| Date | Time | Activity | |
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| 2025-11-11 | 13:15 – 15:15 · 2h |
Milling the sides. Marked edges to maintain 4-way grain wrap. |
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| 2025-11-11 | 21:15 – 22:15 · 1h | Milled second set of sides; resawed veneer for front. |
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| 2025-11-13 | 1h 15min |
Cutting pieces for cracked ice front. Rough bandsaw; shot to final size. Chevalet next time for multiples? Consider reshaping 13/14/16 to avoid common point. |
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| 2025-11-14 | 45 min |
Gluing up cracked ice veneers Slow going. |
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| 2025-11-15 | 1h | Continue gluing up front. | |
| 2025-11-15 | 1h | Complete first veneer panel; start second. |
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| 2025-11-16 | 1h | Thickness front. Miters on the sides. |
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| 2025-11-16 | 30 min |
Cut rabbet and dado in each side. For bottom and dividers respectively. |
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| 2025-11-16 | 1h 30min | Plywood base; interior dividers |
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| 2025-11-16 | 45 min | Flushed sides to dividers; stock for caps. | |
| 2025-11-16 | 15 min | Glue caps on sides. |
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| 2025-11-17 | 40 min | Flushing caps; paring miters on caps. |
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| 2025-11-18 | 1h 15min |
Inlay metal into front Titanium this time. |
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| 2025-11-19 | 30 min | Make holly dust; apply mastic to gaps. |
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| 2025-11-20 | 45 min | Sanding front to level mastic; polish metal lettering. |
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| 2025-11-23 | 1h |
Futz with fit on miters; recut base; veneer base. I always forget how much I dislike miters. |
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| 2025-11-29 | 2h | Prefinish cherry dividers; flush inside of holly sides; surface prep bottom; attach book cloth to bottom. | |
| 2025-11-30 | 11:20 – 12:00 · 40 min | Prefinish inside. |
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| 2025-11-30 | 13:30 – 13:50 · 20 min | First glue up. |
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| 2025-12-01 | 20 min | Final glue up |
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| 2025-12-02 | 30 min |
Final finish and wax. Fill with tea, and I'm done. |
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