Project — "Making a Sideboard Again"

      When I first start3eed this website some 8 or so years ago, I made this sideboard in a story titled "Working Without Plans -- "Making a Side Board."
   Like many pages in this site, there is still considerable traffic there. Readers using a search engine, don't have any way of knowing how old the story is. Fact is, I just reread the 9 pages and found there was a lot of good information in their. You might find the same (click here to go there).

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   I was younger, skinnier and in shape to do that project. And Samantha was alive and a great shop dog. I will show this story to Gabby to explain her new duties.
   If you are wondering about the finish, it was not yet finished. I primed the edges of the raised panels so that when there was any wood movement, the gaps would be white. Sal took it home and painted the side board before it was placed in their living room.

       

   I used a standard draw program to aid me in putting together a sketchy plan. It was very basic — nothing like what some CAD programs can do for you these days.
   I have been watching the Google program SketchUp. The standard program is free, The pro- program is $450. I don't know anything about these programs other than what I read on the woodworking forums. For that reason, I think I will give it a try for making the side baord again.        

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          This is one picture we will not see this time. I sold my Unisaw so I will be using the "All Festool Shop."  If you are not yet into the Festool way of doing things, I still hope you can make use of this story. Just use the tools you have to do the equivalent tasks.

        This was from another story but points out that you can make do with a circular saw. Even though this was 6 plus years ago, I was using the 1" foam over horses to get great cuts with this small saw.

      Using the photograph of the old unit (above), I sketched out a rough diagram that would serve to allow us to buy some poplar boards.

   We've visited our local builders supply/lumberyard and picked up some beautiful pieces of poplar and a sheet of 3/4" ply for the back. That would at least get us started.
   At that point Sal mentioned that Phyllis wanted drawers instead of doors. It's the right time to make such a change since we haven't started cutting yet. 

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