Out int shed
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Hello all.
I hope you like this little project. Its the first one in my new workshed and on my new workbench (see bench build here: https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/view ... 2&start=15 )
I picked up a nice piece of straight cut steamed beach still with wane. Lots of planing to do by hand!:
and hey presto....
Thats the top started.
Then I measured and cut the meranti into the sections needed for the frame. Sorry, no picks of this bit.
Made a simple jig for making the mortice with a router. These are stopped tenons so only needed to remove a little stock:
Chisel to square off corners. I like to use a mortice chisel with a mallet so as to square off 3 faces at once.
Another simple jig comes out for cutting the tenons.
After all the bits have been cut and cleaned I can dry fit:
Then the frame was glued and checked for square. I couldn't resist fitting the top to see the effect.
Still have the beech top to trim and have a final plane. The frame will need a clean up and panels and shelving fitted.
Not got a spare weekend in May so may be a while to the finish line yet.
I hope you like this little project. Its the first one in my new workshed and on my new workbench (see bench build here: https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/view ... 2&start=15 )
I picked up a nice piece of straight cut steamed beach still with wane. Lots of planing to do by hand!:
![Beech%20Cabinate%201.JPG](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/852/852f1b56f817f8928879bcd1550bf812.jpg)
and hey presto....
![Beech%20Cabinate%202.JPG](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/ca8/ca8d1fe944ba368785a3b2552dea0193.jpg)
Thats the top started.
Then I measured and cut the meranti into the sections needed for the frame. Sorry, no picks of this bit.
Made a simple jig for making the mortice with a router. These are stopped tenons so only needed to remove a little stock:
![Beech%20Cabinate%203.JPG](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/14f/14fc1de5b37986ff7ccb77624c9af3f6.jpg)
![Beech%20Cabinate%204.JPG](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/974/9740da28a449f6f6f89d3cc9bb9e438a.jpg)
Chisel to square off corners. I like to use a mortice chisel with a mallet so as to square off 3 faces at once.
![Beech%20Cabinate%205.JPG](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/ce9/ce9c965e498753766821303773c7d269.jpg)
![Beech%20Cabinate%206.JPG](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/6ea/6ea7bc17a3948e4af61a21bee4524f53.jpg)
Another simple jig comes out for cutting the tenons.
![Beech%20Cabinate%207.JPG](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/9ce/9ceb94dc583cd29bd2b67b4128c5c733.jpg)
After all the bits have been cut and cleaned I can dry fit:
![9.JPG](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/0bc/0bcef4189ca78151ac93766bc45949e4.jpg)
Then the frame was glued and checked for square. I couldn't resist fitting the top to see the effect.
![Beech%20Cabinate%208.JPG](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/5a8/5a8e18cfa0282833f729212a6a168784.jpg)
![Beech%20Cabinate%2010.JPG](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/2bf/2bfdc2cd9d7956f41688b2bf990d7619.jpg)
![Beech%20Cabinate%209.JPG](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/99e/99e86bb9591765346c9693e334e3ad11.jpg)
Still have the beech top to trim and have a final plane. The frame will need a clean up and panels and shelving fitted.
Not got a spare weekend in May so may be a while to the finish line yet.