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Start up...PLANS!

Paul Sellers is doing a Masterclass project. I downloaded the plans from his site, to see IF I can build one, out of Ash. I had a stash of 4/4Ă—6 x 54" Ash planks..
Brown Wood Cabinetry Drawer Shelf


And figured one of these 8 planks might be enough…Plans?
Rectangle Font Parallel Wood Paper


Well, it is a box with a drawer in the bottom half.
Rectangle Font Parallel Pattern Drawing


Through dovetails at the corners. Drawer uses half blind ones..
Handwriting Rectangle Schematic Font Parallel


And…there was even a cutting list!
Handwriting Font Rectangle Parallel Pattern


hauled one of the better planks to the shop…
Wood Saw Tool Machine tool Machine


had to sit it here, as the bench was a bit too full..
Wood Engineering Gas Motor vehicle Machine


yeah, this IS my work area…aka…shop. Even had to put some of the stuff put where they belonged!
laid out a few items, on the now clean bench ( not for long, on that cleaned part)...
Wood Automotive tire Motor vehicle Automotive exterior Metal


Brought the plank over to the bench, and placed it in the vise. Edges were a might too wavy for a tablesaw's mitre gauge to hold square..
Wood Hardwood Engineering Tool Machine


Laid out a cut line….with enough extra to allow it to be squared up, later.
Automotive tire Wood Bumper Automotive exterior Tread


tried the Atkins 65 saw first…liked the Disston D-8 better in the next few cuts..
Saw Wood Metal Tool Lumber


Need a front blank, a rear blank, and this one to make both of the ends of the box. Thought I'd have enough for both the base, and the lid left over….
Wood Bumper Automotive exterior Motor vehicle Rectangle


So much for that idea. Might make this the lid?
Wood Rectangle Flooring Hardwood Tool


Or…maybe the base? Sellers used a solid wood base, since the drawer slides on it.
Will need to thin it down a bit….supposed to be 11/16" thick…mine?
Watch Ruler Wood Office ruler Clock


Calipers says this is 0.998" thick….long way from just under 3/4"....
Well, that is a start….
Stay tuned..
 

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#2 ·
Start up...PLANS!

Paul Sellers is doing a Masterclass project. I downloaded the plans from his site, to see IF I can build one, out of Ash. I had a stash of 4/4Ă—6 x 54" Ash planks..
Brown Wood Cabinetry Drawer Shelf


And figured one of these 8 planks might be enough…Plans?
Rectangle Font Parallel Wood Paper


Well, it is a box with a drawer in the bottom half.
Rectangle Font Parallel Pattern Drawing


Through dovetails at the corners. Drawer uses half blind ones..
Handwriting Rectangle Schematic Font Parallel


And…there was even a cutting list!
Handwriting Font Rectangle Parallel Pattern


hauled one of the better planks to the shop…
Wood Saw Tool Machine tool Machine


had to sit it here, as the bench was a bit too full..
Wood Engineering Gas Motor vehicle Machine


yeah, this IS my work area…aka…shop. Even had to put some of the stuff put where they belonged!
laid out a few items, on the now clean bench ( not for long, on that cleaned part)...
Wood Automotive tire Motor vehicle Automotive exterior Metal


Brought the plank over to the bench, and placed it in the vise. Edges were a might too wavy for a tablesaw's mitre gauge to hold square..
Wood Hardwood Engineering Tool Machine


Laid out a cut line….with enough extra to allow it to be squared up, later.
Automotive tire Wood Bumper Automotive exterior Tread


tried the Atkins 65 saw first…liked the Disston D-8 better in the next few cuts..
Saw Wood Metal Tool Lumber


Need a front blank, a rear blank, and this one to make both of the ends of the box. Thought I'd have enough for both the base, and the lid left over….
Wood Bumper Automotive exterior Motor vehicle Rectangle


So much for that idea. Might make this the lid?
Wood Rectangle Flooring Hardwood Tool


Or…maybe the base? Sellers used a solid wood base, since the drawer slides on it.
Will need to thin it down a bit….supposed to be 11/16" thick…mine?
Watch Ruler Wood Office ruler Clock


Calipers says this is 0.998" thick….long way from just under 3/4"....
Well, that is a start….
Stay tuned..
Those parts would be much happier going through my Powermatic 100 left a bit longer…
 

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#3 ·
Start up...PLANS!

Paul Sellers is doing a Masterclass project. I downloaded the plans from his site, to see IF I can build one, out of Ash. I had a stash of 4/4Ă—6 x 54" Ash planks..
Brown Wood Cabinetry Drawer Shelf


And figured one of these 8 planks might be enough…Plans?
Rectangle Font Parallel Wood Paper


Well, it is a box with a drawer in the bottom half.
Rectangle Font Parallel Pattern Drawing


Through dovetails at the corners. Drawer uses half blind ones..
Handwriting Rectangle Schematic Font Parallel


And…there was even a cutting list!
Handwriting Font Rectangle Parallel Pattern


hauled one of the better planks to the shop…
Wood Saw Tool Machine tool Machine


had to sit it here, as the bench was a bit too full..
Wood Engineering Gas Motor vehicle Machine


yeah, this IS my work area…aka…shop. Even had to put some of the stuff put where they belonged!
laid out a few items, on the now clean bench ( not for long, on that cleaned part)...
Wood Automotive tire Motor vehicle Automotive exterior Metal


Brought the plank over to the bench, and placed it in the vise. Edges were a might too wavy for a tablesaw's mitre gauge to hold square..
Wood Hardwood Engineering Tool Machine


Laid out a cut line….with enough extra to allow it to be squared up, later.
Automotive tire Wood Bumper Automotive exterior Tread


tried the Atkins 65 saw first…liked the Disston D-8 better in the next few cuts..
Saw Wood Metal Tool Lumber


Need a front blank, a rear blank, and this one to make both of the ends of the box. Thought I'd have enough for both the base, and the lid left over….
Wood Bumper Automotive exterior Motor vehicle Rectangle


So much for that idea. Might make this the lid?
Wood Rectangle Flooring Hardwood Tool


Or…maybe the base? Sellers used a solid wood base, since the drawer slides on it.
Will need to thin it down a bit….supposed to be 11/16" thick…mine?
Watch Ruler Wood Office ruler Clock


Calipers says this is 0.998" thick….long way from just under 3/4"....
Well, that is a start….
Stay tuned..
Have 7 more planks upstairs, all are 4/4 Ash…
 

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#4 ·
Start up...PLANS!

Paul Sellers is doing a Masterclass project. I downloaded the plans from his site, to see IF I can build one, out of Ash. I had a stash of 4/4Ă—6 x 54" Ash planks..
Brown Wood Cabinetry Drawer Shelf


And figured one of these 8 planks might be enough…Plans?
Rectangle Font Parallel Wood Paper


Well, it is a box with a drawer in the bottom half.
Rectangle Font Parallel Pattern Drawing


Through dovetails at the corners. Drawer uses half blind ones..
Handwriting Rectangle Schematic Font Parallel


And…there was even a cutting list!
Handwriting Font Rectangle Parallel Pattern


hauled one of the better planks to the shop…
Wood Saw Tool Machine tool Machine


had to sit it here, as the bench was a bit too full..
Wood Engineering Gas Motor vehicle Machine


yeah, this IS my work area…aka…shop. Even had to put some of the stuff put where they belonged!
laid out a few items, on the now clean bench ( not for long, on that cleaned part)...
Wood Automotive tire Motor vehicle Automotive exterior Metal


Brought the plank over to the bench, and placed it in the vise. Edges were a might too wavy for a tablesaw's mitre gauge to hold square..
Wood Hardwood Engineering Tool Machine


Laid out a cut line….with enough extra to allow it to be squared up, later.
Automotive tire Wood Bumper Automotive exterior Tread


tried the Atkins 65 saw first…liked the Disston D-8 better in the next few cuts..
Saw Wood Metal Tool Lumber


Need a front blank, a rear blank, and this one to make both of the ends of the box. Thought I'd have enough for both the base, and the lid left over….
Wood Bumper Automotive exterior Motor vehicle Rectangle


So much for that idea. Might make this the lid?
Wood Rectangle Flooring Hardwood Tool


Or…maybe the base? Sellers used a solid wood base, since the drawer slides on it.
Will need to thin it down a bit….supposed to be 11/16" thick…mine?
Watch Ruler Wood Office ruler Clock


Calipers says this is 0.998" thick….long way from just under 3/4"....
Well, that is a start….
Stay tuned..
All 7 can go through the Powermatic 100 if you wish…will get back to you on a time.
 

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#5 ·
Thinning the stock

Well, let the Lid/Base sit a while…other parts can be worked on. One of the 2 longer parts will make the front of the box….bottom half is to be the drawer's front, yet match the upper half. Then they also have to match the "height" of the back, and the ends.

First, the better looking edge on each board was jointed straight…at least enough to go along the fence of the tablesaw…Boards are just under 6" wide….I need them down to 3-1/2" wide….set the fence to just under 4"..
Wood Composite material Engineering Gas Building material


Rip the worst off of the non-jointed edge. reset to a hair strong of 3-1/2" ( to allow for any saw mark removals) run the back and the end boards through….reset the fence to 1-3/4" and run the "front" board through..twice…
Wood Hardwood Gas Flooring Composite material


Board for the two ends will be cut after the next few steps are done. Need to thin these down to 1/2", according to the plan. Reset the fence again…
Wood Composite material Road surface Hardwood Roof


So there is 9/16" between the blade and the fence. raise the blade as high as it will go…
Wood Machine tool Tool Hardwood Toolroom


Hmmm, a hair short of 1/2 way? Ran the wider two boards through..twice..
Wood Rectangle Line Flooring Floor


Just a whisker down the middle to lean up. the extra 0.020" is to allow the #3 smooth plane to smooth these up. Lowered the blade a bit, to make it safer to run the 2 narrow boards through….set all aside…
Wood Gas Engineering Composite material Rectangle


There IS 4 boards sitting there, awaiting to be planed smooth. the leftovers/ cutoffs from the resaw?
Wood Composite material Roof Engineering Automotive exterior


A back and a couple sides for a drawer? There is something Sellers calls a divider….it forms the "floor" of the upper storage compartment…..Dug through my collection of scraps…
Watch Wood Rectangle Wood stain Material property


I can trim this 3/8" thick Poplar down a bit, set it into grooves in the ends and the back…and a rebate across the front.

Hurting from a Kidney Stone…was in the shop just over an hour, today….we'll see about tomorrow…
Next up? Dovetails, and grooves..and see about a plain jayne base.

Stay tuned…
 

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#6 ·
Thinned stock, dovetails, or

How I hate doing tails first. First off, needed all the parts thinned to 1/2"...or close enough to it..
Automotive tire Motor vehicle Wood Bumper Bicycle part


Couple needed jointed…so that they matched each other for width..
Hand tool Wood Tool Metalworking hand tool Gas


Used 2 planes…a WR #62 as a jointer, and a Millers Falls V-line smooth plane.
Saw Wood Hand tool Chainsaw Tool


Sides are smoothed, width jointed, ends squared up…and one board cut into a pair of 5" long "End" pieces.
Also found a couple pieces to make the drawer back and sides out of…
Wood Tool Engineering Composite material Auto part

Took a day off..

Today, I cleared a spot on the bench, even put a few items back where they belong…then got out some dovetail toys…
Saw Wood Tool Gas Engineering


mainly for layout work..the backsaw was used, though..
Wood Gas Automotive wheel system Automotive tire Auto part


And an old Witherby 1/2" chisel was put to work..
Wood Metalworking hand tool Hand tool Set tool Tool


To chop out the waste. Was doing this like Sellers does..tails first…normally, I do pins first…..because I get a better fit….tails first usually winds up like this..
Saw Wood Tool Hardwood Lumber


Kind of loose…saw was on the wrong side of the lines, or simply split the lines..got a bit better as I went along..
Wood Tool Natural material Wood stain Hardwood


This is the back of the box….the front was a bit different.
.
Wood Plant Hardwood Gas Composite material

Single tail. Had to make a new end piece…had a split open up….and fly off…Re-saw a new piece, and do all three openings again..
Wood Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood Flooring


Did a dry fit…no glue yet…clamps to keep things still, for a while..
Wood Gas Automotive wheel system Hardwood Lumber


Making sure everything is squared up. remember than slab I was going to use as a base for this box?
Wood Rectangle Flooring Hardwood Tool


Needed to square one end, then cut the other to length….thickness was a bit too much…reset the fence on the tablesaw, run it through to get the edges straight and parallel…then crank the blade up….set the fence to 3/4" from the blade. Ran the piece through, trying to peel the worst off….saw cannot reach the middle of a 5-1/2" wide board…ran all 4 edges through, take the blank to the bandsaw….and hack the waste off…will need to plane that area flat. And smooth the other face…set it under the dry fit..
Wood Gas Table Automotive tire Plank


No glue, because I need to run one more plane..
.
Wood Saw Machine tool Gas Machine

As I need a groove run around. Storage area needs a floor…

Once that is done, I can do a glue up, plane the base flat, and smooth. There is a round-over needing done to the base, as well. And then, maybe start work on that drawer?
Stay tuned..the cussing has begun….time to
Wood Tool Landscape Machine Auto part


Hang up the shop apron for the day…3 hours today was about it..
 

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#7 ·
Thinned stock, dovetails, or

How I hate doing tails first. First off, needed all the parts thinned to 1/2"...or close enough to it..
Automotive tire Motor vehicle Wood Bumper Bicycle part


Couple needed jointed…so that they matched each other for width..
Hand tool Wood Tool Metalworking hand tool Gas


Used 2 planes…a WR #62 as a jointer, and a Millers Falls V-line smooth plane.
Saw Wood Hand tool Chainsaw Tool


Sides are smoothed, width jointed, ends squared up…and one board cut into a pair of 5" long "End" pieces.
Also found a couple pieces to make the drawer back and sides out of…
Wood Tool Engineering Composite material Auto part

Took a day off..

Today, I cleared a spot on the bench, even put a few items back where they belong…then got out some dovetail toys…
Saw Wood Tool Gas Engineering


mainly for layout work..the backsaw was used, though..
Wood Gas Automotive wheel system Automotive tire Auto part


And an old Witherby 1/2" chisel was put to work..
Wood Metalworking hand tool Hand tool Set tool Tool


To chop out the waste. Was doing this like Sellers does..tails first…normally, I do pins first…..because I get a better fit….tails first usually winds up like this..
Saw Wood Tool Hardwood Lumber


Kind of loose…saw was on the wrong side of the lines, or simply split the lines..got a bit better as I went along..
Wood Tool Natural material Wood stain Hardwood


This is the back of the box….the front was a bit different.
.
Wood Plant Hardwood Gas Composite material

Single tail. Had to make a new end piece…had a split open up….and fly off…Re-saw a new piece, and do all three openings again..
Wood Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood Flooring


Did a dry fit…no glue yet…clamps to keep things still, for a while..
Wood Gas Automotive wheel system Hardwood Lumber


Making sure everything is squared up. remember than slab I was going to use as a base for this box?
Wood Rectangle Flooring Hardwood Tool


Needed to square one end, then cut the other to length….thickness was a bit too much…reset the fence on the tablesaw, run it through to get the edges straight and parallel…then crank the blade up….set the fence to 3/4" from the blade. Ran the piece through, trying to peel the worst off….saw cannot reach the middle of a 5-1/2" wide board…ran all 4 edges through, take the blank to the bandsaw….and hack the waste off…will need to plane that area flat. And smooth the other face…set it under the dry fit..
Wood Gas Table Automotive tire Plank


No glue, because I need to run one more plane..
.
Wood Saw Machine tool Gas Machine

As I need a groove run around. Storage area needs a floor…

Once that is done, I can do a glue up, plane the base flat, and smooth. There is a round-over needing done to the base, as well. And then, maybe start work on that drawer?
Stay tuned..the cussing has begun….time to
Wood Tool Landscape Machine Auto part


Hang up the shop apron for the day…3 hours today was about it..
My hat's off to you. There's a special place in heaven for people who can hand cut dovetails. I am not one of them.
 

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#9 ·
Feeling groovy

Today's one hour shoptime ( plus Laundry Detail.) was to get some grooves made…first one was the easier of the bunch…as long as I set it up for the correct edge..
Wood Motor vehicle Automotive tire Gas Machine


More of a rebate, but was needed for the floor board to sit in…
Wood Hardwood Gas Wood stain Road surface


Because this sits above the drawer opening…the rest of the grooves were almost in the middle of the boards…had to slide the fence way out…
Wood Machine tool Gas Tool Automotive exterior


AND, make sure I "pulled" from the right direction….first groove was a bit low….re-adjust the fence a bit…to where things matched up..
Wood Rectangle Gas Composite material Metal


Dry fit, once the plywood "floor" was cut to size…( second time's a charm..) and…
Wood Rectangle Floor Composite material Hardwood


Was able to do a glue, from here…
Hand tool Wood Metalworking hand tool Tool Saw


Box in there, somewhere. Let this sit a day…had an issue with the blank for the base…
Wood Rectangle Wood stain Plank Hardwood


This is after the resaw work…upper right corner? Had to go back, reset the fence to that spot, run things through again….bandsaw again to resaw the strip out of the middle…then the plane could do it's job..
Wood Gas Tool Lumber Hardwood


Millers Falls V-line smoother….first, across the grain, then diagonal to the grain..and finally..
Wood Hardwood Plank Natural material Wood stain


Both faces looked like this…I even planed the parts for the drawer down to smooth and flat..
Wood Tool Hand tool Hardwood Lumber


One will be the back of the drawer, the other will be the 2 sides of the drawer…double checked the glue up for square…
Wood Line Gas Metalworking hand tool Engineering


Had to move a load of clothes from the washer, over to the dryer..and had a clean up to do..
Road surface Automotive tire Wood Asphalt Floor


Then called it a day….
Stay tuned..
 

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#10 ·
Feeling groovy

Today's one hour shoptime ( plus Laundry Detail.) was to get some grooves made…first one was the easier of the bunch…as long as I set it up for the correct edge..
Wood Motor vehicle Automotive tire Gas Machine


More of a rebate, but was needed for the floor board to sit in…
Wood Hardwood Gas Wood stain Road surface


Because this sits above the drawer opening…the rest of the grooves were almost in the middle of the boards…had to slide the fence way out…
Wood Machine tool Gas Tool Automotive exterior


AND, make sure I "pulled" from the right direction….first groove was a bit low….re-adjust the fence a bit…to where things matched up..
Wood Rectangle Gas Composite material Metal


Dry fit, once the plywood "floor" was cut to size…( second time's a charm..) and…
Wood Rectangle Floor Composite material Hardwood


Was able to do a glue, from here…
Hand tool Wood Metalworking hand tool Tool Saw


Box in there, somewhere. Let this sit a day…had an issue with the blank for the base…
Wood Rectangle Wood stain Plank Hardwood


This is after the resaw work…upper right corner? Had to go back, reset the fence to that spot, run things through again….bandsaw again to resaw the strip out of the middle…then the plane could do it's job..
Wood Gas Tool Lumber Hardwood


Millers Falls V-line smoother….first, across the grain, then diagonal to the grain..and finally..
Wood Hardwood Plank Natural material Wood stain


Both faces looked like this…I even planed the parts for the drawer down to smooth and flat..
Wood Tool Hand tool Hardwood Lumber


One will be the back of the drawer, the other will be the 2 sides of the drawer…double checked the glue up for square…
Wood Line Gas Metalworking hand tool Engineering


Had to move a load of clothes from the washer, over to the dryer..and had a clean up to do..
Road surface Automotive tire Wood Asphalt Floor


Then called it a day….
Stay tuned..
I always enjoy watching these builds.
 

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#12 ·
From one glue-up to the next..

Box came out of the clamps, this morning…..always a good sign, when things don't fly apart when the clamps are removed….then a lot of clean up began…
Wood Bumper Gas Machine Engineering


Was trying NOT to break the corner joints. Plane and a sander….leveled things at bit, checked for square, corrected as needed…Laid this onto the base, and centered it up…..pencil line to show where it will sit. Whew.

Pencil lines were also to keep the round-overs from going too far…
Wood Gas Hardwood Composite material Plank

Yep, will have to fix those 2 spots, later..
Sellers used a double round-over on the base….you use a plane, do the end grain first…
Automotive tire Motor vehicle Wood Automotive exterior Tool


Helps if you have a center line, to balance out the cut. Once the ends were done, and sanded smooth, then do the long grain sides…
Wood Hardwood Rectangle Gas Composite material


As Sellers says..a nice, crisp, corner….Now, Sellers also glued the base to the box. Used the vise as a third hand, to start the clamps, after a bead of glue was run around the bottom of the box….making sure the box lined up with the lines on the base…
Wood Automotive tire Gas Engineering Machine


Had one spot, where the bottom edge of the drawer opening splayed out a bit…
Wood Machine tool Engineering Gas Toolroom


An extra clamp to pull it back into place. Letting this sit for a while….need a lid made, and start on the drawer..may need me bi-focals for the drawer…

Stay tuned…
 

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#13 ·
From one glue-up to the next..

Box came out of the clamps, this morning…..always a good sign, when things don't fly apart when the clamps are removed….then a lot of clean up began…
Wood Bumper Gas Machine Engineering


Was trying NOT to break the corner joints. Plane and a sander….leveled things at bit, checked for square, corrected as needed…Laid this onto the base, and centered it up…..pencil line to show where it will sit. Whew.

Pencil lines were also to keep the round-overs from going too far…
Wood Gas Hardwood Composite material Plank

Yep, will have to fix those 2 spots, later..
Sellers used a double round-over on the base….you use a plane, do the end grain first…
Automotive tire Motor vehicle Wood Automotive exterior Tool


Helps if you have a center line, to balance out the cut. Once the ends were done, and sanded smooth, then do the long grain sides…
Wood Hardwood Rectangle Gas Composite material


As Sellers says..a nice, crisp, corner….Now, Sellers also glued the base to the box. Used the vise as a third hand, to start the clamps, after a bead of glue was run around the bottom of the box….making sure the box lined up with the lines on the base…
Wood Automotive tire Gas Engineering Machine


Had one spot, where the bottom edge of the drawer opening splayed out a bit…
Wood Machine tool Engineering Gas Toolroom


An extra clamp to pull it back into place. Letting this sit for a while….need a lid made, and start on the drawer..may need me bi-focals for the drawer…

Stay tuned…
Darn, them D.T.s look so good when the Tails are done first:)
 

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#17 ·
Lid and a drawer...part one

Ok, box is out of the clamps….nothing flew apart…still need to fix a few items..
Wood Rectangle Flooring Hardwood Gas


Need to fill…..will later, when I am feeling a bit better…Lid blank was cross cut to rough size, first a cross cut..
Wood Automotive exterior Gun barrel Shotgun Motor vehicle


Tried to get the best behaved chunk, from the plank..
Wood Table Rectangle Hardwood Wood stain


After Chris planed all the planks down, nice and smooth. Turned out this was tapered a bit…mark one straight line, plane to it, tablesaw to rip the other edge parallel….and checked the ends for square..
Wood Outdoor bench Rectangle Hardwood Gas


Ok…Sellers calls for both a round-over both faces, and a rebate on the underside. I roughed in the round-over with a router, then a #3 plane to finish it smooth…the rebate..same plane he used..
Wood Composite material Gas Table Automotive tire


Stanley #78. Rebate is for the barrel of the hinges to clear…at least on the back…other three are just to match the one in back…then, laid out some parts for a drawer..
Wood Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood Gas


Waiting to attach the lid, until after the finish is done….Hardest part of the drawers…was getting the parts the right size, to where they slide in and out…
Wood Rectangle Floor Flooring Wood stain

Wood Rectangle Flooring Composite material Hardwood


And allow for the drawer's front to close up all the way…..Back was sized after the grooves were done, and a dado to house the back. Grooves and dado were by tablesaw…had to also bevel the ends of the plywood panel to fit..
finally was able to spread some glue…
Wood Bumper Motor vehicle Gas Engineering


May see about some better hinges?
Rectangle Wood Flooring Hardwood Composite material


These are a might small…
Stay tuned, will see what the drawer looks like, tomorrow…
 

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#18 ·
Lid and a drawer...part one

Ok, box is out of the clamps….nothing flew apart…still need to fix a few items..
Wood Rectangle Flooring Hardwood Gas


Need to fill…..will later, when I am feeling a bit better…Lid blank was cross cut to rough size, first a cross cut..
Wood Automotive exterior Gun barrel Shotgun Motor vehicle


Tried to get the best behaved chunk, from the plank..
Wood Table Rectangle Hardwood Wood stain


After Chris planed all the planks down, nice and smooth. Turned out this was tapered a bit…mark one straight line, plane to it, tablesaw to rip the other edge parallel….and checked the ends for square..
Wood Outdoor bench Rectangle Hardwood Gas


Ok…Sellers calls for both a round-over both faces, and a rebate on the underside. I roughed in the round-over with a router, then a #3 plane to finish it smooth…the rebate..same plane he used..
Wood Composite material Gas Table Automotive tire


Stanley #78. Rebate is for the barrel of the hinges to clear…at least on the back…other three are just to match the one in back…then, laid out some parts for a drawer..
Wood Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood Gas


Waiting to attach the lid, until after the finish is done….Hardest part of the drawers…was getting the parts the right size, to where they slide in and out…
Wood Rectangle Floor Flooring Wood stain

Wood Rectangle Flooring Composite material Hardwood


And allow for the drawer's front to close up all the way…..Back was sized after the grooves were done, and a dado to house the back. Grooves and dado were by tablesaw…had to also bevel the ends of the plywood panel to fit..
finally was able to spread some glue…
Wood Bumper Motor vehicle Gas Engineering


May see about some better hinges?
Rectangle Wood Flooring Hardwood Composite material


These are a might small…
Stay tuned, will see what the drawer looks like, tomorrow…
Looking really good, Mr. Bandit!
 

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#19 ·
Lid and a drawer, part 2

Let's see, where was I…well, front of the box needed some work..
Wood Rectangle Hardwood Automotive exterior Flooring

Then something about hinges needing installed…
Wood Rectangle Hardwood Flooring Composite material


Not really my strong suit….rebates on the ends were too narrow, had to widen them, to match the top of the box..
Wasn't much I could do with the miss-cut groove….
Motor vehicle Wood Gas Automotive exterior Automotive tire


Drawer was having issues….needed to add a shim along the top edge of the front..
Wood Gas Auto part Metal Door


Glue and clamps..sit for a while..glue not working….added a few brass nails, and then worked to lower the shim to fit….turned out, I also needed to "level" the bottom of the drawer….used a #3 plane…"CRACK"...grrrr

A piece of one drawer side had split off…more glue and clamps..
Wood Gas Sledgehammer Hand tool Saw


So, while this glue set up. I installed a handle…..might need it, to pull a sticky drawer out…

Doctor visit about the Kidney….got referred back to the Family doctor…had other issues going on…
Back home, took a less drastic approach to "level"
Plane Wood Gas Hardwood Rebate plane


Instead of a larger bench plane. Sanded the repaired end smooth and flat…couple tries to get the drawer to slide in..
Table Wood Outdoor furniture Bench Bumper


And all the air and dust came out in a big cloud,,,
Wood Outdoor furniture Rectangle Outdoor bench Bench


Might as well open the lid, too…
Wood Gas Rectangle Composite material Roof


Not too bad? Got out the can of stain…
Hand tool Wood Metalworking hand tool Motor vehicle Automotive tire


Only to find out…it was empty…...had to run out and buy a new can…grrrr

Ok, I'll get this stained and shellaked tomorrow, and come back with the PIP pictures

Stay tuned, just about done…
 

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#20 ·
Lid and a drawer, part 2

Let's see, where was I…well, front of the box needed some work..
Wood Rectangle Hardwood Automotive exterior Flooring

Then something about hinges needing installed…
Wood Rectangle Hardwood Flooring Composite material


Not really my strong suit….rebates on the ends were too narrow, had to widen them, to match the top of the box..
Wasn't much I could do with the miss-cut groove….
Motor vehicle Wood Gas Automotive exterior Automotive tire


Drawer was having issues….needed to add a shim along the top edge of the front..
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Glue and clamps..sit for a while..glue not working….added a few brass nails, and then worked to lower the shim to fit….turned out, I also needed to "level" the bottom of the drawer….used a #3 plane…"CRACK"...grrrr

A piece of one drawer side had split off…more glue and clamps..
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So, while this glue set up. I installed a handle…..might need it, to pull a sticky drawer out…

Doctor visit about the Kidney….got referred back to the Family doctor…had other issues going on…
Back home, took a less drastic approach to "level"
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Instead of a larger bench plane. Sanded the repaired end smooth and flat…couple tries to get the drawer to slide in..
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And all the air and dust came out in a big cloud,,,
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Might as well open the lid, too…
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Not too bad? Got out the can of stain…
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Only to find out…it was empty…...had to run out and buy a new can…grrrr

Ok, I'll get this stained and shellaked tomorrow, and come back with the PIP pictures

Stay tuned, just about done…
Looking good, my friend!
 

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#22 ·
PIP time...

Can of stain has been stirred up, and used. Couple trouble spots fixed. Hinges were re-located….yeah, about time to show off a bit…I added some "feet" to the bottom of the box…
Wood Outdoor furniture Rectangle Bench Table


Nothing fancy, though…Hinges were moved a bit..
Plant Wood Rectangle Table Wood stain


With the result that they can prop the lid open…next, was the drawer's problems…
Table Wood Rectangle Drawer Wood stain


Had to plane a bit, to get a better fit, without it getting stuck…There used to be a square hole, beside the right top corner of the opening…the "extra" groove was filled…by attaching the "guide strip" to the drawer..
Musical instrument Wood Outdoor furniture Rectangle Wood stain


Can you see it? That is the idea….
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A view of the back….nothing special here..
Wood Rectangle Hardwood Wood stain Table


Kind of like the way the grain almost lines up.
Stain has been wiped down, letting it dry overnight..and see about a top coat or two, tomorrow?
Then I'll post the "finished" box over in Projects…as the woodworking part is about done…
Thanks for following along!
 

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#23 ·
PIP time...

Can of stain has been stirred up, and used. Couple trouble spots fixed. Hinges were re-located….yeah, about time to show off a bit…I added some "feet" to the bottom of the box…
Wood Outdoor furniture Rectangle Bench Table


Nothing fancy, though…Hinges were moved a bit..
Plant Wood Rectangle Table Wood stain


With the result that they can prop the lid open…next, was the drawer's problems…
Table Wood Rectangle Drawer Wood stain


Had to plane a bit, to get a better fit, without it getting stuck…There used to be a square hole, beside the right top corner of the opening…the "extra" groove was filled…by attaching the "guide strip" to the drawer..
Musical instrument Wood Outdoor furniture Rectangle Wood stain


Can you see it? That is the idea….
Wood Trunk Wood stain Hardwood Gas


A view of the back….nothing special here..
Wood Rectangle Hardwood Wood stain Table


Kind of like the way the grain almost lines up.
Stain has been wiped down, letting it dry overnight..and see about a top coat or two, tomorrow?
Then I'll post the "finished" box over in Projects…as the woodworking part is about done…
Thanks for following along!
That looks really sharp. Ordinarily, I'm not a big red oak fan (seen too much bedroom furniture and entertainment centers made out of it in the last 30 years!) However, that grain has a nice classic look to it. Well done!
 

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