[chrisstef]

Glue hits the fan

Another episode in the saga that is the Great Big Build.

Today the glue hit the fan!

The tool cabinet was glued up today and I only cussed once, not bad for a glue up from hell.

Sorry, a really crazy glue up

The rest of the day was spent milling up wood for the door panels and sides.

I have been stockpiling wood for over two years for this build. Every time I recieved a comission I would get extra wood and set it aside. The piece I had for the maple part of the tree door panels I have had for about a year and a half. It has some nice curl to it.

Not a big "show and tell" day, but next week should see some dramatic results granted I get the switch to my jointer fixed that decided to crap out on me today.

Sorry again. It decided to stop working.
Have a great weekend all and have fun woodworking.

Th swearing stage of the project is a good one bearkat. Youre working out the issues. Thats a good thing. Sometimes ill just swear at the walls in the shop. Makes me feel like im doin somethin.

 

[terryR]

Glue hits the fan

Another episode in the saga that is the Great Big Build.

Today the glue hit the fan!

The tool cabinet was glued up today and I only cussed once, not bad for a glue up from hell.

Sorry, a really crazy glue up

The rest of the day was spent milling up wood for the door panels and sides.

I have been stockpiling wood for over two years for this build. Every time I recieved a comission I would get extra wood and set it aside. The piece I had for the maple part of the tree door panels I have had for about a year and a half. It has some nice curl to it.

Not a big "show and tell" day, but next week should see some dramatic results granted I get the switch to my jointer fixed that decided to crap out on me today.

Sorry again. It decided to stop working.
Have a great weekend all and have fun woodworking.

Heck, my shop is 30×40' and made of steel.
After some screw-ups, I literally throw wood as hard as I can against a far wall!
Norml, I think?

 

[pottz]

Glue hits the fan

Another episode in the saga that is the Great Big Build.

Today the glue hit the fan!

The tool cabinet was glued up today and I only cussed once, not bad for a glue up from hell.

Sorry, a really crazy glue up

The rest of the day was spent milling up wood for the door panels and sides.

I have been stockpiling wood for over two years for this build. Every time I recieved a comission I would get extra wood and set it aside. The piece I had for the maple part of the tree door panels I have had for about a year and a half. It has some nice curl to it.

Not a big "show and tell" day, but next week should see some dramatic results granted I get the switch to my jointer fixed that decided to crap out on me today.

Sorry again. It decided to stop working.
Have a great weekend all and have fun woodworking.

i think if you have done more than 1 wood working project you will have a glue up from hell,wish i was closer id come over and lend you a couple hands just keep on truckin and cuss when needed.i need one of those signs for my shop.

 

[bearkatwood]

Oo La La!

la grande construction, Oo La La!
Today was very French. French cleat that is.
I set the cabinet to the wall using french cleats and made a set for the inside of the cabinet.

There will probably be some that hang down from the shelf below, but the cleats should take care of most tools for the back wall.

A series of custom hangars will be made to facilitate hanging tools. This way as things change I can rearrange the cabinet.

I experimented by making a flat plate to hang something on.

Viola,

I got to play around with sketchup yesterday and I made a copy of what I had built so far.

I put two coats of finish on the inside today and it doesn't get a face frame so I can start to load it up.

Bon Voyage!

 

[Chocdog]

Oo La La!

la grande construction, Oo La La!
Today was very French. French cleat that is.
I set the cabinet to the wall using french cleats and made a set for the inside of the cabinet.

There will probably be some that hang down from the shelf below, but the cleats should take care of most tools for the back wall.

A series of custom hangars will be made to facilitate hanging tools. This way as things change I can rearrange the cabinet.

I experimented by making a flat plate to hang something on.

Viola,

I got to play around with sketchup yesterday and I made a copy of what I had built so far.

I put two coats of finish on the inside today and it doesn't get a face frame so I can start to load it up.

Bon Voyage!

Love the saw till.

 

[mojapitt]

Oo La La!

la grande construction, Oo La La!
Today was very French. French cleat that is.
I set the cabinet to the wall using french cleats and made a set for the inside of the cabinet.

There will probably be some that hang down from the shelf below, but the cleats should take care of most tools for the back wall.

A series of custom hangars will be made to facilitate hanging tools. This way as things change I can rearrange the cabinet.

I experimented by making a flat plate to hang something on.

Viola,

I got to play around with sketchup yesterday and I made a copy of what I had built so far.

I put two coats of finish on the inside today and it doesn't get a face frame so I can start to load it up.

Bon Voyage!

Looking great sir

 

[BigRedKnothead]

Oo La La!

la grande construction, Oo La La!
Today was very French. French cleat that is.
I set the cabinet to the wall using french cleats and made a set for the inside of the cabinet.

There will probably be some that hang down from the shelf below, but the cleats should take care of most tools for the back wall.

A series of custom hangars will be made to facilitate hanging tools. This way as things change I can rearrange the cabinet.

I experimented by making a flat plate to hang something on.

Viola,

I got to play around with sketchup yesterday and I made a copy of what I had built so far.

I put two coats of finish on the inside today and it doesn't get a face frame so I can start to load it up.

Bon Voyage!

Brian, one of the reasons I put so many cleats close together on my wall is because the tills/racks need something to rest against, or they'll be all wonky. For instance, if you had another cleat where my line is:

The other way you could get around this, as I'm sure you've figured. is to put a little spacer behind each till.

 

[yuridichesky]

Oo La La!

la grande construction, Oo La La!
Today was very French. French cleat that is.
I set the cabinet to the wall using french cleats and made a set for the inside of the cabinet.

There will probably be some that hang down from the shelf below, but the cleats should take care of most tools for the back wall.

A series of custom hangars will be made to facilitate hanging tools. This way as things change I can rearrange the cabinet.

I experimented by making a flat plate to hang something on.

Viola,

I got to play around with sketchup yesterday and I made a copy of what I had built so far.

I put two coats of finish on the inside today and it doesn't get a face frame so I can start to load it up.

Bon Voyage!

Very nice!

 

[bkseitz]

Oo La La!

la grande construction, Oo La La!
Today was very French. French cleat that is.
I set the cabinet to the wall using french cleats and made a set for the inside of the cabinet.

There will probably be some that hang down from the shelf below, but the cleats should take care of most tools for the back wall.

A series of custom hangars will be made to facilitate hanging tools. This way as things change I can rearrange the cabinet.

I experimented by making a flat plate to hang something on.

Viola,

I got to play around with sketchup yesterday and I made a copy of what I had built so far.

I put two coats of finish on the inside today and it doesn't get a face frame so I can start to load it up.

Bon Voyage!

I love that contrasting wood -awesome stuff

 

[CFrye]

Oo La La!

la grande construction, Oo La La!
Today was very French. French cleat that is.
I set the cabinet to the wall using french cleats and made a set for the inside of the cabinet.

There will probably be some that hang down from the shelf below, but the cleats should take care of most tools for the back wall.

A series of custom hangars will be made to facilitate hanging tools. This way as things change I can rearrange the cabinet.

I experimented by making a flat plate to hang something on.

Viola,

I got to play around with sketchup yesterday and I made a copy of what I had built so far.

I put two coats of finish on the inside today and it doesn't get a face frame so I can start to load it up.

Bon Voyage!

Brian, how does the cleat fasten to the plate? I don't see a screw in either (except the squiggly line on the third pic).

 

[bearkatwood]

Oo La La!

la grande construction, Oo La La!
Today was very French. French cleat that is.
I set the cabinet to the wall using french cleats and made a set for the inside of the cabinet.

There will probably be some that hang down from the shelf below, but the cleats should take care of most tools for the back wall.

A series of custom hangars will be made to facilitate hanging tools. This way as things change I can rearrange the cabinet.

I experimented by making a flat plate to hang something on.

Viola,

I got to play around with sketchup yesterday and I made a copy of what I had built so far.

I put two coats of finish on the inside today and it doesn't get a face frame so I can start to load it up.

Bon Voyage!

The squiggly line was showing the screw that goes in thru the back of the case into the cleat. The hook for the plate was just glued on with a short dowel.

 

[CFrye]

Oo La La!

la grande construction, Oo La La!
Today was very French. French cleat that is.
I set the cabinet to the wall using french cleats and made a set for the inside of the cabinet.

There will probably be some that hang down from the shelf below, but the cleats should take care of most tools for the back wall.

A series of custom hangars will be made to facilitate hanging tools. This way as things change I can rearrange the cabinet.

I experimented by making a flat plate to hang something on.

Viola,

I got to play around with sketchup yesterday and I made a copy of what I had built so far.

I put two coats of finish on the inside today and it doesn't get a face frame so I can start to load it up.

Bon Voyage!

I see, thanks!

 

[bearkatwood]

Tedium in wood

Hi everyone, Hope all is well in woodworkingland. Today was a very slow one, not to mention interrupted at every turn, but I did still manage to get something done.
I always laugh about how quickly a case or cabinet goes together and how easy they seem after making chairs and I ask myself "Why don't I just make cabinets?"
Well I am in the thick of making cabinets and hit a brick wall of sorts with the tills that will hold the tools in place. I figured out my cleat system well enough, but the layout and construction is very tedious.
I managed to get a spokeshave holder done that I am happy enough with and scorp holder that I feel sits a bit low, but I can live with it for now. I am hoping tomorrow will be more productive.
Here is some pics of today's tedium. Enjoy.

For the spokeshave holder I made a mock-up to get the distances between rods right and I am happy with it.

For the scorp holder, it does its' function well, but sits a bit low on the wall and I might redo it down the road.

I like how the modular aspect of the layout in that I can move things around to make a good fit without screwing holes in the wood. I will attach things to the sides permanently once I know what I want there, which may only come after I have put everything together and used it for a bit.

I know it's a few spokeshaves, but it is my most used tool and I like to have a variety to pick from when I use them.
Have fun woodworking.

 

[bkseitz]

Tedium in wood

Hi everyone, Hope all is well in woodworkingland. Today was a very slow one, not to mention interrupted at every turn, but I did still manage to get something done.
I always laugh about how quickly a case or cabinet goes together and how easy they seem after making chairs and I ask myself "Why don't I just make cabinets?"
Well I am in the thick of making cabinets and hit a brick wall of sorts with the tills that will hold the tools in place. I figured out my cleat system well enough, but the layout and construction is very tedious.
I managed to get a spokeshave holder done that I am happy enough with and scorp holder that I feel sits a bit low, but I can live with it for now. I am hoping tomorrow will be more productive.
Here is some pics of today's tedium. Enjoy.

For the spokeshave holder I made a mock-up to get the distances between rods right and I am happy with it.

For the scorp holder, it does its' function well, but sits a bit low on the wall and I might redo it down the road.

I like how the modular aspect of the layout in that I can move things around to make a good fit without screwing holes in the wood. I will attach things to the sides permanently once I know what I want there, which may only come after I have put everything together and used it for a bit.

I know it's a few spokeshaves, but it is my most used tool and I like to have a variety to pick from when I use them.
Have fun woodworking.

The question is are you going to use this for woodworking or hang it in the Louvre. This is just plain beautiful

 

[pottz]

Tedium in wood

Hi everyone, Hope all is well in woodworkingland. Today was a very slow one, not to mention interrupted at every turn, but I did still manage to get something done.
I always laugh about how quickly a case or cabinet goes together and how easy they seem after making chairs and I ask myself "Why don't I just make cabinets?"
Well I am in the thick of making cabinets and hit a brick wall of sorts with the tills that will hold the tools in place. I figured out my cleat system well enough, but the layout and construction is very tedious.
I managed to get a spokeshave holder done that I am happy enough with and scorp holder that I feel sits a bit low, but I can live with it for now. I am hoping tomorrow will be more productive.
Here is some pics of today's tedium. Enjoy.

For the spokeshave holder I made a mock-up to get the distances between rods right and I am happy with it.

For the scorp holder, it does its' function well, but sits a bit low on the wall and I might redo it down the road.

I like how the modular aspect of the layout in that I can move things around to make a good fit without screwing holes in the wood. I will attach things to the sides permanently once I know what I want there, which may only come after I have put everything together and used it for a bit.

I know it's a few spokeshaves, but it is my most used tool and I like to have a variety to pick from when I use them.
Have fun woodworking.

it might have been a tough day for you but a great way for use to end the day with your beautiful wood work looking very good brian keep em coming thanks.

 

[bearkatwood]

Tedium in wood

Hi everyone, Hope all is well in woodworkingland. Today was a very slow one, not to mention interrupted at every turn, but I did still manage to get something done.
I always laugh about how quickly a case or cabinet goes together and how easy they seem after making chairs and I ask myself "Why don't I just make cabinets?"
Well I am in the thick of making cabinets and hit a brick wall of sorts with the tills that will hold the tools in place. I figured out my cleat system well enough, but the layout and construction is very tedious.
I managed to get a spokeshave holder done that I am happy enough with and scorp holder that I feel sits a bit low, but I can live with it for now. I am hoping tomorrow will be more productive.
Here is some pics of today's tedium. Enjoy.

For the spokeshave holder I made a mock-up to get the distances between rods right and I am happy with it.

For the scorp holder, it does its' function well, but sits a bit low on the wall and I might redo it down the road.

I like how the modular aspect of the layout in that I can move things around to make a good fit without screwing holes in the wood. I will attach things to the sides permanently once I know what I want there, which may only come after I have put everything together and used it for a bit.

I know it's a few spokeshaves, but it is my most used tool and I like to have a variety to pick from when I use them.
Have fun woodworking.

bkseitz, French day was yesterday I want to hang this thing in the Chicago Art Institute, maybe Ferris would go see it.
Thanks for all kind words, I really appreciate it. I know that here in a few days I am going to be making the doors, something I have been planning for a few years and really looking forward to. They are going to be the focal point of the whole build.. Hope I don't screw them up.
I got the hinges today for the doors. I will be using Soss hinges which is another thing I haven't seen done with tool cabinets, I think they give a cleaner look.
Save Ferris!

 

[terryR]

Tedium in wood

Hi everyone, Hope all is well in woodworkingland. Today was a very slow one, not to mention interrupted at every turn, but I did still manage to get something done.
I always laugh about how quickly a case or cabinet goes together and how easy they seem after making chairs and I ask myself "Why don't I just make cabinets?"
Well I am in the thick of making cabinets and hit a brick wall of sorts with the tills that will hold the tools in place. I figured out my cleat system well enough, but the layout and construction is very tedious.
I managed to get a spokeshave holder done that I am happy enough with and scorp holder that I feel sits a bit low, but I can live with it for now. I am hoping tomorrow will be more productive.
Here is some pics of today's tedium. Enjoy.

For the spokeshave holder I made a mock-up to get the distances between rods right and I am happy with it.

For the scorp holder, it does its' function well, but sits a bit low on the wall and I might redo it down the road.

I like how the modular aspect of the layout in that I can move things around to make a good fit without screwing holes in the wood. I will attach things to the sides permanently once I know what I want there, which may only come after I have put everything together and used it for a bit.

I know it's a few spokeshaves, but it is my most used tool and I like to have a variety to pick from when I use them.
Have fun woodworking.

Fabulous.
Nice family of spokeshaves!

Love the texture on your scorp till. The little details always make the difference!

 

[BigRedKnothead]

Tedium in wood

Hi everyone, Hope all is well in woodworkingland. Today was a very slow one, not to mention interrupted at every turn, but I did still manage to get something done.
I always laugh about how quickly a case or cabinet goes together and how easy they seem after making chairs and I ask myself "Why don't I just make cabinets?"
Well I am in the thick of making cabinets and hit a brick wall of sorts with the tills that will hold the tools in place. I figured out my cleat system well enough, but the layout and construction is very tedious.
I managed to get a spokeshave holder done that I am happy enough with and scorp holder that I feel sits a bit low, but I can live with it for now. I am hoping tomorrow will be more productive.
Here is some pics of today's tedium. Enjoy.

For the spokeshave holder I made a mock-up to get the distances between rods right and I am happy with it.

For the scorp holder, it does its' function well, but sits a bit low on the wall and I might redo it down the road.

I like how the modular aspect of the layout in that I can move things around to make a good fit without screwing holes in the wood. I will attach things to the sides permanently once I know what I want there, which may only come after I have put everything together and used it for a bit.

I know it's a few spokeshaves, but it is my most used tool and I like to have a variety to pick from when I use them.
Have fun woodworking.

Spokeshaves are my fav too. I have a plethora.

 

[Ripper70]

Tedium in wood

Hi everyone, Hope all is well in woodworkingland. Today was a very slow one, not to mention interrupted at every turn, but I did still manage to get something done.
I always laugh about how quickly a case or cabinet goes together and how easy they seem after making chairs and I ask myself "Why don't I just make cabinets?"
Well I am in the thick of making cabinets and hit a brick wall of sorts with the tills that will hold the tools in place. I figured out my cleat system well enough, but the layout and construction is very tedious.
I managed to get a spokeshave holder done that I am happy enough with and scorp holder that I feel sits a bit low, but I can live with it for now. I am hoping tomorrow will be more productive.
Here is some pics of today's tedium. Enjoy.

For the spokeshave holder I made a mock-up to get the distances between rods right and I am happy with it.

For the scorp holder, it does its' function well, but sits a bit low on the wall and I might redo it down the road.

I like how the modular aspect of the layout in that I can move things around to make a good fit without screwing holes in the wood. I will attach things to the sides permanently once I know what I want there, which may only come after I have put everything together and used it for a bit.

I know it's a few spokeshaves, but it is my most used tool and I like to have a variety to pick from when I use them.
Have fun woodworking.

That's what you call a tool cabinet? If I was able to make something that nice, it'd be the focal point of my living room. Nice work!

 

[bearkatwood]

Deja Vu All Over Again

Dovetails, I love cutting dovetails. Wait, wasn't I just doing this??? Deja Vu all over again.

Today I milled up and cut the pieces for the door frames. They will be a little undersized in width to accommodate the curves in the frames. The case is 40"x40" and each door will be 19" wide x 40" tall.

Oh hey, before i forget I forgot to tell you all about a few things yesterday. First off I got the last piece of curly western maple that will become the plane till.

I also made a new sign for my door. I had an old painted sign that read "Chairman of the board" on my door, but it was very small and hard to see from any distance so I made a new one on my cnc

It turned out great!!

So the curly panels are glued up and the frames for the doors are done, I just need to make the faces of the doors and carve them wild like the saw till. It has been raining cats and elephants here lately and so I can't get outside to grind. I will probably do most of it by hand.

All in all a pretty good day, I am incredibly blessed to get to do what I love. Especially with this project that is just for me. I don't mind sharing, you can look, but don't touch. Thanks all and have fun woodworking.
TTFN.