| Blog series by kenn | updated 607 days ago | 5 parts | 884 reads | 18 comments total |
Part 1: Jersey's dog bowl
Here is the beginning of my current project. I got a new puppy Dec 1. We named her Jersey in honor of those great Jersey rockers – Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi. She’s big enough now to to have her own elevated dog bowl. I’ve cut the cherry stock from left over pieces of the kitchen table I have posted. Everything is squared up and I am ready to lay out the dovetails that will hold it together. I’m a tails first guy, so that will be next. She only gets a food...
Part 2: Annie's Bowl
I cut the tails this morning but chopping them out will have to wait for another day. Here is the pine dog bowl stand that I made for my previous dog, Molly. It was a big help to her as she got older and had a harder time getting around. We have since passed in down to Annie, Molly’s replacement. I hand cut those dovetails, just like Jersey will get in her single stand, except her’s is in cherry.
Part 3: Tails ready
I got a bit of time today to chop out the tails and feel they look good. Next up is to do the pins, it won’t be long before Jersey is eating out of this project.
Part 4: Pins done, glued up
Well I got the pins cut and chopped. I had to spend some time fitting the pins to the tails. I must admit I am not so skilled that I can cut the pins and slide that thing together without adjustments. I got caught with a little difficulty during glue up. In the past, I test fit everything all the way in place and then disassembled the project. I read somewhere that it is better to only partially slide them together and make a judgement when you think you have them fit well enough. Then ...
Part 5: Fixing loose dovetails
Well I had a few dovetails that I wasn’t happy with. I took my dozuki saw and carefully opened the ones I thought looked loose to a consistent thickness. The idea is to get a kerf that you can then shim with similiar wood. I cut those shim strips on the table saw with a zero clearance insert from cut offs from the sides. It was still a little thick so I sanded it a bit and then used a chisel to break off short shim stock. Then I slide a small piece with a bit of glue on it in...
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