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When the world gives you perfect 18”-wide clear cherry for less than $6 a board foot, you buy enough for the whole class so everyone can build American Welsh stick chairs in black cherry. Looking forward to my class the week after next at the storefront.Plough Plane Fence Modification. Beginners find the plough plane far from easy to use and the farther the groove is cut from the edge the more the difficulty increases. This arises from the blade not being kept upright. It is common practice to fit a wooden fence to the metal fence whose increased depth helps. Further help toward an almost foolproof method can be gained by arranging a rebate in the wooden fence which naturally prevents the tool from tipping. The rebated fence will have to be repositioned for each change in depth of cut. If much ploughing is anticipated an adjustable stop can be fitted to the wooden fence. — from “The Solution at Hand” by Robert Wearing #Solution_at_HandThe final pinning of the chest frame can only be done after the till parts are cut and test-fit. Place the rear frame down on the bench, on its back. Drop the partially assembled side sections in the mortises in the rear stiles’ inner faces. Go ahead and pin these. Insert the other side frame and pin it; then add the till parts. Set these in place, then lower the front frame into place. There’s lots going on now. You have the four tenons up in the air waiting to engage their mortises, the panels that fit in the stiles and the three parts to the till. That’s a lot to line up, but like I mentioned, there’s no hurry. No glue means you can take all the time you need. In all of this assembly, be sure to check any joint ID marks you’ve made to be sure you haven’t switched one end frame for the other. Make sure the floor grooves line up and that everything is really going the way you planned. Don’t forget to breathe. — from “Joiner’s Work” by Peter Follansbee @peterfollansbee #Joiners_Work@RudeMechanic on Twitter
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Category Archives: The Joiner & Cabinet Maker
An Introduction to the Construction
This is an excerpt from “The Joiner and Cabinet Maker” by Anon, Christopher Schwarz, and Joel Moskowitz. When I decided to build the three projects featured in “The Joiner and Cabinet Maker,” my plan was to assume the role of Thomas W., the … Continue reading
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Bend and Screw the Hinges for the Schoolbox
This is an excerpt from “The Joiner and Cabinet-Maker” By Anonymous, Christopher Schwarz and Joel Moskowitz. Good luck finding steel hinges for this project that have the right look and bend in the right place to fit in the partition. I … Continue reading
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‘The Joiner and Cabinet-Maker’ Historical Reprint Ships Next Week
After fighting printing plant delays for the last eight months, we received good news on Friday. Our historical reprint of “The Joiner and Cabinet-Maker” was complete and being trucked to our warehouse in Indiana – weeks ahead of schedule. It … Continue reading
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A Change in Plans/Color for ‘The Joiner & Cabinet-Maker’
There was a mixup at the printing plant, and they ordered the wrong color paper for the cover of our special reprint of “The Joiner and Cabinet-Maker.” While we had ordered a dark green for the cover, the printing plant … Continue reading
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New in Store: ‘The Joiner & Cabinet-Maker’ Historical Reprint
You can now place a pre-publication order for our historical reprint of “The Joiner & Cabinet-Maker,” which will ship out in late September. The price is just $12 as a thank-you to everyone who has supported us during the last … Continue reading
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Coming Soon: ‘The Joiner & Cabinet Maker’ Original Text
One of our earliest and favorite books is “The Joiner & Cabinet-Maker,” a fictional early 19th-century account of young Thomas coming of age in a British furniture shop. The book was intended to introduce young people to what the woodworking … Continue reading
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Chisels Needed for Dovetailing
This is an excerpt of “The Joiner and Cabinet Maker” by Anon, Christopher Schwarz and Joel Moskowitz. After years of dovetailing, I noticed that two of my chisels were seeing almost all the action: the 1/4″-wide and a 3/4″-wide tools. I … Continue reading
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