I remember my dad telling me to hide the worst face when your making something out of wood. That means that the worst of the knots in the wood are on the side that I will be cutting the mortises into. I had to flip the 2nd piece of wood so that the knots didn’t …
Yearly Archives: 2007
Cutting in the mortise.
Not being sure how to do the corners of a mortise and keeping things clean, I thought I would drill pilot holes. This should keep my chisel cuts from “running” down the wood beyond where I am cutting, and give me a gauge of how deep I need to go. I can’t really get them …
Practicing cutting a Tenon
I had never cut a mortice and tenon wood joint before, so I thought I would practice on some of the scrap pieces from cutting my uprights to size. This looks pretty good. Ohhps, rolling it over shows that I didn’t have my saw straight. I may cut at least the cuts from the sides in …
Measure Twice, Cut Once
Or… I have cut it 3 times and it is STILL too short! Here I have the wood all set up on my handy table saw rollers that I also use as saw horses – at least for picking stuff up so I don’t have to always bend to reach it. I have picked out the straightest …
Bookshelf Idea
I saw this bookshelf at Target yesterday for $230. Way out of my budget, but it got my wheels turning. It looks fairly strong, light, and easily portable as the uprights are hinged and fold flat. The uprights are essentially 2 ladders hinged together. You open them up, slide in the shelving, and finish opening them …