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Done and done!  Pearwood Shelf, Houston pear, soft maple, Port Orford cedar, shopmade brass hardware.  Shellac and wax finish.  2015.

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Shop Notes /////////////////////////////////////////// One of the drawers, sitting on top of the shelf. I wanted the... Posted: 20 May 2015 07:07 PM PDT http://clarkatron.tumblr.com/post/119489678069 One of the drawers, sitting on top of the shelf. I wanted the drawer fronts to be in line with the curve of the face of the cabinet (which was taken from the grain of the wood itself), but also not project directly off the wall at a 90° angle. Not for the sake of making things difficult- mostly just to make it more inviting. The goal was to make something friendly and fun and warm and from Houston, to match the excellent people who commissioned this little cabinet. /////////////////////////////////////////// and done! Pearwood Shelf- Houston pear, curly maple,... Posted: 20 May 2015 06:30 PM PDT http://clarkatron.tumblr.com/post/119487003999 …and done! Pearwood Shelf- Houston pear, curly maple, Port Orford cedar, brass hardware. More/hopefully-better pictures to follow, then it’s off to beautiful downtown Durham, North Carolina for the @furnituresociety “Home” exhibition! Thanks for following along everybody! /////////////////////////////////////////// Back panel and keyhole plates installed! Posted: 20 May 2015 04:55 PM PDT http://clarkatron.tumblr.com/post/119480528584 Back panel and keyhole plates installed! /////////////////////////////////////////// Tiny keyhole plate! Posted: 20 May 2015 03:59 PM PDT http://clarkatron.tumblr.com/post/119476913224 Tiny keyhole plate! /////////////////////////////////////////// Oh man oh man oh man. Drilling the countersinks for some tiny... Posted: 20 May 2015 03:08 PM PDT http://clarkatron.tumblr.com/post/119473470424 A video posted by Clark Kellogg (@clark_kellogg) on May 20, 2015 at 3:08pm PDT Oh man oh man oh man. Drilling the countersinks for some tiny brass keyhole plates. I am so excited to finally get this beast of an old Clausing drill finally back up and running. There’s nothing like “this cabinet is due tomorrow and I cannot finish it until I fix this machine” to motivate you to fix the thing. This drill press just purrs like a non-mean kitten. The sound of a bit cutting through brass, with no chatter at all, I think maybe makes me happier than making big fluffy shavings with a just-sharpened handplane. I’m excited.

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Oh man oh man oh man. Drilling the countersinks for some tiny brass keyhole plates. I am so excited to finally get this beast of an old Clausing drill finally back up and running. There's nothing like "this cabinet is due tomorrow and I cannot finish it until I fix this machine" to motivate you to fix the thing. This drill press just purrs like a non-mean kitten. The sound of a bit cutting through brass, with no chatter at all, I think maybe makes me happier than making big fluffy shavings with a just-sharpened handplane. I'm excited. #fshome #letsbuildacabinet

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Shop Notes /////////////////////////////////////////// Tiny pulls! Posted: 19 May 2015 05:44 PM PDT http://clarkatron.tumblr.com/post/119402637364 Tiny pulls! /////////////////////////////////////////// Roughing out the shape. Pulls should feel nice when you pull... Posted: 19 May 2015 05:21 PM PDT http://clarkatron.tumblr.com/post/119401065884 Roughing out the shape. Pulls should feel nice when you pull them. /////////////////////////////////////////// Tapping some tiny threads. Posted: 19 May 2015 03:10 PM PDT http://clarkatron.tumblr.com/post/119392189174 Tapping some tiny threads. /////////////////////////////////////////// Cutting some brass rod to length for drawer pulls. Posted: 19 May 2015 02:42 PM PDT http://clarkatron.tumblr.com/post/119390147549 Cutting some brass rod to length for drawer pulls. /////////////////////////////////////////// Planing one of the drawer bottoms. This Port Orford cedar planes... Posted: 19 May 2015 12:59 PM PDT http://clarkatron.tumblr.com/post/119382330569 Planing one of the drawer bottoms. This Port Orford cedar planes like a dream. /////////////////////////////////////////// Fitting up some drawers with the help of my fancy yoga mat,... Posted: 19 May 2015 10:09 AM PDT http://clarkatron.tumblr.com/post/119371235514 Fitting up some drawers with the help of my fancy yoga mat, which I can honestly say has never once graced the inside of a yoga studio.

[clarkatron]

Planing one of the drawer bottoms. This Port Orford cedar planes like a dream. #fshome #letsbuildacabinet

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Shop Notes /////////////////////////////////////////// Back on track! Posted: 18 May 2015 11:36 AM PDT Back on track!

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Shop Notes /////////////////////////////////////////// So as it turns out these drawers, which I had thought were about... Posted: 17 May 2015 12:51 PM PDT So as it turns out these drawers, which I had thought were about an hour or so away from being finished, are actually All Wrong, and , as a bonus, completely unsalvagable. It is no one’s fault but my own, but that doesn’t make it any less frustrating. Back to the drawing board.

[clarkatron]

So as it turns out these drawers, which I had thought were about an hour or so away from being finished, are actually All Wrong, and , as a bonus, completely unsalvagable. It is no one's fault but my own, but that doesn't make it any less frustrating. Back to the drawing board. #workmanshipofrisk #reset #letsbuildacabinet #deadlinesstink