Started it this project in 2013 by felling the pine tree on my property. Then I took it to a bandsaw mill and helped him mill it into boards. Just had him slab one face, then rotate the log 90° so I could joint and plane it to final size easier. After getting the boards back home I put them in the rafters of my shop to let them dry until I had time to work them.
September of 2014 I started working on the hutch, milled all the pieces to get them ready for glue ups to make the panels.
Got the backs onto the cabinets, shelves made, and the doors done. Weather turned wetter and the wood started to move, which happens in a non-climate controlled environment. The panels in the doors warped and broke out of the rails and stiles. So, I ended up bringing the hutch and door parts into the house to winter, then spring came and went, then summer came and it was too hot to be in the shop for any length of time, so I finally had time and the weather to go back out at the end of August.
Completed the doors and had the water based poly on in less than 3 days and the hutch is now in the house.
September of 2014 I started working on the hutch, milled all the pieces to get them ready for glue ups to make the panels.
Got the backs onto the cabinets, shelves made, and the doors done. Weather turned wetter and the wood started to move, which happens in a non-climate controlled environment. The panels in the doors warped and broke out of the rails and stiles. So, I ended up bringing the hutch and door parts into the house to winter, then spring came and went, then summer came and it was too hot to be in the shop for any length of time, so I finally had time and the weather to go back out at the end of August.
Completed the doors and had the water based poly on in less than 3 days and the hutch is now in the house.
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