OK sorry for the delay in posting but I was sick one day and then got backed up with work and I am still getting the hang of my posting schedule. So let me start there with explaining what I hope to do with these posts. My plan is to post 7 times a month, 4 Sunday posts and 3 Wednesday posts. The mid week post will be a smaller post usually on some random topic I can think of and demonstrate. And the weekend post will be a following of what ever project I am working on at that time.
So what do I have planned. For people other then myself I have a few refinishing projects to do, some of which are already started some of which are still to begin. One cool project that is both for myself and for others is a hall bench. I am sure as time progress more projects will arise. However the projects I have planned for myself really get me excited.
First every month from September to December I plan to build one hand plane a month. Three wooden planes in the krenovian style. I have recently finished reading David Finks book Making & Mastering Wood Planes which I would recommend as a read to anyone interested in wooden planes. I plan to make three wooden hand planes. Which three I am not entirely sure of yet but I would like to make a smoother for sure. I would also like to make a jack plane, I do own a jack plane already but because jacks are so versatile that multiple jack planes allow for multiple plane setups that allow for more efficient productivity. The final plane I am not sure of yet, I am considering a spokeshave, yes a spokeshave is a plane, or some specialty plane such as a rabbeting plane or a grooving plane. However it is the fourth and final plane that is really exciting to me and also a little terrifying. I would love to make an infill plane either a smoother or a jack plane. Not sure if this idea is foolish or brave, maybe a little of both but I am excited to give it a go.
Besides that plane making I plan to make a tool box based on Tom Fidgen's cabinetmakers toolbox featured in his book Made By Hand. Also inspired by Tom is a dedicated sharpening bench, and the final project for myself that I plan to build over my Christmas break is to build a traditional workbench... with a twist.
I hope to bring everyone along on my woodworking journey over the next four months and beyond.
This week sees the end of my most recent project, the project that started this entire blog. The cabinet door comes to a conclusion. This past week so the panel get its final surface prep with the use of smoothing planes, card scrapers and sandpaper.
Resawing the face frame stock down to 3/8"
After the door was all prepped for finished I moved on to the face frame for the cabinet, a very easy task in comparison to the door. I started by resawing some maple stock and then dimensioning it to the appropriate size. Then like on the door cut some mitres and then shoot the mitres on my shooting bored (have I mentioned how much I love that bored). Then a little glue and its also ready for finish.
Planning to final dimension
The finishing process started with finding an appropriate stain that matched the existing vanity. After finding the perfect colour I applied it using a foam brush. I let it soak in for about 10 minutes then using a clean Cotton rag I wiped off all the extra. The final step is to apply the polyurethane.
The Finished Door and Face Frame
So with that I come to the end of the first project I have blogged about. Till next time
Cheers
Hans Christopher
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