| This blog is written by rwyoung | 19 entries so far |
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Step-back Cupboard Build #19: Time to watch the paint dry!
The cupboard will be painted with milk paint ( http://www.milkpaint.com ). I’m using two c...
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Step-back Cupboard Build #18: Cupboard backboards
After a burger and fries for lunch I decided to keep working on the cupboard. The knob and latch...
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Step-back Cupboard Build #17: Been busy with other things but finally have some time to work on the cupboard!
Once more into the breach! OK, so the door is hanging temporarily. Since I don’t have b...
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Step-back Cupboard Build #16: Making the door
I didn’t take a lot of pictures of the process of assembling the door. It is really just t...
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Step-back Cupboard Build #15: Attaching the molding...
Been a pretty long day of fiddling with test cuts and what not. I don’t have a fancy miter...
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Step-back Cupboard Build #14: Molding
I don’t own any giant molding bits. So if I’m going to make a reasonably large moldi...
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Step-back Cupboard Build #13: Face frame attached
All I had on the docket for tonight was to get the upper face frame glued on and the necessary cl...
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Step-back Cupboard Build #12: In the immortal words of MC Hammer: Stop! Router Time!
(I’ll translate for those of you on the east coast, Rhouta’ Time ;-) ) I glued...
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Step-back Cupboard Build #11: Simple router mortise jig gets some shop time
I cut and milled the stock for the upper face frame this evening. This frame has only three side...
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Step-back Cupboard Build #10: Lower case stiles
Just didn’t have a lot of time on my hands like I expected this weekend. Isn’t that ...
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Step-back Cupboard Build #9: Milk paint test
I got my small pint samples of milk paint today. There are a couple of different sources for the...
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Step-back Cupboard Build #8: Cut nails and scant holes
Cut nails and scant holes. Everybody has a set of gimlets just gathering dust in the junk draw...
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Step-back Cupboard Build #7: Shelves and cleats
The blanks for the upper and lower “floating” shelves will have a simple bull-nose pr...
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Step-back Cupboard Build #6: Dados, dryfit and glue-up!
Good progress today. Got the case assembled. Before I assembled the case I had a little more wo...
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Step-back Cupboard Build #5: Plane, joint, glue, clamp and repeat.
Tonight was panel making time for the 6 shelves in this cupboard. The bottom and middle shelves ...
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Step-back Cupboard Build #4: Chop-chop time
Time to chop the pins for the dovetails. The key for me is making lots of marks on my pieces so ...
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Step-back Cupboard Build #3: More gluing and starting on some dovetails
More panel gluing! Got a blank made for one of two upper shelves. Also completed the blank for ...
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Step-back Cupboard Build #2: Cutting and more gluing!
Now that the sides are sized and cut to length, it is time for cutting feet and marking up to get...
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Step-back Cupboard Build #1: Lumber prep
I decided I need a nice place to keep some china what-not that has started to accumulate around h...

















