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Saturday, May 28, 2011

Key Cabinet: Rabbeted Carcass

I've done a bit more work on the cabinet, the through and stopped rabbets for the frame and panel back are done. Now I'm just waiting on a McMaster order for some 1/4" delrin rods. These will be to dry fit the carcass together and work on it, whilst still being able to disassemble it easily. I had an issue using only 2 dowel pegs per side/end, three of the 8 peds broke during disassembly and I had to nervously drill out the waste... I don't want that to happen again and can't use a waxed peg because it's to be a glue joint.  



These dados, including the stopped ones were cut on the tablesaw with a 6" dado stack. The stopped dado required the use of stops and was pretty simple to do. A bit of chisel work finished the corners. The gap you see is the result ov some cupping in the top and bottom boards. I'll have to plane this little hollow out before much more can happen.


I'm still happy with it and cant wait to start on the back, I'm still not sure whether I should use walnut, QS white oak, or birch for the frame. Bamboo will still be the panel I think.

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