slow going.....
Getting the shellac on the cabinet is taking a wee bit longer than I thought it would. That works in my favor because I have nothing lined up to build next. Part of that is due to me not having any stock so if the weather is nice (not raining) this saturday I'll drive out to Gurney's Sawmill and get some 1x12 pine. In the interim I'll keep slugging away on the cabinet. I got the drawers and the shelves done, the cabinet carcass and the doors are bringing up the rear. Maybe by sunday I'll be doing some oohing and aahing.
the wife wants them |
Surprised that my wife asked for them but more so that she even noticed them. It looks like after 20+ years she can recognize piles of stock and what it is for.
no more twist |
The bottom had a wee bit and the top had none. Three coats of shellac and I'll be able to put the artist brushes in it.
slightly off |
I wanted the new box (on the bottom) to be the same size as the one on top. It works as is and fits in the hole reserved for them in the cabinet.
glued and cooking |
The corners are mitered and glued with no reinforcements. I will let these cook until tomorrow. I don't have to shellac them because the wife wants to paint 'em.
I didn't want to |
Ideally I wanted to leave the doors hinged to the carcass and apply the shellac. I had to fuss and fiddle a bit to get the top and bottom of the doors aligned and I didn't want to have to repeat those dance steps. I had to because I didn't sand the top and bottom end grain on the doors. The doors also had a spot that I wouldn't be able to get any shellac on because of the overhang top/bottom.
Red Rose 3/8" beading plane |
He sent me the invoice for this on tuesday and I got today. I didn't even get a shipping notice. From what he told he isn't going to be making beading planes as often as he did.
3/8" makes three |
I have three beading planes from Red Rose - 1/8", 1/4", and 3/8". I have a 3/16" beader from Caleb James. Caleb's plane is almost identical to the Red Rose ones. The only difference I can pick out is the way the size of the maker stamped on the toe and the boxing. (Caleb's plane is the second one from the top right)
knobs from Lee Valley |
The choices for hardware at Lee Valley have gone down. When I searched for these a lot of my choices were no longer available. Knobs aren't getting cheaper, this haul of ten knobs and it set me back $65. And that was with free shipping.
two choices |
The one I'm holding is 3/4" and the other is a 1". There is a big, visible difference between the two. I decided to use the 3/4" on this cabinet.
door end grain |
120 up to 220. It leaves the end grain smooth and the shellac looks good on it.
two coats |
It was a little after 1500 and this is where I stopped for the day. I want the shellac to set up until tomorrow before I steel wool it and put on any more coats.
carcass |
I got 5 coats on the outside and one coat on the inside. I'll be stopping at 6 for the outside and 4 on the inside.
honey do |
My wife is getting bored because she doesn't have a dead person client right now. So she is painting anything that isn't running away from her. She couldn't get the screws out of this hinge so I got stuck doing it. Both screws were put in with by butcher. The right screw came out bent and the left one snapped off. These aren't the original hinges neither. They are too light weight for the size and weight of the doors. But my wife is insisting on reusing them.
screw extractor |
Both screws were driven in at an angle. That means I will have to drill the left hole at an angle to get the broken screw out. I saved that fun for the AM.
accidental woodworker