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Wall Cabinet – Dovetails laid out and partially cut

Yesterday – Side pieces pieces for the cabinet are milled to size, tails laid our and cut.

Next I’ll chisel out the waste and then lay out the pins.  I used the dovetail saw guide to cut these.

So far, African Mahogany has been berry, berry good to me. Bell Forest seems to have sent over some pretty nice stuff.

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Time to start the next project – Guild Build # 2 – The Flippin’ Potty Cabinet

Finished – two smaller confidence building projects

I put the final finish on the TV Table and finished up the wooden plane.

 

Derrick, teacher/owner of Puget Sound Woodworking, and I had great time shaping our wooden planes (he was building one for himself while teaching me how to make mine).  So now I’m up to speed on building, shaping, tuning and sharpening the blade of a wooden plane.

I also used shellac finish for the first time .. and became a convert.  However, now that I know that its really bug spit scarped off the bark of trees by some really poor folk, I’ll probably make sure I only buy what I absolutely need.

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Wooden Plane Progress

Table for the TV

My new fun read!

Titled “The Joiner and Cabinet Maker,” this short book was written by an anonymous tradesman and tells the fictional tale of Thomas, a lad of 13 or 14 who is apprenticed to a rural shop that builds everything from built-ins to more elaborate veneered casework. The book was written to guide young people who might be considering a life in the joinery or cabinetmaking trades, and every page is filled with surprises.