Somethings just can’t wait ..

Don’t know if you remember this shot, but obviously, I need a bedside table. 

current night stand (1 of 1)

So here it is .. with out the drawer.  I’ll make the drawer some time this week and post a final glamour shot.  But I wasted no time putting it to use and I’m very happy to have it.  The nice curly cherry if used for the door is a hand picked board from Hardwood To Go (Shannon Rogers). 

Finish is shellac under Daly’s Pro Fin.

I beveled the top with my hand planes and then finished the cabinet with shellac and Daly’s ProFin.
Curly cherry door.
Side detail.
Inside cabinet.
On last shot of cabinet in use.

Installing the hinges

I did a step by step of the hinge installation for anyone whose interested .. and .. so I don’t forget how I did it.  I used card scrapers on all for sides to create the proper spacing.  The card scraper just happens to be the same thickness as the hinge washer.

The pre-trim perfect fit. Just a bit too big all around.
Card scrapers create the perfect spacing. Card scrapers all around.
Dummy marks so I don’t put the hinges in backwards.
Initial hinge spacing using a card scraper.
Why use the card scraper? .. because its the same size as the hinge washer.
Locating the hinge front to back using the combinations square.
Placing the hinge and super gluing in place.
Using the hinge to set the router depth.
Bottom hinge in.
Top hinge in.
And here’s the door installed with spacing.

More door progress and problem solved – BST

I used Tom’s suggestion in the previous post to hold the rail while using the No. 48 (video here) to make the groove.  This work holding method was very efficient and the grooves were done in a snap.  A little bit more fitting of the panel and the the door will be done.

Here’s the set up that worked for the narrow style and rail.
With this set up the bottom of the plane clears by more than 1/4″.
Final groove in the rail.
Rails fit between the styles.

Groovin with No. 48

I love using my No. 48 to make grooves for door panels.  When I’m making thin styles and rail (1 3/8″) I still don’t have a great way to hold the work.  If you have a magic trick, please share.  Any way, the door is starting to shape up.

Makin’ grooves in the styles.
Sneak peek at the curly cherry panel for the door.

Bedside table – Hinges in and case glued up

In order to get the hinges in, I super glued the hinge in place using a card scraper for spacing from the side of the case.  Once I had the hinge outlined and marked using my marking knife, I knocked the hinge off the wood.  Then I used my router, chisels and finally the router plane to remove the wastes.  I used this same process to install the knife hinges in the wall cabinet with good result.

Hinge layout.
Cleaning out the hinge mortise.
Hinge in.
Hinge in after glue up.
Mortise for top attachment.
Case glued and square.
Back side of glued case.