

just about done..

[steven c newman]

Waiting on the doors...need to size the box to the doors...then decide on the corner joints...and whether to add a bread board edge to the doors, and whether to add a shelf inside...maybe 2?

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Have removed most of the clamps from the 2 doors..
Box #3, Panels for doors .JPG
So they will stay flat..while I lay out the half lap...
Box #3, half lap .JPG
Something like this? then, I can start to trim these down to size..
Box #3, 2 sides, 2 ends .JPG
2 sides, and 2 ends...and lay out the dados for a shelf or 2?

Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Made a run to the Hobby Lobby today...almost $20 in little baggies of hardware and wooden parts...

Afraid I wiped out a few items, in the process...hinges..latches...that sort of thing....hopefully they will re-order....if not, there is always the online store...

[steven c newman]

$19 and change..hmm..
Hardware Run, Pile .JPG
Spread out a bit..9 bags of goodies..
Hardware Run, Selections .JPG
Some are 2 bags....like the small hinges..
Hardware Run, fancy hinges .JPG
With scalloped edges...
Hardware Run, swing arm Latches .JPG
2 bags of these swing arm latches...and,,
Hardware Run, plain latches .JPG
S bags of these regular latches...
Wooden drawer pulls?
Hardware Run, Drawer pulls .JPG
And of course, the Mini Shaker Pegs.
Hardware Run, Mini Pegs .JPG
Might use these hinges for some doors?
Hardware Run, wide hinges .JPG
Maybe?

I did set up a few things for the shop tomorrow....stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Start time 1100 hrs,,,,end time (for now) 1200 hrs...time out for Lunch...
4 squared..
#3 The Doors, 4 Squared .JPG
Stack them up, use the same edge to cut the ends square...flip over, repeat,
#3 The Doors, Bread Board end blanks .JPG
Had some bread board end blanks to process...had to match the grain up on the door panels..
#3 The Doors, line up the grain .JPG
Milled tongues on all the panels ends...then set up to mill the grooves
#3 The Doors, T&G set up, #1 glued up .JPG
That be Door #1 sitting there in the clamps..
#3 The Doors, glue up #2 .JPG
And door #2...letting these two sit a spell...thinking that this evening, I might mill the lap joint, after cleaning up the latest glue ups...

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

6 hours IN the clamps...then clean them up, trim the excess off..and see about that lap joint..

The Doors, cleaned up .JPG
Had to make sure the grain lines up..
The Doors, half lapped .JPG
Before I cut these...and double checked that I was on the correct edge...Will run the router plane around, tomorrow...

The Doors, 2 sides, 2 ends.JPG
Now I can cut these 4 to length...
The Doors, trimmed for length .JPG
Will start on the 1/4" x 1/4" finger joints tomorrow, I hope...
The Doors, waiting on the corners .JPG
Don't stare at it too long...you might see things that ain't there...

Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Day one of finger joints..Lay out tools...
4 Corners, chisel to set spaces.JPG
The 1/4" Witherby chisel is to set the spacing..
4 Corners, laid out .JPG
I work my way in from both edges, and even out at the center...Handsaw?
4 Corners, Jackson Backsaw.JPG
According to the logo on the spline..this is a Jackson Backsaw..results...
4 Corners, sawn .JPG
Rub a candle along just above the teeth, helps out...Chop out the waste
4 Corners, Chopped .JPG
Then, trace around the fingers..
4 Corners, traced out .JPG
Mark the waste with an "X" of some sort...saw and chop out the waste...dry fit #1
4 Corners, 1st dry fit .JPG
then repeat all of the above..until..
4 Corners, 2 dry fits .JPG
Dry fit #2 corner...only 2 more to go..

Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Corner #3 has been dry fitted, this morning..
4 corners, part 2, dry fit #3 .JPG
Then, went ahead and made Corner #4...dry fitted all four corners, too...
4 corners, part 2, full dry fit .JPG

Next up...will be a few dados...
4 corners, part 2, shelves made .JPG
To house a pair of shelves...then see about making a back panel...

Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

First, do a bit of math..
The shelves, stepping off .JPG
11-1/4"..Divide by 3 = ~3-3/4"...a divider to step that measurement off...
The shelves, marking dados .JPG
Center the 2 shelves on those marks...mark a layout line with a square..
The shelves, knife a line .JPG

These are to be stopped dados....need a 1/4" chisel and a 1" chisel to chop out most of the waste...
The shelves, leveling .JPG
And a router plane to level things out...hopefully just deep enough...and then a few dry fits..
The shelves, dry fit 1 .JPG
1 done 3 to go...then a full dry fit was attempted...it showed that either the shelves were a 1/16" too long, or the dados weren't deep enough....easier to nip a bit of the shelves..try again..
The shelves, full dry fit 1 .JPG
tested out some clamps, too...no glue yet...THAT will require a good night's sleep, BEFORE I start to spread any glue around...
The shelves, pull until square .JPG
Have set aside one clamp to pull things into square...may need it....Could use a few extra hands to help out...

Stay tuned..there is sure to be either Beer..or cussing involved...maybe both...

[Stew Denton]

Steven,

I am enjoying the build.

Your glue-ups with your usual forest of clamps always is impressive, as I seem to have a battle with several less clamps when doing a much simpler glue-up. My glue-ups are only for things like gluing a strip of solid pine on the edge of plywood to hide the end grain of the plywood laminations where it shows. This for the shelves I built a few months ago for the shelves in the wife's pantry that I built.

At any rate, the build, as always is followed with interest.

Thanks and regards,

Stew

[steven c newman]

Needed a nice wide, flat assembly table...
Sunday Glue-up,Assembly table .JPG
But, this will work...clamps were laid out..
Sunday Glue-up, at the ready .JPG
Some within an arm's reach, some were a 2 step sort of thing..
Sunday Glue-up, on stand-by .JPG
A mallet and a brush for the glue at the ready..
Sunday Glue-up, in use .JPG
Carried this over to the table...
Sunday Glue-up, Todays special .JPG
Knock it apart, set the parts down in the order they will get glued...corners 3 and 4 needed the mallet, even with the glue..they went first, along with the shelves, as the lower shelf also needed a mallet..the corners 1 and 2 were added to the mass of gooey parts...then the clamps did their flash mob thing...
Sunday Glue-up, enough clamps .JPG
Somehow manage to get a square in there...
Sunday Glue-up, Checked for square .JPG
Was about 1/8" out...
Sunday Glue-up, pull until square .JPG
Well, pull until it is square..

Will let this sit a day....while I enjoy a wee nip of Conway's Irish Ale.....

Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

OK, box came out of the clamps, this morning..
After the glue-up, open doors .JPG
Checking to see how well the doors fit..
After the glue-up, check the fit .JPG
Next would be to cut a panel to be the back of the box..
The back, cutting gauge .JPG
Cutting gauge to get a line ready to saw.
The back, saw the line .JPG
Then repeat for an end...
The back, trm the end .JPG
Then, spread some glue with a brush...and let the clamps go at it..
The back, glued up .JPG
Will let this sit a spell...tomorrow, maybe...I can clean this up..and work on both the hinges and a stand ...

Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Box is out of the clamps..last of the clean up has been done..
Build a stand, check for square.JPG
Checking for square ..and..leveling a corner or two that needed it..
Build a stand, leveler .JPG
Started to lay out the hinges..
Build a stand, door hinges .JPG
Decided to work on a stand, instead...had a few leftovers..
Build a stand, parts .JPG
Worked out a pattern...
Build a stand, both legs .JPG
Needed a base, for the 2 legs...strip of Pine..
Build a stand, front leg .JPG
Glue the 3 parts together..
Build a stand, glued up .JPG
Right foot is in the air, because the foot behind it is sitting on a square..

Waiting overnight on the glue-up...clean up tomorrow....might install the hinges first?

Stay tuned..