Well I still haven't got any Double Cranked Hinges (UPDATE)

[Lord Nibbo]

I've done quite a bit of planing & thicknessing on that pile of American Black Walnut. :lol:

Then I cut a load to length, these bits are the offcuts, looks like I might be making a load of those candle holders :lol:

Then I started doing some glue up, plus some sanding.

Then done more assembly and some more sanding and added shelves in routed dado's as Norm would say.

No back in the above pic that won't go on until I've fitted the lower drawer

Drawer next, then the drop down door, then I start all over again to make it's twin. :lol:

 

[dedee]

It's coming along real nice.

Have you given up on those hinges then?

Andy

 

[Lord Nibbo]

It's coming along real nice.

Have you given up on those hinges then?

Andy

No not yet, as Alf would know it will be Drekly :lol:

 

[CYC]

Fantastic work so far. This will be something else when you apply some finish on this.

 

[woodbloke]

LN - Looking good so far, keep the pics coming - Rob

 

[Philly]

Bravo!
Looking great,
Philly

 

[WoodStoat]

That is an absolutely gorgeous piece of furniture. Can't wait to see it finished.

 

[JFC]

I like that Looking forward to seeing the finished product .

 

[PowerTool]

And now we can see why you needed such a well-built bench.. :wink:

Andrew

 

[llangatwgnedd]

First class workmanship and design as always from you, but hey is that sawdust I can see in the photos thats a first

 

[syntec4]

Wow, nice work. Thats some big and strong joints you have there! Cant wait to see some finish on it
Lovely!


Lee.

 

[promhandicam]

Good morning LN. I really like the look of the unit you are building and it has given me an idea for something similar for our television. A couple of questions:

Did you use biscuits to join the pieces together to make the sides and the top? If not how did you do it?

For the corner (finger) joints I assume that you just glued them.

What size is the timber finished to - it looks to be about 2" x 4" which would make the unit about 20" deep?

Thanks, and looking forward to seeing some more pics of the next stage.

Steve

 

[Lord Nibbo]

Did you use biscuits to join the pieces together to make the sides and the top? If not how did you do it?

No biscuits, with such a huge glue area I don't think biscuits would add anything to the strength.

For the corner (finger) joints I assume that you just glued them.

Not just glue, I used pocket screwes from the inside as well. The dadode shelves are only glued for about 4" at the front to allow for any movement in the sides

What size is the timber finished to - it looks to be about 2" x 4" which would make the unit about 20" deep?

Yes all the wood was sized to 4" x 2" before I cut the lengths, and all the lengths were cut in one go using a stop on the mitre saw, i.e. 6 pieces 24" long 4 pieces 22" long for the end panels, 2 pieces 48" long 3 pieces 44" long for the top. Doing this made it very easy to make a jig to incorporate the big box joints on glue up of all the panels.

 

[Evergreen]

Beautiful contemporary design, excellent workmanship.

And like CYC says, when you apply the finish, it'll knock your/our eyes out.

Regards.

 

[promhandicam]

Thanks for the tips LN. If I can find any suitably sized timber with a reasonable moisure content this will be a project for next year.

Seasons greetings,

Steve

 

[mel]

ln
thats a lot of work for a pair of saw horses
joking aside
WOW
you are a true inspiration
keep us updated

hows the new bench coping under the weight ????

 

[Lord Nibbo]

After nearly four weeks off with a bad back I'm finally on track again. Unit 1 had a final sanding and one coat of danish oil

Unit 2 is finished and awaiting it's first coat of oil.

The drawers are all cut out, and one is assembled.

The boards for the draw front can be seen directly behind the drawer unit but they await final sizing when the drawers are fitted on their runners.

 

[Fecn]

It looks stunning. You must be very pleased.

I very much like the interlocking top - Nice idea... well executed.

Well done LN

 

[Lord Nibbo]

First time the units have been together, both now have the drawers fitted, just waiting for hinges from Isaac Lord.

 

[Anonymous]

That is looking absolutely stunning - love those huge finger joints. Never occured to me to make them like that :roll: