My new Leigh FMT jig just arrived so Im quite excited to put it to the test. I lack the talent of a master handyman so im relying on the new gadgets to make my life easier. I want to start this WIP for quite sometime but when I attempted to make some mortises & tenons I found out this WIP is not easy because it involves a lot of mortising and tenoning. I dont have the luxury of time because my 1st baby is coming very soon! AMAZON is the answer...lol. I told my wife Ill just be the one to build the crib ( thats my justification for buying the Leigh FMT jig and the D4R dovetail jig... I didn't told her the price though hahaha). I bought some other tools with it. In short MY BANK ACCOUNT WAS ROBBED!! by amazon US & UK.
So much for the story, here is my WIP:
The NZ wood that's been sitting idle for months finally moved. I dont have a sturdy workbench yet (I dont have the space for that) so iI'll be using my wobbly B&D workmate.
I'm a little slow in cutting because I double check my measurement before cutting (dont want to waste the precious wood). Then I set up my FMT jig and clamped it to the rockwell jawhorse.
Here are samples of the mortises & tenons I made:
I have no problem watsoever in making tenons, however I frequently experience chatter while routing the ends of the mortises. I did some research and found out that it is a common problem in routing mortises. I should have done some more research before buying the mortising bits. I should have bought 4-flute upcut bits. What I have now are 2-flute upcut bits. To minimize the chatter I slowly plunge route the ends, I can produce good mortises by doing that.
Here is my WIP after 2 days:
I assembled it just to check the fit. So far so good..
Time to take a break... Kakayod muna ng pambili ng wood hehe..
more mortising and tenoning next week.
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Hooray ... Mortise and Tenon making up another notch...:attack:
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with that super jig you have, you will be creating superb projects with m/t joints...
i'm imagining you'll be achieving your beautiful projects in no time...
missoin arts and crafts, those heirloom pieces...:go::go::go:
:congratualtions:
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Sir Jay & Jonathan, this jig makes me more excited about making future projects.. 🙂
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phototips...in using your point and shoots.
pushing the T&W toggle to the extreme wide produces bowing of the horizon due to fish eye view effect
try to move a little farther from the subject to include more of the view then crop it.in this way, the straight lines will appear more straighter.
hey bro..if the stile for example is 48 inches long and you are going to make tenons on both ends..will you need to elevate the whole fmt jig at that height?
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The devil will find work for idle hands to do.-Morrissey
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@ sir Violaine,
Thanks for the photography tip, I noticed that also.:thanks:
About making tenons on long pieces of wood, the answer is YES you have to elevate it at certain height. But since the parts of the crib is not that long what I did was to clamp the FMT at an inclined position. I've done several times with this WIP. What I have in mind if Ill be making tenons on heavier pieces like bed frame is to bring my Jawhorse at the mezzanine floor and position it near the stairs so that I can place it at inclined position. I imagine I'll be using a vacuum blower to contain the mess or my wife will curse me hehe. It's a trade off. I'll just spend time cleaning the mess just to produce perfect tenons.
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thanks for the feedbacks regarding making tenons on long pieces.
we are excited looking forward to the finish product...i am sure we need not caution you on the type of finish you are going to apply for this heirloom project.
i came across this pic..certainly not mine.
The devil will find work for idle hands to do.-Morrissey
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The NZ wood that's been sitting idle for months finally moved.
Is that untreated NZ wood? Where were you able to get from? The pine usually available in hardware stores in the last few years are all treated.
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Thanks for posting this pics, I would love to see my finish project look like this. However I dont know yet how to stain & apply top coat of poly. I've been reding some articles how to do it but still it's different when you're doing it hand-on. All suggestions about staining & finishing will be highly appreciated.
:thanks:
This NZ wood are treated and sourced from citi hardware, I've been trying to source out untreated pine wood but I dont have much time roam around (I heard there is a store that sells scrap pine wood somewhere in Teresa, Rizal). Wish I can find cheaper wood..
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camv, If you don't mind, how much do those NZ wood cost?
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This NZ wood are treated and sourced from citi hardware, I've been trying to source out untreated pine wood but I dont have much time roam around (I heard there is a store that sells scrap pine wood somewhere in Teresa, Rizal). Wish I can find cheaper wood.
Did you mean Taytay? But the one(s) there seems to be less favored now compared to the closer one on Ortigas Ave., Rosario, Pasig. Cost ranges from P20-40/bft.
...i am sure we need not caution you on the type of finish you are going to apply for this heirloom project.
Not sure if Violaine meant the same thing as I do below.
You probably would want to look for non-toxic or food-grade paints for finishing the crib. When my kids were toddlers, I had a tough time looking for such paints. My kids were natural-born gnawlers of bed/crib posts.
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very nice crib project..and very nice M/T jig too...the cuts are clean and precise.
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Yah, you're right. I've read it's in Taytay but haven't tried to look for the place. Pasig is certainly
nearer I try to go there. Thanks for the info. 20-40/bft seems reasonable. So it's now clear to
me that I've been paying an extra premium for the treated NZ wood, almost 3x.:(
@Balarila,
That's my major concern about paints. I've seen cribs with hard plastic cover at the upper portion, im sure to protect the kids from swallowing the paint. Im thinking that I'll just apply 3 coats of poly w/o staining or painting, just the natural color of the wood. Any suggestions about this?
@jarod,
it's about 100/bft.:(
I'll try to look for cheaper wood after completing this WIP.
Update:
I need strips of wood to be used as fence for the crib but I cant find appropriately sized pinewood strips at the hardware. Since I dont have a table saw or a bandsaw I decided to improvise. Circular saw con table saw.
Drilled 4 holes on the circular saw baseplate for mounting bolts & nuts.
Mount it in a plank of wood in inverted position. Clamped fence with 3/8" distance from the blade
Presto! I have a table saw:)
After 180+ M&T's my WIP looks like a crib now
