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29th September 2005, 08:53 PM #1
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New shed cabinet to house the growing collection of toys!
G'day,
A few months ago I built a small cabinet as a sharpening station, and to also house my chisels and planes.
However, the number of sharp-edged inplements just seems to keep growing - so I needed a new cabinet
. As well, I wanted to try a large(er) surface for veneering with some Cypress recently acquired. I'd built a small weather station and veneered the top of this with some Cypress quite sucessfully a short time ago.
Sooo: I edge jointed some pine (crapiata) for the base and back, ditto some Meranti for the sides, and with some 12mm ply, made the doors faced with Cypress veneer. A motley mixture, I know, but workshop scraps - except for the Cypress.
A couple of points and questions: Edge jointing boards is quite straightforward so long as the boards are square (perhaps even a tiny poofteenth hollow along the edge - but doing so with thin (2mm) veneer is, ahem!, "challenging"! - getting the edges straight is ok, but clamping causes bowing or, worse, cracking: any ideas or suggestions? Should I very slightly mitre the edges of the veneer a la "/\" ? One problem that I had (as will be apparent in the attached pics), is that the short lengths of Cypress that I used were, after jointing, dissimilar in width due to knot holes, etc - should I have accepted the waste and reduced the broader board to the same width as the narrower board? (as it was for the shop I wasn't too fussed, but the point of the experiment was for making furniture and whatnot)...
Still, the recently revived, tuned and (with a new L.N. blade) old Stanley No8C, Veritas No6, and L.N. L.A. Smoother, helped achieve a good flat and consistent finish.
Anyway, some pics: the 1st shows the planes, etc in their new home; the 2nd shows the cypress veneer front; the 3rd & 4th show the two sides - each with some tool holders, and the last a closer shot of the innards.
Cheers!
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29th September 2005, 09:03 PM #2
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Nice work mate, I'm green at the planes.
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29th September 2005, 09:06 PM #3
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Auld Bassoon, you make my collection of planes look positively picayune!
Love the cabinet and the concept. However I do see a number of old friends in your cabinet. Only one I miss, my most oftened used, is the LN 41/2 with HAF. Great plane at almost all times.
I just seem to be unable to find the time for improvement projects, like your cabinet, or the new workbench etc. How did you manage to twist the priorities to that externt???
Well done me bucko!
jacko
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29th September 2005, 09:20 PM #4
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G'day Jacko,
Thanks for that!
I've been on leave this week, so had time to make the cabinet - and a cople of other things on the boil!
Cheers!
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29th September 2005, 09:25 PM #5
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Dude!!
Nice cabinet, you even saved the boxes.
What was you address again.......
Only kidding.........
Al
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29th September 2005, 09:43 PM #6
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Top work Steve well done!!!
..................I've got to ask :eek:
outa all those LN's which ones your favourate?????
Your worksops lookin great!!! i also like the gloss on your finish!!! what did you end up using???
its satisfying to complete agreat functional project TOP JOB!!!!!
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29th September 2005, 10:31 PM #7
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G'day Lou - and thanks!
My favourite L.N. Whew! that's hard as they all have a special role (or two) to play, but I guess that the one that I reach for most would be the No 4 Smoother - but that's a close tie with the L.V. LA Jack - just such a versatile all-rounder, and one of the L.V LA block planes - just so very handy!
I've got a L.V No6 jointer coming along soon as well
Finish on the outer panels is just Wattyl two-coat gloss (it got five, with a couple of intermediare fine sandings)- wanted to finish off a can; actually I generally prefer a satin finish.
Cheers
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29th September 2005, 10:34 PM #8
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I'm with Al. I need your address and details of when you go to bed. Also if you have a vicious dog. Thanks.
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30th September 2005, 04:39 AM #9
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shame on you posting that kind of ! nice 10 1/4
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30th September 2005, 09:56 AM #10
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Steve,
That's absolutely great. Great you got practice making a tool cabinet because it is far too small. :eek:
If you calculate the rate of your tool purchases and project that rate into the future you will need a much larger cupboard
Thanks for sharing it with us.- Wood Borer
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30th September 2005, 10:04 AM #11
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Auld Bassoon,
Nice work, I'm sure your tools will enjoy living in such luxurious accomodation!!
CheersAndy Mac
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30th September 2005, 11:31 AM #12
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Wow Steve theres some mighty fine armoury in/on and around that nice shiny cabinet. Wonder if my workshop will ever start looking like yours - maybe one day.
CheersCheers
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30th September 2005, 09:13 PM #13
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G'day mate.
I live at Al's place, and have a really nasty Anaconda, with a Brown slithering along in his wake - a fine pair of watch-fangs
Cheers!
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30th September 2005, 09:15 PM #14
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Hi Rob!
Originally Posted by Wood Borer
Steve,
That's absolutely great. Great you got practice making a tool cabinet because it is far too small. :eek:
If you calculate the rate of your tool purchases and project that rate into the future you will need a much larger cupboard
Thanks for sharing it with us.
About the size of your cabinet, eh?
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30th September 2005, 10:55 PM #15
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Well done, Steve. You are certainly sliding down the slop at an increasingly precarious rate of knots. But not to worry - there is a looonng way to go yet
With regards jointing the 2mm veneer, something I've not done before, but I do have an idea.
I would use a shooting board, and to keep the veneer flat, instead of using a clamp, hold a flat board (MDF, Ply, etc) over the top while you shoot. Trim only a .5mm at a time to retain rigidity/flatness.
Regards from Perth
Derek
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