The new me is getting stuff done. Not at some stupid fast rate, but motion on things.
Speaking of stuff to get done, the Wif is going to NC next week. I think that means it’ll be time to build some proper cabinets. I’m thinking about the design I want to go with. Off the cuff, it’ll be about a foot deep slices of plywood. Support them across the top, bottom, and back. Unless I just sold boards. I think boards. Use the router to grind grooves at whatever interval. Mix it up. I’ll mix then up as I want to pre-grind grooves on the outside edges also to add extensibility. Or not. Drawers will be a flat that fits the groove with a box built on the top. In the box, as spacers for compartmenting, use thin slats in more grooves. I kinda want to add a velvetine drawer liner, but that’s the way I roll. I should draw all this, and start adding up some base costs. Do I want to work with the tools I have, or do I need to look at more tools? Did my mom ever clean up enough garage to use her table saw? Is there still a router table up there for me if I want?
How am I going to use something like 80 glass insulators? I’m currently leaning on small presents for people. The nightlight things I did were well received. I could also take another ok at drilling them and then make small planters, which would be fun. Air cactuses wouldn’t even need to be drilled. I could get the sizes sorted and then get hole saws to match for doing drop in things.
Back to cabinets. Gonna use boards, not plywood. Well maybe plywood for the back and some parts of the drawers. It’ll be a lot easier to have eighth inch thick wood from plywood. I need to nickle and dime some clamps and a plane.
Here’s a very late update. Since I never posted this one previously, it’s not an update for anyone else, just to me. I got the lumber. Lots of it in fact. At least lots in dollars. And by lots, I mean more than I want to spend. That’s an easy number to reach though, what with me being a stingy bastard and all. After I got the lumber, I held off on construction and did some cleaning instead. That was a poor choice, though that’s a different post. Maybe. Some of that post I’ll have to dance around pretty aggressively.