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  • onedash
    Veteran Member
    • Mar 2005
    • 1013
    • Maryland
    • Craftsman 22124

    First Raised Panel

    Well It turned out pretty good. It will be the side of a Desk. I Almost burnt out my router. I was cutting the entire profile of the panel and my router stopped and smoked and it was HOT. After it cooled down it worked again. It made it through 3 1/2 of them. So I finished them up in about 3 passes each. Other than that im pretty proud of them. They are just dry fit now. Gotta sand and stain before I glue em up.
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    YOU DONT HAVE TO TRAIN TO BE MISERABLE. YOU HAVE TO TRAIN TO ENDURE MISERY.
  • Jaden
    Established Member
    • Feb 2006
    • 202
    • Trenton, MI
    • BT3100

    #2
    Nice job, especially for your first try.....
    "I am so hip I have difficulty seeing over my pelvis." - Zaphod Beeblebrox

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    • retired wrench
      Forum Newbie
      • Jan 2005
      • 84
      • grantsville, W V, USA.
      • BT 3100-1

      #3
      geez, they DO look good !! I never tryed panels like that, If I do I hope mine turn out close to what yours did........
      What kind of router did ya use?? Is that oak ? I keep looking at em, and admire your work.........nice job......................
      larry

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      • Pappy
        The Full Monte
        • Dec 2002
        • 10453
        • San Marcos, TX, USA.
        • BT3000 (x2)

        #4
        Other than some minor burning near the corners, those look great. The marks should sand out of oak real easily. Looking forward to seeing the complete desk.
        Don, aka Pappy,

        Wise men talk because they have something to say,
        Fools because they have to say something.
        Plato

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        • monte
          Forum Windbag
          • Dec 2002
          • 5242
          • Paw Paw, MI, USA.
          • GI 50-185M

          #5
          Very nice! Be sure to post pictures of the desk when it is finished.
          Monte (another darksider)
          Reporting Live from somewhere near Kalamazoo

          http://community.webshots.com/user/monte49002

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          • Raymonator
            Established Member
            • Mar 2006
            • 158
            • Near Ottawa Ontario
            • Ryobi BT3100

            #6
            Wow, I would do anything to be able to learn how to do that. That is beautiful. I wouldn't have a clue on how to start such a project. Can't wait to see the finished product. Great job onedash !
            Measure twice....cut once.
            Happiness makes up in height what it lacks in length (Robert Frost)

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            • venkatbo
              Established Member
              • Jan 2006
              • 243
              • Cupertino, CA, USA.

              #7
              Hi onedash,

              Amazing, as your first panel project
              Could you tell us whci make/profile/model# bits you used for the project.
              Also, any clues what you think may have caused those minor burns - could it be that you paused at those spots a little bit longer :?) Thanks.

              Best,
              /venkat

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              • onedash
                Veteran Member
                • Mar 2005
                • 1013
                • Maryland
                • Craftsman 22124

                #8
                I used Freud 97-210 http://www.freud-tools.com/fr97ograparo.html in a PC 890 on a Jessem Table/fence. All that made it easy.awsome instructions and movie came with the bits. And I built a little sled for the rails. All I need to make it better is a bigger router. Had a little trouble with the first few panels. I was cutting the profile in one pass. Thats why they burned and thats why my router stopped and starting smoking. Made another set this morning but did the panels in 4 passes instead of one. MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH better.
                I was just in to big of a hurry yesterday and the rails and stiles turned out good so i had to hurry up and get the panels in them.
                I definately like working with LYPTUS better than oak. Oak seems unpredictable. in one cut on the saw or the router some goes easy and then I hit spots that are much harder. But its $1 BF cheaper than lyptus. Thats why im using it for the desk. Its gonna take alot. Get to make my first dovetails hopefully I'll start this weekend. I bought 25 BF to start and that built the two ends Still have about 7 BF left plus lots of small scraps that hopefully will go somewhere on the desk. I don't have a design but I can see what I want it to look like in the end.
                I will keep the pics coming.
                YOU DONT HAVE TO TRAIN TO BE MISERABLE. YOU HAVE TO TRAIN TO ENDURE MISERY.

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                • Ken Massingale
                  Veteran Member
                  • Dec 2002
                  • 3862
                  • Liberty, SC, USA.
                  • Ridgid TS3650

                  #9
                  Your panels look very much better than my first ones. Don't sweat the burned places, you know why it happened and corrected for it, that's the important part. A little light sanding and it never happened. Good work.
                  ken

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                  • onedash
                    Veteran Member
                    • Mar 2005
                    • 1013
                    • Maryland
                    • Craftsman 22124

                    #10
                    Got a lot done today even with 2 trips for more wood and had to go out to dinner.
                    For the insides I was going to use 3/4" oak plywood but thought to make it lighter I would make flat panels. So the outside of the desk (each bottom drawer cabinet) will have the raised panel and the inside of each will have the flat panels.
                    Gonna make the drawers next. Then the back just to make sure it all goes together right and everything fits. Probly not the best order but since I could never draw up a plan for this I am just making it. The desk top will be removeable and the hutch will be seperate. If its ever out it the middle of the floor I guess the hutch would not be used. But since it could end up with the front facing away from the wall there will be raised panels in front too.
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                    YOU DONT HAVE TO TRAIN TO BE MISERABLE. YOU HAVE TO TRAIN TO ENDURE MISERY.

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                    • JimD
                      Veteran Member
                      • Feb 2003
                      • 4187
                      • Lexington, SC.

                      #11
                      Very nice, especially for a first attempt. It looks like you figured out to cut the end grain first. I hate sanding out burn marks which makes it easier to remember to go slower. Even with a bigger router I take at least 3 bites. I hope you are also slowing the panel raiser down a lot. I am surprised the 890 even made the cut in one pass and that the oak did not chip out noticably.

                      Jim

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                      • TomBar
                        Forum Newbie
                        • Apr 2005
                        • 78
                        • Rexford, NY, USA.
                        • BT3100

                        #12
                        Great job! Can't wait to see the finished product.
                        Tom

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                        • John Hunter
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                          • Dec 2004
                          • 2034
                          • Lake Station, IN, USA.
                          • BT3000 & BT3100

                          #13
                          Looking good!
                          John Hunter

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                          • lrogers
                            Veteran Member
                            • Dec 2002
                            • 3853
                            • Mobile, AL. USA.
                            • BT3000

                            #14
                            I'd say you got raised panel doors down cold. Good work.
                            Larry R. Rogers
                            The Samurai Wood Butcher
                            http://splash54.multiply.com
                            http://community.webshots.com/user/splash54

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                            • mater
                              Veteran Member
                              • Jan 2004
                              • 4197
                              • SC, USA.

                              #15
                              Very nice work.
                              Ken aka "mater"

                              " People may doubt what you say but they will never doubt what you do "

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