I saw these 2x14 six foot planks in a stairwell, when we first moved into our apartment in Lincoln Park. They were supes dirty and moldy. I figured if no one wanted them they wouldn't move for a while. So after 2 and a half years, I pounced and brought them to Gurnee for Christmas. 2 days in the shop later, we have some nice bedside tables. Staying true to form I tried to leave out all fasteners, and build sans metals using finger, rabbit, and dado joints. Enjoy.
Toll for using his shop was to help Dad hang panels in the garage. A fee I willingly undertook, however insincere i may have been during photo ops
On to the milling
Custom box joint jig
Planed results...
With the added benefit of a fertilized garden outside around the dust shoot.
Dado's ran, rabbited, and chiseled
Beating the finger joints into submission
Attaching the back
Rabbiting and assembling drawers
Not bad for free lumber.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Friday, December 23, 2011
Cribbage Board
Decided to make a special someone a cribbage board for Christmas, to go along with her extreme love of the game. I headed up to my dad's shop so i could run loud tools deep into the night without interrupting neighbor's finals studying. The wood is a deep rich red African Padauk, and the pegs and hardware are all brass. A 0.5" magnet holds the whole kit together and keeps the pegs and deck locked inside.
Test Runs with template
Boat Shoes
Insets Routed
Routing Recess For Each Hinge
Rounding over the top edge 1/4"
Hand-chiseling the recesses to size
Drilling 246 holes by eye
Workshop beer safety limit is 1
Finished Product
Seems Like a Success!
Test Runs with template
Boat Shoes
Insets Routed
Routing Recess For Each Hinge
Rounding over the top edge 1/4"
Hand-chiseling the recesses to size
Drilling 246 holes by eye
Workshop beer safety limit is 1
Finished Product
Seems Like a Success!
Friday, August 19, 2011
Welp... Its done. I sealed the skin last weekend with urethane, which ended up doing quite a number on the top layer of skin on each hand, but all's well that ends well. Jeff and Colin were on hand for the maiden voyage out into the Belmont Harbor and the Lincoln Park Lagoon. Time to get started on the next project, on slate for September... Homebrewing keg setup.
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