Sugar Chest
Justin and Bobby clamp a front back of a sugar chest into the dovetail machine.
Sugar Chest
Here, dove tails are being cut in a front and back.
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Bobby cuts dados to hold the bottom of the chest.
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The front and back with dadoes cut in them.
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In order to hold a partition, a dado has been cut in the sides.
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The partion is fit into the dado.
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Bobby brushes glue onto the dovetails.
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Here, the chest part has been put together and Justin is spreading putty over the joints.
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It still needs love, but the main part of the piece is complete.
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A closeup of the inside of the sugarchest.
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Butternut has been glued and clamped for the legs.
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Now that the glue has dried, nails that helped clamp it are being removed.
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Legs displayed with their assigned chests.
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Bobby cuts each leg to size via the table saw.
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After being cut to size, each leg is then marked for the next part of the job.
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Useing the information marked on the legs, slots are then cut out.
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Here, sides are having tennons cut in them to join each leg.
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A closeup of the tennon and Bobby.
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All the legs and and their supports before being put together.
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Square holes have been cut in the legs and the tennon for the pins that will hold them together.
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The tennon is now being fit into it's slot.
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Pins are now hammered into the holes making the leg and the tennon one.
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Bobby hammers the last two pins in.
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The legs completed.
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Justin cutting decorative rabbits in a frame to hold the chest.
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Bobby displays the frame.
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This frame will provide a safe groove for the chests to sit on the legs.
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Justin and Bobby pose with the added frame.
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Butterfly Hinges and reforged nails have been used to create the lid.
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Here we wanted to to give you a glimpse of the nails before they are bent back.
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Useing a small anvil hold the nails on one side we have bent the nails.
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Bobby drills holes for bolts that have been reforged to hold the handles.
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The grip is placed in small holes drilled in the bolts and then the completed handle is secured to the piece.
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Handforged, these grips add to the rustic beauty of the piece.
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Now we are ready to stain it.
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Linseed oil is now brushed on the chests.
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Staining our projects is the most rewarding part of our work as the finish, brings out the beauty of the wood.
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After being stained, the chest is put aside to dry.
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And now the chests are complete and ready to be shipped to their owners.
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A craftmans delight is the work of his hands.Thanks for viewing this slideshow.
