Another great idea. It’s wonderful that you’re so willing to share the techniques you’ve developed over the many years you’ve done Greene and Greene furniture. These videos are giving me more confidence in tackling the table drawer that’s waiting for me in a table project as well as making a blanket chest.
Darrell, I’ve learned a lot from your well-written books and these videos just help speed up my learning curve. Have made 1 G&G style piece and getting ready to design my foyer table in G&G style.
You mentioned a Blanket Chest build is there a set of drawings as I have been building Hope Chests for my great nieces and the latest one is a simple G&G influenced piece of my own design. I would very much like to build the fifth and last chest off your design. As I'm seventy and the oldest is 11 these are my legacy to them.
Hi Andy, I wrote an article for Fine Woodworking on building my Blanket Chest. You can download the article that has drawings at: www.finewoodworking.com/2014/10/01/build-a-greene-and-greene-blanket-chest
@@DarrellPeartFurnitureMaker I found that out late last night.. I even subscribed to the magazine... We'll be in touch, this I'm sure of. I only started building furniture 5 years ago on my retirement. But I've sold enough pieces to at least break even on materials.
I've created many square holes using a method very similar to this over the years. Recently I bought a hollow chisel mortiser to use on mortise and tenon joints. It suddenly occurred to me that I could use the tool to make square holes for plugs. It eliminates the problem I would have occasionally where the hole wasn't perfectly perpendicular with the work line. This, after the fact, has helped me justify spending the money on the new tool. I can't see going back to doing these manually unless it is on a piece too big for the mortiser. In a shop with a mortiser, is there any reason to do these with a hand held punch instead?
I used the hollow chisel mortiser for peg holes in the beginning and I still do for a couple of very specific instances. But the results are not as consistent as with the punches. There are a few issues that arise with the hollow chisel mortiser: • Sometimes the bit can stray outside the perimeter of the chisel and leave a crescent shape on the hole • Ejecting chips can sometimes get caught under the chisel and mash down the surrounding wood. • There is sometimes a tendency to leave the edge of the hole a little crumbly - especially as the chisels becomes dull. • 3/16” hollow chisels are not easily sourced Sometimes when I have a large run of dining chairs and a lot of square holes in the same place I will predrill the holes on the drill press then use the hollow chisel mortiser , without the bit and not turned on, to square the holes.
@@DarrellPeartFurnitureMaker Thanks so much for the reply. I'll see if I have these issues with the new tool. I've never gone smaller than the 1/4" chisel, so that isn't an issue. I may end up going back to the hand tool. I have leaned on your website (and book) for years for inspiration and information for my woodworking. I appreciate that you share your knowledge with fellow woodworkers.
Another great idea. It’s wonderful that you’re so willing to share the techniques you’ve developed over the many years you’ve done Greene and Greene furniture. These videos are giving me more confidence in tackling the table drawer that’s waiting for me in a table project as well as making a blanket chest.
Thanks, Don
Excellent demonstration, and very enlightening comments section as well. Thank you.
Wow, must have had a lot of coffee that day. 😉 Love the old-school Hi-Fi gear in the background.
That's just a part of my vintage stereo gear ...
Darrell, I’ve learned a lot from your well-written books and these videos just help speed up my learning curve. Have made 1 G&G style piece and getting ready to design my foyer table in G&G style.
thank you, Sandy
Those Bessey's look like they're working out well!
They are - these are the small ones and they have more clamping power that I would ever need. I think they were originally intended for metalwork.
Love your videos, question on the Greene and Greene ebony plugs. Do you install them before or after finishing?
Hi Alfred, I install the plugs prior to finishing.
@@DarrellPeartFurnitureMakerThank you for responding
You mentioned a Blanket Chest build is there a set of drawings as I have been building Hope Chests for my great nieces and the latest one is a simple G&G influenced piece of my own design. I would very much like to build the fifth and last chest off your design. As I'm seventy and the oldest is 11 these are my legacy to them.
Hi Andy, I wrote an article for Fine Woodworking on building my Blanket Chest. You can download the article that has drawings at: www.finewoodworking.com/2014/10/01/build-a-greene-and-greene-blanket-chest
@@DarrellPeartFurnitureMaker I found that out late last night.. I even subscribed to the magazine...
We'll be in touch, this I'm sure of. I only started building furniture 5 years ago on my retirement. But I've sold enough pieces to at least break even on materials.
I've created many square holes using a method very similar to this over the years. Recently I bought a hollow chisel mortiser to use on mortise and tenon joints. It suddenly occurred to me that I could use the tool to make square holes for plugs. It eliminates the problem I would have occasionally where the hole wasn't perfectly perpendicular with the work line. This, after the fact, has helped me justify spending the money on the new tool. I can't see going back to doing these manually unless it is on a piece too big for the mortiser. In a shop with a mortiser, is there any reason to do these with a hand held punch instead?
I used the hollow chisel mortiser for peg holes in the beginning and I still do for a couple of very specific instances. But the results are not as consistent as with the punches.
There are a few issues that arise with the hollow chisel mortiser:
• Sometimes the bit can stray outside the perimeter of the chisel and leave a crescent shape on the hole
• Ejecting chips can sometimes get caught under the chisel and mash down the surrounding wood.
• There is sometimes a tendency to leave the edge of the hole a little crumbly - especially as the chisels becomes dull.
• 3/16” hollow chisels are not easily sourced
Sometimes when I have a large run of dining chairs and a lot of square holes in the same place I will predrill the holes on the drill press then use the hollow chisel mortiser , without the bit and not turned on, to square the holes.
@@DarrellPeartFurnitureMaker Thanks so much for the reply. I'll see if I have these issues with the new tool. I've never gone smaller than the 1/4" chisel, so that isn't an issue. I may end up going back to the hand tool.
I have leaned on your website (and book) for years for inspiration and information for my woodworking. I appreciate that you share your knowledge with fellow woodworkers.
Wow where can I get square chisel's ? So cool!
Hi William. Lee Valley sells them.