The panel glue up went well. Now it’s on to the Rails and Stiles for the door. As you can see, this is a very common door construction. Some details you can’t tell from that image include a groove on the interior of both the Stiles and the Rails. I have seen 2 common options [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Small Projects’
Transitions – New Project Ahead
My normal pattern between projects are usually minor shop improvements, simple adjustments, and sometimes even bigger projects like shop furniture. As I wait for the wood for my next project (remember, I’m going to tackle my 2nd guitar), I thought about what has worked and what hasn’t. My first project was a hack improvement. By [...]
Last days of summer
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 [...]
Desk set
A long while ago, my in-laws moved into town and asked for a desk set to hold pencils. Here is the prototype (the actual one turned out about the same but is at the in-laws house): I found the project very challenging due to it’s diminutive size. Till this point, I’d only worked on larger, [...]
