riclepp
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Afternoon all.
I thought I would share a project I worked on last week, whilst on a 0ne week course with Dodge.
My aim was to have completed a sideboard for my lounge, ambitious .......hell yes :roll: :roll: but there is nothing like a good challenge!
Anyways, the project started with discussions with Dodge in relation to sizes, woods and finishes etc. I decided to construct it in Oak (can't beat Oak) and we used a lot!!
The first stage was to sort the Oak and get the best pieces for the top, and at 1700mm, it took a few lengths. Once these were selected it was then down to the dimensioning from 27.5 mm to 20mm. They were straightend from the table saw and then skimmed on the surface planner. A total of twenty four biscuts were inserted and then glued and crampled and put to one side to cure.
The the top and bottom pieces were started, again appropriate lengths were selected, dimensioned, this time to 19.5mm thick and were tennoned on the RAS and Morticed on the hollow chisel morticer, and set aside and did the same to the cross members.
Once the top and bottom were dimensioned we started on the bottom infills (3 of them), the above dimensioning process was used again, but this time I finished the skimming with a bench plane for crispness.
Again these were biscuted up and clamped and then put to one side.
Once out of the cramps, on to the cabinet scrappers, and yes I got some nice shavings
Here is the glued up bottm in cramps.
I will add more tomorrow, once I get the rest of the picckies off the camera.
Sorry Folks, didnt get time last night to do anything.
Anyways in continuation of the sideboard
The top was made in the same way as the bottom, but without the infills. Again several M&T's to do....good job there was an RAS on hand so to speak.
Next we moved onto the doors (all three of them). Each piece again was dimentioned using the thicnesser from 27.5 mm to 20mm. Once this was done we set about marking up the mortice holes ( only four per door). In addition to the door frames we made infills for each door (two per door) and a central mullion. Each frame was groved and a corresponding infill panel was rebated to fit. Prior to the glue up each frame was routed to remove the sharp edge and then was glued up. Oppps forgot to say the panels were sanded to 240 befor the glueing took place. They were then clamped and put to one side to cure
I thought I would share a project I worked on last week, whilst on a 0ne week course with Dodge.
My aim was to have completed a sideboard for my lounge, ambitious .......hell yes :roll: :roll: but there is nothing like a good challenge!
Anyways, the project started with discussions with Dodge in relation to sizes, woods and finishes etc. I decided to construct it in Oak (can't beat Oak) and we used a lot!!
The first stage was to sort the Oak and get the best pieces for the top, and at 1700mm, it took a few lengths. Once these were selected it was then down to the dimensioning from 27.5 mm to 20mm. They were straightend from the table saw and then skimmed on the surface planner. A total of twenty four biscuts were inserted and then glued and crampled and put to one side to cure.
The the top and bottom pieces were started, again appropriate lengths were selected, dimensioned, this time to 19.5mm thick and were tennoned on the RAS and Morticed on the hollow chisel morticer, and set aside and did the same to the cross members.
Once the top and bottom were dimensioned we started on the bottom infills (3 of them), the above dimensioning process was used again, but this time I finished the skimming with a bench plane for crispness.
Again these were biscuted up and clamped and then put to one side.
Once out of the cramps, on to the cabinet scrappers, and yes I got some nice shavings
Here is the glued up bottm in cramps.
I will add more tomorrow, once I get the rest of the picckies off the camera.
Sorry Folks, didnt get time last night to do anything.
Anyways in continuation of the sideboard
The top was made in the same way as the bottom, but without the infills. Again several M&T's to do....good job there was an RAS on hand so to speak.
Next we moved onto the doors (all three of them). Each piece again was dimentioned using the thicnesser from 27.5 mm to 20mm. Once this was done we set about marking up the mortice holes ( only four per door). In addition to the door frames we made infills for each door (two per door) and a central mullion. Each frame was groved and a corresponding infill panel was rebated to fit. Prior to the glue up each frame was routed to remove the sharp edge and then was glued up. Oppps forgot to say the panels were sanded to 240 befor the glueing took place. They were then clamped and put to one side to cure
