The project in the works is a hanging wall cabinet with a
bit of a James Krenov feel, that will really showcase those book-matched panels
as the doors.
This past weekend I started breaking down this board and
running it through the planer so that the wood could begin acclimating to the
shop’s climate and making any movement that it needs to before I mill the parts
to final dimensions.
After some layout work, I found that I’ll be able get all
the parts for the cabinet from this one board and my book-matched panels.
It took some careful planning, and re-planning…but I was
able to align the parts in such a way that I could cut the board in half with
the jig saw before having to rip on the table saw.
Definitely a much safer endeavor to run the smaller boards
on the table saw to rip away the pieces I’ll need for the posts that will give
the cabinet a floating feel.
Next up was to plane both surfaces to expose fresh wood to
the air in the shop. Since I’m planing
both sides of these boards I transferred my markings to the sides so I wouldn’t
lose my layout plans.
This was my first time using the planer here in the CO
basement shop. I went with the shop vac
and my Craftsman tool switch and the results were fantastic! There was almost no dust or chips from the
planing that escaped the vacuum.
I planed these boards down to 7/8 of an inch for now. The final parts will come down to 1/2 inch
and 3/8 inch thicknesses, so I didn’t worry about jointing any of the faces for
now. The camera doesn’t capture the
shimmer very well, but these boards look stunning right out of the planer.
The boards are now stacked and stickered up on the
workbench. I’ll start breaking these
down further in the next few days.
I’m hoping to re-saw the larger boards to salvage some
thinner pieces of Padauk to use in future projects. We’ll see how it goes. Ideally I’d like to re-saw before breaking
the boards down into the smaller parts.
This will allow me to plane the longer boards down to their final thicknesses
rather than running shorter pieces through the planer.
I’m excited about this project, so keep checking back to see
how it all comes out.
Pete
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