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forestgirl
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Wow, that’s some beautiful work, Tim!!! Way beyond “mechanical” LOL.
Re: the sawtooth supports in the yellow bookcase, is there an efficient way to make those? I used to buy and sell antique and vintage furniture, and I always loved the sawtooth bookcases, but have not considered using the method in my own furniture.
The writing table is gorgeous! Tell us about the woods??
The toy chest is great! (put me in the “love it” cadre). The pembroke table is wonderful. Thanks for detailing the drawer.
I like the acrylic(?) stop on the miter station. Clean.
forestgirl — you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can’t take the forest out of the girl 😉
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Hey, thanks Forestgirl. I'm really flattered that you like the work on my blog. Stay tuned for more!
Here's how I seem to remember doing the sawtooth supports: First, I marked one of them out very carefully. Second, I nailed all four of them together. Next, I made the angled cuts on the bandsaw. Then, I made the cuts perpindicular to the length of the supports using a miter gauge on the tablesaw, and a jig similar to one you'd use to make box joints. I cleaned up the inside corners very quickly with a file. The supports were installed in the case's four corners, then I made the angled braces that fit between them. I love this system; it seems so warm, somehow. One caution is that you think about the humidity in your shop when you put the braces in. If you do it when it's quite humid, you might find that when the arid winter comes around (and the width of the case shrinks a bit), your "adjustable" system isn't so adjustable anymore. Best to make the braces a tad loose; the weight of the stuff on the shelves will keep them from going anywhere.
Excellent point about the humidity changes, I'll remember that!forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
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