I got a lot of work done today on the cherry hand tool cabinet. I cut all of the tails in the top and bottom carcass boards. I ended up not being able to use the two skewed chisels due to the pin holes being too narrow; however, it didn't matter because the Japanese chisel got right into the corners easily. Tomorrow I will cut the pins in the left and right side carcass boards
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I have jointed and planed most of the cherry that I will need for the hand tool cabinet. Since some of the cabinet will be designed as I go, I am sure I will have to plane some more rough lumber. It was a little bit difficult to find enough longer boards that would finish out at 3/4" thick and 48" long. These four boards will have to do. Trying to get some kind of grain matching going... The reloading bench is finished! I will probably add a shallow drawer under the desk end of the bench, but not any time soon. With the eight, full extensions drawers, there is plenty of storage. I finished all of the drawer fronts with de-waxed shellac. Used polyurethane on the trim on the top of the bench for added protection against solvents. All of the drawers rabbeted together for strength. The top piece of trim will keep any round item from rolling off the bench top and onto the floor. It also adds a nice, finished look. I also added inside cove trim to cover the joint between the plywood and the posts purely for aesthetics. The pegboard was trimmed with 1" outside corner oak trim to cover the ends of the pegboard. Could I have done less, sure, but I will not outgrow this reloading bench any time soon. Though, I am thinking about building at least one shallow cabinet to hold cleaning supplies... Andy |
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