table saw moving the fence slightly with
each pass then I cleaned up both rabbits
with a router plane. It worked, and it's a
nice clean rabbit, but I definitely spent
more time with the router plane than
I anticipated.
With the rabbits cut in the sides, I could
now cut the top piece to size. I made sure
it fit snugly between the sides, and then
I attached it to the sides using pocket
screws. This would be the basic structure
of the cabinet.
Next, I cut the bottom piece of the cabinet
to size and attached it to the sides in the
same manner. Now, the cabinet had a top and
bottom, forming a complete box.
I also added some supports inside the
cabinet to strengthen it and provide
additional rigidity.
With the cabinet structure complete, I
could move on to making the cabinet doors.
I used more maple for this and cut the
pieces to size. I also cut a groove in the
inside of each door piece to accommodate
the plywood panels.
I assembled the doors by gluing and
clamping the pieces together, making sure
everything was square. Once the glue dried,
I sanded the doors smooth and attached
them to the cabinet using Euro-style
hinges.
Finally, I applied a finish to the entire
woodworking bench, giving it a protective
and attractive coating. This completed the
construction of the bench's base and
cabinet.
Overall, the project involved building a
multi-functional woodworking bench with a
combination of traditional workholding and
assembly table features, as well as
constructing a cabinet for storage
underneath the bench. It was a
comprehensive woodworking project that
required careful planning and execution at
various stages.
1. The speaker is planning to build a woodworking bench in their small space. They have taped a vision of the bench on the floor for reference.
2. The bench is to have a traditional work holding area and an assembly table.
3. The speaker has decided to combine the two functionalities into one bench design. One half of the bench will be like a traditional bench, with a gap in the middle, and the other half will be a large assembly table.
4. The speaker is using soft maple from woodworker Source for the base of the bench.
5. The legs and stretchers of the bench need to be around three and a half inches thick.
6. The speaker had to rip all the parts oversized and pass them through a jointer and planer to clean up and flatten one face, then pass them through a planer to bring them all to the same thickness.
7. The speaker had issues with their planer, but they found a solution by prying off the wire on the bottom that was fused to the micro switch.
8. The speaker upgraded to a Laguna px16 Shear tack 5 horsepower planer.
9. The speaker plans to use the legs for the shelves of the bench, which will rest in a rabbit cut into all the aprons.
10. The speaker plans to cut a rabbit into all the aprons using a dado stack and a sacrificial fence at the table saw.
11. The speaker plans to join the aprons to the legs using shop-made floating tenants.
12. The speaker plans to cut mortises in all the parts using a template.
13. The speaker plans to make floating tenons using calipers, a fence, and a planer.
14. The speaker plans to make mortises on the sides of all the legs and aprons using a template and a planer.
15. The speaker plans to make the floating tenons using a Domino, which is a quicker method.
16. The speaker plans to drill recess holes for lag screws on the aprons before assembling the base.
17. The speaker plans to sand all the inside faces of the base to make them easier to reach later.
18. The speaker plans to use a labeling system for the legs and aprons to prevent mistakes during assembly.
19. The speaker plans to pre-glue the floating tenons in the aprons, let that set up, then glue the aprons to the side assemblies.
20. The speaker plans to use meatball plywood for the sides of the cabinet to match the maple base.
21. The speaker plans to cut a rabbet on one edge of the sides, then clean up both rabbets with a router plane.
22. The speaker plans to cut the center divider of the cabinet to be the same height as the top of the upper aprons when resting on the bottom of the cabinet.
23. The speaker plans to use glue and Brad nails to keep the bottom of the cabinet in place while the glue sets up.
24. The speaker plans to use pocket holes to attach the top of the cabinet to the divider.
25. The speaker plans to use pocket hole screws meant for hardwood to attach the dividers to the bottom panel.
26. The speaker plans to use pocket holes to attach the top of the cabinet to the divider from underneath.
27. The speaker plans to split the project into different videos for a few different reasons, including the level of detail in the base, the sprained ankle, and the length of the build.
28. The speaker plans to focus on building the draws for the cabinet in the next video and tries a new technique that they have never tried before.
29. The speaker plans to drill all the dog holes and do all the vices in the next video.
30. The speaker has not drawn out plans because it takes a lot of time, but if there's enough interest, they will make the time to make the plans.