Tabernacle build – day 1
I got a request for a new church project yesterday. I knew this project was coming and I have passively been working on a concept to draw together elements from … Continue reading
Altar cloth and storage cabinets – day 18, delivered
The last time I delivered a cabinet to Saint Joseph’s it snowed. Looks like this delivery was no different. Thankfully, my friend Tony offered to bring his trailer and 4-wheel … Continue reading
Altar cloth and storage cabinets – day 17
My last coat of urethane has dried, so I re-installed all of the hardware. With everything finished, I started on the last piece of the project. … Continue reading
Altar cloth and storage cabinets – day 16
The last coat of polyurethane went on last night. The doors are actually finished, so I set them outside the spray booth. With a Scotch-Brite pad, I sand down all … Continue reading
Altar cloth and storage cabinets – day 15
Today I am finally ready to start spraying finish on these cabinets. I pulled out the drawers and removed all of the slides. With a little creative balancing, I squeezed … Continue reading
Altar cloth and storage cabinets – day 14
I am really close to finishing this cabinet. I just had a few details left. I started with the edge banding on the shelves. I grabbed a 2″ wide piece … Continue reading
Altar cloth and storage cabinets – day 13
The shelf standards are 4″ shorter than the sides of the cabinet. I want to locate them at the top of my 2″ base piece, so I cut a 2″ long block and … Continue reading
Altar cloth and storage cabinets – day 12
I had a snow day yesterday, so I got started on the storage cabinet. Before I assemble the box, I want to install the shelf standards and polyurethane the inside … Continue reading
Altar cloth and storage cabinets – day 11
Today’s project was to complete the drawer faces. I started with the boards that I glued up and cut down about a week ago. I wanted to use a 3/4″ … Continue reading
Altar cloth and storage cabinets – day 10
I am closing in on finishing this cabinet. I gathered up all of the trim, that I milled for the sides, a couple of days ago. I sanded all of the … Continue reading
Altar cloth and storage cabinets – day 9
Long day in the shop today, but I made a lot of progress. I went ahead and pinned all of the drawer corners with dowels, to help prevent the sides … Continue reading
Altar cloth and storage cabinets – day 8
After spending over three hours yesterday making the first drawer, I was able to batch out the other four today in about four hours. First step was to run a … Continue reading
Altar cloth and storage cabinets – day 7
A few days ago I hit my 1-year anniversary with this blog, and this is my 200th post. I wanted to post something really interesting today, but instead I made … Continue reading
Altar cloth and storage cabinets – day 6
I had a few hours to play in the shop yesterday, so I pulled the clamps off of the drawer faces, and planed them down to 3/4″. Once planed, I … Continue reading
Altar cloth and storage cabinets – day 5
I only had an hour or two to work yesterday, so I decided to glue up my drawer faces. Step one was to cull through my pile of wood to … Continue reading
Altar cloth and storage cabinets – day 4
The panels I glued up in the last post are dry, so I pulled the clamps and scraped off any glue squeeze-out. I ran the two glued up halves of … Continue reading
Altar cloth and storage cabinets – day 3
I didn’t work in the shop at all last week due to the weather. The ice storm took down the power lines for a couple of days, and it took … Continue reading
Altar cloth and storage cabinets – day 2
I had the day off due to snow, so I decided to spend the day working on one of the more tedious parts of this cabinet, the cloth spindles. The … Continue reading
Altar cloth and storage cabinets – day 1
I am starting another project this weekend. Two more cabinets for Saint Joseph’s in Emmitsburg, MD, to match the large storage cabinet that I finished last month. These two cabinets will be … Continue reading
Oak storage cabinet – delivery and installation
Today is delivery day for the big oak storage cabinet. My garage is littered with the pieces of the cabinet, as well as all of the tools that I am … Continue reading
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