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Wardrobe Updates . . . - C. in Indy - 04-23-2017 A *long* overdue project has begun for mother-in-law. Recent remodel had increased her 1st-floor bathroom size, but removed a closet. Here was 3-weeks-ago 'tenoning project' to shore up the short-term hanger area: <img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d38/C66RUPPEL/Interim%20Wardrobe%20After_zpsmjs3ydcm.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo Interim Wardrobe After_zpsmjs3ydcm.jpg"/> Now I've started piecing together some sort of a wardrobe frame: <img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d38/C66RUPPEL/Wardrobe%20Skeleton_zps1a2fv8ah.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo Wardrobe Skeleton_zps1a2fv8ah.jpg"/> Today I found the LN140 could do a lot of rabbeting. Easier to take the tool to the work, than the work to the tool, on a 6-foot plank! <img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d38/C66RUPPEL/140%20on%20the%20Edge_zpscbfm6zpg.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo 140 on the Edge_zpscbfm6zpg.jpg"/> More to come.... eventually! Chris RE: Wardrobe Updates . . . - JimReed@Tallahassee - 04-24-2017 Nice start. Bonus points for MIL project. RE: Wardrobe Updates . . . - SCMedLion - 04-24-2017 Love project in process posts! RE: Wardrobe Updates . . . - C. in Indy - 04-28-2017 While I only got in a couple of hours through the work-week, I already saw problems needing solved. It won't be a "purist" project since I've already used some decking screws to pull warped boards straighter against each other. I'll cover those up with 3/8" hole plugs at the right time. Also I could see an awkwardness (bulkiness) that encouraged me to think about some features to draw the eye a bit more upward. I started a sketched scheme with something like a "ziggurat" top profile. [attachment=2093] Whichever the design, a lot of the cuts will have to be pared "in situ" in order to line up correctly. So I'd better get the planes and chisels sharpened up. Chris RE: Wardrobe Updates . . . - C. in Indy - 04-30-2017 The various claddings are roughing in now! Lots of screw holes which will be covered up eventually. However I am using a lot of hand-tuning on rabbets and edge-shooting as the details come into play. <img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d38/C66RUPPEL/Cladding%20Wardrobe_zpsowvpx47t.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo Cladding Wardrobe_zpsowvpx47t.jpg"/> Chris RE: Wardrobe Updates . . . - C. in Indy - 05-06-2017 Some more work has come along.... I spent Friday night fitting up the lapped planks of the doors. From inside the cabinet, you can see where I used some sassafras battens to hold them together: <img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d38/C66RUPPEL/View%20from%20Inside_zpsn0tkeksk.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo View from Inside_zpsn0tkeksk.jpg"/> The moment of greatest relief was confirming that the doors can work. This is a trial of the NOS USA-made strap hinges I acquired: <img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d38/C66RUPPEL/Strap%20Hinges%20Trial_zpsjeumxd7a.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo Strap Hinges Trial_zpsjeumxd7a.jpg"/> Of course I still need some filler pieces for the side walls. Why not use the 6-foot-long cabinet as a sawing bench? <img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d38/C66RUPPEL/Long%20Pine%20Rip%20Saw_zpscilchgzz.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo Long Pine Rip Saw_zpscilchgzz.jpg"/> Chris RE: Wardrobe Updates . . . - Cecil - 05-06-2017 (04-28-2017, 06:03 PM)C. in Indy Wrote: It won't be a "purist" project since I've already used some decking screws to pull warped boards straighter against each other. I'll cover those up with 3/8" hole plugs at the right time. I often use a "finish head screw." They are not as intrusive to the project as a deck screw. (The quick pick I found is a long one, but obviously you can get various lengths) Nice project. I plan on building a cabinet like that, hopefully late fall or early winter. I am adding some pantry space in the laundry room, and that style will fit well. RE: Wardrobe Updates . . . - C. in Indy - 05-08-2017 Oh boy, now I'm distracted by a great Horse Trade (or, maybe more like when Elwood Blues traded a Cadillac for a microphone)... Some of those rough-sawn steps will be straightened up as I proceed. [attachment=2204] Chris RE: Wardrobe Updates . . . - C. in Indy - 05-13-2017 For Mother's Day, Mother-in-law's new wardrobe made it up the stairs! At about 70 pounds with no doors, we slid it up on a cardboard piece. It's not 100% done (still need to add some bits), but I did install about 65 hole-plugs Friday night. Saturday I knocked them all down and went over the whole thing with a Sargent No.2 size plane. With this mostly soft wood, there were times I could use that plane one-handed. The two hardest (most pitch content) pieces of pine are the two side pieces where all the hinges anchor. Happy woodworking, Chris [attachment=2238] RE: Wardrobe Updates . . . - C. in Indy - 05-15-2017 Today's mail brought the final latch piece we've been waiting for (from 'the Auction site'). Dear Mother-In-Law did lend a hand with the eggbeater.... drill that is... [attachment=2243] And here's the interior with some spare planks serving as a floor. After a lengthy break I may think about adding some shelves or drawers... one day! [attachment=2244] Thanks for watching! Chris |