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got the feet and legs cut, and first ever bridle joint done quite nicely. i thought the mirror frame was a bit on the clunky side, so i taped off 1/2" on the sides, and it looks much better.
barber's bench
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more work on the mirror today. got the mortises on the legs, and the tenons on the stretcher cut today. trimmed the sides of the mirror frame, and it looks as good as i thought it would. finished up today by doing a test assembly of the mirror and base.
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got more out of the way today. finished cutting the saw tooth adjustable shelf guides, rounded the corners of the back splash board, assembled the bottom frames for the bench, then did a test set up both without, and with the mirror. talked with my friend, and some minor adjustments will be made.
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I've liked the look of the sawtooth shelf supports but haven't ever made any..
Starting to look pretty spiffy.
Starting to look pretty spiffy.
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thanks! not too hard to make, one inch between lines, then 45 degree angles between them. i like batching them for the horizontal cuts, then the angles on the bandsaw. that way, when the support rests on the supports, they are at the same level. second time doing them, the first time was with the kitchen pantry.
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Coming along nicely.
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Looking good Dan!
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Another admirer of the saw tooth shelf guides. Looking good! 
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picked up a new machine for the shop about a week ago, and finally got it unpacked, and stocked up with water. it even has, like all my machines, it's own rolling platform.
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Looks like an important one to have!
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Water? Water?? And . . . ???
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sort of what pop said bill. so i threw in a 12 pack of coke as well. no room for anything else. also picked up a thermometer for the shop. when i put it up an hour ago, it was still 90 degrees in there.
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I have a similar machine in my shop. Would not want to be without it!
Chuck Ellis
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Looks like an essential machine.... just no room in my shop for one.
I've had a thermometer in my shop from day one... didn't go out yesterday, but Thursday it got up to about 95 in the shop, even though it sits in the shade of four trees, an oak to the west, an elm to the east, another oak to the south west and a holly & cedar on the south east corner.
I've had a thermometer in my shop from day one... didn't go out yesterday, but Thursday it got up to about 95 in the shop, even though it sits in the shade of four trees, an oak to the west, an elm to the east, another oak to the south west and a holly & cedar on the south east corner.
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got all of the parts for the mirror sanded, sealed, and stained today. busy monkey today.
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not enough time today for everything. got the sides trimmed to length, and ready for routing the rabbets for the drawer frames. giving the parts for the mirror and frame another day, tomorrow morning, the first coat of shellac. got the bottom shelves tacked to the shelf frames, and cut the parts for the four adjustable shelves, glue up is tomorrow morning.
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more stuff done today. got the adjustable shelves glued, and clamped, going to finish them off tomorrow. also got started on the layouts for setting up the case.
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put the last coat of shellac on the mirror frame and stand today. should be ready for assembly tomorrow. got a bunch of stuff done on the case. routed the rabbets for the back, the rabbets and dadoes for the upper and lower frames. laid out the positions for the dadoes in the lower frame for the inner sides to fit into. found that one of the inner sides had split along the glue line for almost a foot. had enough left over to make a new side. also, cut the saw tooth guides to length, and cut the frame supports too.
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i must have been dead on my feet when i got home last night. had to rebuild the bottom shelf parts, nothing good about them, new ones much better. took the new side out of the clamps, and trimmed the old side to size. routed the dadoes for the new sides to fit the bottom of the lower frame. started doing another test fit, and decided, what the heck, did the test fit, and set it up on it's own 2 feet, then set the top, and back splash boad on the top. even with the removal of a little over an inch in height, it is still plenty tall. all that with it being a genteel 92 degrees in the shop. now on to fitting out the drawers, and doors.
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another busy one today. finished the mirror, and cut the drawer faces, and took the measurements for the doors. ripped lengths of wood the width of the frame of the door, and cut the center part for between the shelf areas.
