rmwarren
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After being in the new house for nearly 2-years we are one weekend away from having pulls on our kitchen cabinets - Woo-Hoo! [thumbs up] [thumbs up]
Following the Warren family motto of "Anything worth doing is worth overdoing" (adapted from Grampa's simplier credo of "If one nail is good, 3 must be better"...) we decided to make the hardware from Bubinga rather than buy something simple. Turns out to be easier said than done, but after spending a fun few days in the shop we are almost there.
The challenge was holding pieces as small as 5/8" by 1-1/4" by 1-3/4" and routing/dominoing them. Started with making a really versatile router jig using some t-track and 8020. This breaks down with an Allen wrench on about 60-seconds and can be configured in the future for routing other stuff including mortise/tenon and other joints. The jig mounts to the MFT and I can adjust the height easily, the router guide is hinged to make it easy to clamp/route/unclamp/clamp/repeat. Once set up for each length it only took about 5-minutes to cycle thru each piece.
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The portion of the jig specific to the pulls held by pinching them between the 2 strips of maple which are slightly spring loaded and also with small blocks of maple clamping from above.
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After routing I re-used the holding portion of the jig to domino them by plunging thru the maple into the pull:
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37 pieces later (4 lengths) and a day of sanding/finishing, now just need to buff with some 0000 steel wool and start dominoing the cabinets drawers/doors.
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Finish is just Deft spray lacquer, 4-5 coats. I am really happy with the end result, can't wait to get them on the cabinets.
RMW
Following the Warren family motto of "Anything worth doing is worth overdoing" (adapted from Grampa's simplier credo of "If one nail is good, 3 must be better"...) we decided to make the hardware from Bubinga rather than buy something simple. Turns out to be easier said than done, but after spending a fun few days in the shop we are almost there.
The challenge was holding pieces as small as 5/8" by 1-1/4" by 1-3/4" and routing/dominoing them. Started with making a really versatile router jig using some t-track and 8020. This breaks down with an Allen wrench on about 60-seconds and can be configured in the future for routing other stuff including mortise/tenon and other joints. The jig mounts to the MFT and I can adjust the height easily, the router guide is hinged to make it easy to clamp/route/unclamp/clamp/repeat. Once set up for each length it only took about 5-minutes to cycle thru each piece.
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The portion of the jig specific to the pulls held by pinching them between the 2 strips of maple which are slightly spring loaded and also with small blocks of maple clamping from above.
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After routing I re-used the holding portion of the jig to domino them by plunging thru the maple into the pull:
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37 pieces later (4 lengths) and a day of sanding/finishing, now just need to buff with some 0000 steel wool and start dominoing the cabinets drawers/doors.
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Finish is just Deft spray lacquer, 4-5 coats. I am really happy with the end result, can't wait to get them on the cabinets.
RMW
