Thread: Never ending saw kerfing!

Thanks for the great comments guys.

Originally Posted by Woodwould

Very nice work in deed!

I would agree with Andy Mag; cove-cutting would have been the quickest way to remove the bulk of the waste. A 'story board' jig with the blade heights would take care of the rest of the setting-up and make it less laborious.

What is a 'story board jig' ? I only finished my 1 year furniture making course a couple of weeks ago, of which these cabinets took over 5 months of that. I am now being paid to finish them over the next few weeks, but I still have a lot to learn regarding terminology and processes as you can imagine.

Jon

For a story board it would just be a crosscut section finalised shape of the fold, you would put the above the blade and raise it to the height and angle to just miss it(allowing for clean up).

Ahh, yes that would have done the job and made life a little easier.

I got fed up of keep measuring the height of the blade after a while and had got pretty used to how far I had to turn the wheel to raise the blade even just 0.1mm, so did away with the depth gauge and did it by eye.
Sometimes I had to make a couple of passes to get it spot on but it saved a fair amount of time overall and worked well

Jon

Yes, what Harry said.

A few pictures of the finished (at last) cabinets

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Jon

Beautiful job there Jon! I think its an understatement to say I have never seen anything like that before!
I really like the doors, and the way it sweeps down to the floor....very light on it's feet. I'm not entirely convinced about the profile of the top, just looks slightly weak, as if the small bits could break off. In saying that, I'm not sure I could come up with a better solution for the top to match the contours of the doors It has the look of being sectioned off, sawn through from a larger item, which I think is visually exciting.

Thanks for showing the progress and esp. the finished piece.

Cheers

I love it, more so the technique and stuff in getting to the finished piece. I started to think how it would look in a darker timber, but then thought it would probably look to heavy, so the choice of timber suits well.

Hi Jon

Hey, this is way beyond anything I ever imagined could be done with a table-saw. You've got me excited - something that isn't easy to do these days! They say there's no such thing as a silly question on these forums, so here goes: how do you reach the "round the corner" piece (the bit that you've blacked out when drawing the profile on the end of the timber as in the second pic on your first post)?

Sorry, Jon, on reading back through the thread I find that you've already answered my question - you used a router. Very clever indeed!

Absolutely fantastic piece, Jon. I like the little 'jigsaw puzzle' cutout on the door, it just fits nicely with the whole design.

Jon, I'm a traditionalist and can't abide contemporary furniture in un-bleached, un-stained, natural finishes with wishy-washy impressionistic mouldings and other forms.

However, I am mightily impressed by your two cabinets. They seem to cross the divide between traditional linen-fold carving and a more modern 'organic' look that others strive for (and usually miss by a mile). Their form is complete; from the outline of the top to the draping of the 'fabric' down to the feet. I especially like the overhang of the top which is traditional touch. I think if you had made the tops flush with the sides the cabinets wouldn't have a fraction of the appeal.

If I were to commission you to make a similar pair of cabinets for me, I would ask you to exclude the jigsaw type closure/handle. To my eye, they are a bit too novel and tacky. But that's all.

Yours are the only two pieces of 'modern' furniture that I would be happy to pay for. Take that as an immense compliment from a crusty old purist!

Once again... awesome work mate!

Originally Posted by Andy Mac

Beautiful job there Jon! I think its an understatement to say I have never seen anything like that before!
I really like the doors, and the way it sweeps down to the floor....very light on it's feet. I'm not entirely convinced about the profile of the top, just looks slightly weak, as if the small bits could break off. In saying that, I'm not sure I could come up with a better solution for the top to match the contours of the doors It has the look of being sectioned off, sawn through from a larger item, which I think is visually exciting.

Thanks for showing the progress and esp. the finished piece.

Cheers

Thanks Andy,

The small bits should be fine as the overhang is only 5mm on the front and sides (25mm on the back) and under all of it is the 2" thick carcase sides.

Jon

Originally Posted by Waldo

I love it, more so the technique and stuff in getting to the finished piece. I started to think how it would look in a darker timber, but then thought it would probably look to heavy, so the choice of timber suits well.

You need imagine no more Waldo. Have a look here http://finefurnituremaker.com/ and you will see another couple of linenfolds in the gallery. These cabinets and mirrors (better photos) will be on the site soon I believe, as David Savage is the designer for whom I made them.

Jon

Thanks all for your great comments, glad to hear you all like them. Especially nice to know they get the approval of a crusty old purist

Here are a couple of photos of one of the mirrors that are going to hang above them in the clients house.

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(The dark slats in the picture are a reflection of the opposing wall, not a great shot)

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Jon