Hey All -
I kinda got my ass in the buttermilk yesterday. I am building a small cradle out of plainsawn red oak. It's a simple shaker design and I was planning on butt joining it with screws and glue, and then plug the screwholes with face grain black walnut. Piece of cake, right? Anyway, after I got it all cut and did the test fit, the cradle looked clunky with the end grain and thickness of the sides (3/4) Rose had a look, and agreed, and I decided to cut a rabbet on the ends to set the sides in about half way or so. Ha - Ha.... Textbook no-brainer... and it turned out that NO BRAIN is exactly what I had. I had already cut the pilot holes for the screws, and after I was done, I saw the off-cuts held what had been the previously counterbored seat for the screws. I was lucky I found enough dowels... Jeez... It turned a simple, small task into an afternoon of trouble.
I got it all glued up and plugged last night and will sand it, again, and start finishing it today. Pics to follow... Ah well...
John Moorhead