Plank of Maple.
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A 1×6 x 5’ left over from other projects….seemed a shame to just leave it lying around…
We have a plan, though…
And we have a “Prototype”...
Something Paul Sellers called his “Desktop Organizer”....plans are from his Master Class Series.
First, I need to cut that plank down into more easy to use parts…
Need 2 pieces at 12-1/2” long…
Square a cut line…Hmmm..tablesaw? Nah..
D8 ( was made before the hyphen) Panel saw…20” long, 10ppi…had 4 cuts to do…a lid panel, a panel for the bottom, a panel for the front/back sides, and a panel for the 2 ends…
Piled up? Which left…
This handsome fellow….Maybe cut a few drawer parts from it?
At 7/8” thick, all of these need to be resawn….lid to 11/16”, the “base” needs to be 1/2” thick….decided to make the 4 sides at 3/8” thick…..as well as the drawer parts….
Can’t trust the bandsaw, it makes more waves than the Irish Sea….even IF I cut a kerf for it to follow, first….it still goes it’s own way. I can set up the tablesaw to at least cut a kerf…
Blade is as high as it can be raised…but…
It can’t reach the center of a 1×6….Still, IF I run the 5 boards through on all their edges, I can get a kerf for another saw to follow….Needed to set up that rip fence for whatever thickness I was going to need…and run a board through..4 times…
So, how to remove that web in the middle? Old school, of course..
I first tried it like this…was having issues with the board wanting to tip on over…results?
Got to thinking…maybe try the end vise of the bench? See IF the vise will open up enough..
Might just work. Saw down to just above the jaws….turn end for end…and saw again…
Just follow that kerf…Have to be careful….as when I get to the first cut…
That 28” long D8 Rip saw will DROP! Using a 2 handed grip, means my left pinky is right at the front edge of the handle….which will slam into that sharp corner…and it will leave a mark….so…last few strokes or done one handed…saves my finger, and the top of the bench….results?
I think we have a plan…2 pieces done…only 3 more to do.
Managed to get 4 pieces done….was getting soaked…this IS a Cardio Workout, after all….decided to stop for the day ( Friday, anyway) and try again the next day….
Stay tuned