I have managed to complete a few things

[chkorte]

Greetings all,
I haven’t posted anything for a while so I guess it’s about time. I haven’t been doing a lot carving but have managed to finish a few things. As usual I like making cribbage boards. As you can see in a couple of the photos I’ve begun making them with drawers to hold the pegs. Those little drawers take longer to make than the rest of the board. One thing I’ve been working on for a while is a display case for a collector rifle I own. I carved the back a while ago but other projects keep popping up. I even tried to clean off my work bench. After 3 days I managed to find the top of the bench before something else popped up. I hope to finish the top for the display case by the end of this weekend. In between everything else I’ve managed to get my second machine up and running and install a new RC. The ‘Americana’ and ‘Country Inn’ signs I made for the wings of the VA hospital where I stayed and the nursing plaque I made for one of the nurses. The round cribbage board was a pain. This one carved the scene and then proceeded to drill the holes. Less than half way thru drilling the holes it stalled and gave me an error code. I removed everything from the pattern that had already been carved, marked the center of the carve onto the board, put in the board, jogged to center and restarted the carve. It finished the carve with no problems and only a couple of holes just slightly out of place just above the ‘G’ in GUARD. All in all not to bad but I’m not happy with the eagle.

[gregsolano]

Very nice, are the drawers set into a mortise? Interested in seeing the backs and more of the drawer.

[TerryT]

They look great. Good work.

[chkorte]

Sorry, I don’t have the cribbage boards anymore to take a picture but I can explain how I did it and share the mpc. The area for the drawer is cut out of the back of the board by the CW using a 3/16” cutting bit. After the carving is done and I get the cribbage board out of the wood, I cut 2 pieces of wood off the remaining scrap piece, one piece for the drawer front(cut this piece a little wide) and one to glue back on the bottom to cover the cutout for the drawer. I cut these out of the remaining scrap so I can match the grain. I take the piece for the bottom and cut it with my band saw so I have two pieces about 3/8” thick. I then hand fit one piece to the opening on the bottom and glue it on making sure it doesn’t extend into the area cut out for the drawer front. Make sure you wipe out any excess glue. After the glue dries you will need to use a wood chisel to square the corners in the cutout for the drawer front. For the drawer I take the piece cut out for the drawer front and use a hacksaw to cut a slot 1/16” deep across the flat side approximately ¼” from one edge. Then I take 1/64” plywood, bought at Ace Hardware, and cut out three pieces for the bottom and sides of the drawer. I glue the piece for the bottom into the slot cut into the piece for the drawer front. It has to be centered and square to the face. Once the glue is dry I hand fit the drawer face and bottom into the opening. When I’m satisfied with the fit I glue a 1/8” thick piece of scrap wood, cut for the size of the drawer back, on to the end of the plywood bottom. When that dries I glue the sides on. When the drawer is finished the bottom of the drawer front should be flush with the bottom of the cribbage board. The whole process is not as complicated as it sounds. After the drawer is finished I use a disc sander to sand the drawer front flush with the cribbage board sides and then run the bottom of the cribbage board thru my planer to get the glued on piece flush with the bottom. And one more thing, the mpc asks for a 1/8” drill bit when cutting the back side pattern. Ignore it and keep the 3/16” cutting bit. I don’t use a plunge router to cut a mortise for the drawer opening because I only have about 10% use of my right arm and hand and about 70% use of my left arm and hand. Makes it hard to use a plunge router. Hope this helps. If I can be of any assistance just ask.

[CNC Carver]

Looks good chkorte!

[chebytrk]

Great work! Looks real nice sir!

[Bigtyme]

Really nice job!!. I would echo Greg and like to know more about the drawers....

[dbemus]

chkrote

Outstanding work! thanks for sharing.

[Dale]

Very Nice! I too am interested in the drawers.

[55president]

The Air Force one is really nice.