Oak storage cabinet – day 12
Ok, last day to spray. I have two coats applied to the shelves and sides. They look really good, but I am going to apply a third coat anyway. An … Continue reading
Oak storage cabinet – day 11
I determined that all of the pieces, that I have been spraying, are acceptable. I spent some time Jockeying everything around, moving all of my finished pieces out to the … Continue reading
Oak storage cabinet – day 10
My shop is basically useless while I am finishing the cabinet, so I haven’t been doing much. I let the first coat set for a day to cure, and sanded … Continue reading
Oak storage cabinet – day 9
I let the doors set clamped up overnight, to ensure that the glue dried completely. When I pulled the clamps off today, the doors looked a lot straighter than they … Continue reading
Oak storage cabinet – day 8
Sorry I have been off-line for a couple of days, I got hit with a stomach bug the day before Thanksgiving, and I hadn’t had much energy for working in … Continue reading
Oak storage cabinet – day 7
Today the plan is to get the doors done. I already cut the verticals for the door frame, a couple of days ago. They are a little burned on some … Continue reading
Oak storage cabinet – day 6
I decided to get the shelves finished up today. They are all cut out, but without a center support for the front, I decided to do a heavy-duty piece of … Continue reading
Oak storage cabinet – day 5
I made some good progress today. Things are really starting to take shape. I originally planned on assembling the back panel by running screws straight into the sides from the … Continue reading
Oak storage cabinet – day 4
Before I start assembling the side panels, I need to rout in the grooves for the adjustable shelf standards. I have an adjustable guide for my Hitachi router, so I … Continue reading
Oak storage cabinet – day 3
As promised in my last post, here are the more detailed plans. Cabinet Sides.PDF I will be unable to fully assemble this cabinet in my shop. It will also be … Continue reading
Oak storage cabinet – day 2
I am finally done dragging my feet on starting this project. I actually started it a few weeks back (breaking down plywood) but I have had other things to do, … Continue reading
Maple and walnut blanket chests – day 10 – complete
I got up bright and early this morning to get the last coat on the chests. I gave the surface a quick once-over with some fine sand paper and sprayed … Continue reading
Maple and walnut blanket chests – day 8/9
I was going to post yesterday’s work this morning, but I was having trouble with the computer I was using. So you get today’s post and yesterday’s post all rolled … Continue reading
Maple and walnut blanket chests – day 7
Ok, the goal today was to get the base skirt attached without placing any nails through the face of the trim. I started by trimming and attaching the first piece. … Continue reading
Maple and walnut blanket chests – day 6
I didn’t have much time to work last night, so I focused on finishing the lids. I used my new pull saw to trim the splines back to within 1/16″ … Continue reading
Maple and walnut blanket chests – day 5
What a long day in the shop yesterday. Time to start putting these things together. I started out by trimming down the long ends on the panels, and making sure … Continue reading
Maple and walnut blanket chests – day 4
The plan today was to get all eight of the sides cut and assembled. Since I have decided to do raised panels, I grabbed both of my routers, that are set … Continue reading
Maple and walnut blanket chests – day 3
I decided to prioritize the processing of the maple. I was lucky enough to have several large pieces of walnut, reducing the number of glue-ups I had to do. I … Continue reading
Maple and walnut blanket chests – day 2
I had a chance to work on the chests last night. I pulled the tape off of the epoxied boards, most of it came off… After running the large panels … Continue reading
Maple and walnut blanket chests – day 1
I started another project today. Actually, it will be two projects. I am going to be building two blanket chests using maple and walnut. The goal is to mix the … Continue reading
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