08-02-2019 03:42 AM
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except for hauling this thing out of the shop to where it will call “home”...Hutch came out of the clamps, sanded things down, added screws in the top…
Just in case someone wants to pick up the desk by the top of the hutch….ran the round-over bit around a bit, and set the hutch on the desk…
While I figure out how to get everything stained…everything that will show…
Took a while, let this sit until the stain dried. Got to thinking..( dangero...
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07-24-2019 10:16 PM
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Ok…PIP time for the main part of the desk….
From the front…
And the top….2 coats of Amber Shellac….needs buffed out a bit…
But wait, there’s more….
This desk also gets a hutch of sorts…as a place to better stash the tower…
And maybe a whole lot more “stuff”
This is the old hutch…stuff piled up everywhere. Need to bring the tower down closer to the top of the desk…and raise the monitor up o...
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07-23-2019 04:42 PM
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Ok, bought the last bit of plywood for the last drawer. Was looking to buy just a 2’x2’ square of 1/4” plywood….looked at the stuff Lowes had….more like a pinup picture, not a flat one in the lot. looked at the 5mm Luann 2’ x 4’ panels,,,,dollar more, but at least it was flat….got it home..
Shame to use this for a drawer bottom? used the bottom right corner…will save the rest for something that shows..Right hand drawer is out of t...
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07-22-2019 12:38 AM
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Got the clamps off of Drawer #3 and #4, this morning while the shop was still cool…Had to clean the sides up a bit..
Jack plane to get it close….then..
A #3 sized smooth plane to smooth things out…worked on both drawers…had an issue as to what one goes where…
Got that straightened out. All edges got sanded, then the fronts got a coat of stain, and their handles installed..
Will do, for now..( I marked the inside of each drawer, as to which went where...
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07-20-2019 04:31 PM
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Ok, stained the fronts of 2 drawers. and a test fit of the handles…
The way the desk was sitting, made it hard to fit drawers…so
I slid it over here…drawers now fit…but. There was an issue with the raised panels intruding into the drawer’s space..can’t remove any of it, so..I planed the sides of the drawers down, until they fit…weapon of choice?
Until I got too close to the screws at the back…then a beltsander finished up…Make a ...
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07-18-2019 05:05 PM
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Ok, most of the parts are ready? Well, the sides needed just a few more things done..Cleaned the dados, so the backs fit all the way in…
Just happened to have the right width chisel, for that. Pilot holes for screws to attach the sides to the back..
Even the drill was “Vintage”....then flip the sides over, and do a countersink…
Why change bits, just change drill and all…there is a bevel to the bottom corner..
Makes inserting a drawer into it’...
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07-18-2019 04:38 PM
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catch up time…..got a little more done…Drawer dovetails…router without a jig?
Lay out 2 stop lines, one for the dovetails, one for the router….
Router stop line is flush with the top of the vise’s jaws….depth of cut is 1/2”. Remember, safety first…
MK1 eyeball to guide the cuts….a bit rough..
We have ways..
Couple of chisels for clean up….then use the pins to layout the tails…bandsaw to make a few cuts…
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07-15-2019 01:33 PM
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Took 2 people to get the desk down off my tablesaw, yesterday. Took a couple trips up and down the stairs, hauling planks of 1×6 pine (3) and an Ash 1×6 ( best looking one of the lot) and other items….
Had work for the saw…cut enough blanks for the 4 main drawers….
Yes, there are 6 blanks of Ash sitting there….I picked out the 4 best…
As for the other two?
They had an issue with a knot…
I doubt IF I want this in a drawer front. ...
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07-14-2019 01:10 PM
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Sounds simple and easy enough to do?
Remove the clamps from the glued up top….only sounds was from a couple of the cawls…creak. Laid the top onto the desk….and scraped away the dried glue….we have ways..
Stanley #70 scraper. Was made to remove painted on shipping labels, from wooden crates. Works great for dried glue, price tags, bar codes they print onto the wood….
Couple of clamps to keep things from walking away….between a beltsander, and a ...
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07-13-2019 02:24 AM
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Was time to joint the three parts of the base….drawer unit, knee well unit, and the leg unit…Pilot holes were drilled in the knee well unit..
But, needed something different, so I wouldn’t have screws going into a couple raised panels…so
So the bottom frame is connected to stiles, instead…
Used a 2” spacer, to keep things lined up…Got what screws I could..
Leg unit is connected to the knee well unit….which is then connected to the d...
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