HappyMonkey/HMD WOODSHOP

glatt · 03-18-2005, 09:42 AM

The next day, after the glue dries, I take the face frame to the cabinet box and temporarily support it on a few blocks of wood. I get it plumb, and butted up against the wall. The frame is straight where it meets the wall, but the wall, like most walls, is slightly curved in places. To get the frame to fit the wall, I have to cut it to the same curve as the wall. I figure out how much wood to remove by looking at how the face frame fits against the plywood box, and then I set a compass to that width. I drag the compass up along the wall with the pencil side on the wood. This scribes a line on the wood that is the exact shape as the wall's curvature.

glatt · 03-18-2005, 09:43 AM

I take the face frame back down to the shop. I need to remove all the wood from the edge of the frame up to the line I just scribed. A hand plane is perfect for this kind of job, but I have a lot of material to remove. The table saw is still set up with the dado blade, so I take advantage of it. I remove 2/3s of the material on the underside or back of the face frame, making a rabbet about half an inch wide. This leaves me with only a quart inch wide board to plane, and should save me a few minutes of planing time. So I plane the material down to the line.

glatt · 03-18-2005, 09:46 AM

I sand the face frame for good measure, so it will take paint well, and then I head back upstairs. I test fit it too the wall. Not bad. There are a few places with a gap as wide as a thick piece of paper, but those spots will be filled in with paint when I paint this thing.

This morning I nailed the face frame to the cabinet case. Now it's starting to look more like a finished cabinet. I'll make the doors later. First I'll turn my attention to the stacked cabinet that will fit next to this one.

lookout123 · 03-18-2005, 10:22 AM

wow. i am absolutely mystified by the abilities displayed here. i couldn't even begin to plan this project, let alone see it to a successful completion.

glatt · 03-18-2005, 10:54 AM

Thanks. I'm always reading woodworking magazines. So I'm constantly absorbing this stuff, without actually building anything. Then when I go to build it, I have a lot more confidence.

I'm still far from being a pro. I am not fast enough. If I charged a fair hourly rate for my time, and added it to the materials cost, with a little profit thrown in, I'd have to charge like five times the going market price for a cabinet. I would starve.

But it's fun to make this stuff.

03-18-2005, 09:42 AM	#1
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	The next day, after the glue dries, I take the face frame to the cabinet box and temporarily support it on a few blocks of wood. I get it plumb, and butted up against the wall. The frame is straight where it meets the wall, but the wall, like most walls, is slightly curved in places. To get the frame to fit the wall, I have to cut it to the same curve as the wall. I figure out how much wood to remove by looking at how the face frame fits against the plywood box, and then I set a compass to that width. I drag the compass up along the wall with the pencil side on the wood. This scribes a line on the wood that is the exact shape as the wall's curvature. Attached Images

03-18-2005, 09:43 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I take the face frame back down to the shop. I need to remove all the wood from the edge of the frame up to the line I just scribed. A hand plane is perfect for this kind of job, but I have a lot of material to remove. The table saw is still set up with the dado blade, so I take advantage of it. I remove 2/3s of the material on the underside or back of the face frame, making a rabbet about half an inch wide. This leaves me with only a quart inch wide board to plane, and should save me a few minutes of planing time. So I plane the material down to the line. Attached Images

03-18-2005, 09:46 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I sand the face frame for good measure, so it will take paint well, and then I head back upstairs. I test fit it too the wall. Not bad. There are a few places with a gap as wide as a thick piece of paper, but those spots will be filled in with paint when I paint this thing. This morning I nailed the face frame to the cabinet case. Now it's starting to look more like a finished cabinet. I'll make the doors later. First I'll turn my attention to the stacked cabinet that will fit next to this one. Attached Images

03-18-2005, 10:22 AM	#4
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	wow. i am absolutely mystified by the abilities displayed here. i couldn't even begin to plan this project, let alone see it to a successful completion. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

03-18-2005, 10:54 AM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Thanks. I'm always reading woodworking magazines. So I'm constantly absorbing this stuff, without actually building anything. Then when I go to build it, I have a lot more confidence. I'm still far from being a pro. I am not fast enough. If I charged a fair hourly rate for my time, and added it to the materials cost, with a little profit thrown in, I'd have to charge like five times the going market price for a cabinet. I would starve. But it's fun to make this stuff.

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