In Trouble :)

[kthompson]

Thanks Lloyd,I will check it out,I'm not in a big rush,what with over 2 feet of snow on the ground,so will watch the sales. Like your way of thinking,no horses here though,however I suspect I would get a few points if I used it to wash her car.

Just don't blow any paint off of it. But there is a real good possibility you need one strong enough to wash you house. Have had brick and vinyl and both benefit in looks if nothing else from washing them or here we do.

 

[Lloyd_E]

Well the heater is working great. Generally I give it a good burst of fuel at first and shut it down to the lowest setting - around 75000 btu setting.

So, with the workshop warm I have been building the new hanging kitchen cabinets. The boards are 15/16" thick x 11 5/8" wide no. 2 pine. All the wood is rough - a lot of planing involved. The cabinet faces are clear pine and the raised paneled doors will be clear and no. 2 pine. The cabinets will be stained with a 50/50 mix of minwax puritan pine & provincial. 4-6 coats of high-gloss water base sealer will go over top along with a steel wool rubbed beeswax paste finish with a cotton buff. We have been restoring our 200 year old house over the last 18 years (with old houses ... you go in circles working on them) and found this combination of finish looks great in terms of aging etc.

The bead around the door opening is made with a wooden hand plane and nailed into place.
I also added some bead trim - made with the plane - to the crown. The crown is 3.5" and is some I have had for 18+ years - it was on sale for 1 buck a foot, clear pine. So when we started rebuilding I bought about 300 linear feet of the stuff.

There are two more cabinet carcasses out in the shop. I will be finishing the details on those tomorrow and will start the raised paneled doors on Wednesday. All the wood is screwed, glued and a wood plug is applied over the screw hole. I use reproduction nails when they are visible.

She helped move the cabinet into the kitchen tonight and found the planer!!! She's happy though. New kitchen paint, new cabinets and a generally move of some furniture - funny how wives like to move things for the sake of it!

 

[Samandothers]

What a great way to use the new heater!

Do I understand you screw the face frame into the sides from the front and then plug the holes? Have you tried dowels or some pocket screws on the inside? How did you develop or chose your preference? Very nice looking work!

 

[JB4310]

Yes, very nice work. Looks great!

JB.

 

[etcallhome]

Very nice looking..

 

[Lloyd_E]

Thanks guys.

Samandothers. The face of the cabinet is held on with biscuits and glue - I should have made that point clearer. The sides, bottom/top and shelves are screwed and plugged from the side. I have collected and restored antiques for year. One of the things that interests me is how they put stuff together - especially country furniture and especially Shaker design. I try to hide as much as possible the mechanics but at times I don't mind showing the mechanics. ie: square and or old nail with wrought heads. Modern screws I hide and I find a screw/plug is quick and leaves a slight visual hint of the technic. When appropriate I use mortise and tenon as well.

Lloyd

 

[Samandothers]

Very nice work. Thanks for the explanation. They really look good.

 

[2manyrocks]

You ought to get some credit for stockpiling clear pine trim at $1.00 foot.

 

[Lloyd_E]

Yup. The pine purchase is paying back big time. I tend to do that though. If I have the extra cash and know I will be using it now and in the future I usually stock up. Last year I bought 24 jugs of -40c windshield washer fluid in the spring at 65% off. No shelf life. Will last for the next 3 years!!!! Must be the 'scottish' side of the family coming out!!!!