Chest of Drawers: Episode 9
Posted 5 April 2017
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With the joints cut for the bottom cross rail, it can be arched along with the top rear cross rail. Before that, Paul rebates the top rear rail so it can sit on the back edge of the top. The arching can be done with a combination of ripping, stop cuts, planing, the spokeshave and the rasp. Then the bottom arching can be addressed using similar techniques.
Waaa WHOOOO! NICE WORK OUT !
My wife thought I was being extravagant when I bought a nice old compass saw on Ebay for $6.00.
Now that it is sharp I will certainly put it back to work.
As a old carpenter we used them to shape the odd cut outs for mortised door locks and hardware.
Yes I could use my old electric sabre saw but I always hated the noise of that machine.
What’s better than working to tone my barrel as well.
Love that feeling afterward of getting the job done with a little more quiet effort and good for the soul too.
Thanks Paul, excellent episode.
Very enjoyable video. I prefer arch work by hand it makes the hole job much more interesting.
Thank you Paul and team.
Ps. Did any one else spot the deliberate mistake.
I noticed the teaspoon in the cup of tea 🙂
Not the tea spoon.
Rebate incomplete?……could be coffee but does not have a water softener?
Way out
Hi Paul please can I say, with respect, would it not be better to use a sticking board to hold stock on a flat base rather than your clamp idea, especially with a wild grain such as yours. I watched yours dancing around.
I have asked and would love to see you teach the use of wooden moulding planes.
After some research, I find a sticking board to be ideal to hold work piece when cutting rebates prior to using a moulding plane.
Thank you John
Hi John,
You could definitely give a sticking board a go if you have one. People tend to have clamps around, which is why we recommend them. Glad they have helped with your rebating.
Best, Phil
Hi Phil ..thanks
I recently made a matching?? skirting 8″ wide 2pieces joined with tongue and groove planes x 8′-0″ long using wooden rebate plus hollow and rounds. Paul’s clamp was not holding firm hence incomplete rebate
Sticking board 5″x 11/4″ with 2×1″ underneath held in my two vices ….perfect….but I do also use a piece about 3′ long or whatever I turn round and pick up for smaller stuff.
I am trying to teach myself how to demistify the lovely old moulding planes…….THATS WHERE PAUL WOULD COME IN SO HANDY..PLEASE…HE has loads but does not use them?
Thanks again Phil…regards John
Hi John, if you haven’t had a chance to see the Picture Frames episode, please watch it. Paul uses some moulding planes in those videos.
Cheers
Jake
Hi Jake. Thanks for that..just watched episode 3 when Paul does use several moulding planes. He does say that there are literally hundreds so I think he does not have the time to give instruction and also most people would not own many. I will have to be satisfied with trawling utube for info. I say again instruction into using a sticking board would be of great help
Hi Paul, Thanks a lot for this enjoyable project – I had a lot of ‘aha!’ moments watching you tackle some of the problems presented in this episode. My question: I just found a beautiful old frame saw on the local flea market for a mere 2 euros. And after watching your video on frame saws I was wondering if it would be worthwhile to fit it with a new blade to cut all those curves that we see in this episode. Would a frame saw work as well for this as the other saws that you used? And if so, what width of blade would you recommend?
Hello Vera,
Frame saws can work well for very shallow curves, if you can get the frame to clear the piece and cut to the designated curves. Narrower blades tend to be used for curved cuts. However, for tighter curves, bowsaws or turning saws are more commonly used. There are more details in the following blogs:
https://paulsellers.com/?s=frame+saw
Hope that helps.
Ii Paul very interesting video ,re the compass saw as the teeth are thicker how is it sharpened as i have one from a car boot i would like to know how to sharpen it?? many thanks robert parsons 81