Anyone interested in 83 Pace Arrow Tear down and Rebuild?

Today, I discovered a major glitch in the use of the jig. It's my fault, really, I guess.

You know that old saying, "what you don't know can't hurt you"? Well, whoever, "they" are, lied.

Last week I ripped a whole bunch of my black walnut into strips that are 1.5" wide.

The picture below, shows that the bottom rail will be screwed into the plywood below. The red arrows indicate the joint between the plywood and the bottom walnut rail.







As you can see, that means that the screw holes will be drilled crosswise, rather than lengthwise. That created a problem for me.

Normally, most of my using my Kreg jig for fastening 2 boards together, has been on boards being drilled like this.

fulltimin wrote:
Overall, I should be able to get his glued into place tomorrow. Yay!

Famous last words...............

STBRetired wrote:
Quick question, just because I'm curious.
Why isn't the top shelf lower so that it would form the bottom of the upper cabinet? Are you planning on putting under cabinet lighting in and using the face frame as a valance to hide the fixture?

That walnut will look great once finished.

You are correct. I do plan on putting lighting on the underside of the top shelf. I figure that is the best spot to get the best light on the counter top, and not have to worry about shading the light, if it was mounted on the ceiling.

Good eye!

Brob wrote:
Looking good!

Thanks.

Quick question, just because I'm curious.
Why isn't the top shelf lower so that it would form the bottom of the upper cabinet? Are you planning on putting under cabinet lighting in and using the face frame as a valance to hide the fixture?

That walnut will look great once finished.

Looking good!

I finally got my shelf facings cut, drilled with Kreg, and screwed together, with glue.

These are not fastened to the plywood yet, and I have just a little bit to add here, but this is all one piece now. Overall, I should be able to get his glued into place tomorrow. Yay!

For those times when you think that I can drill holes just a little faster, if I put 2 pieces of wood in my Kreg drilling jig, at one time.

Hope everyone is having a GREAT Holiday Weekend! :)