Thread: What is Wongo up to – WIP

Yep It is 10 mm. No more no less.

I oiled the whole thing on the outside as well as inside.

Looking really good, Scott, have a greeny

Coming along very nicely Scott, just a quick ???, what are the slots in the top for?

Ventilation for the DVD player and the stereo.

Looks great wongo ,your a good woodworker

Originally Posted by Wongo

Alex, yes I did use the frame to square up the drawers and I did measure the diagonals too.

Belt & braces, huh?

Looks good Scott. The top really came up well, & it looks like you 've made a nice fit of the drawers. I'll do the cigarette paper test when I see it in the flesh.

The drawers are almost finished except the fronts.

G'day Wongo,

Looking great, you're making me jealous - the timber on hand, the time to do it and the skills.

No waste Scott thats what they call him. A man after my own heart. That top looks fantastic, keep the photo's comming.

The inlay on the side of the drawers can you please explain the reason for them, if it's for effect, it looks great something that I would never have though of.

Peter

Peter,

The inlay is part of the design and it is there for a reason. The boards are joined together with 2 screws (yes, no dovetails this time ) and a biscuit in the middle. The inlay hides the screw.

OK honeymoons over, it is time to get back to work.

I needed to take 1 cm off a 20cm wide board. So I thought maybe I should cut some grooves on a table saw to break up the planning surface.

I was right. It was much easier for the thicknesser. It took 3 to 4 mm off in 1 pass rather than 1mm each time.

I am going to put CD player and the speakers in the cabinet. So a door with solid or glass panel is no good. It will block the speakers and it might also weaken the remote control signal.

This is how I solve the problem. I am making a grid panel with a router. It is a simple idea but everything has to be spot on. Otherwise it will not look good.

Originally Posted by Wongo

I am going to put CD player and the speakers in the cabinet. So a door with solid or glass panel is no good. It will block the speakers and it might also weaken the remote control signal.

This is how I solve the problem. I am making a grid panel with a router. It is a simple idea but everything has to be spot on. Otherwise it will not look good.

Wongo, starting to look good!

I have a cupboard with all my home entertainment in it and the speakers and subwoofer are in there as well.

I solved the speaker problem another way, mad door frames as for glass panels, then bought some speaker cloth and put this on an insert inside the door frame.

Looks good and it doesn't stop the sound, I have taken the speaker front of the speakers.

If you want I can put up some pictures.

It is a mad idea but it is done.