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How-to make a small Oak wall cabinet...
This is the first full project on this site. I'm going to take you through the basic steps of making a small cabinet. I will be demonstrating many tools and techniques. I will try to explain as well as i can, but if you have any trouble or questions please contact me.
I hope this will inspire you to go out and have a go it can be easily achieved in a weekend. This project is quite simple with basic techniques...
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The first step is to prepare your wood. I passed all the edges of my oak through the jointer to make sure it was all nice and even and square. |
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The first step is to mark out the wood. I know the sides are 400mm high and I want it to be 250mm wide. Details are on the plan at the end. TIP: Use a SHARP pencil for accurate lines ! |
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I'm now going to use my try square to square my lines. Again i'm using a sharp pencil. |
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Over to the chop saw we go. I've set it to be accurate and the cut is at 90 degrees. |
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I've cut the 4 pieces for the main frame. I'm going to join them together using biscuits. It's important that they all align, so i'm measuring exactly half way (51mm) After this I can use a square to draw my index marks. |
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These are the biscuits i'm going to be using. They are No. 10 biscuits. (Actually I lied the ones shown are no. 20's. I took the picture then changed my mind !) Silly me ! |
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I've set the biscuit jointer up to cut No. 10 slots. Notice i'm using my small combination square to keep it all accurate and square. Here i'm cutting a slot in one of the side pieces. |
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Its important to remember that the top and bottom pieces must have the slots on the ends. NOT the inside faces. It's important to get this right ! |
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Well look at all of these lovely slots ! You can see the different slots The 2 standing up are the top and bottom, with the slot's cut in the ends. The 2 lying on the bench have slots on the inside faces. |
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Now I'm ready for some assembly. I'm using 4 biscuits, 2 Bar clamps and the glue. I'm using a polyurethane glue. |
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