Sunday turned out to be very busy for me in the shop. So busy, that I found it too difficult to keep up with my progress here. I did, however, post a few pics on Instagram.
I finished the shelf, but did not yet finish the drawers that were supposed to be an integral part of the design. It looks a little funny with that one strip of dark wood on the divider. That's because that is the same wood that will be the two drawer fronts. Maybe I can get them in over the next few days. In the meantime, I'll submit this shelf as it was Sunday night when I completed it.
Here are some pics of what I did on Sunday after my last post.
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I have an idea for the divider that requires stopped dadoes. It's only a little more complicated than through dadoes. |
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No router? No problem. |
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Except this part. This part was a little harder. |
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Not perfect, but this will suit just fine. |
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All parts for the carcase are done. |
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I wanted to pre-finish the parts, so before glue-up I burnished all of the pieces, |
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And applied a home-made soap finish. |
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This was actually the only parts I glued. Everything else is only nails. |
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First I lay out the nail holes. I learned the hard way that pencil lines are hard to get off after nailing. |
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Drill pilot holes with a tapered drill bit. |
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Insert the nails, |
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and drive them home. |
I had a hard time figuring out how to lay out the nails for the cross-piece. The top of my shelf is angled, so measuring wasn't simple. And, I wanted to leave too many pencil marks off of the finished side. My solution? Lay out from the inside of the joint.
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I marked where I wanted the nail holes, then drilled with the tapered bit just until... |
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It starts to poke out the other side. Then... |
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Put the joint together and drill the entire pilot hole. |
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Everything is together surprisingly well! |
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Now it's time for the back. I cut three pieces to length. |
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Then I used my self-made ship lap plane. This thing is coming in way more useful than I ever thought it would. |
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Once the ship laps are done, lay out the pilot holes and drill. |
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Nailed it! |
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All that is left is to trim the top pieces. I used a jack plane and a flat bottomed spokeshave. |
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Finished! At least, as finished as it will get for this Build-Off. |
The last step I took on Monday morning was to photograph my masterpiece in the sunlight. If it isn't the best shelf ever seen, at least it will be photographed in a spectacular location!
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It involved a hike. |
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But the view is great! |
Make sure you go over to
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