canceled again......
My podiatry appointment for today was canceled again. The doc called in sick and luckily my wife told me about it before I went to the hospital. I rescheduled it for jan 18th and fingers crossed it won't be canceled again. I also tried to get an urology appointment rescheduled but I had no luck with that. I am still at a lost as to why I should have to reschedule an appointment that the clinic canceled. If I don't get an appointment soon my meds prescribed by the clinic will expire.
too short |
The front rail of the dresser needs to be the same length as the top. I don't want to make the side to side dimension any smaller so I will be making new front and rear rails.
old stiles and rails |
These won't be wasted or tossed in the shitcan. I'll repurpose these for picture frames. My wife has accumulated a huge pile of pics of the grandsons. It will be good practice and a chance to experiment making different types of picture frames.
middle stile |
There is only a 1/2" on either side of the vertical post for the drawer to run on. I decided to make the middle stile wide enough to allow a 3/4" drawer runner on each side.
sneak peek |
The drawer runners on the top left are for the 2 drawer level. The one on the right is for the single drawer. There will be five banks of drawers - a single over two.
have 5" |
I laid out the drawers from top to bottom and I have 5" left for the bottom base feet. Yesterday I had 4 1/2" which is what CH Becksvoort did on his dresser. Not a deal killer and I am extremely flexible about changing the dimensions of most anything.
picking R and L |
There is some cathedral grain on both sides and I ensured that it was pointing up on both sides. The left side is cupped (easily flattened) and I set the side so that the bow was facing out. I don't want to deal with fitting drawers with the bow facing into the interior. I'm pretty confident that I'll be able to flatten it and keep it that way once I have the rails installed.
bow is gone |
Laying out the drawer runners was in the batter's box. I was playing around with flattening the cupped side flat to the opposite side. I found that the clamps on the ends took out 99% of it and I didn't need the middle set up.
Miller Falls plane herd |
I've been using these for several months now to compare them to my Stanleys. I don't have anything bad to say about any of these MF planes. The same hiccups I had with them I also have with the Stanleys. IMO both of the MF and Stanley planes are equal for working wood. The only quibble I have with the MF planes are the front high knobs which I don't like. I got used to them but I still don't like them. The second quibble is the rear handle. The MF handle is too upright and straight and lacks the curves of the Stanleys. The MF handle is also squarish (Stanleys are rounded) and doesn't feel as comfortable as the Stanley. I will say that after using the MF for a few minutes all the dislikes I had with knobs and handles didn't seem to matter anymore.
I would offer this herd for sale but the last few I have tried to sell didn't even get one nibble. I will pass these onto the grandsons. One of them will get Stanleys and the other will get the Miller Falls. I don't hold any hope out that it won't cause any hiccups between the two of them.
1" Hake brush |
I had forgotten that I had ordered this. It came today along with a poster I had ordered from LAP. The small pine cabinet on the big one is where I keep my herd of shellac brushes.
hmm.... |
I had both of the brushes I just ordered. Out of sight and out of mind and I have more than I need now.
latest poster |
This was offered with free shipping so I pulled the trigger. I will try to find a spot to hang this in the shop somewhere.
1/2" fillister plane |
The plane spent over 4 days by a radiator in the living room and the putty still hasn't hardened. The plane is filthy and I didn't clean it before I packed the holes with putty. I'm not sure if that had anything to do with the putty not setting up.
drawer runners laid out |
The front rails will be dovetailed in a housing dado. The back rails and the side stiles will be in dadoes. I have 18 dadoes in the sides to chop out.
rabbets done |
I plowed the rabbets in the sides now for one reason. It was to help me with keeping what is out and in on the sides clear in my head. I plan to put a frame and panel insert on the back. That way the back of the dresser can be visible.
possibility |
I planed a couple of different sized astragals in some cherry scraps. I like the size of the one on the inside of the frame. The one on the outside will have the square portion on the right side sawn off. I'm not sure about this one as I am not getting a warm and fuzzy about it.
lemon shellac |
I got four coats on this and I still see white spots that look to be bare of any shellac.
more on the lid |
I am going to put on one more coat after dinner and that is it for the lemon shellac. Tomorrow I will put on a couple of blonde coats and put a check mark in the done column.
stickered |
All the drawer fronts behaved and I didn't see any evidence of any
stupid wood tricks. I got all the new rails and stiles relaxing too. I
don't expect any of them to go nutso on me. Tomorrow I'll start on the
dadoes after I plane the stock for the sides and back. The weather is supposed to be sunny and nice for tuesday and wednesday.
accidental woodworker