The Wheezycab

[BTWheezy]

Shop fuel (aka coffee) is filled up...let the saw dust commence...

 

[BTWheezy]

Bit of a delay from last weekend...I ran out of Spanish cedar!  ?

Had to go back to the specialty lumber store about 45 min. away, buy more, come home, mill it into proper thickness, etc. And also work, and also the social disruption of the virus.  That said, it seems likely that Washington state will follow California, NY, and Illinois with a “stay home” mandate pretty soon..so I have not much else to do this weekend. Silver linings, people!

Here are pics of the interior (now finished), and the cardboard mock-ups of the doors and drawer fronts.  
 

[GVan]

BTWheezy,

Nice to have you back.  When I didn't see any posts for a while, was worried for your health; thought the COVID-19 might have got you.  As another amateur woodworker I have really enjoyed watching the difficult project you have undertaken.  I'm doing the same - been building a ManCave for over 2 years and now have the time to finally move onto the cabinetry, columns and trim work.  Not looking forward to the crown molding as this will be a first for me!  Love your shop!

[Habana Mike]

Amazing work!

I can't wait until we see it filled.

[Connoisseur Kim]

Impressive cigar cabinet! Can't wait to see this cabinet filled with CCs! ?

[BTWheezy]

It’s said that during the “Space Race” back in the 60’s, there was a big difference between the US and USSR:  the US program efforts (and by extension our failures) were broadcast on live TV, while the Soviets chose to keep a closer control on the media, and therefore didn’t show those failures.  Well, you can call me Comrade Wheezy now.  Yesterday was a slow-go, because it seemed that I made mistake-after-mistake.  
 

The main goal was drawer construction, which eventually came in for a soft-ish landing. But there were more than a few “explosions on the launch pad”. The biggest issue for me is that I don’t use math to calculate measurements ahead of time, and this 15 degree angle on the Wheezycab was the culprit. Trial-and-error eventually got me there, but holy cow...what a day.

Some pics:

1.  Cutting and prepping main cabinet drawer sides.  Cut to width, then rabbets across the board.  LOTS of cutting.

2. Spanish cedar slats cut to width, Chaos Dept.

3. Spanish cedar slats cut to width, OCD Dept.

[BTWheezy]

Pics from Saturday March 21, continued...

4. (Not picutred) Waaaay too much time f*cking around getting construction right.

5. Finished drawers

6. Loose fit in main cabinet. Final placements will be dependent on the drawer slides on either side, which makes the upper 2 drawers rest higher up.  If that’s unclear, it will become clear later on.

@Habana Mike, @LonesomeHabanoAficionado - yeah, regrettably (???) this will get filled up with CC’s, but I guess that’s why we are here. ?
 

And as always, thanks for following along.

- Wheezy

[Vitola]

Fantastic project to follow, most impressive!


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[CigSid]

Subscribed!!

[ha_banos]

Let's get a pic with you standing next to it for scale!

[BTWheezy]

Lots of sanding today...kinda boring and not much to capture with photos. I decided to face the main cab drawers with Spanish cedar for cosmetics though.

1. Cut thin strips of cedar, glued to the fronts.

2. Trim to size.

3. Clean up edges with a super-sharp block plane. 

4. Planing with sharp tools...so satisfying. Then again I’m a shop nerd...but don’t care!

[BTWheezy]

Final update for this weekend...

1. Drawers with cedar facing.

2. Buddy the Shop Cat, providing a Quality Assurance spot-check.

3.  Prototyping placement of door hinges, to ensure proper function.  Done on scrap wood, but measurements are a balls-on replicant of the cab itself.

 

[Rhinoww]

Looks great! I do love a good build along complete w photos of techniques. (photos are fun as well - nice use of light).

I was wondering if this was going to be a completely tailed tool build. Nice to see the old hand tools pop up. The flush cut Japanese saw and a well loved quality pocket plane are among my favorites (although a few years ago I went down a deep rabbit hole refurbishing old hand planes - so as they say I have a few sets). 
 

Dare I ask where you ordered your Spanish cedar and what it cost per BF delivered?

[BTWheezy]

2 hours ago, Rhinoww said:

Looks great! I do love a good build along complete w photos of techniques. (photos are fun as well - nice use of light).

I was wondering if this was going to be a completely tailed tool build. Nice to see the old hand tools pop up. The flush cut Japanese saw and a well loved quality pocket plane are among my favorites (although a few years ago I went down a deep rabbit hole refurbishing old hand planes - so as they say I have a few sets). 
 

Dare I ask where you ordered your Spanish cedar and what it cost per BF delivered?

Hey Rhinoww - thanks for the kind words.  I mostly use modern power tools, but love the old school hand tools when possible. I’ve read about guys and hand planes (in particular), and that dangerous rabbit hole...kinda like Cuban cigars.

I live in the Seattle area, where we have a fantastic specialty lumber store called Crosscut Hardwoods within a relatively short drive (45 min with normal traffic, 25 min with coronavirus traffic).  Crosscut has an amazing range of lumber and specialty plywood *in stock*, and if you need something they don’t have, most likely they can get it.  I think I’m paying $7/board foot for Spanish cedar...but that doesn’t include delivery.

- Wheezy

[Rhinoww]

9 hours ago, BTWheezy said:

Hey Rhinoww - thanks for the kind words.  I mostly use modern power tools, but love the old school hand tools when possible. I’ve read about guys and hand planes (in particular), and that dangerous rabbit hole...kinda like Cuban cigars.

I live in the Seattle area, where we have a fantastic specialty lumber store called Crosscut Hardwoods within a relatively short drive (45 min with normal traffic, 25 min with coronavirus traffic).  Crosscut has an amazing range of lumber and specialty plywood *in stock*, and if you need something they don’t have, most likely they can get it.  I think I’m paying $7/board foot for Spanish cedar...but that doesn’t include delivery.

- Wheezy

I’m very fortunate to live a few miles away from the Popular Woodworking old offices/shop. Great access to the team there when they (and I) were diving deeply into woodworking and hand tools. I was also active for some time at a great woodworking forum that like here was nothing but supportive and educational. I have slowed down on woodworking due to work and having made a number of the bigger pieces I needed for my home but still really enjoy the shop time when I can get it. 
almost done making a very fast shaker style desk as I had an immediate need for another desk in the house due to kids etc being home for the foreseeable future. 
it’s been fun to watch your project move along and I very much appreciate the thought and skills needed for your various angles. 
 

looking forward to seeing the finished product. 

[BTWheezy]

In the words of Ice Cube (thanks @ha_banos) it was a good day...

Today’s tasks had been on my mind for some time, and exacerbated by the coronavirus lockdown. Things were semi-complicated, and if I made any significant mistakes, I’d have to buy more materials...but I have no clue when the local woodworking stores will reopen, meaning the Wheezycab would be stalled until further notice.  So yeah, it was a good day.

1.  Tempered glass for doors and top.

2. Rough walnut plank from which the door frames are born.

3. Frame material cut to width.

 

 

Saturday, continued...

4. Frames rabbeted to accommodate tempered glass.

5.  Initial joint work for frames.  This was a bitch cuz I had to calculate the allowance for the glass on the backside, while keeping the look I wanted on the front. 

6.  Fit is good so far.

 

More Saturday...

7. Setup on the table saw to cut the joints.

8. A peek at how they fit together.

9.  Rough fit of the door frame.  The best news...the tempered glass fits perfectly.  
 

10.  Close-up of the final joint, which is a funky hybrid of a spline joint and a partial overlap joint.  I suspect this actually has a proper name, but whatever.

 

 

 

Final update for today...

11. First drawer being fitted for installation.  This was another task that I wasn’t looking forward to.  I’ve never worked with drawers and non-right angles, and it turns out you’ve got very little wiggle room for mistakes for installing the drawer slides.  You can’t adjust things up or down because the sides aren’t parallel.

12.  Drawer success!! 
 

13.  Door frames set in place for a peek at how things will look.

[ha_banos]

That looks very smart. Great going. Certainly was a good day.

And it was Cube, not T.

[BTWheezy]

@ha_banos - yep, it sure was Cube, not T.  So I guess it was a decent day on average!  My 90’s rap game isn’t super strong...alas.

[rcarlson]

9 hours ago, ha_banos said:

That looks very smart. Great going. Certainly was a good day.

And it was Cube, not T.

Dayum.  Shame on you Wheezy.  Get back into quarantine. 

You've insulted an entire generation, and the entire world. 

There is no place for rap bigotry.  

[Habana Mike]

Coming along swimmingly!

 

[El Presidente]

Bloody impressive all around 

 

[StogieSteve23]

@BTWheezy this is wonderful! Thank you for sharing and cant wait to see the finished product! 

[BTWheezy]

Slightly off topic, but these will be the first residents of the Wheezycab:

[rckymtn22]

I would have thought it would have been the humidification device!

Awesome work, enjoying following along.

[madandana]

Looks good Brian. Getting close.