tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post2137705038335920975..comments2024-02-09T05:18:38.009-08:00Comments on Mulesaw: Pennsylvania spice chest 8, outside of cabinet completed.Jonas Jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-67068939946760172492017-01-16T04:16:45.851-08:002017-01-16T04:16:45.851-08:00Hi Johann
I like the idea of nailing from the car...Hi Johann<br /><br />I like the idea of nailing from the carcase into the moulding - instead of the way that I did it from the outside.<br />I haven't worked on the spice chest while at home this time, Christmas, New Years eve and getting a new puppy has kept me fairly busy.<br />I am constantly reminded of the more humid climate in my workshop compared to the ships engine room, as the door of the cabinet has swollen as has the rest of the piece. I am glad that I only glued on the first few inches of the crown moulding, so it is free to move with the seasons in the back. <br />Though it would be even better if there hadn't been such a thing as wood movement..<br /><br />Cheers<br />JonasJonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-13971997447831812372017-01-15T17:50:38.953-08:002017-01-15T17:50:38.953-08:00Looking Good. I like the idea of grain painting, i...Looking Good. I like the idea of grain painting, it would be a most authentic way to finish it. Also, an idea for you which I have found on period pieces and employ myself; pre-drill holes through the carcase into the moulding and then nail from that direction. use pairs of nails angled towards one another.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />JohannJohann von Katzenelnbogenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774736348480165809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-50369811577885870482016-12-08T08:32:09.855-08:002016-12-08T08:32:09.855-08:00Hi Bob
Thanks for the comment. I am so glad that I...Hi Bob<br />Thanks for the comment. I am so glad that I can amaze all those excellent woodworkers that comment on my blog.<br /><br />I wish we had some snow here. I am on the west coast of Norway, and all the locals say that they can't remember a year with so much rain. There was supposed to be snow and frost, but so far there is no telling when that will happen.<br /><br />My problem with the grain painting is that I have never tried it before. And the pieces I have seen that people start out grain painting are usually fairly flat sections of e.g. a door or a tool chest. <br />Given that I have mouldings and bracket feet and a raised panel door etc, I think it might be difficult to get it to look good. But I guess I won't ever know if I don't try it.<br /><br />Brgds<br />JonasJonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-51987129665204092802016-12-08T06:13:26.392-08:002016-12-08T06:13:26.392-08:00Never cease to amazed me what you can do with limi...Never cease to amazed me what you can do with limited tool set in trying conditions.<br />Your'e the man Jonas :-)<br />That cabinet look pretty good. You are correct in your thinking about the wood selection for the various classes back then. Such pieces were often painted and with a wood grain faux finish.<br /><br />Again awesome Jonas.<br /><br />Bob in snowy old Quebec cityValley Woodworkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322487171914484954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-57936913006470714572016-12-07T23:15:44.298-08:002016-12-07T23:15:44.298-08:00Thanks Greg.
It has been an interesting project so...Thanks Greg.<br />It has been an interesting project so far.<br /><br />Brgds<br />JonasJonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-23207507419980956862016-12-07T23:10:45.338-08:002016-12-07T23:10:45.338-08:00Hi Stefan
Thanks for the nice comment.
I am glad t...Hi Stefan<br />Thanks for the nice comment.<br />I am glad that I am able to inspire with my wood work out here.<br />The drawers will probably wait until I get home in a little less than a week, because the last week on board is always kind of hectic.<br />Brgds<br />JonasJonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-80823169233400299102016-12-07T18:48:47.686-08:002016-12-07T18:48:47.686-08:00Looks fantastic Jonas! Just to echo the above, yo...Looks fantastic Jonas! Just to echo the above, you never fail to impress. Gregory Merritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08626596539743806187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-82029128297755539762016-12-07T10:02:00.790-08:002016-12-07T10:02:00.790-08:00Hi Matt.
Thanks for the comment, I am glad you lik...Hi Matt.<br />Thanks for the comment, I am glad you like the piece.<br />The mouldings were made by sketching the desired profile on the end of the board. <br />I deliberately chose to make a profile without too many concave curves. Because these would be the most time consuming to make without the proper tools.<br /><br />Try to look at the picture from this entry:<br />http://mulesaw.blogspot.se/2016/11/pennsylvania-spice-chest-6-crown.html<br /><br /><br />Once I had sketched the profile, I adjusted the moving filister so it would cut down to my lines. The profile as it looks on the picture has got 3 standard rabbets that have different heights and widths. The concave section was made just like a rabbet, except that I stayed a bit mor away from the line. whenever I felt I was near the line, I adjusted the rabbet to be something like 1/32" narrower, In the end I dismounted the depth stop because it got in my way, so I had to eyeball that the cut wasn't too inconsistent in the depth.<br />Before sanding the concave part looked serrated with lots of small steps, but a generally correct shape. I wrapped some coarse sandpaper around a piece of threaded rod and smoothed it out by sanding it. You can use a dowel or something else you might have on hand that will fit the curve.<br /><br />After ripping the moulding from the wide board, I used the moving filister for making a convex rounding (outside rounding) on what would eventually become the upper part of the moulding. again it was just a matter of eyeballing it and getting it close. Sandpaper took care of the rest.<br /><br />Compared to mouldings that are planed, mine look more fuzzy since I have used a lot of coarse sandpaper on them. But I guess that if I moved through the grades they would look smoother. I'll probably do something like that before painting the chest - if that is how I end up finishing it.<br /><br />If anything is still unclear, please let me know, then I'll try to make a pictorial "how to" once I get home. The Internet connection out here does not cooperate when I need to upload more than one picture, but I can do that from home.<br /><br />Brgds<br />JonasJonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-76874954818508384232016-12-07T09:46:25.535-08:002016-12-07T09:46:25.535-08:00Hi Bill.
I have to confess that I used a bit of sa...Hi Bill.<br />I have to confess that I used a bit of sand paper for the mouldings, but they did turn out pretty good. The most difficult thing was to cut an accurate miter and clamp them onto the case. I guess that is why there are a few gaps when seen from the top.<br /><br />I haven't made a definite plan for finishing the chest, but I am leaning towards trying out some grain painting.<br />My idea is that people like myself who couldn't afford to get a spice chest made out of mahogany or curly maple etc. would perhaps have had someone make a spice chest out of pine and then it would have been grain painted to look like a much more expensive species of wood.<br /><br />Thanks<br />Brgds<br />JonasJonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-89233545509140486332016-12-07T09:34:09.729-08:002016-12-07T09:34:09.729-08:00Nice work Jonas. Really looks great. I was going...Nice work Jonas. Really looks great. I was going to ask how you did the mouldings, but you mentioned the moving fillister. I'm guessing you made the curves with sandpaper. Can you elaborate?<br /><br />MattTiny Shop Woodworkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-70861919229344109002016-12-07T06:07:50.937-08:002016-12-07T06:07:50.937-08:00And you never cease to amaze, in particular the mo...And you never cease to amaze, in particular the moulding. I had a difficult time making a moulding in my garage, let alone a ship at sea/shipboard!! <br />How do you plan on finishing? I've seen some examples stained, some painted. It's a very nice design so I bet either way it will look awesome!<br />Billconfusedwoodworker@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388390480569098626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-73290451529128152782016-12-07T03:30:22.005-08:002016-12-07T03:30:22.005-08:00Hi Jonas,
the little spice chest came out great.
A...Hi Jonas,<br />the little spice chest came out great.<br />As always I'm thrilled about your result in relation to the conditions you have.<br />At any rate inspiring.<br />Cheers,<br />StefanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17569365598390231433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-86710690895967642672016-12-07T02:21:05.309-08:002016-12-07T02:21:05.309-08:00Hi Ken
Thanks for the nice comment.
All the miteri...Hi Ken<br />Thanks for the nice comment.<br />All the mitering of mouldings almost made me convert to Shakerism. But once it is all in place the problems are forgotten.<br />Pictures can be deceiving - There are some gaps at the mouldings, but I might paint the piece, and then I can use some putty to cover the gaps.<br />Brgds<br />JonasJonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-49507380902809409562016-12-07T02:17:52.400-08:002016-12-07T02:17:52.400-08:00Danke schön Pedder.
Es hat spass gemacht so weit, ...Danke schön Pedder.<br />Es hat spass gemacht so weit, aber es ist nur möglich weil wir in Hafen sind. So ich kann fast jedes Abend ein bisschen darauf arbeiten.<br /><br />Liebe Grüsse<br />Jonas<br /><br />It has been fun so far, it is only possible because we are in port. So I can work a bit on the project most evenings.<br /><br />Cheers<br />JonasJonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-44826641817198357202016-12-07T02:14:49.709-08:002016-12-07T02:14:49.709-08:00Thanks Jefski
I will try to get the "in house...Thanks Jefski<br />I will try to get the "in house professional photographer" to take some better pictures once I land. <br />Maybe I'll try to move the piece to the control room, there is slightly less clutter.<br />Brgds<br />JonasJonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-53232350392202967612016-12-07T02:11:43.561-08:002016-12-07T02:11:43.561-08:00Thank you.
It is made at sea, well, more correctly...Thank you.<br />It is made at sea, well, more correctly in port, but on board a ship at least. So I still hope it is the first seaborne Pennsylvania spice chest.<br />Brgds.<br />JonasJonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-87370024547922784002016-12-06T22:16:40.150-08:002016-12-06T22:16:40.150-08:00Jonas,
I love the manly man tools in the backgrou...Jonas,<br /><br />I love the manly man tools in the background :-). I join the others in awe of what you do in limited conditions. <br /><br />BTW, the chest looks great with no caveats, <br /><br />ken I'm a OK guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11843155822153452980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-31800117445712259132016-12-06T21:15:02.341-08:002016-12-06T21:15:02.341-08:00Jonas, das ist wirklich unglaublich, was Du mit de...Jonas, das ist wirklich unglaublich, was Du mit den wenigen Werkzeugen in dieser Werkstatt gebaut hast!<br /> <br />Liebe Grüße<br />Pedder <br /><br />Jonas, <br /><br />unbelievable what you did with this few tools in that workshop. <br /><br />Cheers<br />Pedder<br /><br />Pedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692353908068506678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-25000212986405288852016-12-06T17:41:31.933-08:002016-12-06T17:41:31.933-08:00Awesome, Jonas, amazing the detail you're gett...Awesome, Jonas, amazing the detail you're getting with that tool set. You're helping the rest of us set ojur sights higher. Hope to see more images when you get back to dry land, want to understand better how you did the decorative work.<br />Jeffjefskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07371137053872693861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-16395834835925978652016-12-06T17:07:02.110-08:002016-12-06T17:07:02.110-08:00Looks great! if you are making that at sea I bet i...Looks great! if you are making that at sea I bet its the first Pennsylvania spice box to made there.Frontier Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02943729464934284498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-6185866286563539102016-12-06T14:24:42.311-08:002016-12-06T14:24:42.311-08:00Thanks.
I guess I need to take a close up picture ...Thanks.<br />I guess I need to take a close up picture of the mouldings at some point.<br />I am getting increasingly better at using the moving filister for all kinds of stuff that it is not intended to be used for.<br />Cheers<br />JonasJonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-89841020723011224112016-12-06T14:18:51.482-08:002016-12-06T14:18:51.482-08:00Wow! It looks amazing. I can't believe you did...Wow! It looks amazing. I can't believe you did those moldings with no molding planes. <br /><br />And the picture looks great. Even when I make it bigger, it is still big enough.Brian Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.com