Here are a few pictures of some built-in cabinets and shelves I just installed around our fireplace. Made mostly out of 3/4” birch ply for the carcasses and 3/4” poplar for the face frames and doors.
I rough cut the plywood with a DIY saw cutting guide and circ saw. The final cuts on the sheet goods, as well as ripping the hardwood to width were done on the now 15 yr old BT3100. The cabinet doors are made with stub tenons and 1/4” birch ply inserts. I prefer flat panels for my Shaker-style doors. Long pieces were cut to size on a miter saw. I have Diablo blades on all my saws. Finish/crosscut blades on the miter saw and circular saw, and a 24 tooth rip blade on the table saw.
Did some rabbets with the router, but then switched back to the table saw.
It’s one thing to watch Nee Yankee Carpenter and marvel at all the wonderful tools and huge shop. But when I joined this forum I was truly amazed at the work that was being done in small shops and with more modest tools and setups. I bought my BT3100 after reading some of the articles by Sam Conder and some of the other old timers. I certainly don’t put myself in the same class as Sam and Rod Kirby, just to mention a few. But with their “encouragement” and example, I have been able to accomplish what I set out to do - have fun, build nice stuff, and don’t break the bank doing it.
Thanks to all on this great forum.
I rough cut the plywood with a DIY saw cutting guide and circ saw. The final cuts on the sheet goods, as well as ripping the hardwood to width were done on the now 15 yr old BT3100. The cabinet doors are made with stub tenons and 1/4” birch ply inserts. I prefer flat panels for my Shaker-style doors. Long pieces were cut to size on a miter saw. I have Diablo blades on all my saws. Finish/crosscut blades on the miter saw and circular saw, and a 24 tooth rip blade on the table saw.
Did some rabbets with the router, but then switched back to the table saw.
It’s one thing to watch Nee Yankee Carpenter and marvel at all the wonderful tools and huge shop. But when I joined this forum I was truly amazed at the work that was being done in small shops and with more modest tools and setups. I bought my BT3100 after reading some of the articles by Sam Conder and some of the other old timers. I certainly don’t put myself in the same class as Sam and Rod Kirby, just to mention a few. But with their “encouragement” and example, I have been able to accomplish what I set out to do - have fun, build nice stuff, and don’t break the bank doing it.
Thanks to all on this great forum.
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