How exciting!! I finally got to glue up the carcase. So this morning's "one last thing" included drilling holes for the tiny screws that hold the hinges in place and then threading the holes for the screws with a steel screw because the brass ones could snap in the maple without this step. Also drilling the hole for the ball catch which is the thing that keeps the door closed. Then just a little shaving of the shoulder - just a kiss with the little block plane - to make that joint even sweeter. Ok, now we're ready!
Once the maple pieces are glued together, we "buttered" the little wedges and slipped them into the tenons. The wedges are made of purple heart (which is a nice contrast, I must say) and that's much harder than maple. So when we were just getting the hang of tapping them in with the hammer, we split a shelf!!! Yes! I think there's 14 clamps on there - you can't just take it apart and make a new piece! So we grabbed the pliers and backed it out. oops! We used epoxy to glue up so I can't take the clamps off til tomorrow.
Oh goodness I feel such relief and excitement!
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