Latest woodworking project

After finishing the bed project I started a new project.  My son's school have an annual auction to raise money and each family is asked to donate something so I decided to build a pie safe.  I was very happy with the result and the school was happy also.

Building the case


Building the doors


Putting the hinges on the cabinet and fitting the doors


Putting the back on the cabinet - used individual boards - the boards inside the cabinet have a bead where the ship lap joints meet. One board to go on the bottom.


Finally done

Very nice. I assume you bought the punched tin?

But I have to wonder how many folks today know what a pie safe is. Of course it could be used for anything.

Yes I ended up buying the tin panels pre-punched.  I started on one panel and it was taking a long time so a quick order and then I could get back to the construction of the pie safe.

Probably not a lot of people anymore but then again they didn't have screens on the doors or windows until well past the turn of the century.

It was billed more as a storage cabinet then a true pie safe which is what they bought it for.

Next larger project will be this - a pub chair/table.  Tilt the table up and it is a chair you can push against the wall.  Tilt the top down and you have a ready to go table.  There is a house/museum near use that was built in the early 1800's that has one that I would like to see if I can get access to to measure and photograph.  I am guessing the only way they will let me do that is to build them one also for their fund raiser.

dang, that's sharp! that'd actually make for a great shaving supply cabinet!!!

Wow. Very nice.

I used to live in Amish Country in PA. These were always for sale at craft and furniture stores. Lots of people I knew used them to store potatoes and onions instead of cooling pies.


Nice shop by the way.

Phil

Wow. Very nice.

I used to live in Amish Country in PA. These were always for sale at craft and furniture stores. Lots of people I knew used them to store potatoes and onions instead of cooling pies.


Nice shop by the way.

Phil

Thanks. Just wish the shop was bigger and not in the basement - makes getting the lumber in hard and big items out even harder.

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That looks great. Nice job.

Thanks for all the kind comments.

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Is that ash?

Is that ash?

It is poplar.

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