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Continuing on with the work on the shelf frames. After cutting out the tenoned joint halves on the mill, all that remained were the open mortised joint halves, also cut on the mill. I didn't take any...
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Nothing but chisel work huddled next to a heater for the past couple of days, getting the trenches cut for the shachi-sen. At last, today, they are all done, along with the pins themselves:The pins are...
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At last I am dug into the work on the bifold doors, the last construction step in this extended build. With two cabinets, that means 8 frame and panel doors to construct. Some of the parts for this,...
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Work on the bifold doors for the two cabinets continues. I realized in the past while that these doors will be the last sets of mortise and tenons to tackle on this project, a point which has certainly...
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Work continues on the door frames, the final construction step in the 2 cabinet build.Here I'm decking the tops of the battens with the mill, taking a pass ranging in depth from 0.01" to, as you can...
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It's been more than a month since my last post. The reason for the absence is simple: I've been sick as a dog. Â In truth, I can't really say how sick dogs might get or why we even have that expression,...
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When I left off last time I had described some of the difficulties I was facing drilling well-aligned holes in the bifold door hinge stiles. Due to problems that cropped up using the right angle...
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Well folks, it's been a while. I'm still working on these two cabinets., and there is another interesting project also on the horizon.This winter has been tough sledding. After getting sick for nearly...
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As one door closes, another opens, as they say:After the battens are removed, the tenons can be kerfed for their wedges:Result:The teeth on that particular rip saw have virtually no set, and I find it...
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In the past couple of days I picked up a 5/8" (15.875mm) brad point drill, made by Fisch, and a 7/8" (22.22mm) Forstner bit out of Famag's 'Bormax' line. These were the tools needed to complete the...
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A Ming-Inspired Cabinet (91)
Today's work began with some simple hole drilling in 1/2" square aluminum bar stock:The bottle contains not water, but denatured alcohol, which I use as a cutting fluid. It prevents the gummy aluminum...
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Final post in this thread - - just kidding!Moving along, moving along. Before I could bore out for the hinge bushings on the support stand's sill, I had to assemble the sill frame together. The corners...
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Doors, doors, doors...Fitting the bifold doors has taken a fair while. Small adjustments were required to the frames of the doors respective of the carcase opening, as well as adjustments along the...
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Now working on fitting the bifold doors to the client's cabinet, adjusting door width at the sides of the stiles, as before:A shot of one of the shavings through a tenoned area of the stile, just for...
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I've been working on the final steps in preparing the bonnet assemblies for these two cabinets. The bonnet provides a visual way to 'crown' the cabinets, so they don't end up looking simply like a pair...
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On many of my projects I place my maker's mark. Sometimes these marks are hidden, sometimes they are more obvious to view. If I ask a client which they may prefer, and so far most seem to prefer to see...
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A Ming-Inspired Cabinet (97)
Just a few photos for this round, as there isn't a huge story to tell. Finishing, finishing, finishing - that's all that's happening.The support stands were disassembled, the components given a...
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A Ming-Inspired Cabinet (98)
Thought I should put out an update as it has been a while since the last one and some readers may be wondering what's up. Well, all is good with the project. Things have been progressing smoothly and...
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Sitting on the Dock of the 'Bay
In the writing of Franz Kafka, particularly The Trial (Der Process) and more so The Castle (Das Schloss), we find works which have been described, accurately I would say, as dark and at times surreal....
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Ryden's Block Box
My son turning 1 year of age, I decided to make him something for his birthday. I thought a set of blocks would be a basic and useful addition to his collection, and that then led to the idea of making...
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