Blue Pine Garage Cabinets: Build

[iamnothim]

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Anything look familiar? Just add the sunglasses!  [smile]

Hey!
I resemble that remark.

 

[iamnothim]

Before I opened the roll I was going to cut off 2 ft. vertical chunks and lay them up onto 3/4" ply.
NOW, I'm thinking I split the roll down the center with one long 2 ft. by 10 ft. piece.
It can be tricky working with a long run of PSA because once it sticks, it's stuck.  I'll start from the center out...

 

[butzla]

I'm late to the game, I just found this thread.  I've enjoyed watching your progress.  I love the wood!  My choice for finish is the first one, au naturale. 
You are going to enjoy building your Roubo,  don't be intimidated with the giant dovetails as I was.  Jameel wrote an an excellent article for Popular Woodworking which very well may be an addendum to his current plans.  Please start another thread for your workbench,  I know I'm not alone in saying I'd love to see it!
Cheers!

 

[iamnothim]

I'm late to the game, I just found this thread.  I've enjoyed watching your progress.  I love the wood!  My choice for finish is the first one, au naturale. 
You are going to enjoy building your Roubo,  don't be intimidated with the giant dovetails as I was.  Jameel wrote an an excellent article for Popular Woodworking which very well may be an addendum to his current plans.  Please start another thread for your workbench,  I know I'm not alone in saying I'd love to see it!
Cheers!

Thanks for the great link Jim.  Between that and Marc’s videos I hope to be able to do, at least, a good job on the tails.
Good idea on starting a new thread.  I’ll try to include some in-progress stills.  I would not be able to concentrate on the build while filming a video.  I have some other tasks to complete before I make maple sawdust.

Since the Roubo is going to be a countertop over functional storage and not freestanding I have some challenges.  Before I went TOOC (Totally Out Of Control) I planned on 3 lower cabinets and 3 open bays to wheel in/out sys carts and a CT-26 over a plain counter.  This met my storage needs.

I was first thinking about keeping the design the same with the boxes under the Roubo and open bays to the left.  However,  the sliding deadman was not optimal for the storage lowers (photo).  Instead,  I will attempt to build a parallel raise/lower deadman so I can slide the sys carts under the Roubo. This design should get me back to having the same amount of lower storage less the Leg Vise.  I can also move the carts if I want to tap in a "hold-down" iron thingy.  I'm thinking spring loaded pins that lock the deadman in place into holes in the vertical front legs.

BTW:  I LOVE the Syscarts.

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[iamnothim]

Opinion request.

Elm veneer.  Keep the grain vertical in 2 ft chunks or cut a 10 ft horizontal strip 2 ft. tall.

I'm vacillating and I want to do this today.  So if you are reading, please him in.

Thanks

Luke
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[wow]

You asked for opinions, so here's mine. It's worth AT LEAST as much as you paid for it!

[big grin]

Veneer is commonly joined with a seam, so I wouldn't worry about that. Heck, it's probably why yours has the 'eyes and faces' in it - they're bookmarked pieces.

Since you have such nice figured veneer I would most certainly install it vertically even though it means dealing with a few seams.

But ultimately it's your shop, and your choice.

 

[iamnothim]

The seams don't bother me and the double book match is cool.
It's mor about the pattern of the complete backsplash.
Going horizontal give continuity to the pattern.  Vertical is traditional. 

Thanks for the post wow.

 

[Kevin McConville]

I'm thinking spit it down the middle lengthwise and then book match it to create one long 2 foot wide piece. If possible you could position the heavily featured section somewhere prominent.

I think I remember Rollin22Petes had some pics of work he did with highly figured material - he might be a good one to comment

link to Rollin22Petes post on a job he did

 

[mike_aa]

How about taking some painter's tape and placing it approximately at where the cuts would be if it were mounted vertically.  If you have room, you could even hang it in a vertical orientation.  That might give you a better look at how it could go together when it's installed.

Mike A.

 

[iamnothim]

I'm thinking spit it down the middle lengthwise and then book match it to create one long 2 foot wide piece. If possible you could position the heavily featured section somewhere prominent.

I think I remember Rollin22Petes had some pics of work he did with highly figured material - he might be a good one to comment

link to Rollin22Petes post on a job he did

That work is insane!  The top .1% craftsmanship.
I loved looking at it.

I've decided to go 2ft high strips of vertical grain cathedrals up.  I'm going to experiment with the transition from the elm to the blue pine.  I will try to make a wavy or serendipitous edge between the two.  Something for my scroll saw to do.  It'll be pass/fail.

How about taking some painter's tape and placing it approximately at where the cuts would be if it were mounted vertically.  If you have room, you could even hang it in a vertical orientation.  That might give you a better look at how it could go together when it's installed.

Mike A.

Good thought.  I'm going to pre-cut the chunks and lean them up so I can determine the most pleasing order.  I wallpapered my way through college so I've go some experience with seams.  I would always overlap the paper and double cut them.  The PSA presents a problem in that, unlike pasted paper, it will not pull up once put down.  So I tried double cutting the seams before pulling the tape.  This worked good.  Then I noticed that the seams where the veneer was laid up on the PSA aren't the greatest, so it really doesn't have to be "seamless".

 

[iamnothim]

The elm burl backsplash has been applied to the substrate, trimmed, and coated with a 2lb cut of shellac.  Tomorrow the clear coat goes on.  Probably attach it to the wall.

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[iamnothim]

Backsplash is on the wall with one top coat...Waiting for it to dry.

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[iamnothim]

Coat #2  For now I'll stop with three and put the final coats on everything when it's done.

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[tbellemare]

Way Maori...

I love it, Luke!

It's almost too good for a shop.

Tom

 

[peter halle]

I would love to grab a screenshot of that image.  Mother nature can be scary at times.  Absolutely amazing.  And this is your shop?  Holy cow Batman.  Well done.

Peter

 

[wow]

I love 'braces man' near the end...

[big grin]

 

[iamnothim]

Way Maori...

I love it, Luke!

It's almost too good for a shop

Tom

I would love to grab a screenshot of that image.  Mother nature can be scary at times.  Absolutely amazing.  And this is your shop?  Holy cow Batman.  Well done.

Peter

I love 'braces man' near the end...

[big grin]

Burl is like a box of chocolates.......
Might be over-the-top.  Don't know yet.
Since I'm not too good with hand tools, the split top Roubo will can always become a nice buffet top for Pu Pu platters.

Finished transition to blue pine panels.....

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[Iceclimber]

Dam too bad power woodworking equiptment and blotter acid don't mix very well.

This might be a good enough reason to turn in the Festools and big machines for a mess of hand tools

Looking great, really great. Cant wait o see the counter and under cabinets...

 

[iamnothim]

Dam too bad power woodworking equiptment and blotter acid don't mix very well.

This might be a good enough reason to turn in the Festools and big machines for a mess of hand tools

Looking great, really great. Cant wait o see the counter and under cabinets...

Why?  I use power tools on acid all the time.

Gonna be hard to let go of the white melamine.

 

[iamnothim]

Burl man....  Off to the garage to panel.... [smile]

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