140 days ago
by rrlumber |
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I have finished the shell of the hope chest for my daughter. I will now start on the inside fit and finish. I plan to use aromatic cedar for the bottom to give it a cedar chest feel/smell.
My mortise joints on the frame and panels came out good but they will need some fine tuning with a scraper to get them even all the way across.
The plan I am using called for a grove down each leg to receive the tongue on the styles and rails. If I did this again I would use a stop dado instead of ...
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153 days ago
by John Nixon |
7 comments »
The 4th and 5th installment in the Arts and Crafts Panel Bed video series has been released!
If you are intimidated by the through mortise and tenon joint, you should check out the latest videos. I’ll show you a method to make perfectly sized and spaced mortises without a mortising machine or router.
For measured drawings and in-process pictures, you can visit the project page at Eagle Lake Woodworking:http://www.eaglelakewoodworking.com/post/Arts-and-Crafts-Bed-Stickley-Panel-Be...
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158 days ago
by Gary Fixler |
18 comments »
Looks like I went the slow route on my recent (and first) frame and panel doors!
Might as well get an autosander, too.
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173 days ago
by John Nixon |
8 comments »
I’m working on building an Arts and Crafts style Panel bed. The bed is inspired by the Stickley Bed pictured below. There’s three videos in the series so far, and I hope to have more out soon. The quartersawn white oak grain on this wood I have looks really good in person, and I’m excited to see the bed come together.
For measured drawings and in-process pictures, you can visit the project page at Eagle Lake Woodworking:http://www.eaglelakewoodworking.com/post/Arts-and...
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