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11 December 2023 at 12:07 am #821746
Hi Richard
I agree with the idea of tapering the mortice and not the tenonsI have a workbench held together in this manner and it is very stable. Another alternative is to glue in the wedge with hide glue so it can be removed with heat if requiredPhil
21 May 2023 at 11:49 pm #802073Hi Antonio
At 400mm wide I don’t think movement will be too much of a problem buy you could slightly elongate the screw holes in the direction of expansion as long as the screw heads cover the slot. I made a coffee table a couple of years ago with slotted breadboard ends and across about 700mm it moves around 4mm winter to summer if that helps.
Phil24 November 2021 at 8:20 pm #738232Hi Stanislav
I would suggest that you do not use a combination plane to cut tongues in end grain. You are essentialy cutting a short tenon. I would use a saw and refine with a router plane or chisel.
You could also also use your rebate blade from both sides with combination plane.
I hope this helps
Phil24 January 2021 at 10:21 am #698336Darren and Sven
Thankyou very much and Sven that is a great suggestion i was thinking how to best finish the drawers and also if i would use 2 small handles like Paul did or a matched recess[postquote quote=698270]
Debra
It was a challenging project for me but i find if you take your time and be kind to yourself about mistakes and use them to always aim for a higher standard then it is all achievable.
The the most daunting thing for me was the pyramid raised panels but it wasnt as difficult as i thought.
If you take it on feel free to ask questions and share progress and as you can see people are very helpful and supportive.
Happy woodworking
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Thankyou very much and Sven that is a great suggestion i was thinking how to best finish the drawers and also if i would use 2 small handles like Paul did or a matched recess at the bottom of the top drawer and top of the bottom drawer.
I made the drawers a little deeper so dont have much room at the front so recess is my likely answer.
Phil23 January 2021 at 4:04 am #698155drawers are in and hardware fitted. Now just take apart and final scraping and sanding and the always scary application of finish. I can see all the little errors i made but overall pretty proud of this project 😎
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You must be logged in to view attached files.23 January 2021 at 3:30 am #698153Thanks Deb
I am in Melbourne and get it from local timber recyclers and suppliers. Are you in Australia. I have tried quite a few local timbers but they are very hard so hard on tools and wont compress so errors show up easily much to my woodworking shame🙂
they are all variations on tassie oak or gums
Happy to answer any questions11 January 2021 at 12:38 am #693856Hi Roberto
I have built a steel string acoustic guitar at a luthier course and it is a long process but not too challenging technically. the biggest issue is it requires a number of jigs and preforms and bending the sides needs heat and steam.
Feel free to message me directly and i can share more information
Phil1 January 2021 at 11:35 am #692556Thanks David and Tenjin it is a really enjoyable project and for me has a lot of the skills i need to make almost anything in the future. I have just got to the stage where dovetails fit “off the saw” and now have reasonable confidence in mortice and tenons. I thinks the next big challenge for me will be the world of compond angles and chairs. Though i did make the garden bench with my daughter. It is wonderful that i can still learn new skills at 57 thanks to Pauls vision and the internet all the way here in Australia🙂
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