Well, it is December 10th,
and these are for Christmas presents, so I had better get crackin'. With Sal
finishing Debbie's cabinets inside the shop, I decided to pull the planer outside. I only
had two walnut boards to process, so it went quite quickly.
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I now want to re-saw the walnut. I am using the vertical fence that I
made last year. I clamp it parallel to the miter slot. I have already tracked the blade to
know that this is the best positioning.
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The sawing goes
very well. The TimberWolf 3/4" 2 teeth/inch blade works exactly as it is suppose to.
I want to end up with 1/2" walnut for the chests. I am cutting at about 3/4" so
that I can smooth the cut marks and still have the 1/2-inch.
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I sanded the re-sawn boards
starting with 30 grit until all the saw marks are gone. Then I switched to 150 grit to
remove the 30 grit marks. I did this on the two 1/2" boards and the thinner boards
that ended up at 3/8" thickness. I will be able to use them sometime soon —
maybe for the interior shelf/drawer.
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I am trying to figure out the best uses/sizes of the two tops. I had
planned to make them the same size as the chest I made last year with the spalted
sycamore. One piece will work that way — the other will have to be smaller.
After a few minutes thinking about it, I decided that the figure is so busy,
that the butterfly didn't add that much. I ripped the one piece in half — it will
make great, slightly smaller chests. The irregular piece I will use in some smaller boxes.
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It is time for me to apply
some veneer on the back of the polished, Thuya veneered side. I have some small pieces
that I can choose from. This Padauk looks nice, and I have just enough for the two boxes.
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Rather
than to cut straight sections, I decide to cut each piece on a diagonal and make a diamond
shaped pattern. I am putting small pieces of veneering tapes at the intersections, pulling
together the seams as I go.
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This shot should give you a better look at the matched diamond pattern.
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I
promised that I wouldn't use this excuse again, but I really couldn't find the blades to
my veneer knife so I used a razor blade to make the cuts. Making many multiple, light cuts
is much preferred to trying to make the cut in one pass.
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With both veneer panels
taped and ready, I spread yellow carpenter's glue uniformly over the backs of the Thuya
veneer backing boards.
These are small pieces so I clamped them between two pieces of plywood, just
as I did with the earlier veneers. I will let them set overnight.
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