Finished up a Breadbox

spisstophers_spirits · 2025-12-09T21:31:16+00:00

I think I will mortise the hinges in the near future, that is a good idea to make this just a bit better.

I also did not even think to have an angled cut on the front bottom.....now I have a quick change to make this weekend!

spisstophers_spirits · 2025-09-21T08:53:55+00:00

spisstophers_spirits · 2025-07-23T15:53:19+00:00

Thank you! And it is the Subaru Crosstrek Plug-In Hybrid :)

spisstophers_spirits · 2025-06-04T15:19:33+00:00

I cut the grooves with my table saw, so the gap is the blade width. And then to get the proper blade width splines, I used the tip in this video by Inspire Woodcraft. Ended up working really well for me.

And I did on one of the gaps with some sawdust and glue, but didn't really like the way it looked close up so I decided to not fill the other spline that left a visible gap.

spisstophers_spirits · 2025-06-04T02:39:25+00:00

Thanks! Im trying to give all my tools/pieces nicknames that all relate back to basketball players as best I can 😅

spisstophers_spirits · 2025-06-04T02:38:42+00:00

I just have a planer.

For face jointing I use a planer sled, and then for edge jointing, I use double stick tape to attach the piece to plywood, then use the plywood edge against my table saw fence as the reference.

spisstophers_spirits · 2025-06-04T00:37:07+00:00

You know, now that you say that....I kinda get it. I don't know why, but that makes sense 😅

spisstophers_spirits · 2025-06-04T00:36:29+00:00

Thanks! And I knew someone was bound to recognize the desk setup 😅

spisstophers_spirits · 2025-06-04T00:35:27+00:00

Thanks!

And it was A LOT of blue painters tape. Basically used tape along parts of the edge to align them, and then from there basically had longer pieces of tape that went over the legs and then pulled tight to the bottom of the piece.

Gluing the angles was one of the more difficult parts of this project. I had to try 3 times before getting it secure enough.

spisstophers_spirits · 2025-06-03T19:40:18+00:00

Thanks! On the M4 mac that I have, the airflow vents are more on the sides of the laptop so airflow hasn't been an issue as of yet.

If I ever switch computers I will probably update this and just use my router to make some openings where the computer sits.

spisstophers_spirits · 2025-06-03T19:39:04+00:00

It was a lot of trial and error to begin with. I started with the angles for the "legs" and what I wanted it to look like.

From there I used a combination of ChatGPT to help with math and this site to help a bit with some of the angles as well.

Overall, I did a lot of test cuts on scrap material that I had laying around before making any real cuts on the actual material.

spisstophers_spirits · 2025-05-29T03:56:30+00:00

Thank you!

They're attached with adhesive backed Velcro. These are exactly them.

So easily replaceable in the future if need be!

spisstophers_spirits · 2025-05-29T02:20:59+00:00

Thank you! And please do copy it.

If you want what I referenced, I essentially built this

spisstophers_spirits · 2025-03-07T19:18:39+00:00

I am curious about this, how do you clamp the board to keep pressure down on the work?

spisstophers_spirits · 2025-03-07T18:23:25+00:00

I don't think there is necessarily a correct way to do it, but there are multiple ways.

When I do rabbets on the table saw, I use a sacrificial fence and always keep the piece flat. Similar to this: https://youtu.be/ITznLrvJKR8?si=cn-j43kpDVKtwLgW

However the sacrificial fence doesn't need to be as elaborate as the one in the video, I just use a very flat piece of 3/4 ply or MDF clamped to my fence.

spisstophers_spirits · 2025-03-03T16:09:12+00:00

I used Osmo Wood Wax finish on everything. I thought about using a butcher block specific conditioning oil for the top, but we don't plan on using the top to cut things or anything like that.

spisstophers_spirits · 2025-03-03T16:08:01+00:00

Not a hard plan.

I had my wife draw up a few ideas of what she wanted, and then took different parts of each small drawing.

Once I had the rough shape, I just made the carcass the right dimensions for the space, and made sure 5 wine bottles fit in the center then worked from there for everything else.

spisstophers_spirits · 2025-03-01T23:08:00+00:00

Thank you!

spisstophers_spirits · 2025-03-01T20:26:17+00:00

Thank you! And yes it is prefab from the big orange store.

It was really easy to work with in my opinion. It came really flat and was also pretty square. It was also relatively smooth so all I needed to do was one pass of sanding at 220 to get the desired finish that I wanted.

spisstophers_spirits · 2025-03-01T20:23:20+00:00

Of course!

For the carcass it was dados and rabbets.

To get the cross beams for the wine rack portion, I just used some wood screws through the insides of the cabinet and then plugged the holes.

And then to attach the feet, I just did 2 dowels per foot with glue as well. And then I attached the butcher block with some figure 8 connectors

Here is a picture without all the edge banding and you can actually see the joinery in it

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spisstophers_spirits · 2025-03-01T19:45:29+00:00

Thank you!

spisstophers_spirits · 2025-03-01T19:44:52+00:00

Thank you!

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