That OddLots Ad

bandit571 said:

What the boss wanted...

Ok…We have a local store..sells close-outs and other items…and some furniture stuff. Boss saw a cabinet she liked..and brought home an ad for it…

Hmmm…ok, and she wants me to build a version? Because it isn't the right size….went to the store, with camera and a tape measure in hand..had to go back across the freshly sealed parking lot, to get a pen and paper…this is what I found…

Hmmm..it only stands 36" tall? length is what she wants..at 54". Drawers?

Fake. Ok, we can do that….full length frame & panel door. Top?

Don't think I will use the metal corner details….or a top that is 3" thick….bottom shelf is also that thick…and sits on four little 3" high blocks…..

We can do a better job. Boss wants this to be 41" tall….and is out shopping for a "fireplace insert" (electric)..so far, most have been around $200…..OddLots only wants $100 more for the entire cabinet?

Well did a deal with a friend of mine…and brought home some 1×6 Ash planks..

Started with 4 planks…at almost 12' long, they were a tad too long to haul in my van, let alone work with in the shop..did have some decent grain, though..

Ok…needed to make two end panels…3/4" x 15" x 41", or something close to that. Some of these planks were a bit too long…too much waste. chose the five shortest out of the 8…and hauled them to the shop…

Part one. Stay tuned for the next exciting episode….

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bandit571 said:

What the boss wanted...

Ok…We have a local store..sells close-outs and other items…and some furniture stuff. Boss saw a cabinet she liked..and brought home an ad for it…

Hmmm…ok, and she wants me to build a version? Because it isn't the right size….went to the store, with camera and a tape measure in hand..had to go back across the freshly sealed parking lot, to get a pen and paper…this is what I found…

Hmmm..it only stands 36" tall? length is what she wants..at 54". Drawers?

Fake. Ok, we can do that….full length frame & panel door. Top?

Don't think I will use the metal corner details….or a top that is 3" thick….bottom shelf is also that thick…and sits on four little 3" high blocks…..

We can do a better job. Boss wants this to be 41" tall….and is out shopping for a "fireplace insert" (electric)..so far, most have been around $200…..OddLots only wants $100 more for the entire cabinet?

Well did a deal with a friend of mine…and brought home some 1×6 Ash planks..

Started with 4 planks…at almost 12' long, they were a tad too long to haul in my van, let alone work with in the shop..did have some decent grain, though..

Ok…needed to make two end panels…3/4" x 15" x 41", or something close to that. Some of these planks were a bit too long…too much waste. chose the five shortest out of the 8…and hauled them to the shop…

Part one. Stay tuned for the next exciting episode….

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bandit571 said:

Starting up

Ok, these were hauled to the shop…took a couple trips..

All five needed to be cut down to around 41" long..leaves a bit to trim on the ends when done..

Marked out a cut line, trying to get the "best" of the board IN the 41"...the rest will be on stand-by for smaller parts

Worked my way down the stack…each board was set up on a pair of scrap pine boards, and the a clamp to hold them all still, while I cut the excess wood off….

As much as I like my handsaws…this wasn't the time for them…I also snapped a couple lines, after I had found the chalk box..

Thinking that the bandsaw could at least follow the blue lines? Wrong…it followed ( or tried to) the grain….wavy cuts, like it was afraid to even get any of that blue on it's blade…

Ganged the two parts up….and tried the #8 Jointer..It was just hopping along, hitting a high spot, now and then.
Got out a jack plane, to bring those high spots down a bit, so the jointer could plane the entire edge…

About time this fancy plane saw some real action..

Yes…it IS a jack plane. Once it was done, a few full length passes with that HEAVY #8 to get a straight edge.
So, now I have four 1×6 x 41"s for two panels….ends of the cabinet. The two narrow boards are fillers to be glued between the 1×6s

Used one of the narrow boards to mark a straight edge on each of the 1×6s….then decided to lay out one panel..

back was hurting..decided to take a break, for a while….all four 1×6s will need their edges jointed, in order to do a glue up…

Stay tuned….

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bandit571 said:

Starting up

Ok, these were hauled to the shop…took a couple trips..

All five needed to be cut down to around 41" long..leaves a bit to trim on the ends when done..

Marked out a cut line, trying to get the "best" of the board IN the 41"...the rest will be on stand-by for smaller parts

Worked my way down the stack…each board was set up on a pair of scrap pine boards, and the a clamp to hold them all still, while I cut the excess wood off….

As much as I like my handsaws…this wasn't the time for them…I also snapped a couple lines, after I had found the chalk box..

Thinking that the bandsaw could at least follow the blue lines? Wrong…it followed ( or tried to) the grain….wavy cuts, like it was afraid to even get any of that blue on it's blade…

Ganged the two parts up….and tried the #8 Jointer..It was just hopping along, hitting a high spot, now and then.
Got out a jack plane, to bring those high spots down a bit, so the jointer could plane the entire edge…

About time this fancy plane saw some real action..

Yes…it IS a jack plane. Once it was done, a few full length passes with that HEAVY #8 to get a straight edge.
So, now I have four 1×6 x 41"s for two panels….ends of the cabinet. The two narrow boards are fillers to be glued between the 1×6s

Used one of the narrow boards to mark a straight edge on each of the 1×6s….then decided to lay out one panel..

back was hurting..decided to take a break, for a while….all four 1×6s will need their edges jointed, in order to do a glue up…

Stay tuned….

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bandit571 said:

1st panel glued up

Just couldn't stay out of the shop, that day ( paid for it the next..OW!) so after supper, I went back to the shop..

Instead of that huge #8…went with the lighter #7c….got an edge on one 1×6 jointed, test with the filler strip for gaps. Mark both as to where they will meet…worked the second 1×6 straight…only worked on one edge, for now.

Got to where all three would sit still, without clamps or glue…more markings. One 1×6 stayed put, in the vise, a bead of glue was run along the freshly planed edge, the filler strip added ( by sliding it around, until it "stuck"), then a second bead was applied to the filler strip's edge, and the other 1×6 was slid around…The mess even just sat there, no clamps were needed to keep them there..but…

I started with a clamp in the middle…then a clamp at each end…

After going to the trouble of making sure one end was straight, a caul was clamped in place to keep it flat as well..this will be the top of the panel…trimming is being kept to as little as I can here….

Far end, where a foot profile will get cut out, still needed a caul, to pull things flat..

Swept the floor, and called it a day…the next day was a shopping day….pine 1×2s for webframes were picked up, and a pair of 1×12x 4' pine planks. They will be the center (unseen) dividers…
Shopping day…I stayed out of the shop…was doing errands all day.

Stay tuned….

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bandit571 said:

1st panel glued up

Just couldn't stay out of the shop, that day ( paid for it the next..OW!) so after supper, I went back to the shop..

Instead of that huge #8…went with the lighter #7c….got an edge on one 1×6 jointed, test with the filler strip for gaps. Mark both as to where they will meet…worked the second 1×6 straight…only worked on one edge, for now.

Got to where all three would sit still, without clamps or glue…more markings. One 1×6 stayed put, in the vise, a bead of glue was run along the freshly planed edge, the filler strip added ( by sliding it around, until it "stuck"), then a second bead was applied to the filler strip's edge, and the other 1×6 was slid around…The mess even just sat there, no clamps were needed to keep them there..but…

I started with a clamp in the middle…then a clamp at each end…

After going to the trouble of making sure one end was straight, a caul was clamped in place to keep it flat as well..this will be the top of the panel…trimming is being kept to as little as I can here….

Far end, where a foot profile will get cut out, still needed a caul, to pull things flat..

Swept the floor, and called it a day…the next day was a shopping day….pine 1×2s for webframes were picked up, and a pair of 1×12x 4' pine planks. They will be the center (unseen) dividers…
Shopping day…I stayed out of the shop…was doing errands all day.

Stay tuned….

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bandit571 said:

Panel #2 is in the clamps....

Ok, this morning, the computer was having "issues"....tried a few restarts…then a few scans….decided to head for the shop, until the dang thing is ready for work…..the computer, that is….

Ok, in order to work on #2 panel..#1 had to get out of the way. Clamps came off…nothing creaked, nor cracked…good sign? Lowere the panel a bit and clamped it to the side of the bench. Jack and jointer went to work..goal was to joint the outside edges..

These two seemed to be working well enough. A few final passes with the #7c..

Flip the panel over, and repeat…..then stash this panel over on a scrap of pine that was sitting on the floor by the saw til….out of the way…

Next..1×6 #3….was a bit rough to plane….we have ways..Millers Falls No.14, set a bit rough, to knock down the knot-filled high spots. Then the other two could take over….

So that once the low spots were the same height as the high ones…edge was shiny all the way….gap checking?

Had one spot in the middle….needed knocked down a bit. Once the filler liked the edge…marked these two as to where they will go together….then repeat for the fourth and last 1×6…then spread a bead of glue, and moosh the parts around….

Just the glue.. nothing else holding these in place..but..

Clamps and cauls again. Will let this sit until tomorrow…need to sweep the place, again..

Didn't I just do this? Yesterday (shopping day) picked up a bug bomb….and "bombed" the shop….was getting tired of spiders, and their webs. Today? no bugs! Hope that will do the trick….
Once i can use the bench again, and get a "plan" drawn up….I can start on the webframes to connect these two panels, and hold the two center dividers in place….Maybe next week, I can start on two doors?

Stay tuned…

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bandit571 said:

Panel #2 is in the clamps....

Ok, this morning, the computer was having "issues"....tried a few restarts…then a few scans….decided to head for the shop, until the dang thing is ready for work…..the computer, that is….

Ok, in order to work on #2 panel..#1 had to get out of the way. Clamps came off…nothing creaked, nor cracked…good sign? Lowere the panel a bit and clamped it to the side of the bench. Jack and jointer went to work..goal was to joint the outside edges..

These two seemed to be working well enough. A few final passes with the #7c..

Flip the panel over, and repeat…..then stash this panel over on a scrap of pine that was sitting on the floor by the saw til….out of the way…

Next..1×6 #3….was a bit rough to plane….we have ways..Millers Falls No.14, set a bit rough, to knock down the knot-filled high spots. Then the other two could take over….

So that once the low spots were the same height as the high ones…edge was shiny all the way….gap checking?

Had one spot in the middle….needed knocked down a bit. Once the filler liked the edge…marked these two as to where they will go together….then repeat for the fourth and last 1×6…then spread a bead of glue, and moosh the parts around….

Just the glue.. nothing else holding these in place..but..

Clamps and cauls again. Will let this sit until tomorrow…need to sweep the place, again..

Didn't I just do this? Yesterday (shopping day) picked up a bug bomb….and "bombed" the shop….was getting tired of spiders, and their webs. Today? no bugs! Hope that will do the trick….
Once i can use the bench again, and get a "plan" drawn up….I can start on the webframes to connect these two panels, and hold the two center dividers in place….Maybe next week, I can start on two doors?

Stay tuned…

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bandit571 said:

Panel #2 is in the clamps....

Ok, this morning, the computer was having "issues"....tried a few restarts…then a few scans….decided to head for the shop, until the dang thing is ready for work…..the computer, that is….

Ok, in order to work on #2 panel..#1 had to get out of the way. Clamps came off…nothing creaked, nor cracked…good sign? Lowere the panel a bit and clamped it to the side of the bench. Jack and jointer went to work..goal was to joint the outside edges..

These two seemed to be working well enough. A few final passes with the #7c..

Flip the panel over, and repeat…..then stash this panel over on a scrap of pine that was sitting on the floor by the saw til….out of the way…

Next..1×6 #3….was a bit rough to plane….we have ways..Millers Falls No.14, set a bit rough, to knock down the knot-filled high spots. Then the other two could take over….

So that once the low spots were the same height as the high ones…edge was shiny all the way….gap checking?

Had one spot in the middle….needed knocked down a bit. Once the filler liked the edge…marked these two as to where they will go together….then repeat for the fourth and last 1×6…then spread a bead of glue, and moosh the parts around….

Just the glue.. nothing else holding these in place..but..

Clamps and cauls again. Will let this sit until tomorrow…need to sweep the place, again..

Didn't I just do this? Yesterday (shopping day) picked up a bug bomb….and "bombed" the shop….was getting tired of spiders, and their webs. Today? no bugs! Hope that will do the trick….
Once i can use the bench again, and get a "plan" drawn up….I can start on the webframes to connect these two panels, and hold the two center dividers in place….Maybe next week, I can start on two doors?

Stay tuned…

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bandit571 said:

Side panels are done

Panel #2 came out of the clamps today. Jointed one edge straight…then got the idea to clamp panel #1 to Panel #2

And joint the edges til they matched…that was the plan….however..

With the other sides even..had this much to remove…more than "Just a little off the top"...wasn't ready to push the No.7c THAT much…..got out an older jack plane, and roughed things down a bit..

Just to get things close..

For the other two planes to finish it up…

Going to be one of THEM days. Then flipped both panel up onto the bench…goal was to trim one end square, and call them TOP…in theory…I could use the framing square to mark a line or two, then use a jig and the circular saw..

Something wasn't right…saw was acting strange…cut was ragged….got to checking the lines

Square is off, by about an 1/8"? Found this out, after the first foot profile was cut…and was laying out the matching cuts on the other panel….grrrrr..went back, with a better square, re -cut the ends. The #62 then plane the waves out of the ends.
Foot profile? Well, a quart can, a compass, and a square and a little freehand drawing..

Retraced the marks on the other panel, and cut out the "excess" stuff. Stood both panels up, with the new feet on the floor….seemed to be a match…set them aside..

And cleaned up a mess..all them shavings and sawdust got swept up…
With all the rain around here, lately….and the shop's habit of getting a creek across the floor, I clamped the two panels back together, and laid the "bundle" on the bench, for now..

And used the #62 as a scrub plane? Center was a tad higher than the sides….decided to give this a try…
Now I can figure out the rest of the parts, and how to build them….might even draw up a Plan?
Stay tuned…( I think I won the argument about the paint thing…for now)

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bandit571 said:

Side panels are done

Panel #2 came out of the clamps today. Jointed one edge straight…then got the idea to clamp panel #1 to Panel #2

And joint the edges til they matched…that was the plan….however..

With the other sides even..had this much to remove…more than "Just a little off the top"...wasn't ready to push the No.7c THAT much…..got out an older jack plane, and roughed things down a bit..

Just to get things close..

For the other two planes to finish it up…

Going to be one of THEM days. Then flipped both panel up onto the bench…goal was to trim one end square, and call them TOP…in theory…I could use the framing square to mark a line or two, then use a jig and the circular saw..

Something wasn't right…saw was acting strange…cut was ragged….got to checking the lines

Square is off, by about an 1/8"? Found this out, after the first foot profile was cut…and was laying out the matching cuts on the other panel….grrrrr..went back, with a better square, re -cut the ends. The #62 then plane the waves out of the ends.
Foot profile? Well, a quart can, a compass, and a square and a little freehand drawing..

Retraced the marks on the other panel, and cut out the "excess" stuff. Stood both panels up, with the new feet on the floor….seemed to be a match…set them aside..

And cleaned up a mess..all them shavings and sawdust got swept up…
With all the rain around here, lately….and the shop's habit of getting a creek across the floor, I clamped the two panels back together, and laid the "bundle" on the bench, for now..

And used the #62 as a scrub plane? Center was a tad higher than the sides….decided to give this a try…
Now I can figure out the rest of the parts, and how to build them….might even draw up a Plan?
Stay tuned…( I think I won the argument about the paint thing…for now)

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bandit571 said:

Side panels are done

Panel #2 came out of the clamps today. Jointed one edge straight…then got the idea to clamp panel #1 to Panel #2

And joint the edges til they matched…that was the plan….however..

With the other sides even..had this much to remove…more than "Just a little off the top"...wasn't ready to push the No.7c THAT much…..got out an older jack plane, and roughed things down a bit..

Just to get things close..

For the other two planes to finish it up…

Going to be one of THEM days. Then flipped both panel up onto the bench…goal was to trim one end square, and call them TOP…in theory…I could use the framing square to mark a line or two, then use a jig and the circular saw..

Something wasn't right…saw was acting strange…cut was ragged….got to checking the lines

Square is off, by about an 1/8"? Found this out, after the first foot profile was cut…and was laying out the matching cuts on the other panel….grrrrr..went back, with a better square, re -cut the ends. The #62 then plane the waves out of the ends.
Foot profile? Well, a quart can, a compass, and a square and a little freehand drawing..

Retraced the marks on the other panel, and cut out the "excess" stuff. Stood both panels up, with the new feet on the floor….seemed to be a match…set them aside..

And cleaned up a mess..all them shavings and sawdust got swept up…
With all the rain around here, lately….and the shop's habit of getting a creek across the floor, I clamped the two panels back together, and laid the "bundle" on the bench, for now..

And used the #62 as a scrub plane? Center was a tad higher than the sides….decided to give this a try…
Now I can figure out the rest of the parts, and how to build them….might even draw up a Plan?
Stay tuned…( I think I won the argument about the paint thing…for now)

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bandit571 said:

Bottom frame and the dividers

Monday..normally the shop is closed. However, sitting around the house doing nothing gets BORING…makes a great motivator to get something done. Too wet for yard work….might as well head to the shop..
Bottom frame needed built. I have a way of cutting mortises on the ends of a board..
I use the tenon to lay out for the mortise

Then I use a backsaw at an angle, to saw as much as I can….even dragging the toe back out of the cut a few times

Then a mortise chisel that matches the width of the mortise, digs a deep hole at the far end..

Then lay the chisel down…bevel up…

The goal here is to pop the waste up…

And clean things out, until the tenon fits..

Hey, one done, three others to do. Also had 6 regular mortises to chop. Again, laid out using the tenon that goes here..

Chop a bit..

And check the fit…

Got one stile done, and fitted to the rails….

Bottom frame gets an extra rail…to attach the center foot to…lay out the mortises for the other stile, and get those done..and fitted..

Had to scrounge around, to find enough 1×2 scraps, to make 8 more corner blocks. Got those cut and drilled.

Set up the frame in the vise, and started spreading the glue around ( have gotten better at marking which part goes where, too ) and started add the clamps ( 4) and the corner blocks (8)

Center rail does not get the blocks. Once the blocks were in place, I could move a clamp a bit..

At least until the glue sets up. Set this mess aside, for now. 1×12s needed cut to length of 33-1/2"

Got rid of the bad square, found one that was actually ..square! Checked the ends of the boards..only one end was even square? Started from there..marked out a line…and tried to cut off the bad stuff..

Didn't see any "live" ones. Might save this for a shelf. Got both boards trimmed for length….however..

A 1×12 does NOT come in 14" widths. So, I had to cut a few 1×2s to 33-1/2" long, spread some more glue (getting low on that, too) and a few clamps….one divider done..

Needed to scrounge up enough clamps for the second panel….glue had set up on the frame, used those clamps, and a few more that I found..

These will wind up a bit wider than I need, but I can rip and plane them down to the size needed.

So…have 2 side panels about ready, both the top and bottom frames ready, and the dividers in the clamps

Need to use either the #78, or the #45 to mill a rebate along the back edge of the side panels….to house the plywood backs. IF I can get the dividers cut for width..I can do a little assembly work? Then start milling parts for the face frames and the two doors…going to be a "fun" week…

Face frames and the doors will be out of Ash…panel IN the doors may be Oak. May do Shaker style panels?
Stay tuned…

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