HappyMonkey/HMD WOODSHOP - Page 13

xoxoxoBruce · 11-30-2005, 09:35 PM

I followed your link. Complimented his work.

Happy Monkey · 12-01-2005, 12:26 AM

Cool. It's good stuff. My parents have bought furniture from him for almost 30 years.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-13-2005, 07:57 PM

How about an update, HM?

Happy Monkey · 12-27-2005, 03:17 PM

It took a while for my dad to finish planing the sides down. I'll post an update soon.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-28-2005, 04:11 PM

I know.... good help is soooo hard to get.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-15-2006, 08:35 PM

C'mon HM, tell your Dad to get off his butt and entertain us.

Happy Monkey · 01-15-2006, 11:38 PM

It's not his fault this time. I've got a bunch of pictures I've been too lazy to write up. Soon...

Happy Monkey · 01-20-2006, 04:13 PM

Okay, I finally got on my butt and put up the new pictures.

Here are the sides, after my dad finished tapering them. The outside (tapered) faces are facing in.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/89011296/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/33/89011296_240653b636.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Tapered Sides" /></a>

The feet were cut with the router against an arch pattern, and the detail was done with a drill and some hand tools.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/89011672/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/39/89011672_34c76b4c6c.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Foot Detail" /></a>

The dwawers will rest and slide on pine frames, faced with cherry. These were put together rough, and then cut to matching size using the router trolley.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/89012226/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/32/89012226_aab37e7666.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Edging the Drawer Frames" /></a>

And here they are:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/89012649/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/30/89012649_1d29f9ac6a.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Drawer Frames" /></a>

The frames and the top will be held in mortises in the sides. We cut these with the router trolley again (boy did that turn out to be useful).

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/89013054/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/34/89013054_c0ddd7705b.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Drawer Frame Slots" /></a>

And here they are, cut.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/89013544/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/19/89013544_919b98b1b1.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Sides" /></a>

OK, now I'm pretty much up to date.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-20-2006, 10:25 PM

Quote:

(boy did that turn out to be useful).

Yeah, it's tough to beat a milling machine.

Thanks, man. Sorry about nagging.

wolf · 01-21-2006, 01:23 AM

Tell the truth. Your dad is really Norm Abrams, right?

Happy Monkey · 01-21-2006, 09:21 AM

No problem on the nagging... who know when I would have gotten to it otherwise?

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

Tell the truth. Your dad is really Norm Abrams, right?

We don't have nearly the number of power tools that Norm's got! We just got something that moves a router in a straight line!

Happy Monkey · 01-29-2006, 11:00 AM

The drawer frames are glued in place, and held with band clamps.

There will be two drawers on the top level. The mortise will hold the divider.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-29-2006, 12:24 PM

Uh........ wouldn't that be drawer guide or drawer support, frames?

Happy Monkey · 01-29-2006, 02:47 PM

Yeah. They are the drawer supports.

Happy Monkey · 02-05-2006, 07:49 PM

The top has to have mortised ends, to fit in the groove in the sides. We cut the mortises first.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/95981881/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/23/95981881_fbc11cd8dd.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Starting the Top" /></a>

The top has to extend past the front of the groove, so the mortise has to end before the front of the board.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/95982924/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/12/95982924_8540bac994.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Top Ends" /></a>

We used the tablesaw to cut down the router groove, and tested it in the assembled frame. It was a bit tight, so we shaved it down a bit with an edging plane and a chisel.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/95983932/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/32/95983932_0c2bff3611.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Fine Tuning the Fit" /></a>

We fixed up the mortise with a small saw cut and a chisel.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/95984839/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/27/95984839_0c26240dc7.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Trimming the Ends" /></a>

Sliding the top into the frame.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/95985977/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/38/95985977_d22f9e74e3.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Sliding in the Top" /></a>

And here it is with the top on.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/95987017/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/34/95987017_1044c1dbc0.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="So Far So Good" /></a>

11-30-2005, 09:35 PM	#181
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I followed your link. Complimented his work. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-01-2005, 12:26 AM	#182
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Cool. It's good stuff. My parents have bought furniture from him for almost 30 years. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

12-13-2005, 07:57 PM	#183
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	How about an update, HM? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-27-2005, 03:17 PM	#184
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	It took a while for my dad to finish planing the sides down. I'll post an update soon. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

12-28-2005, 04:11 PM	#185
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I know.... good help is soooo hard to get. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-15-2006, 08:35 PM	#186
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	C'mon HM, tell your Dad to get off his butt and entertain us. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-15-2006, 11:38 PM	#187
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	It's not his fault this time. I've got a bunch of pictures I've been too lazy to write up. Soon... __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

01-20-2006, 04:13 PM	#188
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Okay, I finally got on my butt and put up the new pictures. Here are the sides, after my dad finished tapering them. The outside (tapered) faces are facing in. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/89011296/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/33/89011296_240653b636.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Tapered Sides" /></a> The feet were cut with the router against an arch pattern, and the detail was done with a drill and some hand tools. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/89011672/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/39/89011672_34c76b4c6c.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Foot Detail" /></a> The dwawers will rest and slide on pine frames, faced with cherry. These were put together rough, and then cut to matching size using the router trolley. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/89012226/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/32/89012226_aab37e7666.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Edging the Drawer Frames" /></a> And here they are: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/89012649/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/30/89012649_1d29f9ac6a.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Drawer Frames" /></a> The frames and the top will be held in mortises in the sides. We cut these with the router trolley again (boy did that turn out to be useful). <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/89013054/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/34/89013054_c0ddd7705b.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Drawer Frame Slots" /></a> And here they are, cut. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/89013544/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/19/89013544_919b98b1b1.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Sides" /></a> OK, now I'm pretty much up to date. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

01-21-2006, 01:23 AM	#190
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Tell the truth. Your dad is really Norm Abrams, right? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-29-2006, 11:00 AM	#192
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	The drawer frames are glued in place, and held with band clamps. There will be two drawers on the top level. The mortise will hold the divider. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

01-29-2006, 12:24 PM	#193
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Uh........ wouldn't that be drawer guide or drawer support, frames? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-29-2006, 02:47 PM	#194
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Yeah. They are the drawer supports. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

02-05-2006, 07:49 PM	#195
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	The top has to have mortised ends, to fit in the groove in the sides. We cut the mortises first. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/95981881/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/23/95981881_fbc11cd8dd.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Starting the Top" /></a> The top has to extend past the front of the groove, so the mortise has to end before the front of the board. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/95982924/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/12/95982924_8540bac994.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Top Ends" /></a> We used the tablesaw to cut down the router groove, and tested it in the assembled frame. It was a bit tight, so we shaved it down a bit with an edging plane and a chisel. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/95983932/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/32/95983932_0c2bff3611.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Fine Tuning the Fit" /></a> We fixed up the mortise with a small saw cut and a chisel. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/95984839/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/27/95984839_0c26240dc7.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Trimming the Ends" /></a> Sliding the top into the frame. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/95985977/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/38/95985977_d22f9e74e3.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Sliding in the Top" /></a> And here it is with the top on. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/95987017/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/34/95987017_1044c1dbc0.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="So Far So Good" /></a> __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

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