I Got To 3rd Base Man

Welcome, welcome! Really trying to keep this thing updated lately but meh! Things have been slow and about to get slower. Im taking on a student for 3 whole weeks at the beginning of Febuary! Now she(oh yes, she) isnt allowed to touch my projects, so im basically taking the 3 weeks off and showing her what i've learned up to now, which ain't much but hell it's something!

Night table? Oh yes, theres the drawer partition being glued in. With the infamous "let-go" planed into it, which is a fancy way of saying i tapered the partition so the space is wider in the back. Will i get let-go this time? Hope so!



As with all things veneer, there is a lot, and i meant A LOT of waiting around time. So i like making a plane or two while i wait. Here is a new coopering plane, with a 1 1/4" blade. Which will help me in that crazy Art-Deco cabinet i sketched out/mocked up/forgot about and few posts ago.



Now here's something i havent tried before, which was suggest by the world famous Clark Kellogg. Making a template of the drawer fit before you cut up your drawer parts. I've always made my front and backs the same length, well apparently if you build the taper into the drawer aka make the front SLIGHTLY shorter than the back(using the template), you just plane the glue off the dovetails and your drawer should...SHOULD swoosh in and you got yourself that "let-go" fit.



Now onto my Nicholas Nelson style wood movement rant. F*^K!!!!!!!! Who knew quarter sawn maple could cup 1/8th of an inch over night? I sure didnt...



dovetails are next, then......it's either a lamp, a chair or a V-door wall cabinet...oh yeahhh.