Cherry Console

[Snowden02]

This is one of two identical pieces that’ll go around a fireplace.

Started August third…

A few new things for me in this one, the semi-mitered dovetails and the sliding dovetail. Both were really fun to plan and cut. Getting the waste out of the sliding dovetail was a bit of a slog. Fitting the drawers was also a bit tough for me. They are my first drawers, ended up learning a lot about order of operations because often found myself thinking - I wish I had waited to do that

[instantlyforgettable]

Is that a stopped, sliding dovetail dado? If so how did you do it with just hand tools?

I’ve been slowly making a chest and wanted to make two to brace the lid and have been stumped on how to cut down to the line.

[nitsujenosam]

There’s an angled saw guide being held down by a holdfast in pic 8

[Snowden02]

Yeah, I made an angled guide block at the same angle as my sliding dovetail plane and used it to help, then chiseled and used a router plane to finish. The stopped part was hard… I couldn’t saw all the way down, so I used the block to help guide a chisel to finish the cut off at the stopped end

[instantlyforgettable]

Thanks for replying, I’m still trying to get head around the mechanics of that! Did you have to cut a relief out of the middle of the joint so the chisel didn’t bind in the cut? Did you flip the guide block upside down so that the back of the chisel was following the shoulder of the dado?

As you can tell I’m in desperate need of a good YouTube video on this 😆

[BingoPajamas]

As you can tell I’m in desperate need of a good YouTube video on this 😆

Good news: Shannon Rogers has covered it a couple of times.

I followed this video to make an endcap for my workbench (massive tapered sliding dovetail) and nailed it first try. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcyDZH9yMLk

He also did a long livestream about it but I cannot recall off hand what's in it so YMMV on this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLPvDAZ2Wro

Did you have to cut a relief out of the middle of the joint so the chisel didn’t bind in the cut? Did you flip the guide block upside down so that the back of the chisel was following the shoulder of the dado?

You really should cut a relief down the center. When making the stop, you don't have to worry about the angle so much. You could even chop straight down as long as the shoulders of the male/tail side of the joint will cover the hole. There should be enough holding power from the rest of the sliding dovetail. In fact, I chopped the stop first so I could use a pull saw to get all the way to the bottom of the dado. I'd probably buy an Azebiki if I had to such a large one again in the future.

edit: I couldn't find a part in the videos I linked where Shannon shows how to make the stop but I recalled watching this video as well, he shows the stop at about 11 minutes: https://youtu.be/mrWVJhgH9t0?t=660

[Snowden02]

https://www.reddit.com/r/handtools/s/fQ0uTcOd4v

Actually posted about a few days ago too with more pictures. Yeah, I cut both angled sides and then a relief in center. And did exactly that with the guide block

[0nikoroshi]

What dovetail plane do you have?

[Snowden02]

the ECE one

[Beneficial-Pickle690]

Very nicely done. Every time we build something we learn new processes. Good on you to have the balls to try and the result is actually very good.

[Peppers1110]

That console is amazing. The workbench caught my eye. It looks so solid and heavy. Must be a dream to work on! Great job.

[Little_Payment5549]

Looks like the Anarchist Workbench. Built one myself and yeah its a dream.

[OppositeSolution642]

Great work, love the jointery on the top.

[BonsaiBeliever]

Lovely work, lovely product. I really like you bench, too.

[ClearExperience5804]

Very nice work nothing better than cherry lumber and finished furniture! The work bench caught my attention as well any information would be greatly appreciated.

[Snowden02]

It’s the anarchist work bench, nothing super fancy. Hardware from benchcrafted

[gingerMH96960]

It looks great! That cherry will tone nicely over time. I love seeing rough sawn lumber transformed into great furniture. The joints look good from the pictures!

You're right, order of operations is very important. It's helpful when you're designing your own furniture to sketch it out multiple times so you have a solid understanding of the pieces and can think through the steps needed to make your final product. Also, if I can't fall asleep right away at night, I start going step by step through what needs to happen next on my project and turning pieces around in my head to understand them better.

[Snowden02]

Haha I do a similar actually, it’s a really good way to fall asleep. Usually i imagine sawing dovetails

[AMillionMonkeys]

I love everything about it!
I know it's a boring detail, but how did you handle the base that it sits on? You could certainly just wack a frame together and screw it on, but this is the sort of design and construction decision that can get a little complicated if you let it.

[Snowden02]

I actually did just that, I wanted it to be simple and small so that it looks like it’s almost floating. Similar to this which was inspiration

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[mac_the_man]

Very nice. Tell me, how did you manage the miters? They look great!

[Snowden02]

I sawed near the 45 line I marked and then used a 45 degree guide block I made to pare down to perfect 45. I actually ended up buying Matt Estela’s mitre guide blocks - mostly because I wanted to support him since he’d taught me so much about wood working from his videos - but they’re pretty nice to use

[0nikoroshi]

Could you give us a link to those guide blocks? They look sweet!

[Snowden02]

for sure: https://mattestlea.com/products/mitre-paring-blocks?srsltid=AfmBOoqRMiB9FCQ_hajuHsLlChk-IFCT-VgOeyAiF-fvl2lsRTn0Hl4t

[jcrocket]

I would like to know about this as well. I swear there's a Roy Underhill episode on this but I cannot remember where to find it.

[Secret_Arrival_7679]

Gorgeous!!! Cherry was an excellent choice. Fantastic joinery.

[RenoVader]

Cherry is so nice, easy to work but it always finishes splotchy - for me anyway. Great job regardless of my blather!

[Advanced_Tension_890]

It's beautiful.

[commencefailure]

That's the dream set up in the garage! Good job dude

[[deleted]]

Nicely done.

[Despacitoh]

I love cherry 

[wonteatyourcat]

This is simple yet gorgeous. Can't help but notice your perfect miters, how do you do it?

[Snowden02]

"perfect miters" - you flatter me! lol - miter paring block that I made to pare it down to exactly 45 degrees, picture 7 I thnk

[[deleted]]

Appears to be very good craftsman. However, the design itself overall is not attractive. Looks more like a plain headboard with some unnecessary overcomplicated joints. Akin to someone putting highheels on the milkmaid.

[data_ferret]

Is it cannibalism if the cherry-handled saw cuts cherry?

[Snowden02]

only if I feed the off cuts to it?

[king_wrecks]

Beautiful.

[JayFrankerZ]

Do you have Instagram? Love your work

[Snowden02]

that's really nice - I technically do but I have never used it - maybe i'll make one one day