68- Gadget Station (Pt. 11)
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In this video, I resaw the spalted maple panels on the bandsaw using Laguna’s Resaw King. What a bandsaw blade! I then glue up the doors and begin creating the ebony plugs for the case. I finish up by showing my process for fitting inset doors.
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Gadget Station (Pt. 1)
Gadget Station (Pt. 2)
Gadget Station (Pt. 3)
Gadget Station (Pt. 4)
Gadget Station (Pt. 5)
Gadget Station (Pt. 6)
Gadget Station (Pt. 7)
Gadget Station (Pt. 8)
Gadget Station (Pt. 9)
Gadget Station (Pt. 10)
Gadget Station (Pt. 11)
Gadget Station (Pt. 12)
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Marc,
I gotta say that this Gadget Station is turning out awesome. The Spalted Maple complements the Bubinga PERFECTLY!
I also love how you always seem to focus on things like grain direction and bookmatching and stuff like that (a lot like David Marks does). That’s something I’m trying to teach myself to do.
I can’t wait to see the finished product. What are you planning to finish this project with?
Matt
So far so good. Thanks for the tips on getting the doors aligned just right, I really needed that.
Another great episode, the suspense is killin’ me. I really love the grain continuity, I want to try that on my next project.
Hi Marc,
First, I have a question on this episode. Why did you use a straight bit for cutting the slots on most of your door pieces, rather than the slot cutting bit all the way around? As for the stopped groves, it seems like it would be just as easy (or maybe easier) to move the piece away from the fence as it would be to lift the piece up off the table. In my limited experience, the slot cutting bit seems to cut more efficiently, and it lets you register off the table than off the fence.
Second, I just wanted to say thanks for producing an excellent show! I just watched Norm for the first time in quite a while, and I was struck by how much better your show is than his. NYW just felt rushed, there was not much explanation for why he did one thing over another, any minor mistakes were ignored or not filmed, and just not as much interesting detail overall. Keep up the good work!
Andy
Hey Andy. The reason for using the straight bit was for safety as well as saving me some work. Notice how I am able to drop the workpiece right on top of the bit, and the bit goes directly into the mortise. This means I am not cutting wood as I drop the piece onto the bit, which is always a little scary. Also, the straight bit makes a nice clean cut all the way from one side to the other. The slot bit, on the other hand. would actually leave some extra material in the groove near the mortise. The mortise is relatively small, and because the slot cutter is round, I couldn’t actually go as far as I would need to in order to completely clean out the groove. So I would have had to follow up with some chisel work. You can see an example of this in the episode where i added the ebony trim accents to the front of the case. Hopefully that makes sense.
And thanks for the insanely nice compliment! I am a big fan of NYW, and now that I make videos myself, I can see how hard it would be to do a whole piece of furniture in one 20 minute episode. Yikes!
Marc,
Thanks for another inspiring episode. I was wondering what kind of push stick you were using when you were resawing the door panel wood.
Actually, that was just a leftover test piece of bubinga stock. The end had a sample tenon on it so it worked well as a makeshift push stick. :) Whatever gets the job done. haha
Hi Marc,
Yeah, that makes sense about the straight bit in the small mortise. Thanks for clarifying! I guess I was thinking about the pieces with longer mortises, where the slot cutter could be started inside a mortise also.
And re. NYW, I guess I wasn’t aiming for an “insanely nice compliment” – just sharing that I was a bit disappointed after watching his show. I felt like I didn’t learn anything, because he didn’t really explain his decision-making or thought processes. I also appreciate your opinions on your creative process and subtle but intentional design elements. I guess it’s a pretty different purpose behind the show, and a different market, but I’m glad you’re doing what you’re doing! Again, keep it up,
Andy
Marc,
Great looking piece. I learn a lot from watching your web videos more than once. Why did you trim the door using the miter saw for one edge and then your table saw for the two others? Also, when you cut the ebony stock. were you using a feather board (the yellow plastic part)to hold the cut stock to the blade?
Thanks
Joab
Marc,
I’ve been following along and building a couple of campaign boxes in a Greene and Greene style. The lids will have panel tops much like your doors. Because the panels will move, should I finish them before assemble the lids? Otherwise, a line is going to show up every time it rains (in the Pacific NW)?
Phil
Hey Phil. That is a very good idea. Whenever I can finish my panels ahead of time, I do. You will notice that in this series, I did not do that. I basically changed the order of things just a bit for the sake of continuity in the video.
Hey Joab. No real strategy involved. Just showing how it can be done multiple ways. And I believe I was using a magnetic featherboard to hold the ebony stock. Helps keep things that much safer on those small parts.