Finshed the cutting the curved top rails and the straight bottom rails for the wetlocker doors. I have a lot of mahogony left over from previous projects and though I had enough for the stiles as well, all the remaining wood was slightly warped once I cut them down. Will have to put the stiles on hold till I get some better pieces. I am going to make a mirror for the bath room in the same ‘paneled door’ style. Maybe I can use this wood for that.
Also last week, I accidently cut a hole in a stile with the router, and so I spent some time making plug with a dremel and pocket knife. Color doesnt’ match perfect, but it fits well.
Still looking to purchase the engine soon and Amy ad I are planning our trip in November. Amy bought Nigel’s book on diesel engine and am learning alot.
Finished the frames for the anchor locker doors this weekend. Didn’t want to buy a stiles & rails router bit since I don’t have a router table and won’t carry one on the boat. And since I had cut the mortise & tenons with a hand held router and a pull saw, I wanted to cut the panel slots with the router as well. For that I bought a biscuit cutter bit for the router which did the job nicely. And now I don’t need a biscuit cutter either.
Mistakes still plague me. I dropped the router at one point right on a stile and carved a nice little hole in it. After cussing for 10 minutes I decided I would live with it and make a plug to fill it. What the hell.
Started the frames for the wet locker doors this weekend. The top rail is curved so I spent most of a morning making a jig and then routed out one curved rail. It is one of the best jigs I’ve made so far and may use it for other doors if I can.
Amy has been on a kick to make the workshop nice. We bought some more plywood to put up over the shop frames and then she spent the afternoon painting.
Finally got the shed cleaned out enough to work in again. Yeah!
Went through the wood pile and found enough leftovers to make the anchor locker raised panel doors that I designed a few months ago. After cutting the rails and stiles, I had to make a jig to cut the tenon cheeks with the router. After the cheeks were cut, I finished off the tenons with a small Japanese pull saw and a chisel. The pull saw Amy had given to me back at Christmas and it is the sweetest little tool to cut with.
The mortises were cut out at the drill press with a 1/4″ bit and finished off with a dremel and a small chisel. In all, I found making these joints to be a real joy. Especially in a clean workshop.
I’ve posted the remaining photos from our last Halifax trip. First coat of hull primer!
Not much has been happening this week on the boat build except for looking up parts for the engine room. Volvo has an extensive part selection, but damn if I know exactly what I need. Exhaust, cooling, electrical. It all seems really complex from my chair. It is times like this that I really wish I was at the boat.
I’ve posted a few more pictures of the painting and grinding that we did. Still can’t believe how Amy cranked through the primer coat.
