Friday, March 9, 2018

Pilot ladder cabinet 2, resawing.

Today I started doing some stock preparation. It was mainly crosscutting the steps from the ladder to remove the holes for the ropes. 
I still have a couple of short steps left, but I am pretty sure that I will have enough wood for this project from what I have cut so far.

Once cut to length, I tried to resaw some of the short pieces. I split them a small distance from the middle, to take into account that the surface of the boards have some depressions routed into them, to make them more grippy when wet. I expect to be able to end up with some stock just shy of 5/8".

Resawing semi wet wood with a hand saw is not that much fun, but on the other hand it is one of the few types of exercise that I do - so I guess it is OK.
I timed my efforts for fun, and I could resaw a board in 12 minutes. The length of the board is 15.5" and the width of it is 4.5". It isn't fast, but I have learned over time, that in the end - the fastest and most enjoyable building experience for me is to have made all the stock ready and dressed from the start. That way once I start on the actual joinery the project goes a lot more smoothly compared to when I process the stock when I need it.

There were two long steps (spreaders as Jeff correctly calls them), and they were able to provide some stock that is 26" long. I didn't resaw those yet.

The plan is to make the cabinet something like 20" tall, 8" deep and 14" wide. But nothing is certain yet.

I have toyed with the idea of incorporating the original metal badge certificate of the ladder into the cabinet. Probably on the inside on one of the sides.

Should I incorporate this in the cabinet?

The ends have been treated with some end grain sealer.

Still a bit of resawing left to do.

10 comments:

  1. I'd keep the metal plate for the story, but somewhere inconspicuous like you said. 50 years from now your grandkids will be telling stories about how Grandpa Jonas could find wood anywhere and make something out of it.
    Good advice about sawing better, not faster. Will try to remember that.

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    1. Hi Jeff
      Thanks for the comment.
      It was something along those lines that I was thinking too, that in 50 years or so - someone might find it a bit interesting that the wood was from one of the ships that I have worked on.

      When I am resawing like this, I flip the board over every 2" more or less.
      That way I am able to produce a fairly flat board.

      Brgds
      Jonas

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  2. I'd put the label front and center, but that's just me.

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    1. Hi Andy

      I can actually see that it might be an interesting thing to do.
      It would make a nice bold statement if placed in the middle of the door.

      I guess I'll have to make some tests once I am a bit closer to completion.

      Brgds
      Jonas

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  3. The metal badge has two sides. You needn't use the same one in a new project.

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    1. Now that is correct, I think that it is just plain blank stainless steel on the backside, so technically I could use it as some sort of small mirror.
      But I think that I would want it to show the text side again.

      Brgds
      Jonas

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  4. Hi Jonas,
    great new project.
    The reuse of the badge is a must, as I find.
    I would place it onto the inside of a door or on the down face of the bottom.

    Cheers,
    Stefan

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    1. Hi Stefan
      Thanks.
      I think that inside the door would be the most cool location, but I will have to decide once I get a bit further in the build.
      Brgds
      Jonas

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