| 2025-11-11 |
13:15 |
15:15 |
120 |
Milling the sides. Marked edges to maintain 4-way grain wrap.
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| 2025-11-11 |
21:15 |
22:15 |
60 |
Milled second set of sides; resawed veneer for front. |
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| 2025-11-13 |
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75 |
Cutting pieces for cracked ice front. Rough bandsaw; shot to final size. Chevalet next time for multiples? Consider reshaping 13/14/16 to avoid common point.
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| 2025-11-14 |
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45 |
Gluing up cracked ice veneers Slow going.
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| 2025-11-15 |
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60 |
Continue gluing up front. |
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| 2025-11-15 |
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60 |
Complete first veneer panel; start second. |
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| 2025-11-16 |
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60 |
Thickness front. Miters on the sides. |
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| 2025-11-16 |
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30 |
Cut rabbet and dado in each side. For bottom and dividers respectively.
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| 2025-11-16 |
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90 |
Plywood base; interior dividers |
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| 2025-11-16 |
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45 |
Flushed sides to dividers; stock for caps. |
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| 2025-11-16 |
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15 |
Glue caps on sides. |
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| 2025-11-17 |
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40 |
Flushing caps; paring miters on caps. |
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| 2025-11-18 |
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75 |
Inlay metal into front Titanium this time.
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| 2025-11-19 |
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30 |
Make holly dust; apply mastic to gaps. |
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| 2025-11-20 |
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45 |
Sanding front to level mastic; polish metal lettering. |
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| 2025-11-23 |
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60 |
Futz with fit on miters; recut base; veneer base. I always forget how much I dislike miters.
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| 2025-11-29 |
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120 |
Prefinish cherry dividers; flush inside of holly sides; surface prep bottom; attach book cloth to bottom. |
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| 2025-11-30 |
11:20 |
12:00 |
40 |
Prefinish inside. |
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| 2025-11-30 |
13:30 |
13:50 |
20 |
First glue up. |
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| 2025-12-01 |
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20 |
Final glue up |
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| 2025-12-02 |
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30 |
Final finish and wax. Fill with tea, and I'm done.
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