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Twin Kitchen Hutches #64
by bricofleur Sunday, March 14, 2010
Finally, the construction of the hutch’s glass doors. To cut long boards on a tablesaw, the panel cutter is the safest. And if it’s well made, the cut wil be very precise and square. The blade must be raised so one full tooth will protrude...
Twin Kitchen Hutches #62
by bricofleur Sunday, March 7, 2010
One last molding to mill. I install this ogee bit in the router table and I align the fence barely in front of the bearing. Used in the router table, the bearing should not touch the workpiece. Since the expected life of bearings counts in hours, ideally...
Twin Kitchen Hutches #58
by bricofleur Sunday, February 21, 2010
Now let’s mill the edges of the top shelves. I install a 3/8’’ roundover bit in the router table. As usual, I proceed with test cuts. If you look closely on the photo you will see that I must readjust the height of the router bit to...
Adjustable Cutoff Bin
by bricofleur Thursday, February 18, 2010
I've been thinking of building a cutoff bin for a long time and I came up with a version that offers more flexibility from what I saw up to now. Since my scrap pile is in constant evolution, I wanted to have a bin that would help organize the cutoffs...
Twin Kitchen Hutches #56
by bricofleur Wednesday, February 10, 2010
I roughly cut the top shelves of the hutches. I’m ripping strips to make the moldings to fill the underside of the top shelves. To stay on the safe side for the router table, I rip them wider than required. I install a 1/2’’ roundover...
Twin Kitchen Hutches #54
by bricofleur Sunday, January 31, 2010
To give a decorative touch, I’m installing on the router a flush trim bit which has a fine V tip. I align the V tip with the joint between the uprights and the face frame. The bearing riding against the uprights will assure uniformity. To prevent...
Twin Kitchen Hutches #52
by bricofleur Sunday, January 24, 2010
To proceed gluing the face frames, I raise the casings on these shopmade I-beams. Doing so, I’ll be able to slip the clamps under the casings. I spread a moderate amount of glue and insert the biscuits. As shown, I proceed with one hutch at a time...
Twin Kitchen Hutches #50
by bricofleur Sunday, January 10, 2010
I install the face frames on the upper hutches to mark for the biscuits. To do so, I use a block of wood to align the lower ends. I’m using bar clamps to temporarily set the face frames and get a small T-square and a pencil. At each 8-10 inches...
Twin Kitchen Hutches #48
by bricofleur Sunday, December 27, 2009
The final sanding is made by hand, particularly the rounded edges, that I sand with 500 grit sandpaper. You should feel the smoothness of the edges. This is very nice wear simulation. It looks like I’m wearing sawdust gloves! Finally, the face frames...
Twin Kitchen Hutches #44
by bricofleur Wednesday, December 16, 2009
I install this shopmade support on my workbench to raise the face frames to be cut. I use the jigsaw with a coarse blade to cut the curves on the lower part of the face frames. The blade stays away from the line. The router will complete the cut. This...
Twin Kitchen Hutches #42
by bricofleur Saturday, December 5, 2009
All the face frame pieces being cut, I temporarely stabilize them with a clamp. Now I clamp the pattern guide I made earlier and I draw all the decorative curves on the lower rail. Here are the carefully located biscuit marks for the lower rail. Hese...
Twin Kitchen Hutches #38
by bricofleur Saturday, November 14, 2009
I am ready to rip the stiles for the two face frames. Since my boards are long, I’m using a featherboard for uniformity as well as safety. The outfeed table behind the tablesaw is essential here. By cutting the stiles together, I’m sure they...
Twin Kitchen Hutches #36
by bricofleur Friday, November 6, 2009
The back panels being cut in width and the beads being machined, the next step is cutting them to length. Because of the size of these panels, my shopmade panel cutter is the best jig to use at the tablesaw. I start by squaring one end. Note how well...
Twin Kitchen Hutches #34
by bricofleur Friday, October 30, 2009
While making the dry assembly, this is the best time to take measurements for the back panels. Then the back panels are cut to their final width and length. As I did for the panel doors of the lower cabinets of the huches, I’m using a molding head...
Twin Kitchen Hutches #32
by bricofleur Thursday, October 22, 2009
No mill the holes for the adjustable shelves of the uprights I chuck up a 1/4’’ spiral bit because of its plunge feature and a 5/8’’ guide bushing. Note that my jig has been designed to use such 5/8’’ guide bushing...

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