New Cupboard Project .....Coming to the finish

[Lord Nibbo]

I've designed a cupboard unit to match the existing drawer unit made in American Black Walnut. It will be a few weeks I start it.

This is a pic of the existing drawer unit.

This project will also be made from ABW.

Here are some pics of the design. Slightly bigger than the drawer unit, this is 52" long and 24" high

Made to match an existing draw unit this cupboard will have two hinged doors to the left and right and the centre door will be hinged from the bottom.

Not very good rendering I know but this pic gives a taste of what it will look like, even without the doors fitted.

 

[NeilO]

Looking good LN, hope there will be WIP Piccies......

 

[devonwoody]

Will make a nice matching pair. I expect it is only the sketchup rendering you have used but the top face has the grain running a different direction to your drawers.

Do you expect to start before March

 

[Lord Nibbo]

Will make a nice matching pair. I expect it is only the sketchup rendering you have used but the top face has the grain running a different direction to your drawers.

Do you expect to start before March

Yes the grain will run lengthwise, I've never bothered finding out how to change the direction of rendering in sketchup. :?

Her Ladyship is on my case as to why I've not ordered the extra wood I need as yet. It's got to be finished before easter, my boats got to be lifted out to scrub her bottom and paint her private parts :lol:

 

[lucky9cat]

Yes, really looking forward to following this one LN. Nice SU skills as well 8)

You're lucky, whenever I start a new project SWMBO sighs as it's yet another bit of furniture we've got to find space for

Cheers, Ted

 

[Lord Nibbo]

Yes, really looking forward to following this one LN. Nice SU skills as well 8)

The extra wood I need was ordered last Monday, so I expect early next week I might have it here

You're lucky, whenever I start a new project SWMBO sighs as it's yet another bit of furniture we've got to find space for

Cheers, Ted

No problem here it was Swmbo who decided a cupboard was needed, she even told me how big :lol:

 

[Lord Nibbo]

With the 1" boards acclimatised and cut over length by approximately 4” to allow me to cut off any snipe every piece was edged on one edge and faced on the jointer/planer then passed through the thicknesser down to 7/8th. I'll leave it now for a day or two before finally thicknessing down to 3/4".

I would estimate 25% contains sapwood so a lot of sawing gluing and a lot of selecting the best faces are going to be the order of the day to cut down on a lot of waste.

More to follow

 

[Anonymous]

LN


I have found that snipe can be eliminated completely if you support the wood into the thicknesser and more importantly, out of it properly. By adding a decent length infeed/oufeed 'table' on my SIP, I no longer see any snipe at all. It saves a lot of wood :wink:

I posted about it on here ages ago with photos

 

[Lord Nibbo]

LN


I have found that snipe can be eliminated completely if you support the wood into the thicknesser and more importantly, out of it properly. By adding a decent length infeed/oufeed 'table' on my SIP, I no longer see any snipe at all. It saves a lot of wood :wink:

I posted about it on here ages ago with photos

I've got an Axminster CT330xl Tony

It's actually very good regarding snipe or should I say no snipe but occasionally it happens so as a safeguard I cut everything too long, but thanks for pointing out the thread.

 

[wizer]

looking good LN.

What jointer do you have?

 

[Lord Nibbo]

looking good LN.

What jointer do you have?

It's an 8" Lyndhurst just a rebadged Chinese built American design thingy.
I know Byron had issues with Lyndhurst machines Re : Rust but all I can say mine was perfect and £ per lb I would buy again.

 

[steve tighe]

Now it's my turn to show ignorance,what's snipe...is it chatter marks on the timber or a dip on the timber either at the feed in end or a dip at the end of the timber,haven't heard that phrase before.

 

[Slim]

Steve,

Snipe is where the thicknesser cuts deeper at either the start or finish of the board. It can be caused by the board not being supported properly and tipping into the cutters.

In the case of my old Jet thicknesser, the snipe was caused by the cutter block moving up when a board was passed through. More expensive models have a lock to prevent this.

 

[steve tighe]

Ta for that Slim,if it was happening on the overhand then I'd understand that,if the back bed's too high then you'd get it at the front,too low & you'd have it on the back end.

Obviously if it's happening on the underhand then as you say,the timber's not being supported properly whether it's being fed in or pulled out,timber's tipping up or down depending on which end of the machine.
A tip might be to hold the timber up a bit as it's being fed in & likewise as it's being fed out & trust the rollers keep the section being machined down where it matters ?

Just never heard the phrase before,that's why I asked

 

[woodbloke]

Your Lordship - I have to agree with Tony about 'snipe', I have a Kity P/T and provided I 'lift' the infeed side against the feed rollers under the board and again do the same when it comes out t'other side, I don't get any snipe.
Timber looks excellent, 25% wastage seems about par. Just remember on this project that the ABW will have most movement across the grain...'specially when the main carcase is assembled :wink: :roll: - Rob

 

[Lord Nibbo]

After four days led on my back from lifting something I shouldn't of I managed to do some more on the cupboard this morning


First I laid out all the boards ready for ripping to maximise yeald and cutting all the sapwood out.

Here is a pic of the shorter lengths ripped down and all the waste

All edges jointed, next step glue up into wider boards and thickness to 3/4"

Rather a lot of waste though

 

[Lord Nibbo]

This afternoon I biscuited all the top

Then glued up the top in two halfs

Tomorrow I'll glue the two together then do the same to make up the two end panels.

 

[Lord Nibbo]

The top is fully glued up. The two ends still in two halves so one more glue up finishes the main panels. This pic shows the underside of the main top, so don't worry about the odd sap wood showing. You can't have enough clamps can you.

 

[Waka]

LN

Looking good, nice to see some else doesn't mind using sap wood for those hidden bits.

You're right about the clamps. good to see you using besseys as well.

 

[Mcluma]

It's a small fortune in that picture,



I mean all those bessy clamps :lol: