Thread: New Tool Chest Build

Originally Posted by DaveTTC

Is the offer of you coming to me still on the table lol

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Mate, I'd love to come down your way but that won't be possible at the moment as I've a heap of work on. I'm good to catch up for a beer when you're here though. Just let me know your plans. I can give you that refresher on the safe use of a spindle moulder too. Maybe before we have a beer.

Pete.

Thanks Wheelinround. I may take you up on your kind offer as it is not that practical to send timber down to Dave and then ship it back to Sydney. After all it's only two handles. If I wasn't so lazy, I'd shape them with a plane, but that sounds like work.
Pete.

image.jpgWell I didn't do much today but I did cut in one rectangle of inlay mould. Better than nothing!
Pete.

The chest is looking good

Where did you buy the Jarrah veneered ply from?

Thanks

Thanks Groeneaj.

I get my veneer panels laid up by Consolidated Veneers or Bruynzeel. Both in Sydney. Either of them will lay up whatever veneer you need, on any substrate, but they don't keep too much in stock. It needs to be ordered, so it takes a couple of weeks. Not cheap either. The two sheets I'm using for this chest are leftovers from a job I did a couple of years ago.

Regards

Pete.

Ive run out of room in my inbox. My number if you want to save it is

0402 125 935

I expect to be there in the next 4 weeks but if that isnnot soon enough wheelinround sounds like he is more than happy to help.

Either way hope to catchup when I'm in town



Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Originally Posted by Pittwater Pete

I get my veneer panels laid up by Consolidated Veneers or Bruynzeel.

Firstly a tip for dealing with these companies is to make sure you are sitting down when they tell you the price.


And a question. Pete, I see you are using epoxy as a glue to build this. I presume its something like West System. I'm wondering about how you handle glue squeeze out. If you use epoxy, and some squeezes out, and you scrape and wipe it off while still wet, and you end up with just a smear of epoxy on the timber, do you need to sand that off completely or will it be invisible under a clear finish ?

cheers
Arron

Hi Arron.
The epoxy I is use Techniglue. It's similar to West Systems.
I clean as much epoxy off as possible when wet using thinners. Then, when dry, sand it up. If you you leave a bit it OK if it's a clear top coat but if you are staining, it's a problem as the stain won't penetrate evenly. I guess it's the down side of using epoxy.

I expect to be there in the next 4 weeks but if that isnnot soon enough wheelinround sounds like he is more than happy to help.

Either way hope to catchup when I'm in town



Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art[/QUOTE]

Hi Dave. Don't worry about my handle turning I'll get that sorted, but definitely let me know when you confirm your trip to Sydney and we'll have a beer or two.

Best regards.

Pete

The chest is looking good. I'm sure it will be well appreciated.

Newport is nice place to be based.
As a kid, my grandparents lived at Bilgola Plateau and I spent my summers holidays living on Scotland Island exploring Pittwater with my siblings and cousins.

Originally Posted by hiroller

The chest is looking good. I'm sure it will be well appreciated.

Newport is nice place to be based.
As a kid, my grandparents lived at Bilgola Plateau and I spent my summers holidays living on Scotland Island exploring Pittwater with my siblings and cousins.

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It is a pretty special place. I feel fortunate to be able to live here.

I also feel very fortunate to have spent today doing exactly what I want to do, working wood. It was such a nice winters day in Sydney today. Clear skies and plenty of sunshine. My workshop faces north so I raised the roller doors up high and let the sun stream in, made a cuppa tea and then got to work on my mates tool chest.

image.jpgI milled the plinth mouldings during the week. They were done on my spindle moulder with cutters that I already have. You may notice from the photo that they were milled 32 mm thick so that I could rebate the backs. This was done for additional strength. Probably overkill but it's just how I felt it should be done. I then epoxied them to the base of the chest.
As discussed with Arron a couple of posts ago, epoxy can be a pain to clean up once dry. I had a lot of squeeze out when I glued the plinths on. I cleaned up as much as I could with thinners whilst it was still wet but still had to spend and hour and a half cleaning up dried epoxy from all the corners that I'd missed due to all the clamps being in the way (sorry, forgot to take a photo of this). Anyway, I used a cabinet scrapper, rebate plane, (Stanley No. 78), sharp chisel and sandpaper to get it all cleaned up. It cleaned up neatly. I also fitted the top perimeter bead which the lid will close against. Pretty simple stuff, glue and clamps.

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Now that the bottom section of the chest is almost done, I've started on the lid. I wanted the lid to have my mate's name engraved into it. This was done on my CNC machine. You would think it would be relatively simple as it's a computer, but that is not the case. It takes quite bit of effort and experience to get it right. I did a couple of practice routes, made a few adjustments and then run it. I've cut into the veneered plywood 0.8mm so that the cutout text reveals the birch plywood beneath. It came off the machine a little rough but with a bit of cleaning up with a chisel and some 240 grit sandpaper, it looks good. I've now glued the engraved piece to the lid together with the rest of the plant on pieces. Tomorrow I will epoxy on the lid surround mouldings and cut in the remaining inlay moulding.

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Thanks for your interest in my project to date. I will keep you posted with my progress.
Regards
Pete.

That looks sweet. The engraving has come up real well

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

That big bold approach to engraving his name is sensational. Well done.

Arron

Hi Arron.

I've spent heaps of time thinking about the scale and dimensions of every component in the chest. I saw an old chest in the states once that had the owners name quite largely painted into the face of the chest. I really liked it and it was one of the aspects of the chest that I wanted to incorporate into this tool chest. I made the text height the same as the stile and rail widths - 55mm and the widened the front rail to double width to accomodate it. The text looks a little large now but I'll post another photo tomorrow once the surround and inlay mouldings are fitted. This will give it the correct balance that I'm after. I'm not guessing all of this, I draw it all in CAD first to make sure it is what I want. I'm a bit particular that way.

Regards

Pete.