227 days ago
by gizmodyne |
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The Hole in My KitchenFor the past two years we have lived with a hole in the wall of the kitchen where the fridge was. I was going to turn this into a pantry, but we decided to put the fridge back in.
We found a fridge that would accept custom panels. It is 36” wide. and only 24” deep to the doors.We had to cut back one stud in the wall to accommodate the depth and reinforce the floor for the weight, but the hole/nook is ready for the fridge.
DesignI drew up several design...
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799 days ago
by gizmodyne |
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DominoThis is only my second project using the domino. This time I set the fence on top of the workpiece instead of setting both on the work surface. I was trying to center the tenon. It worked, but I am not sure if I mastered the technique since some of the parts are not perfectly flush. Possibly I rocked it on the narrow breadboards. I should have put a support piece behind the work piece. It is only a hair from flush though.
I set the domino for exact width cuts (8×50mm dominos...
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800 days ago
by gizmodyne |
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V-grooveI had a break from work yesterday before Back to School Night so I headed out again to finish the beadboard field.
Setting the v-bit
I used a set-up block saved from a prior project to get the v-bit set. The edge groove is simple enough. Just set the bit height to 1/8 and then bury it halfway behind the fence. I climb cut first to get a smooth cut on the fir. The bit is barely exposed so it is a pretty safe operation though I use paddles too.
Beadboard detail
Running the c...
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802 days ago
by gizmodyne |
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New Joinery Option
In my cabinet project I milled up stacks of tongue and groove beadboard. I never even thought about making it with grooves on both sides and milling splines until I read an article on Finehomebuilding.com (which I highly recommend; get a subscription to their online content).
Cutting only grooves simplifies the joinery and set-up time by a huge amount.
Beadboard calls for just 2 bits, though you could run the grooves on the tablesaw and dispense with the slot cutte...
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803 days ago
by gizmodyne |
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MotivationWife: Just get out there and start working on it.
Good advice actually. I was dead tired after some yard work, but I went into the shop Sunday afternoon on Kristin’s advice.
Board SelectionI made some changes to the cutlist to reflect a few new measurements. Also I did not have enough wide boards and wanted to avoid having to slice up any more beams.
Revised cut list
So I culled through my pile of old fir and pulled out some prime specimens.
I finished up Sunday...
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