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Another tool chest

Back to work on this project. When I left off in January I was about to veneer four panels for the back and sides. I have the materials for that now but I decided to make the frame for the back panels first. The joinery is a direct copy of the back panel I have on the lower cabinet. The corners are mitred on the show side with a wedged through tenon (not completely fit, yet).
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Grooved and morticed for the retaining clips.
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And what a retaining clip will look like. This one is an example from the lower cabinet but it is about the same size as the ones I'll make for the upper cabinet.

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One panel veneered. I'm using a hybrid approach of hammer veneering with liquid hide glue, followed by a press with a shop made platen and cauls to keep the 1/4" Baltic birch plywood substrate flat while drying. No pictures of the process because I had to move quickly before the glue set.
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How it will look when mounted.
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Looks like your cauls are around 1/2” thick, at first I looked at them and thought that’s a good idea as they will be easier to make than my much thicker ones, then I imagined them falling over at glue up time. Difficult to see on the pic have you fastened them to a bit of ply?
It’s a useful way of making a large platten.
 
Cabinetman said:
Looks like your cauls are around 1/2” thick, at first I looked at them and thought that’s a good idea as they will be easier to make than my much thicker ones, then I imagined them falling over at glue up time. Difficult to see on the pic have you fastened them to a bit of ply?
It’s a useful way of making a large platten.
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The thin ribs are glued to the platen so they don't fall over. The ribs are scrap 1/2" x 2" particle/chip board and the platen in 3/4" MDF.
 
Assembly day has extended to a week+. I decided to fix some niggling details and also got derailed by other projects around the house.

One detail was that I decided to correct was the panel that makes up the shelf at the top of the drawer section. This is what I had:

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Which I chose because it was a single wide board. But it had a lot of tear out and deep checks that I couldn't fix without making the panel too thin and the figure, although nice enough, would never been seen since it would be a shelf covered with stuff. So I glued up a new panel from some clear, rift sawn stock. Which took some time to make and now is awaiting two more coats of oil finish.
Much more in keeping with the aesthetic of the rest of the cabinet.


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Then I tackled installing the hinges. I had the geometry worked out in Sketchup and I was 96% certain they would swing properly if I got the layout correct, but I was less certain about the clearances I needed to install them. My fear was that, since they are partially covered by the posts, I would not be able to install them or remove them once the posts were fixed in position. But now that I have carved out the relief cuts I see that there is just enough clearance for both tasks.

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While I wait for the oiled shelf to dry/cure I've moved on to milling parts for the doors.
 
When I made my tool chest during my Yacht joiner apprenticeship in the 70's it was made with "waterproof" dovetails as an exercise. The tails are undercut to add an extra shoulder that impedes water ingress and is a common joining technique used for hatches etc.
Has anyone on here cut these I wonder?
 
GaryR said:
Assembly day has extended to a week+. I decided to fix some niggling details and also got derailed by other projects around the house.

One detail was that I decided to correct was the panel that makes up the shelf at the top of the drawer section. This is what I had:

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Which I chose because it was a single wide board. But it had a lot of tear out and deep checks that I couldn't fix without making the panel too thin and the figure, although nice enough, would never been seen since it would be a shelf covered with stuff. So I glued up a new panel from some clear, rift sawn stock. Which took some time to make and now is awaiting two more coats of oil finish.
Much more in keeping with the aesthetic of the rest of the cabinet.


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Then I tackled installing the hinges. I had the geometry worked out in Sketchup and I was 96% certain they would swing properly if I got the layout correct, but I was less certain about the clearances I needed to install them. My fear was that, since they are partially covered by the posts, I would not be able to install them or remove them once the posts were fixed in position. But now that I have carved out the relief cuts I see that there is just enough clearance for both tasks.

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While I wait for the oiled shelf to dry/cure I've moved on to milling parts for the doors.
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Not easy fitting those by the look of it, never tried and not sure I want to lol.

Not come across those Ray which surprises me as my Father in law years ago was a naval Architect and a keen woodworker and yachtsman showed me all his work.
Any chance of a sketch? Ian
 
Good luck with the glue up Gary!

And Ray, I too would like to see a sketch/photo/wip of those dovetails.
 
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