A wooden hinge form surrounds the through tenon on the side:
With the hinges glued in place, and the doors trimmed to final fit with a block plane, all that’s left to do is finish sanding, and apply the varnish. Stand by!
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A wooden hinge form surrounds the through tenon on the side:
With the hinges glued in place, and the doors trimmed to final fit with a block plane, all that’s left to do is finish sanding, and apply the varnish. Stand by!
Glue-up time! First thing: sanding. Then more sanding, to make sure everything was truly nice and smooth, and that all the drum sander, blade, and router marks were gone. Then it was glue-up time, using Titebond’s liquid hide glue:
I prefer to use liquid hide glue for the following reasons:
Clamping is a must when using finger joint joinery. I don’t use cauls when I use the Bessey clamps, as I have installed cork with packing tape over the cork; this keeps the glue from sticking to the clamp/cork surfaces. Eliminating the cauls simplifies the glue-up. I recommend you do this, too.
Following the glue-up, I always use a scraper, to remove the excess glue. Then I use a hand plane to flush the fingers to the rest of the board:
In this case I sanded all surfaces, following the hand plane. The reason: all boards have a lot of figure, and I did not want to run the risk of tear-out. Sanding was truly my friend this time.
Once the glue set, it was time to start on the doors. The book-matched door boards were well acclimated to the shop environment, and they were ready to cut just oversize at the table saw. Then I trimmed them to size on the shooting board:
Next: trim the doors to width, make the hinges and the door pulls, and install the hinges. Only then will this cabinet be ready for the finish.
I received an e-mail message from Leigh Industries, showing a terrific special in May:

During the month of May, buy a Leigh FMT Pro Mortise & Tenon Jig and receive an ACMTC Accessory Kit absolutely FREE! Make perfect joints with ease. Offer valid in the USA and Canada only. Hurry! Offer ends May 31, 2011.
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