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13th February 2012, 09:34 PM #31Member
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Thanks everyone.
It seems the toybox has hijacked this thread, but in a way its a learning process for me before I put the table together. The biggest stuff up so far was gluing some boards together with the grain going opposite directions. I had to break them apart and reglue cause I couldnt plane them - the planing and smoothing process is a real eye opener - who needs sandpaper when the #4 smoothing plane is sharp and tuned.
Here's some photos of the box. All could be on hold for a bit as my wife is about to give birth to our first child, but I haven't given up yet . . .
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13th February 2012, 10:07 PM #32
It might have been hijacked as you say but I am still following and watching the progress.
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15th February 2012, 07:14 PM #33Member
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Thanks Christos
I've glued up the other oak side and the back. Started planing the lid outth of Silky oak, and will put a thinnish mitred boarder of blackwood around that. I can see it coming together . . . Silky oak is a dream to plane, nice and soft, almost like clay.
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15th February 2012, 07:31 PM #34
That's one fancy toy box
Betterin the one I maderegards
Nick
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17th February 2012, 01:16 PM #35Member
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more pics of the toy box and studio
The lid is silky oak bordered with blackwood
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17th February 2012, 08:04 PM #36Member
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20th February 2012, 01:47 PM #37
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20th February 2012, 10:39 PM #38
Like the nice tidy shed, ripper
thanks for the support, Christosregards
Nick
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24th February 2012, 12:37 PM #39Member
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The Sides
The american oak sides, love the grain.
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28th February 2012, 09:53 PM #40Member
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The reason I've slowed up a bit . . .
Going a bit slow of late.
blame this little guy. (it's his box.)
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28th February 2012, 10:02 PM #41
Will he be jumping out of it?
SBPower corrupts, absolute power means we can run a hell of alot of power tools
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28th February 2012, 10:41 PM #42
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29th February 2012, 03:18 AM #43
Hi Corr,
On the board glue ups when you get there as has been said flat faces and square edges makes the glueup go so much better.
I use a small knife edge square and I check the whole length of board and I get up close with the light behind the square to see any gaps, hold the board up to the light ( I will rest a board on my shoulder and dance around the workshop looking for the light) alternatively setup a light at bench level, no light and the edge is square but usually what you will see is a wedge shaped sliver of light, what you then need to do is take a pencil and mark on the no light side of the board edge and do this is increments down the length of board, 6 to 12" or such, then take a no5 with a convex shaped blade and use the convexivity (is this a word?) of the blade to shave off the side with the pencil mark, (the high side if you like) this is done by moving the plane sideways so the center of the blade is taking off the high side with out to nothing taken off the low side, the high side can swap to either side of the board just to make it interesting the amount of convex in the blade determines how much is taken off in a pass, the convex in the blade is usually achieved at the stone sharpening stage by pressing on one side then the other egde of the blade, use a square on the blade to check this as you go, with a 2" wide blade something like a 5ish thou gap, I just go by eye, I lean towards less is better than more here, I set the blade up in the plane so I take nothing off a test block at both edges and a shaving in the center.
As I am checking for square I also will be looking to plane more from the center of the length of the board to give me a concave length( a sprung board) at this stage I alternate between two no5's (one with convex one with straight) I test the sprunginess with a 1m long steel rule held on edge on the edge of the board, I either look for the gap or give the rule a wobble and if I see anything other than the whole length of rule wobble (contact at the ends only) I know there is a high point at the point where the rule is pivoting and needs more planing, I usually divide the length of board into three (bye eye) and take a pass in the center third then the 2/3rd's length then the whole length, using the no5 limits the amount of curve so I can't overdo it with too much of a gap, when the board is right I should be able to hold the rule at any position down the length of board and wobble it and see the whole length of rule wobble. Lastly I take the no5 with a straight blade to make a couple of passes just to ensure there's no convex (from the convex blade) in the edge of the board and then check it all again.
I would glue up in stages rather than the 5 boards in one go especially as a first go, I'd do two boards then three then the last join (all five boards) I think you said 200 wide? and definately do a dry run to test the setup and clamping also you want too see the gap close up as you tighten the clamps and hopefully dissappear for the glueup and dry run I setup a flat level pair of saw horses with dressed straight timber, this all helps in maintaning alignment and I can see if things are going wrong
Heres a few pics of a brushbox table I did a while back (apologies if you all have seen before) note with the glueup the constant glue squeeze out along the length with only clamping in the center, boards are 1900 long 300 wide
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Pete
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29th February 2012, 03:04 PM #44Member
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yowza, lots of detail there pete. I'll do the best I can. thanks for taking the time to give me that advice.
no guys, his name's blake. but he might still jump out of the box . . .
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29th February 2012, 07:37 PM #45Member
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Dovetails aint easy
This things are tricky to cut, especially in the tough american oak, but I'm getting there:
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