>Festool Boom Arm
>Just got this today, I already had the CTL 36, so it was just a matter of putting the boom arm together, and fixing it to the vac. I thought about making something that would do the same job, but don’t have time. It really was getting annoying tripping over, or standing on the hose, […]
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>Dovetails for real.
>I’ve made a start on the six drawers, these will be hand-cut, or at least my version. First off the stock is cut to size, then marked out to where they are going. I’m using European Ash for all of my drawers for this project. Then I nail the sides together with a small veneer […]
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Dovetails
Dovetails by Norfolk Cabinet Maker Mark Rhodes. This isn’t a how to cut dovetails, but just how I cut dovetails. I still like to be able to say to my clients that all dovetails are cut by hand, and for 99% of the steps that is still very much true. However I have no wish […]
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>A Bit More On the Painted Robe.
>Got all the doors shot in and hung today, I used the little L/N 60 1/2 block plane for this, it performed brilliantly as you would expect. I just wish I’d took the plunge years ago. All hung and swinging nicely. There was just time to get all the drawer fronts fitted, before my father […]
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>Progress on the painted robe.
>This could be the last time I use poplar again, I’ve had to buy extra as it seems hell bent on being…err bent. I would be interested on other peoples views on this rather unstable timber. Anyway here are some progress pic’s… I’ve made the base from 8×2 redwood as this will be a very heavy […]
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>Painted wardrobes
>Been breaking down all of the oak veneered mdf yesterday, and today. Because all of my carcases are going to be the same depth, I thought I would cut all of the sheets in half. When I know they are all the same depth, I stack all the sheets on top of each other, get […]
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>So it begins
>I am about to start my biggest commission to date, one Sycamore triple wardrobe with bookcase to the side, two double European white Ash wardrobes, one painted triple wardrobe, an Ash desk, an Ash bookcase, and an Ash window seat. This is all for the same client, who lives about 12 miles from me. All wardrobes […]
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Lie Nielsen Planes
Lie Nielsen Planes. I’ve been somewhat sceptical about premium planes for a number of years, thinking they offer the same as a well fettled Stanley or Record. That scepticism was somewhat shattered today when I took delivery of two Lie Nielsen planes, a 60 1/2, and a 042. These are of course based on Stanley, Record, and […]
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>Workshop Floor.
>Having seen some amazing workshop tours in the past, it must be very comforting to know that when you place a cabinet on the floor it will need minimal levelling before you can shoot the doors in ready for hanging. I’ve worked in one cabinet shop in the past where this was the case, and what a […]
Take a Tour>Goose Neck Scraper
> OK I’m going to attempt to show how I sharpen a goose neck scraper… This first video shows me flattening the scraper on my DMT fine stone. This video shows how I then get the cutting edge flat, with a 90° block to guide me. On this next section of video I using an oiled […]
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