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The current project in the 'shop is a small shelving unit in oak and oak veneers, with parts of it rounded over (including the shelves) to mirror the Media Unit completed a couple of months ago. The first pic shows a trial joint which is one corner of the framework. The joint is 'bare-faced' and relies on the gluing area for strength, but this is also reinforced with a dowel so it ought to be reasonably strong...not that it's intended to take any great weight.
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This shows a wheel gauge being used to mark out the centre of the stile (ready for drilling the 6mm dowel hole) after the 20mm hole has been drilled...
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...after which some careful work with the Japanese paring chisels will bring the sides square and parallel.
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The small cross-rails are just made fairly simply by marking out and rough shaping to size with a jack plane...
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...and then refined with a block plane, after which a curved cork sanding block is used to bring them into an exact profile. All fairly simple stuff with nothing to date that's gone wrong.
However, there's always a little something to upset the applecart!
The ed. at F&C asked me to review a Bosch table saw, so when I got in on Monday evening there were two very large boxes waiting for me to unpack. I dragged them eagerly into the 'shop, lumping and bumping up the steps and started to rip off the tape and delve into the boxes...and who doesn't like delving?...I do!
I hadn't got very far when I spotted a little white sticker on the motor...110v
Sometimes, I'm glad it's not just me...
That joint looks very nice, Rob. Should look good next to the media unit.
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Paul Chapman
That's an interesting joint. I've never seen one like it before.
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You have a very interesting work... I am very impressed. I think I am more inspired now to work on my very first project alone without the aide of my very supportive father. Good luck to me. I hope I wont disappoint my father.
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