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Smitty

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Misc. Shop Stuff #3: Progress on Gable Built-Ins

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This is part 3 in a 4 part series: Misc. Shop Stuff

If you remember "The Gable Built-Ins" blog from that other site (Jan '22), this picture should look familiar.



Well, with the extreme temps taking me away from house painting for awhile, I've restarted work on said built-ins by fashioning tops out of salvaged 1" t&g pine floor boards. Ripped away the edges and jointed them in sizes that  I could then run through the DeWalt  planer.


Cut a 40 degree edge to match up with the sloped ceiling, and it looks good.


And the other side:


Fronts and center edges runs long, but for now that's on purpose. Slopes aren't necessarily square, but the cuts of the tops will be!

More to come when I get more progress!

Don't anthropomorphize your handplanes. They hate it when you do that. - OldTools Archive -

17 Comments

Dave Polaschek commented 9 months ago
[Counts months on fingers] Good to see the update, Smitty! If my sweetie asks me when my fancy laundry hamper is going to be done (also blogged on That Other Site), I’ll see if I can work this into the conversation…

May you have the day you deserve!

Corelz125 commented 9 months ago
Nice looking recycled boards 
Pottz commented 9 months ago
you do nice work smitty !

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

Smitty commented 9 months ago
Any port in a storm, Dave. Happy to help!

Thanks Gents. There’s been a bit more prep work done behind the scenes that’ll lead to more progress. Hopefully sooner than later.

Don't anthropomorphize your handplanes. They hate it when you do that. - OldTools Archive -

Eric - the "Loft" commented 9 months ago
Looks nice, I do remember seeing this over there. I get the same way at times, a project will sit for a bit.

Main Street to the Mountains

duckmilk commented 9 months ago
I was wondering a few months ago what happened to this build. Glad you brought it back to life.

"Duck and Bob would be out doin some farming with funny hats on." chrisstef

Smitty commented 3 months ago
It’s not over yet…

Don't anthropomorphize your handplanes. They hate it when you do that. - OldTools Archive -

Dave Polaschek commented 3 months ago
Don’t finish too quickly, Smitty! I’m working on a swap project instead of the fancy hamper.

May you have the day you deserve!

Smitty commented 2 months ago
Kreg jig made it possible to creat this 12’ wide face frame, and I Love it.


A tweak or two before nailing it in place (loose clamps in pic). Very, very pleased with fit.

Don't anthropomorphize your handplanes. They hate it when you do that. - OldTools Archive -

duckmilk commented 2 months ago
You should be pleased with the fit. It isn't easy to build something that large that large that fits perfectly.
Nice work.

"Duck and Bob would be out doin some farming with funny hats on." chrisstef

Smitty commented 2 months ago
Thx Duck! Think it’ll come out and get spray painted before getting nailed in place. Awkward, but a great fit. Really happy.

Don't anthropomorphize your handplanes. They hate it when you do that. - OldTools Archive -

Corelz125 commented 2 months ago
What Stanley model # is a Kreg jig? 
Where do you get all of the pine flooring?
Smitty commented 2 months ago
lol, Kreg ain’t in Blood and Gore…

Flooring came from a house I tore down about 7 years ago. A real POS, but one room had awesome floorboards and we managed to get some out in reasonable condition.

Don't anthropomorphize your handplanes. They hate it when you do that. - OldTools Archive -

Corelz125 commented 2 months ago
It's hard to resist free lumber. Even more so when it's old growth and nice looking.
Brian commented 2 months ago
this looks great. i have a space that's very similar. window and all. I might just steal your ideas.

Losing fingers since 1969

Smitty commented 2 months ago
Hey Brian! Yes, be my guest!

Don't anthropomorphize your handplanes. They hate it when you do that. - OldTools Archive -

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