I haven’t been in the shop much over the last 2 weeks. We are in the last days of summer and the kids will be going back to school next week.
My one exception is that I got a few minutes over a few days to put the final finish onto the handcut dovetail hopechest and sand it. The finish is feeling and looking really good. I’m quite happy with it. I still have to get some handles, a latch, and some form of lid support (still thinking about that one) before it is totally finished. I have a simple idea for handles which will work if my primary objective is to use it as a hand tool transport.
My hope after school starts is to get some pine and some other wood (oak, cherry) and make small scraps to cut dovetails over and over again to improve my skills. I want to get to the point where repairs are not necessary. I may spend a week or two on that (while finishing the hopechest).
After that, I don’t have a specific project locked in. One possibility is to create a standing desk (smaller than my main standing computer desk) for my laptop which I use in my music station. I may also redesign and build the music station itself. One of the goals in this possible project is to come up with a design that is more like real furniture rather than ikea furniture. Another possibility may be a deskset (pencil cup and note holder). One other idea, is to create a bench top router table or a router table that could be clamped to an existing bench though I’ll have to think about the design on that.
My posts should get more frequent again beginning next week.
