A pair of Knick-Knack shelves
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2022 4:19 pm
Not entirely new to woodworking, but this project involves two things I've never attempted. The first is hand cut dovetails. Perhaps I should have practiced on scrap wood first but I did not. Two shelves with four corners each consisting of two boards to be joined and that is 16 dovetail sides to cut.
The second part is attaching the shelves to the wall via French Cleats. Now this seems simple enough but I wanted strength so I am doweling the cleat to the workpiece. I do not have a doweling jig (other than a garage sale plastic cheapie that I've never used.)
Two dowels on each side and two along the top runner. For the dowels on each side I need to bore into the endgrain. I thought this would be an excellent opportunity to try the Mk V horizontal boring function.
I am still VERY new to ShopSmith, and this will actually be my first use of the machine on a workpiece. I think I am doing this right, but welcome constructive criticism. I have enclosed some photos of the setup. The dowels are 3/8" but I used a 1/16" bit to check alignment and table height. Everything is set except depth of the hole.
To support the work I have it backed up against the 520 fence, which is locked in place. That sits on one of the support tables, held in position by the telescoping legs.
So, I welcome comments on the setup.
The second part is attaching the shelves to the wall via French Cleats. Now this seems simple enough but I wanted strength so I am doweling the cleat to the workpiece. I do not have a doweling jig (other than a garage sale plastic cheapie that I've never used.)
Two dowels on each side and two along the top runner. For the dowels on each side I need to bore into the endgrain. I thought this would be an excellent opportunity to try the Mk V horizontal boring function.
I am still VERY new to ShopSmith, and this will actually be my first use of the machine on a workpiece. I think I am doing this right, but welcome constructive criticism. I have enclosed some photos of the setup. The dowels are 3/8" but I used a 1/16" bit to check alignment and table height. Everything is set except depth of the hole.
To support the work I have it backed up against the 520 fence, which is locked in place. That sits on one of the support tables, held in position by the telescoping legs.
So, I welcome comments on the setup.