jTr
07-20-2014, 03:02 PM
Shop Bot is used at least a little bit for everything I do, including key parts of this set of Mission occasional tables. Dovetailed drawers, plywood panels and angled face frame rails were executed with the 'bot. Client had specific needs for wire routing and power filter mounting inside back of the A/V stand. Enjoy being able to draft it in Sketchup and smoothly transition from concept to CNC, which very handily executes scalloped passage ways that stay hidden in the back shadows of the case. Really dig the heck out of dovetailing on the Shopbot as well.
Yes, those are true, pinned mortise and tenon joints. Purchased a Powermatic 719T hollow chisel mortise machine to get them done, as I've always wanted one, and client may be ordering more items of this style. Spent about 12 hours chopping mortises and hand paring tenons with planes to dry-fit and assemble the 6 sides for this set . Tenons are 2.25" in length. Next day, they were torn down and grooved to accept the center splitter stiles and 1/4" panels prior to glue ups. I like the fact that I can plot the 4x8 sheet, centering the panel cutouts on the veneer seems of plywood, resulting in a nice balanced appearance.
Really enjoyed my first request to make some authentic Arts & Crafts style pieces requiring square mortises and tenons, (even though some of the internal ply structuring of the AV stand is probably more of a hybrid than a purist would prefer:o).
As you may imagine, I'm competing with the Amish manufacturers when making this type of furniture. It helps that they've fostered a higher awareness of quality work and established the fact that quality costs. Upon close inspection, it is clear they are using every bit of automation that I am, and more. My pricing is comparable to their retail numbers - client's advantage is they get the craftsman in person and can get it made to their exacting specs.
jeff
Yes, those are true, pinned mortise and tenon joints. Purchased a Powermatic 719T hollow chisel mortise machine to get them done, as I've always wanted one, and client may be ordering more items of this style. Spent about 12 hours chopping mortises and hand paring tenons with planes to dry-fit and assemble the 6 sides for this set . Tenons are 2.25" in length. Next day, they were torn down and grooved to accept the center splitter stiles and 1/4" panels prior to glue ups. I like the fact that I can plot the 4x8 sheet, centering the panel cutouts on the veneer seems of plywood, resulting in a nice balanced appearance.
Really enjoyed my first request to make some authentic Arts & Crafts style pieces requiring square mortises and tenons, (even though some of the internal ply structuring of the AV stand is probably more of a hybrid than a purist would prefer:o).
As you may imagine, I'm competing with the Amish manufacturers when making this type of furniture. It helps that they've fostered a higher awareness of quality work and established the fact that quality costs. Upon close inspection, it is clear they are using every bit of automation that I am, and more. My pricing is comparable to their retail numbers - client's advantage is they get the craftsman in person and can get it made to their exacting specs.
jeff