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#1 ·
The Beginning Stages.. Plans and Poplar..

Well, now that my workbench is finished I can finally start on some badly needed tool storage and organization.

I have been tossing around ideas for a tool cabinet for a while now but have put it off in order to not get distracted and prolong the bench build. Basically I am wanting a cabinet that can be mobile (I am a renter and in the Military so my stuff will have to move eventually) It needs to be able to hold a large amount of tools in a central location. Be a cabinet rather than a chest because I know how I work and I would end up just piling a bunch of stuff on top of the chest which I would then have to move anytime I needed a tool out of the chest lol.

So here are a few inspiration pics.

I would like to develop some type of removable leg structure similar to this..



The shape of the cabinet will be similar to this one I already have with the dimensions tweeked a bit to fit some of the bigger tools into..

Gas Machine Audio equipment Transparency Cassette deck


And (not that my skills are anywhere good enough to actually pull this off) try to develop the tool storage in a Studley type fashion. I really like that there is NO wasted space in his box and everything has a place and is easily accessible. Plus it is just damn sexy to look at..

Font Rectangle Musical instrument accessory Electronic instrument Engineering


So to start things off I picked up about 19bf of Poplar today to get things started.

Table Wood Wood stain Tool Floor


Now to get my tools together and get some plans drawn up.

Stay tuned….
 

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#2 ·
The Beginning Stages.. Plans and Poplar..

Well, now that my workbench is finished I can finally start on some badly needed tool storage and organization.

I have been tossing around ideas for a tool cabinet for a while now but have put it off in order to not get distracted and prolong the bench build. Basically I am wanting a cabinet that can be mobile (I am a renter and in the Military so my stuff will have to move eventually) It needs to be able to hold a large amount of tools in a central location. Be a cabinet rather than a chest because I know how I work and I would end up just piling a bunch of stuff on top of the chest which I would then have to move anytime I needed a tool out of the chest lol.

So here are a few inspiration pics.

I would like to develop some type of removable leg structure similar to this..



The shape of the cabinet will be similar to this one I already have with the dimensions tweeked a bit to fit some of the bigger tools into..

Gas Machine Audio equipment Transparency Cassette deck


And (not that my skills are anywhere good enough to actually pull this off) try to develop the tool storage in a Studley type fashion. I really like that there is NO wasted space in his box and everything has a place and is easily accessible. Plus it is just damn sexy to look at..

Font Rectangle Musical instrument accessory Electronic instrument Engineering


So to start things off I picked up about 19bf of Poplar today to get things started.

Table Wood Wood stain Tool Floor


Now to get my tools together and get some plans drawn up.

Stay tuned….
Dude, take a break. You are making us look bad.
 

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#3 ·
The Beginning Stages.. Plans and Poplar..

Well, now that my workbench is finished I can finally start on some badly needed tool storage and organization.

I have been tossing around ideas for a tool cabinet for a while now but have put it off in order to not get distracted and prolong the bench build. Basically I am wanting a cabinet that can be mobile (I am a renter and in the Military so my stuff will have to move eventually) It needs to be able to hold a large amount of tools in a central location. Be a cabinet rather than a chest because I know how I work and I would end up just piling a bunch of stuff on top of the chest which I would then have to move anytime I needed a tool out of the chest lol.

So here are a few inspiration pics.

I would like to develop some type of removable leg structure similar to this..



The shape of the cabinet will be similar to this one I already have with the dimensions tweeked a bit to fit some of the bigger tools into..

Gas Machine Audio equipment Transparency Cassette deck


And (not that my skills are anywhere good enough to actually pull this off) try to develop the tool storage in a Studley type fashion. I really like that there is NO wasted space in his box and everything has a place and is easily accessible. Plus it is just damn sexy to look at..

Font Rectangle Musical instrument accessory Electronic instrument Engineering


So to start things off I picked up about 19bf of Poplar today to get things started.

Table Wood Wood stain Tool Floor


Now to get my tools together and get some plans drawn up.

Stay tuned….
Don't Tell Me My Bidness! :D

I never said this was going to get done anytime soon… hell I still need to install the shelf onto my workbench lol.
 

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#4 ·
The Beginning Stages.. Plans and Poplar..

Well, now that my workbench is finished I can finally start on some badly needed tool storage and organization.

I have been tossing around ideas for a tool cabinet for a while now but have put it off in order to not get distracted and prolong the bench build. Basically I am wanting a cabinet that can be mobile (I am a renter and in the Military so my stuff will have to move eventually) It needs to be able to hold a large amount of tools in a central location. Be a cabinet rather than a chest because I know how I work and I would end up just piling a bunch of stuff on top of the chest which I would then have to move anytime I needed a tool out of the chest lol.

So here are a few inspiration pics.

I would like to develop some type of removable leg structure similar to this..



The shape of the cabinet will be similar to this one I already have with the dimensions tweeked a bit to fit some of the bigger tools into..

Gas Machine Audio equipment Transparency Cassette deck


And (not that my skills are anywhere good enough to actually pull this off) try to develop the tool storage in a Studley type fashion. I really like that there is NO wasted space in his box and everything has a place and is easily accessible. Plus it is just damn sexy to look at..

Font Rectangle Musical instrument accessory Electronic instrument Engineering


So to start things off I picked up about 19bf of Poplar today to get things started.

Table Wood Wood stain Tool Floor


Now to get my tools together and get some plans drawn up.

Stay tuned….
Don't mind the slackers. Let's do dis…..lol

It's tough narrowing down a design isn't it? Still kicking around ideas to finish my french cleat tills.

You'll dig poplar. Some people use gel stains to get some sweet finishes with it btw.
 

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#5 ·
The Beginning Stages.. Plans and Poplar..

Well, now that my workbench is finished I can finally start on some badly needed tool storage and organization.

I have been tossing around ideas for a tool cabinet for a while now but have put it off in order to not get distracted and prolong the bench build. Basically I am wanting a cabinet that can be mobile (I am a renter and in the Military so my stuff will have to move eventually) It needs to be able to hold a large amount of tools in a central location. Be a cabinet rather than a chest because I know how I work and I would end up just piling a bunch of stuff on top of the chest which I would then have to move anytime I needed a tool out of the chest lol.

So here are a few inspiration pics.

I would like to develop some type of removable leg structure similar to this..



The shape of the cabinet will be similar to this one I already have with the dimensions tweeked a bit to fit some of the bigger tools into..

Gas Machine Audio equipment Transparency Cassette deck


And (not that my skills are anywhere good enough to actually pull this off) try to develop the tool storage in a Studley type fashion. I really like that there is NO wasted space in his box and everything has a place and is easily accessible. Plus it is just damn sexy to look at..

Font Rectangle Musical instrument accessory Electronic instrument Engineering


So to start things off I picked up about 19bf of Poplar today to get things started.

Table Wood Wood stain Tool Floor


Now to get my tools together and get some plans drawn up.

Stay tuned….
That poplar looks ready to be worked, sitting on that nice new bench. Start building ******************** on the new bench, and complete that checklist:)
 

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#6 ·
The Beginning Stages.. Plans and Poplar..

Well, now that my workbench is finished I can finally start on some badly needed tool storage and organization.

I have been tossing around ideas for a tool cabinet for a while now but have put it off in order to not get distracted and prolong the bench build. Basically I am wanting a cabinet that can be mobile (I am a renter and in the Military so my stuff will have to move eventually) It needs to be able to hold a large amount of tools in a central location. Be a cabinet rather than a chest because I know how I work and I would end up just piling a bunch of stuff on top of the chest which I would then have to move anytime I needed a tool out of the chest lol.

So here are a few inspiration pics.

I would like to develop some type of removable leg structure similar to this..



The shape of the cabinet will be similar to this one I already have with the dimensions tweeked a bit to fit some of the bigger tools into..

Gas Machine Audio equipment Transparency Cassette deck


And (not that my skills are anywhere good enough to actually pull this off) try to develop the tool storage in a Studley type fashion. I really like that there is NO wasted space in his box and everything has a place and is easily accessible. Plus it is just damn sexy to look at..

Font Rectangle Musical instrument accessory Electronic instrument Engineering


So to start things off I picked up about 19bf of Poplar today to get things started.

Table Wood Wood stain Tool Floor


Now to get my tools together and get some plans drawn up.

Stay tuned….
I have problems keeping up just reading what your building. Way to go.
 

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#7 ·
The Beginning Stages.. Plans and Poplar..

Well, now that my workbench is finished I can finally start on some badly needed tool storage and organization.

I have been tossing around ideas for a tool cabinet for a while now but have put it off in order to not get distracted and prolong the bench build. Basically I am wanting a cabinet that can be mobile (I am a renter and in the Military so my stuff will have to move eventually) It needs to be able to hold a large amount of tools in a central location. Be a cabinet rather than a chest because I know how I work and I would end up just piling a bunch of stuff on top of the chest which I would then have to move anytime I needed a tool out of the chest lol.

So here are a few inspiration pics.

I would like to develop some type of removable leg structure similar to this..



The shape of the cabinet will be similar to this one I already have with the dimensions tweeked a bit to fit some of the bigger tools into..

Gas Machine Audio equipment Transparency Cassette deck


And (not that my skills are anywhere good enough to actually pull this off) try to develop the tool storage in a Studley type fashion. I really like that there is NO wasted space in his box and everything has a place and is easily accessible. Plus it is just damn sexy to look at..

Font Rectangle Musical instrument accessory Electronic instrument Engineering


So to start things off I picked up about 19bf of Poplar today to get things started.

Table Wood Wood stain Tool Floor


Now to get my tools together and get some plans drawn up.

Stay tuned….
Eric, check out Mike's(Paratrooper) cabinet:
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/77585
Best one I've seen
 

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#8 ·
The Beginning Stages.. Plans and Poplar..

Well, now that my workbench is finished I can finally start on some badly needed tool storage and organization.

I have been tossing around ideas for a tool cabinet for a while now but have put it off in order to not get distracted and prolong the bench build. Basically I am wanting a cabinet that can be mobile (I am a renter and in the Military so my stuff will have to move eventually) It needs to be able to hold a large amount of tools in a central location. Be a cabinet rather than a chest because I know how I work and I would end up just piling a bunch of stuff on top of the chest which I would then have to move anytime I needed a tool out of the chest lol.

So here are a few inspiration pics.

I would like to develop some type of removable leg structure similar to this..



The shape of the cabinet will be similar to this one I already have with the dimensions tweeked a bit to fit some of the bigger tools into..

Gas Machine Audio equipment Transparency Cassette deck


And (not that my skills are anywhere good enough to actually pull this off) try to develop the tool storage in a Studley type fashion. I really like that there is NO wasted space in his box and everything has a place and is easily accessible. Plus it is just damn sexy to look at..

Font Rectangle Musical instrument accessory Electronic instrument Engineering


So to start things off I picked up about 19bf of Poplar today to get things started.

Table Wood Wood stain Tool Floor


Now to get my tools together and get some plans drawn up.

Stay tuned….
I'll be watching.
 

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#9 ·
The Beginning Stages.. Plans and Poplar..

Well, now that my workbench is finished I can finally start on some badly needed tool storage and organization.

I have been tossing around ideas for a tool cabinet for a while now but have put it off in order to not get distracted and prolong the bench build. Basically I am wanting a cabinet that can be mobile (I am a renter and in the Military so my stuff will have to move eventually) It needs to be able to hold a large amount of tools in a central location. Be a cabinet rather than a chest because I know how I work and I would end up just piling a bunch of stuff on top of the chest which I would then have to move anytime I needed a tool out of the chest lol.

So here are a few inspiration pics.

I would like to develop some type of removable leg structure similar to this..



The shape of the cabinet will be similar to this one I already have with the dimensions tweeked a bit to fit some of the bigger tools into..

Gas Machine Audio equipment Transparency Cassette deck


And (not that my skills are anywhere good enough to actually pull this off) try to develop the tool storage in a Studley type fashion. I really like that there is NO wasted space in his box and everything has a place and is easily accessible. Plus it is just damn sexy to look at..

Font Rectangle Musical instrument accessory Electronic instrument Engineering


So to start things off I picked up about 19bf of Poplar today to get things started.

Table Wood Wood stain Tool Floor


Now to get my tools together and get some plans drawn up.

Stay tuned….
Aye I like paratroopers aswell
 

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#10 ·
The Beginning Stages.. Plans and Poplar..

Well, now that my workbench is finished I can finally start on some badly needed tool storage and organization.

I have been tossing around ideas for a tool cabinet for a while now but have put it off in order to not get distracted and prolong the bench build. Basically I am wanting a cabinet that can be mobile (I am a renter and in the Military so my stuff will have to move eventually) It needs to be able to hold a large amount of tools in a central location. Be a cabinet rather than a chest because I know how I work and I would end up just piling a bunch of stuff on top of the chest which I would then have to move anytime I needed a tool out of the chest lol.

So here are a few inspiration pics.

I would like to develop some type of removable leg structure similar to this..



The shape of the cabinet will be similar to this one I already have with the dimensions tweeked a bit to fit some of the bigger tools into..

Gas Machine Audio equipment Transparency Cassette deck


And (not that my skills are anywhere good enough to actually pull this off) try to develop the tool storage in a Studley type fashion. I really like that there is NO wasted space in his box and everything has a place and is easily accessible. Plus it is just damn sexy to look at..

Font Rectangle Musical instrument accessory Electronic instrument Engineering


So to start things off I picked up about 19bf of Poplar today to get things started.

Table Wood Wood stain Tool Floor


Now to get my tools together and get some plans drawn up.

Stay tuned….
You might find this one interesting (plus there's a building instructions): http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/45871/quick-to-build-tool-cabinet
 

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#11 ·
Design Solidified Finally...

This morning before work I finally got a plan together for this cabinet. It hits all the design criteria I had laid out and more so I think it's a go on the build now.

Here is my highly technical "sketch up" of the cabinet :D

Tableware Table Wood Desk Wood stain


This is a head on view. The bottom cabinet with drawers on it will reside between the legs and can be un attached and rolled elsewhere in the shop if needed. This will hold mostly consumables (sandpaper, glue up supplies etc) and my sharpening gear. The top of it will fold out becoming a sharpening station that I can place next to my bench for ease of sharpening while working (this is all theoretical of course and subject to change).

Brown Handwriting Wood Rectangle Parallel


This is just a side view illustrating the planned "mobility" section of the cabinet. Basically it's a 2 wheel dolly type setup that should make this pretty easy to roll into a moving van or around the shop if needed while keeping it stable while standing.

Brown Handwriting Wood Rectangle Font


Any and all feedback is encouraged on this. As far as I can tell this should work out swimmingly but you guys always find something that I had not thought about or over looked lol.

Thanks for reading and stick around for more!
 

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#12 ·
Design Solidified Finally...

This morning before work I finally got a plan together for this cabinet. It hits all the design criteria I had laid out and more so I think it's a go on the build now.

Here is my highly technical "sketch up" of the cabinet :D

Tableware Table Wood Desk Wood stain


This is a head on view. The bottom cabinet with drawers on it will reside between the legs and can be un attached and rolled elsewhere in the shop if needed. This will hold mostly consumables (sandpaper, glue up supplies etc) and my sharpening gear. The top of it will fold out becoming a sharpening station that I can place next to my bench for ease of sharpening while working (this is all theoretical of course and subject to change).

Brown Handwriting Wood Rectangle Parallel


This is just a side view illustrating the planned "mobility" section of the cabinet. Basically it's a 2 wheel dolly type setup that should make this pretty easy to roll into a moving van or around the shop if needed while keeping it stable while standing.

Brown Handwriting Wood Rectangle Font


Any and all feedback is encouraged on this. As far as I can tell this should work out swimmingly but you guys always find something that I had not thought about or over looked lol.

Thanks for reading and stick around for more!
Well, I guess since there are no objections here I am going forward with this design. I do need to get a cleaning done in the shop before any wood gets cut though. The level of project spew has reached max capacity lol.
 

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#22 ·
Makin' Sawdust Finally...

I spent the weekend cleaning up the mess left from my workbench build and this evening I got started on the actual building of the cabinet :D

I have only managed one panel but really only spent an hour or so working on it.

First thing to do was to find just the "right" pieces for the sides. I have become quite smitten with the baby poop green grain patterns in this poplar and decided to showcase this instead of trying to hide it.

I grabbed a random assortment from the pile and started matching..

Rectangle Wood Flooring Floor Wood stain


Then measured them out and gave my new D8 a test run… I think I can officially say goodbye to my Stanley sharpwhatevertooth saw now :D

Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Plywood


Then clamped them up and got to the business of making small boards into big boards.. so much easier with this bench than a pair of saw horses lol..

Wood Gas Automotive design Engineering Machine


Wood Gas Hardwood Machine tool Machine


Got the horses back out and glued them up…

Wood Composite material Fixture Rectangle Gas


Now to repeat that 3 more times for the main case.

Stay tuned and thanks for following along!
 

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#23 ·
Makin' Sawdust Finally...

I spent the weekend cleaning up the mess left from my workbench build and this evening I got started on the actual building of the cabinet :D

I have only managed one panel but really only spent an hour or so working on it.

First thing to do was to find just the "right" pieces for the sides. I have become quite smitten with the baby poop green grain patterns in this poplar and decided to showcase this instead of trying to hide it.

I grabbed a random assortment from the pile and started matching..

Rectangle Wood Flooring Floor Wood stain


Then measured them out and gave my new D8 a test run… I think I can officially say goodbye to my Stanley sharpwhatevertooth saw now :D

Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Plywood


Then clamped them up and got to the business of making small boards into big boards.. so much easier with this bench than a pair of saw horses lol..

Wood Gas Automotive design Engineering Machine


Wood Gas Hardwood Machine tool Machine


Got the horses back out and glued them up…

Wood Composite material Fixture Rectangle Gas


Now to repeat that 3 more times for the main case.

Stay tuned and thanks for following along!
Nothing like a good bench. :)
 

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#32 ·
3 down 1 gluing plus a Bonus Handtool Tip of The Day...

Over the last couple of days before and after work I have had an assembly line of sorts going on in the shop for the glue up of the side, top and bottom panels of the cabinet case. I am up to 3 done and one more in clamps as we speak.

As each one came out of the clamps and a new one went in I went about cleaning up and flattening the faces with a myriad of hand planes and my scraper.

Wood Tool Hardwood Knife Hand tool


I purposely made each panel slightly oversized just in case I needed to rip a glue joint and re-joint. So far that hasn't been needed but better safe than sorry.

The 2 sides ready for final dimensioning..

Table Wood Rectangle Desk Wood stain


And cleaning up the bottom panel..

Wood Floor Hardwood Rectangle Flooring


Now onto the Bonus Top Of The Day lol…

I will preface this with a statement… I cannot be the only person out there that does this and I am sure most of you will look at this and say "duh!" but I was pretty proud of myself for figuring this out and thought I would share..

I know there has been a few people asking on the forums about chasing their tail when edge planing to a final dimension. You either end up with a slanted edge or completely overshoot your measurement. This is a problem I have had for a while but I finally got it figured out I think.

I need these panels to be 14" wide which means I need to take off close to half an inch. I could rip that but that presents it's own challenges and I prefer to plane the edge down if it is under one inch.

First thing is to determine a reference edge and measure up from there on both ends and draw a line. Unless you are sure your ends are square (these aren't yet) don't use a square to draw the line.. just measure from the same edge on both ends and draw a line connecting them.

Wood Table Beige Flooring Floor


I do this on both sides using the same reference edge then clamp it into the vise.

Next I get out my spokeshave. You could also do this with a jack, jointer or block plane but I like how I can see the line with a spokeshave the best and I can take off a lot of material pretty quick with it.

Using the spokeshave I create a beveled edge all the way down to my line. Don't remove the line just barely kiss it. Do this on both sides so that your edge now looks like this..

Wood Wheel Automotive tire Flooring Floor


Now get out your jack plane and plane down the peak until it just disappears and becomes flat from edge to edge. Then a couple light passes with the Jointer and your edge should be straight and square and your board will be the same width across from middle to ends.

Art Wheel Wood Table Picture frame


Ruler Office ruler Rectangle Temperature Measuring instrument


Ruler Office ruler Wood Rectangle Measuring instrument


Ruler Temperature Measuring instrument Office ruler Rectangle


Now I just need to do that with the other 2 panels and the top once it is out of the clamps and I can get started making this look like a cabinet… sorta.. maybe lol.

Stay Tuned :D
 

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#33 ·
3 down 1 gluing plus a Bonus Handtool Tip of The Day...

Over the last couple of days before and after work I have had an assembly line of sorts going on in the shop for the glue up of the side, top and bottom panels of the cabinet case. I am up to 3 done and one more in clamps as we speak.

As each one came out of the clamps and a new one went in I went about cleaning up and flattening the faces with a myriad of hand planes and my scraper.

Wood Tool Hardwood Knife Hand tool


I purposely made each panel slightly oversized just in case I needed to rip a glue joint and re-joint. So far that hasn't been needed but better safe than sorry.

The 2 sides ready for final dimensioning..

Table Wood Rectangle Desk Wood stain


And cleaning up the bottom panel..

Wood Floor Hardwood Rectangle Flooring


Now onto the Bonus Top Of The Day lol…

I will preface this with a statement… I cannot be the only person out there that does this and I am sure most of you will look at this and say "duh!" but I was pretty proud of myself for figuring this out and thought I would share..

I know there has been a few people asking on the forums about chasing their tail when edge planing to a final dimension. You either end up with a slanted edge or completely overshoot your measurement. This is a problem I have had for a while but I finally got it figured out I think.

I need these panels to be 14" wide which means I need to take off close to half an inch. I could rip that but that presents it's own challenges and I prefer to plane the edge down if it is under one inch.

First thing is to determine a reference edge and measure up from there on both ends and draw a line. Unless you are sure your ends are square (these aren't yet) don't use a square to draw the line.. just measure from the same edge on both ends and draw a line connecting them.

Wood Table Beige Flooring Floor


I do this on both sides using the same reference edge then clamp it into the vise.

Next I get out my spokeshave. You could also do this with a jack, jointer or block plane but I like how I can see the line with a spokeshave the best and I can take off a lot of material pretty quick with it.

Using the spokeshave I create a beveled edge all the way down to my line. Don't remove the line just barely kiss it. Do this on both sides so that your edge now looks like this..

Wood Wheel Automotive tire Flooring Floor


Now get out your jack plane and plane down the peak until it just disappears and becomes flat from edge to edge. Then a couple light passes with the Jointer and your edge should be straight and square and your board will be the same width across from middle to ends.

Art Wheel Wood Table Picture frame


Ruler Office ruler Rectangle Temperature Measuring instrument


Ruler Office ruler Wood Rectangle Measuring instrument


Ruler Temperature Measuring instrument Office ruler Rectangle


Now I just need to do that with the other 2 panels and the top once it is out of the clamps and I can get started making this look like a cabinet… sorta.. maybe lol.

Stay Tuned :D
Very clever Eric!
 

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#41 ·
Tool Layout and Tambour Doors 1..

Had an unexpected early day at work today (which was nice after nearly 2 weeks of 15+ hour days) so I took advantage of it and started laying out the tool storage preliminary plan.

Here is the rough idea..

From the front minus doors..

Handwriting Rectangle Font Pattern Paper


Behind the plane till and tool storage will be a secondary wall that separates the planes and tools from a pair of saw tills hidden in the back wall.

Handwriting Rectangle Font Pattern Parallel


And a quick mock-up to see it in scale.. the saws on the front will be in the back in their tills but this is roughly how those will be arranged..

Wheel Toy airplane Aircraft Airplane Aviation


Table Office equipment Gas Wood Office supplies


Now as you can see I had a swing out door planned for that until someone pointed out that it might be troublesome as to where I can place the cabinet vs access.

Since my doors are box style doors I already need space on both sides wherever I put this so they can open but it got me thinking about the doors on the side and joked about building tambour doors instead. Well.. that got me thinking and now I really want tambour doors on both sides lol.

So after a quick search on the internet I found that they really aren't as difficult (that I can see) to make as I had thought they were and got started building them.

First thing was to layout and cut the 2 doors on the sides…

Used my handy dandy marking gauge from the swap (Chuck.. this thing is oh so sweet!) to mark for the thickness of the top and bottom panels…

Wood Flooring Wood stain Hardwood Rectangle


Those marks will also serve for the dovetails too.

Next I stacked 3 saws together, measured how thick the 3 handles were and added a bit to that measurement for the width of the doors. Then held my longest saw inside the mock-up at the angle it will sit in to measure how tall the till will be.

Then transferred those measurements to the 2 side panels, cut the line deep with my knife and drilled the corners with a bit and brace..

Table Wood Office supplies Flooring Floor


Musical instrument Wood Ruler Office ruler Hardwood


Wood Flooring Audio equipment Hardwood Tool


It was at this point my attempt to build this with 100% handtools failed me. After trying 3 different saws to cut the door out I finally caved and fired up the scroll saw. In no time I had 2 holes cut into my nice panels lol.

Wood Hardwood Wood stain Flooring Lumber


Wood Fixture Rectangle Hardwood Wood stain


Another mock-up for reference..

Wood Wood stain Audio equipment Hardwood Cabinetry


Then my best helper stopped by to check on my progress.

Arm Sleeve Standing Mammal Baby & toddler clothing


He wasn't sure about the plan but after some discussion we agreed to push forward with it :D

Then I started cutting the slats for the doors themselves. I figured since I had already killed some electrons tonight might as well kill a few more and ripped some sticks on my bandsaw.

Wood Event Staple food Cylinder


At which point I felt bad about all the poor electrons and broke out the miter saw to cut all these to length.

Wood Input device Space bar Computer keyboard Peripheral


And here is where I stopped for the night. 2 doors worth of slats cut ready to me cleaned up, cambered and glued up to some canvas.

Wood Flooring Floor Wood stain Hardwood


Tomorrow should be a productive day so stay tuned for more :D
 

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#42 ·
Tool Layout and Tambour Doors 1..

Had an unexpected early day at work today (which was nice after nearly 2 weeks of 15+ hour days) so I took advantage of it and started laying out the tool storage preliminary plan.

Here is the rough idea..

From the front minus doors..

Handwriting Rectangle Font Pattern Paper


Behind the plane till and tool storage will be a secondary wall that separates the planes and tools from a pair of saw tills hidden in the back wall.

Handwriting Rectangle Font Pattern Parallel


And a quick mock-up to see it in scale.. the saws on the front will be in the back in their tills but this is roughly how those will be arranged..

Wheel Toy airplane Aircraft Airplane Aviation


Table Office equipment Gas Wood Office supplies


Now as you can see I had a swing out door planned for that until someone pointed out that it might be troublesome as to where I can place the cabinet vs access.

Since my doors are box style doors I already need space on both sides wherever I put this so they can open but it got me thinking about the doors on the side and joked about building tambour doors instead. Well.. that got me thinking and now I really want tambour doors on both sides lol.

So after a quick search on the internet I found that they really aren't as difficult (that I can see) to make as I had thought they were and got started building them.

First thing was to layout and cut the 2 doors on the sides…

Used my handy dandy marking gauge from the swap (Chuck.. this thing is oh so sweet!) to mark for the thickness of the top and bottom panels…

Wood Flooring Wood stain Hardwood Rectangle


Those marks will also serve for the dovetails too.

Next I stacked 3 saws together, measured how thick the 3 handles were and added a bit to that measurement for the width of the doors. Then held my longest saw inside the mock-up at the angle it will sit in to measure how tall the till will be.

Then transferred those measurements to the 2 side panels, cut the line deep with my knife and drilled the corners with a bit and brace..

Table Wood Office supplies Flooring Floor


Musical instrument Wood Ruler Office ruler Hardwood


Wood Flooring Audio equipment Hardwood Tool


It was at this point my attempt to build this with 100% handtools failed me. After trying 3 different saws to cut the door out I finally caved and fired up the scroll saw. In no time I had 2 holes cut into my nice panels lol.

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Another mock-up for reference..

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Then my best helper stopped by to check on my progress.

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He wasn't sure about the plan but after some discussion we agreed to push forward with it :D

Then I started cutting the slats for the doors themselves. I figured since I had already killed some electrons tonight might as well kill a few more and ripped some sticks on my bandsaw.

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At which point I felt bad about all the poor electrons and broke out the miter saw to cut all these to length.

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And here is where I stopped for the night. 2 doors worth of slats cut ready to me cleaned up, cambered and glued up to some canvas.

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Tomorrow should be a productive day so stay tuned for more :D
You got a lot done! I bet the lil guy did most of the work though ;)
 

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#58 ·
Tambour Part 2..

Today started out really productive but life intervened and production tapered off in the after noon so not as far along as I had hoped I would be by this time but might make it up tomorrow.

I started the day out with some coffee and a no 3.

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After both doors worth of slats were flat I got my Grizzly round over plane and spent a leisurely time adding a round over to the face of all the slats lol.

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Added some painters tape to keep the doors together before glueup commences.

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This about where productivity dropped off.

After falling asleep on the couch lol.. I drew a quick "plan" for the saw till and door track. I figure the best way to do this is to make it all one unit.

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I propped up the sides and the top and ran a string from the bottom of the till to the opposite corner to get my cut angles.

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After that board was cut I quickly realized my angles were all wrong and I just wasted a nice piece of poplar so that is when I said enough for today.

Here's hoping for a better day tomorrow when I get to use my new "power tool" :D

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#59 ·
Tambour Part 2..

Today started out really productive but life intervened and production tapered off in the after noon so not as far along as I had hoped I would be by this time but might make it up tomorrow.

I started the day out with some coffee and a no 3.

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After both doors worth of slats were flat I got my Grizzly round over plane and spent a leisurely time adding a round over to the face of all the slats lol.

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Added some painters tape to keep the doors together before glueup commences.

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This about where productivity dropped off.

After falling asleep on the couch lol.. I drew a quick "plan" for the saw till and door track. I figure the best way to do this is to make it all one unit.

Handwriting Rectangle Triangle Slope Font


I propped up the sides and the top and ran a string from the bottom of the till to the opposite corner to get my cut angles.

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Wood Aircraft Toy airplane Aerospace manufacturer Tints and shades


After that board was cut I quickly realized my angles were all wrong and I just wasted a nice piece of poplar so that is when I said enough for today.

Here's hoping for a better day tomorrow when I get to use my new "power tool" :D

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After my new leg vise chop, I'm loving me some poplar too. Sure is gonna look pretty! Way to recognize when the fates are against you--this is coming along great, man!
 

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#62 ·
Refocusing, Reorganizing and Sliding Dovetails..

I realized yesterday morning that I was getting way ahead of myself trying to make the saw till with the door guides before the case was assembled. I need to know the exact dimensions of the space it will occupy before I build it *doh!

So I got re-organized and turned my focus on prepping the panels for assembly. First thing on that list was to knock out the grooves for the sliding dovetailed drawer cubbies.

I asked my helper if he wanted to help me out but he was busy chilling on the couch..

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So it was up to me to figure these out ;-)

I had originally planned to make a dovetail stair saw for this and will probably still make one (plus a stair saw) but I was in the mood to get these done so I made a fence with an angle cut in the face in the mean time.

I laid out my lines and knifed the cut line then back cut it with a chisel to get a good kerf for the saw to follow across the 2 faces. Set up the fence and going reeeeeaaaallly slowly at first to establish the cut I used my D8 to cut the line on both sides.

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Then I used a chisel to remove as much waste as I could reach with it on both ends to establish the depth.

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Then I sharpened up my new router plane and removed the rest of it. This guy worked great! One problem though was my blade holder. I should have known this would happen because I didn't wrap the brass around the back corner but I was hoping for the best and I was wrong lol. The wood snapped upon first use so I will have to rebuild that.

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Luckily I had a blade holder from a #71 that I used as a template for this one that fit nicely and got the job done.

She makes nice curlies!

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Then I repeated the process on the second groove and by the end of the day I had 2 dovetailed grooves ready for their respective shelves which I will wait to make till the case is assembled for the same reasons as the saw till.

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Now I am goignt o head to the orange store to brainstorm material for the dividing wall. Once that is decided on I can gut the dado for it and get to dovetailing the case together.

Stay tuned!
 

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#63 ·
Refocusing, Reorganizing and Sliding Dovetails..

I realized yesterday morning that I was getting way ahead of myself trying to make the saw till with the door guides before the case was assembled. I need to know the exact dimensions of the space it will occupy before I build it *doh!

So I got re-organized and turned my focus on prepping the panels for assembly. First thing on that list was to knock out the grooves for the sliding dovetailed drawer cubbies.

I asked my helper if he wanted to help me out but he was busy chilling on the couch..

Comfort Goggles Textile Sunglasses Baby sleeping


So it was up to me to figure these out ;-)

I had originally planned to make a dovetail stair saw for this and will probably still make one (plus a stair saw) but I was in the mood to get these done so I made a fence with an angle cut in the face in the mean time.

I laid out my lines and knifed the cut line then back cut it with a chisel to get a good kerf for the saw to follow across the 2 faces. Set up the fence and going reeeeeaaaallly slowly at first to establish the cut I used my D8 to cut the line on both sides.

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Table Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor


Then I used a chisel to remove as much waste as I could reach with it on both ends to establish the depth.

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Then I sharpened up my new router plane and removed the rest of it. This guy worked great! One problem though was my blade holder. I should have known this would happen because I didn't wrap the brass around the back corner but I was hoping for the best and I was wrong lol. The wood snapped upon first use so I will have to rebuild that.

Wood Jewellery Body jewelry Audio equipment Fashion accessory


Luckily I had a blade holder from a #71 that I used as a template for this one that fit nicely and got the job done.

She makes nice curlies!

Wood Gas Flooring Machine Hardwood


Black Wood Gas Circle Art


Then I repeated the process on the second groove and by the end of the day I had 2 dovetailed grooves ready for their respective shelves which I will wait to make till the case is assembled for the same reasons as the saw till.

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Now I am goignt o head to the orange store to brainstorm material for the dividing wall. Once that is decided on I can gut the dado for it and get to dovetailing the case together.

Stay tuned!
Prime Time work going on here - major galoot points!
 

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#71 ·
Starting To Take Shape Now..

It has taken longer than I had hoped to get an update here but I wanted to wait till I had some tangible progress made before posting an update. So after a month of long days at work followed by a family emergency that kept me out of the shop for 3 weeks I have what is starting to look like a cabinet sitting on my bench.

All 52 dovetails were cut by hand essentially the same way. The first set looks like I chewed them out of the wood but they all improved with each corner lol. I am not beating myself up too much about that because these were my first "serious" foray into cutting dovetails. I don't really count the ones on my bench build *shrug..

I'll get to the pics now. They can tell the story a bit better than I can.

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Now onto getting the inside wall, drawer shelves and slides made then assemble this and get started on the door.
 

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#72 ·
Starting To Take Shape Now..

It has taken longer than I had hoped to get an update here but I wanted to wait till I had some tangible progress made before posting an update. So after a month of long days at work followed by a family emergency that kept me out of the shop for 3 weeks I have what is starting to look like a cabinet sitting on my bench.

All 52 dovetails were cut by hand essentially the same way. The first set looks like I chewed them out of the wood but they all improved with each corner lol. I am not beating myself up too much about that because these were my first "serious" foray into cutting dovetails. I don't really count the ones on my bench build *shrug..

I'll get to the pics now. They can tell the story a bit better than I can.

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Now onto getting the inside wall, drawer shelves and slides made then assemble this and get started on the door.
good to see you back in the shop!!
 

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#79 ·
Tambour Part 3..

I was able to squeak in a few hours of shop time today so I finally got back to work on the tool cabinet build.

First thing was to plug the back end of the sliding dovetails so i can get the back ready for some T&G slats.

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With that done I wanted to knock out another part that I had been putting off which was gluing up the canvas onto the tambour doors. I had been putting this off because it required a fixture to be built to hold everything square while it was glued up and quite frankly.. I couldn't be bothered till today lol.

Knocked out the jig pretty quick (should have just done it a long time ago) and got to work..

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And now I am just waiting on glue to dry so I can see how badly I f'd these away. Hopefully they work out but if not I guess I'll have to start over.. no turning back on these now :D

Stay tuned!
 

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#80 ·
Tambour Part 3..

I was able to squeak in a few hours of shop time today so I finally got back to work on the tool cabinet build.

First thing was to plug the back end of the sliding dovetails so i can get the back ready for some T&G slats.

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With that done I wanted to knock out another part that I had been putting off which was gluing up the canvas onto the tambour doors. I had been putting this off because it required a fixture to be built to hold everything square while it was glued up and quite frankly.. I couldn't be bothered till today lol.

Knocked out the jig pretty quick (should have just done it a long time ago) and got to work..

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And now I am just waiting on glue to dry so I can see how badly I f'd these away. Hopefully they work out but if not I guess I'll have to start over.. no turning back on these now :D

Stay tuned!
Fun build to watch Eric. What makes you think something went wrong? They look great to me. Thanks for sharing your work with us.
 

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#89 ·
Tambour and Rabbets... Oh My..

The glue is dry on the canvas backs for the tambour doors. Pulled them out of the jig yesterday and broke them all free of each other and to my surprise they curl up very nicely!

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Then I got started on a spot that has cause me some anxiety for some reason… the back of the cabinet..

After weighing the options I have decided on T&G with rabbets on the top and bottom and grooves along the sides with a center "Key Stone" slat with tongues on both sides (the T&G will be facing opposite directions from each other on either side of the key stone so the side grooves will work)... for the record… I have no idea what I am doing and simply making this up as I go so if this plan is stupid… I'll know soon enough lol.

My stock of poplar is 3/4" thick. Most cabinet back plans call for 1/2" stock and I considered scrubbing these down a 1/4" to get to 1/2" but after some measuring it became clear that 3/4" would work best so I can get the tambour tracks installed without too much shimming involved. So I will keep them thicker than usual. Hopefully this won't cause too much trouble.

Getting started I need to cut the stopped rabbet on the top and bottom panels.

I set my sweet sweet marking guage I got from ChuckC in the marking gauge swap (thanks again!) and scored a very crisp and deep line for the back wall of the rabbet..





Then it was time to get this guy out of it's box for the first time since I bought it almost a year ago and sharpen it up..



In that pic you can see one of 2 ends I chopped out with a chisel to accommodate the rabbet plane. I also clamped a knocker board to the front and back of the rabbet to keep me from knocking the pins off either end with the plane..

Then after some fiddling and a short learning curve I went to town with the #78 and finished off the rabbet..









Now when measuring these out I figured an arbitrary measurement of 1/2" deep leaving 1/4" of the panel on the top and bottom. Now that it is cut this seems a bit deep but I will live with it and see if this fails spectacularly of works out. I am about halfway through chopping out the end wastes on the top panel now then it will be time to give the #45 a spin on the sides..

Stay tuned!
 

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#90 ·
Tambour and Rabbets... Oh My..

The glue is dry on the canvas backs for the tambour doors. Pulled them out of the jig yesterday and broke them all free of each other and to my surprise they curl up very nicely!

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Then I got started on a spot that has cause me some anxiety for some reason… the back of the cabinet..

After weighing the options I have decided on T&G with rabbets on the top and bottom and grooves along the sides with a center "Key Stone" slat with tongues on both sides (the T&G will be facing opposite directions from each other on either side of the key stone so the side grooves will work)... for the record… I have no idea what I am doing and simply making this up as I go so if this plan is stupid… I'll know soon enough lol.

My stock of poplar is 3/4" thick. Most cabinet back plans call for 1/2" stock and I considered scrubbing these down a 1/4" to get to 1/2" but after some measuring it became clear that 3/4" would work best so I can get the tambour tracks installed without too much shimming involved. So I will keep them thicker than usual. Hopefully this won't cause too much trouble.

Getting started I need to cut the stopped rabbet on the top and bottom panels.

I set my sweet sweet marking guage I got from ChuckC in the marking gauge swap (thanks again!) and scored a very crisp and deep line for the back wall of the rabbet..

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Then it was time to get this guy out of it's box for the first time since I bought it almost a year ago and sharpen it up..

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In that pic you can see one of 2 ends I chopped out with a chisel to accommodate the rabbet plane. I also clamped a knocker board to the front and back of the rabbet to keep me from knocking the pins off either end with the plane..

Then after some fiddling and a short learning curve I went to town with the #78 and finished off the rabbet..

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Now when measuring these out I figured an arbitrary measurement of 1/2" deep leaving 1/4" of the panel on the top and bottom. Now that it is cut this seems a bit deep but I will live with it and see if this fails spectacularly of works out. I am about halfway through chopping out the end wastes on the top panel now then it will be time to give the #45 a spin on the sides..

Stay tuned!
I am learning and enjoying AF. Thank you.

Funny that you are surprised by your capabilities, no one else finds it remotely unexpected.
 

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#100 ·
Tonguing and Grooving The Night Away...

So I finally finished cleaning up and installing the missing parts for my #45 and couldn't resist putting it to work.

First lets catch up..

Last installment I had finished 1 of 2 rabbets for the top and bottom of the back. I finished up the second one last night. This one didn't go as smoothly as the last and I really cannot pin point the issue but my #78 just would not cooperate. I ended up chopping the whole thing with a chisel. Remind me not to do that again lol.

It ain't the perttiest joint but it will work..

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Top and bottom finished..

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Now I turned my attention to the grooves along the back sides. For this I broke out the #45 and a 1/4" plow cutter. That is when I realized I might have a problem. According to the grain direction I would have to go at this using the plane left handed on the bench. I wasn't sure if the #45 was capable of doing this but never to be restricted by rules I moved the rods over to the other side, installed the fence and gave it a go.. it worked swimmingly. I originally was going to try and make these stopped grooves so they wouldn't go through the tails but said F it and just went the whole length. The holes will only be visible on the bery back top and bottom and if they really bother me I can easily plug them.

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Then there is the second area that has been dealing me fits since dreaming this up.. the secondary wall that will separate the saw till in back from the rest of the tool storage in front. I have decided to just do a simple T&G wall.

Maxed out my #45 on these cuts..





Turns out my plow cutter is slightly smaller than my tongue cutter (which isn't abnormal for these planes from what i read) so out came the #78 to fix that up.. only needed one pass per side..





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And now for those of you who are confused about how this wall is situated in the box.. this might help clear that up..

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So I toss this out to the panel… is this a fools errand? I plan to add a nailer to the top and bottom till side of the secondary wall to pin each slat to which should(?) keep it flat and control movement?

Also.. beaded or no?

Stay Tuned!
 

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#101 ·
Tonguing and Grooving The Night Away...

So I finally finished cleaning up and installing the missing parts for my #45 and couldn't resist putting it to work.

First lets catch up..

Last installment I had finished 1 of 2 rabbets for the top and bottom of the back. I finished up the second one last night. This one didn't go as smoothly as the last and I really cannot pin point the issue but my #78 just would not cooperate. I ended up chopping the whole thing with a chisel. Remind me not to do that again lol.

It ain't the perttiest joint but it will work..

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Top and bottom finished..

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Now I turned my attention to the grooves along the back sides. For this I broke out the #45 and a 1/4" plow cutter. That is when I realized I might have a problem. According to the grain direction I would have to go at this using the plane left handed on the bench. I wasn't sure if the #45 was capable of doing this but never to be restricted by rules I moved the rods over to the other side, installed the fence and gave it a go.. it worked swimmingly. I originally was going to try and make these stopped grooves so they wouldn't go through the tails but said F it and just went the whole length. The holes will only be visible on the bery back top and bottom and if they really bother me I can easily plug them.

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Wood Wall Tints and shades Facade Font


Then there is the second area that has been dealing me fits since dreaming this up.. the secondary wall that will separate the saw till in back from the rest of the tool storage in front. I have decided to just do a simple T&G wall.

Maxed out my #45 on these cuts..

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Turns out my plow cutter is slightly smaller than my tongue cutter (which isn't abnormal for these planes from what i read) so out came the #78 to fix that up.. only needed one pass per side..

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And now for those of you who are confused about how this wall is situated in the box.. this might help clear that up..

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Rectangle Wood Composite material Tints and shades Concrete


So I toss this out to the panel… is this a fools errand? I plan to add a nailer to the top and bottom till side of the secondary wall to pin each slat to which should(?) keep it flat and control movement?

Also.. beaded or no?

Stay Tuned!
Great show Eric! Nice work and wonderfully documented. Thanks.
 

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#105 ·
Aww Crap... Gonna need help hiding this mistake...

Well, this morning I had an "Aww Piss" moment over my morning coffee.

I was sitting at the bench and decided to do a quick dry fit of the top to see where the secondary wall would land on it when I noticed I had made a HUGE error.

I rabbeted the wrong side of the top!

I had checked and re-checked before cutting it but somehow STILL ended up getting the wrong end. So now I have a rabbet joint along the front edge of the top panel.

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My thinking on how to hide this is to add a curved decorative trim piece to that section.

Something like this but not exactly like it.. you get the idea..

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The bad part is that this was my ugly rabbet so I will need to deal with cleaning that up to get a good joint out of it. Any other ideas?
 

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#106 ·
Aww Crap... Gonna need help hiding this mistake...

Well, this morning I had an "Aww Piss" moment over my morning coffee.

I was sitting at the bench and decided to do a quick dry fit of the top to see where the secondary wall would land on it when I noticed I had made a HUGE error.

I rabbeted the wrong side of the top!

I had checked and re-checked before cutting it but somehow STILL ended up getting the wrong end. So now I have a rabbet joint along the front edge of the top panel.

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Wood Rectangle Table Wood stain Hardwood


My thinking on how to hide this is to add a curved decorative trim piece to that section.

Something like this but not exactly like it.. you get the idea..

Wood Automotive exterior Tool Font Auto part


The bad part is that this was my ugly rabbet so I will need to deal with cleaning that up to get a good joint out of it. Any other ideas?
Bummer AF. I don't know if the piece needs to be all that decorative. Maybe something as simple as a stopped chamfer w/lamb's tongue or something along those lines would be enough.
 

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#124 ·
Getting Back At It...

Aside from this being the second longest build on LJ's next to Stef's workbench build, I have finally started back to work on this cabinet.

We last left off with me finding out that I need to learn front from back. The rabbets cut for the back were actually done on the front of the top and bottom panels. After a year and a half of pretending the problem would fix it's self I finally ripped the offending section off and glued up a new strip of wood. Cut a couple new dove tails and the case was whole again with a little help from my shop elf..

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Next up was to make the divider panels for the drawer section…

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Lined up and plowed the groove for the divider wall..

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Then the second drawer shelf and drawer dividers then on to dealing with the next issue.. Getting my 'ol Heft and Hubris to fit in a tight spot..

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I cut a series of cross grained cuts and chiseled out the wasted then cleaned it up with a scraper followed by 60 grit sand paper and at the end of it all it fits again!

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Now it is on to making and hanging the doors and then staring on the interior walls, tabour tracks and drawers then finally fitting in all the tools… Stay Tuned!
 

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#125 ·
Getting Back At It...

Aside from this being the second longest build on LJ's next to Stef's workbench build, I have finally started back to work on this cabinet.

We last left off with me finding out that I need to learn front from back. The rabbets cut for the back were actually done on the front of the top and bottom panels. After a year and a half of pretending the problem would fix it's self I finally ripped the offending section off and glued up a new strip of wood. Cut a couple new dove tails and the case was whole again with a little help from my shop elf..

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Next up was to make the divider panels for the drawer section…

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Lined up and plowed the groove for the divider wall..

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Then the second drawer shelf and drawer dividers then on to dealing with the next issue.. Getting my 'ol Heft and Hubris to fit in a tight spot..

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Wood Shelving Floor Hardwood Machine


I cut a series of cross grained cuts and chiseled out the wasted then cleaned it up with a scraper followed by 60 grit sand paper and at the end of it all it fits again!

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Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Workbench


Now it is on to making and hanging the doors and then staring on the interior walls, tabour tracks and drawers then finally fitting in all the tools… Stay Tuned!
Looking good! And nice improvisation for the fit :)
 

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#128 ·
Cabinet Doors #1

Welp, today I got started on the doors for the cabinet. First though while the wife and I were at our local dollar store I grabbed a couple sheets of foam project panels to use as a layout planner for the interior spaces. This will help to show how the cabinet is divided up better I think.

The front is for an assortment of tools..

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And behind the interior wall is the saw till accessed by the small tambour doors on either side of the case..

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If my measuring is correct I should be able to fit 5-6 full sized saws in that till (fingers crossed).

Now back to the doors. I started this build without much in the way of cabinet building knowledge and had I known then what I know now I would have factored the doors into the main case then cut them off like a box lid. Not to be deterred by ignorance I will have to build the door frames separate and try hard to make them square to the case.

I ripped some poplar and cut the pieces to size..

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Then it was on to the Moxon for some dovetails..

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The plan for tomorrow is to get the tails on the other ends cut and the pins for the top and bottom pieces. The…... My first attempt at raised panels for the fronts.
 

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#129 ·
Cabinet Doors #1

Welp, today I got started on the doors for the cabinet. First though while the wife and I were at our local dollar store I grabbed a couple sheets of foam project panels to use as a layout planner for the interior spaces. This will help to show how the cabinet is divided up better I think.

The front is for an assortment of tools..

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And behind the interior wall is the saw till accessed by the small tambour doors on either side of the case..

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If my measuring is correct I should be able to fit 5-6 full sized saws in that till (fingers crossed).

Now back to the doors. I started this build without much in the way of cabinet building knowledge and had I known then what I know now I would have factored the doors into the main case then cut them off like a box lid. Not to be deterred by ignorance I will have to build the door frames separate and try hard to make them square to the case.

I ripped some poplar and cut the pieces to size..

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Then it was on to the Moxon for some dovetails..

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The plan for tomorrow is to get the tails on the other ends cut and the pins for the top and bottom pieces. The…... My first attempt at raised panels for the fronts.
Awesome Eric. Makes me want to make one!
 

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#136 ·
Saw Till and Tambours Oh My!

I had to put on the breaks this morning just before I started working on the doors some more. I had the sudden and timely realization that in order to properly square up the doors with the case the case needs to be glued and stable. So in order to do that I needed to finish up the saw till which is attached to the back and middle dividing wall.

First though.. going back a couple days.. I had another epiphany. I want the drawer fronts to fit flush inside the case. I know from experience that no matter how much I try my work is not going to be and exact size from one drawer face to the next so I took a piece of dollar store foam board. Placed it ont he ground and laid the case on top of it then scribed the openings onto it.

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Then once they were cut all the way out I have exact templates for the drawer openings to use to cut out the drawer faces with (all in theory of course.. )

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So taking 2 steps back today I got started on the back and till. The back was cut from 5/8" construction grade ply.. aka the HD "Special Buy" stuff. Then after locating the center point for the till I drilled a 1/2" hole in it to run a 1/2" oak dowel through. You can kinda see the layout and peg in this pic… ignore the shop minion "watering" the case *sigh…

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Then I needed to do some work on finishing up the tambour doors. I had been waiting to cut the rabbets along the outer edge of the doors for some reason and today was do or die day. It actually went fairly easily and quick.. Just measure and cut the inner wall then hit it with the 'ol 78. Finish that up with a few passes with a block plane to bevel the edge and done..

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After that a quick test fit was in order with my longest saw (still waiting on a restore it is)..

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Now I just need to figure out the details for the saw holders and cut the inner wall and glue up the case. Stay tuned!
 

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#137 ·
Saw Till and Tambours Oh My!

I had to put on the breaks this morning just before I started working on the doors some more. I had the sudden and timely realization that in order to properly square up the doors with the case the case needs to be glued and stable. So in order to do that I needed to finish up the saw till which is attached to the back and middle dividing wall.

First though.. going back a couple days.. I had another epiphany. I want the drawer fronts to fit flush inside the case. I know from experience that no matter how much I try my work is not going to be and exact size from one drawer face to the next so I took a piece of dollar store foam board. Placed it ont he ground and laid the case on top of it then scribed the openings onto it.

Shelf Rectangle Wood Shelving Wood stain


Wood Road surface Floor Flooring Asphalt


Then once they were cut all the way out I have exact templates for the drawer openings to use to cut out the drawer faces with (all in theory of course.. )

Wood Hand tool Office ruler Ruler Natural material


Wood Gas Tool Composite material Engineering


So taking 2 steps back today I got started on the back and till. The back was cut from 5/8" construction grade ply.. aka the HD "Special Buy" stuff. Then after locating the center point for the till I drilled a 1/2" hole in it to run a 1/2" oak dowel through. You can kinda see the layout and peg in this pic… ignore the shop minion "watering" the case *sigh…

Table Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood


Then I needed to do some work on finishing up the tambour doors. I had been waiting to cut the rabbets along the outer edge of the doors for some reason and today was do or die day. It actually went fairly easily and quick.. Just measure and cut the inner wall then hit it with the 'ol 78. Finish that up with a few passes with a block plane to bevel the edge and done..

Hand tool Plane Wood Tool Metalworking hand tool


Hand tool Scrub plane Plane Smoothing plane Wood


After that a quick test fit was in order with my longest saw (still waiting on a restore it is)..

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Rectangle Plank


Wood Stairs Floor Flooring Wood stain


Wood Table Line Wood stain Plank


Now I just need to figure out the details for the saw holders and cut the inner wall and glue up the case. Stay tuned!
Cool stuff AF. I was wondering how the saw till was going to work. Good idea.

In the future would something like poster board be easier for the drawer fronts?
 

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#140 ·
Saw Till and Tambours Part Deux..

I made more progress on the saw till Yesterday.

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At this point I can call that done and waiting on doors to be installed.

Today I got in there and was able to get one set of Tambour channels "mostly" done. I say mostly because there is still about half of the channel length left to be fabricated as I scratch my head as to how best to route the 2 doors over each other inside the case if both are open at the same time.

Here is a teaser shot of that action.. I forgot to take more pics today as I was putting it together.

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Thanks for reading.
 

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#141 ·
Saw Till and Tambours Part Deux..

I made more progress on the saw till Yesterday.

Saw Wood Hand tool Axe Hardwood


Wood Natural material Tints and shades Hardwood Publication


Blue Wood Floor Automotive exterior Flooring


Wood Flooring Gas Engineering Machine


Wood Tire Floor Flooring Wheel


At this point I can call that done and waiting on doors to be installed.

Today I got in there and was able to get one set of Tambour channels "mostly" done. I say mostly because there is still about half of the channel length left to be fabricated as I scratch my head as to how best to route the 2 doors over each other inside the case if both are open at the same time.

Here is a teaser shot of that action.. I forgot to take more pics today as I was putting it together.

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Thanks for reading.
That is sweet!

Could you just leave one going straight across the top, and have the other one angle below it? I feel like you've got quite a pit of space in the V between the two saw angles to play with. How complicated that'll be to make, I don't know lol
 

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#148 ·
Saw Till and Tambours #3...

A lot has happened since the last update just nothing that looks like much of anything has been done lol. I hate that kind of progress but it must be made to move forward.

Yesterday I was able to finish up cutting and fitting the track for the doors to ride in. Something that should be done before one of the panels is immovable… yeah.. that got a bit tricky but with the help of some brass stock and some juice cans I got it all glued up successfully.

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After that was done I needed to figure out how to mirror that onto the back of the cabinet. My sons sidewalk chalk and some paper to the rescue!

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Now I just had to cut that out and install it to the back and whalla.. tambour that actually opens and closes!

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Then today after the boy left to visit Grandma I started putting the finish onto the inside of the saw till and making the stop piece for the doors.

First I painted the inside fo the back with some rattle can flat black. Why? Because it's cheap ply and paint seems to work best in that application. The till is dark inside so black seems to work. I just mainly wanted to get something on it to prevent any moisture issues. I then hit the entire inside of the case side of the till with dark walnut danish oil.

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Then while that was drying I started on the pull stop for the doors. I searched through my tub 'o' cutoffs to find something interesting and I came across a piece of rosewood that Terry sent me a while back. Why not right? I think I'll just throw all the woods at this while I am at it lol.

I measured and cut two pieces off of it and finish planed them to size..

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Then I cut the rabbet in the back so it can fit flush into the last strip of tambour.

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Rectangle Plank


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Finally I shaped it up with a rasp and sand paper..

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Then I knocked around some door pull Ideas and landed on a dowel inserted into some maple then turned that on the drill press till it was knob like in appearance..

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Got it all glued up and tested some finishes..

Top to bottom is 3-2-1, Cherry Danish Oil and Dark Walnut Danish Oil. I decided on the 3-2-1. It just seemed to give it the most depth.

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Annnnnnd this is where we have it for today.. one door with 3 coats of finish applied waiting on it's mate to get finished then we can FINALLY attach the back and call the saw till done.

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And a closeup of the stop block and knob..

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That's all for now. I hope to get the other door done tomorrow and this all one piece by the end of the day.

Thanks for reading!
 

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#149 ·
Saw Till and Tambours #3...

A lot has happened since the last update just nothing that looks like much of anything has been done lol. I hate that kind of progress but it must be made to move forward.

Yesterday I was able to finish up cutting and fitting the track for the doors to ride in. Something that should be done before one of the panels is immovable… yeah.. that got a bit tricky but with the help of some brass stock and some juice cans I got it all glued up successfully.

Wood Fixture Wall Gas Door


Wood Floor Rectangle Wood stain Flooring


Bottle Wood Plastic bottle Wood stain Solvent


Wood Wood stain Gas Hardwood Flooring


Wood Gas Rectangle Kitchen utensil Hardwood


After that was done I needed to figure out how to mirror that onto the back of the cabinet. My sons sidewalk chalk and some paper to the rescue!

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Rectangle Plank


Now I just had to cut that out and install it to the back and whalla.. tambour that actually opens and closes!

Wood Rectangle Hardwood Window Tints and shades


Window Wood Stairs Rectangle Tints and shades


Wood Curtain Fixture Tints and shades Hardwood


Wood Building Water Fixture Tints and shades


Wood Gas Metal Hardwood Rectangle


Then today after the boy left to visit Grandma I started putting the finish onto the inside of the saw till and making the stop piece for the doors.

First I painted the inside fo the back with some rattle can flat black. Why? Because it's cheap ply and paint seems to work best in that application. The till is dark inside so black seems to work. I just mainly wanted to get something on it to prevent any moisture issues. I then hit the entire inside of the case side of the till with dark walnut danish oil.

Table Wood Rectangle Gas Chair


Wood Rectangle Yellow Flooring Floor


Then while that was drying I started on the pull stop for the doors. I searched through my tub 'o' cutoffs to find something interesting and I came across a piece of rosewood that Terry sent me a while back. Why not right? I think I'll just throw all the woods at this while I am at it lol.

I measured and cut two pieces off of it and finish planed them to size..

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plywood Plank


Then I cut the rabbet in the back so it can fit flush into the last strip of tambour.

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Rectangle Plank


Wood Kitchen utensil Gas Ruler Recipe


Finally I shaped it up with a rasp and sand paper..

Wood Hand tool Tool Wood stain Metalworking hand tool


Then I knocked around some door pull Ideas and landed on a dowel inserted into some maple then turned that on the drill press till it was knob like in appearance..

Wood Gas Plywood Hardwood Musical instrument accessory


Got it all glued up and tested some finishes..

Top to bottom is 3-2-1, Cherry Danish Oil and Dark Walnut Danish Oil. I decided on the 3-2-1. It just seemed to give it the most depth.

Rectangle Wood Ruler Floor Flooring


Annnnnnd this is where we have it for today.. one door with 3 coats of finish applied waiting on it's mate to get finished then we can FINALLY attach the back and call the saw till done.

Wood Rectangle Font Metal Flooring


And a closeup of the stop block and knob..

Rectangle Wood Tobacco Flooring Floor


That's all for now. I hope to get the other door done tomorrow and this all one piece by the end of the day.

Thanks for reading!
That is looking good. Tambour doors is something I want to try sometime.
 

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