What to do....

[steven c newman]

Wanted to get something done..BEFORE Lunch....
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The remaining four panels have been all "raised" and set into the rails.....for side #2
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Stiles have been set out, awaiting mortises to be chopped....even the floor was swept!
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Hmmm,so where is all the parts for side #1?
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Sitting over here, all glued up. Was such a fun time...managing all the clamps..with a busted thumb.....I'll let this sit a while...until I need clamps to glue up Side #2


Was a rather busy morning....maybe later, I can chop a few mortises? We'll see...stay tuned

[steven c newman]

Since the bench was cleared, I might as well get something done....
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Laid out where the mortises will go..
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Got the toys out...and a clamp..
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And the most important tool when chopping a mortise (besides a fan..)
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The Shop Stool. First mortise was a haunched tenon one..
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Dry fit...looks like a short tenon?

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Not exactly....second mortise was a "normal" one...
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As were the rest of the ones on this stile....Kept marking parts as to which goes where, and facing which direction..
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#2 mortise for #2 rail Got the first two mortises on stile #2..
Hmmm....out of picture room...again? BRB..

[steven c newman]

There was a problem with Stile #1 though..
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There was a crack...right near the top of the stile, on the side that will show, of course, Elmers and a couple small c clamps to fix...
This was a dry fit with a panel added...that dark line on the panel in not a shadow....
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I got the first two mortises on Stile #2 chopped and fitted. Back was hurting a bit, as was the thumb. Left the toys out and called it a night..

Hopefully, tomorrow I can get something done, only need three more mortises chopped and fitted. Kind of dreading the glue up....not enough "good" hands.
Stay tuned...

[Mike Baker 2]

Lovely work, Stumpy. (jk)
You keep doing work like this it'll be hard to live up to your own hype when that thumb heals. :P

[steven c newman]

Three mortises are done...finally...
glue up went about as well as could be expected....added an extra pipe clamp..
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Added one in the center...."F" style clamps came AFTER the pipe clamps...

1 x 2s are now IN the shop.....went I can get a bit of room, I can start building the webframes....as soon as I decide how wide to make the case. Most of the stuff I have for drawer fronts would be between 24" and 28".......may go with the 24".....we'll see.

Rate I am going..not sure which will be "done" first...this Chest of drawers...or, my thumb...

[steven c newman]

Went with the 24" width....seemed to match the wood supplies I have left.

Since I can't get to the mitre box to do any cutting, and not enough room to cut down 8 footers...
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I had this mitre box sitting upstairs, with the correct saw....hauled that heavy thing down the steps to the shop, installed in on the bench. One of the 1 x 2 x8' pine boards is now 4 pieces at 1 x 2 x 24".....enough for two webframes....out of the 5 I need. Need to figure the side pieces for length plus tenons. Have to allow for the 1/4" back panel, and the 3/4" face frame.

Webframes for the top drawer.....since I will be using half width drawers, need to build a box to support and separate them.

Starting to get interesting now....stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Natasha, we have Plan...
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All the measurements I need, to build the web-frames.....
Plan also calls out for a Walnut Face Frame...
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3/4" x 4" x 7'.....3 pieces of Black Walnut....might be enough...
There MIGHT be enough Maple to build the drawers....I have a bit of Poplar to use for the drawers backs

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Maybe. Tomorrow I will try to cut all the parts for the web-frames, we'll see

Stay tuned

[steven c newman]

If this is getting a bit long winded again, let me know. Hope I'm not boring anybody...

Ok, started at 0900, ended at 1235hrs.....Clamps were removed form the side #2 glue up. Got the "spare" mitre box set up on the bench top..
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10 at 11-1/4" long, and a few kickers..
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Set up a re-saw jig on the bandsaw, and reset the mitre box..
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A stop to set how long a tenon would be...the metal one that came with the saw was too short.
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Depth stops. They work, just a bit fussy is all...Bandsaw?
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Jig was to the waste side. the waste would then just fall away.
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Mitre box even did a decent job with the wide part..
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Tenons are done.....BRB, with where these tenons will be going...stay tuned
Had a few 8' pine 1 x 2s to cut down....needed 10 @24" long..
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[steven c newman]

Ran out of space for pictures....oh well....most of the saw work is done. I put the spare mitre box and saw away...for now..
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Took a few minutes to track down the mortise jib, and get it attached to the bench...Tools? Backsaw makes an angle cut for each side of the mortise. Mallet and chisel to pop the waste out.
Then a dry fit...
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Then do the other end the same way. This frame was a bit "special" That wide part goes into the middle, to act as drawer runners for the two top drawers....
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Marked a center line on everything. laid out for the two mortises...and found a knot....we have ways...
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What knot? Maybe a dry fit?
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Looks good from here. Got the mortises in the other long rail chopped and fitted, spread some Elmers around, and added a few clamps
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Glued and screwed the drawer guide in place...
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And, added a kicker, to keep the next drawer down from tipping when it is opened..
set this aside..
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Laid out, and notched the long rails for the top web frame. Why notched?

They have to fit around the top of the posts, as the top rail is thinner. Ran out of photo space again?

Maybe when I have that frame done, I can show it off....stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Almost chopped the mortises on the wrong side....even had one all laid out....oops. THIS is how it is supposed to go..
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The notch fits around the corner post/stiles. The top rail is thinner than the stiles. Got this frame done today..
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And,THIS time, I remembered to add the countersunk pilot holes. Issues still with the frame....screws to hold the two kickers..
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Were too long, I took each back out, and ground off the excess with the grinder...I have also had to trim almost an 1/8" off the kickers.....must have cut them out on the wrong side of the lines..
Short rails: These needed a bit of work..
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Yep,that be my sore thumb. 1 x 2s were a bit "rough". One of the rails even had a slight twist...
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And a few were a bit more than 1-1/2" wide....Millers Falls No. 11 fixed those issues..
I installed the Forstner bit in the drill press, cordless wasn't spinning fast enough..
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Then used a drill bit for the pilot holes....

Going to pause here, as the next part is a bit long...BRB..

[steven c newman]

Ok. on these mortises....I use the tenon that goes in each mortise to lay out on the long rail. Clamped into the "Mortise Jig", so I could do a little saw work..
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No, I don't cut into my vise. I saw at an angle..
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Something like this. Then I chop a hole at the back end..
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Then lay the chisel flat( like doing a pare cut) and pop the waste out. A clean up and a dry fit..
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Then do the other three corners..
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Glue, clamps, a kicker (or two) and call it done. Mortise jig acts as a third hand during these glue ups.

Have two more frames to do...ran out of clamps, though. Called it a day ( afternoon...)

Stay tuned....getting close to Case Assembly time...

[steven c newman]

I could make this one real long..or just hit the highlights...almost 5 straight hours IN the shop, today....got a lot done..

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Last of the web-frames was done...
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Clamped the side together...needed to remove a little extra on the one. Bandsaw to hog most of it off, then clamp the two back up..
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And finish with a couple planes...both edges were done, rebates for the plywood back were made..
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Then added the web frames..
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Glue and screws. Finally got all the frames attached to both sides...
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Set aside for awhile. Started milling up the Walnut..
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To use as the trim. Resaw some of it to size. Will need to clean the saw marks up....cut them 1/8" over size for width.

Kind of lost track of time down there, today......too much fun?

[steven c newman]

Sorry, nothing got done today....went out to the World's Longest Yard Sale.....kind of road-weary....not good for working with sharp objects...

[Mike Baker 2]

Nice work so far.

I could make this one real long..or just hit the highlights...almost 5 straight hours IN the shop,

I know what you mean, sort of.
I'm building my workbench, and recording it and posting on Youtube. It is very difficult to condense 3-5 hours down to something around 30 minutes or less and end up with something interesting and coherent, instead of dull and confusing.

[steven c newman]

Thought I'd try the shop today...to take my mind off other things.....lost a friend last week.

Should have stayed out of the shop....Monday Follies were in effect, today.

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Cut these things on both end of the Walnut rails...needed them all jointed to match each other....had a bunch of trouble doing the clamp up, for both eges to be jointed..this was the easier one...going to be one of those days.
Used a couple different Jointers
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Used a #5, a No. 11, and the No. 0-7
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Somehow got this task done, and set the parts aside...was going to get Fancy at the top rail..
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Looks goods? Went to chop the pins on the stiles......pins broke off..
Took this part directly to the bandsaw, and cut the ends off. About threw the back out..
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This case is starting to get heavy....but at least I can mark and chop sockets for the tails to almost fit into..
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Top rail is now the "Bottom Rail", will cut a few curves along it's bottom edge. Glue, and screws to attach it, covered by matching plugs.
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Got to about this point, marked out for the next sockets to be chopped...nah...Quitting time sounds better. Will need to make a new rail for the top. Will use a "Half pin" dovetail for that top rail. Was trying to work while distracted, on a Monday to boot....should have stayed upstairs..

Tomorrow being Tuesday..things might go a bit better? Stay tuned..