Very nice detailed write up with pictures of your blanket chest build.
Funny, I use the very same Rival Hot pot for my hide glue
Funny, I use the very same Rival Hot pot for my hide glue
Small blanket chest project
- Thread starter Charlie Buchanan
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Nice.
I hope the top gets a little roundover. One's buttocks could get a little sore on that sharp edge.
I hope the top gets a little roundover. One's buttocks could get a little sore on that sharp edge.
Yes, cheap and effective. They have different brands of the same basic product nowadays.
Planning a thin pillow to sit on top if it proves necessary.Nice.
I hope the top gets a little roundover. One's buttocks could get a little sore on that sharp edge.
Time to put the top of the chest together. I was hoping to get wider boards to do a 2-piece panel for the top, but I came up a bit short so I went with a 3-piece glue-up. The wood has been in the shop for several weeks skip-planed. Yesterday I planed it to final thickness of about 13/16 , jointed and worked the glue edges to a spring fit with hand planes. Sitting overnight showed no movement.
Photo on left shows the end of unclamped spring joint while photo on right shows the thin spring space near the center.
Glued joints with clamps. Really the spring joint needed only the bar clamp in the center to secure it. It is really surprising how little force is needed to clamp a spring joint tight with a nine-inch board. But I always use clamps on both sides to equalize the pressure. The vertical clamps are basically to keep the boards from sliding as the cross clamp force is applied. The boards sat flat on the jig without them.
Last photo shows the squeeze-out near the center of the spring joint. I’ll wait half an hour and scrape it off after it becomes rubbery.
Photo on left shows the end of unclamped spring joint while photo on right shows the thin spring space near the center. Glued joints with clamps. Really the spring joint needed only the bar clamp in the center to secure it. It is really surprising how little force is needed to clamp a spring joint tight with a nine-inch board. But I always use clamps on both sides to equalize the pressure. The vertical clamps are basically to keep the boards from sliding as the cross clamp force is applied. The boards sat flat on the jig without them. Last photo shows the squeeze-out near the center of the spring joint. I’ll wait half an hour and scrape it off after it becomes rubbery.
