Ep 13a: Fitting the door
A well-fitting door is something to be proud of. To ensure success, Mike starts off by mounting a hinge strip, and taking the time to make a proper jig for hinge mortising.
By Michael Pekovich
Mar 03, 2020
Start your 14-day FREE trial to watch this video
Plus, access more than 500 video workshop episodes when you become a member
Start Your Free Trial
Mike’s shims are:
Green = a skinny 1/8-in.
Red = a skinny 1/16-in.
Black = a skinny 1/32-in.
Get woodworking tips, expert advice and special offers in your inbox
×
Videos in the Series
-
December 17, 2019
Through-dovetailed case, through-mortise-and-tenons, half-blind dovetailed drawer, frame-and-panel door, and a beautiful kumiko panel–Mike Pekovich's hanging wall cabinet video workshop packs a lot of techniques into a small piece.
-
December 17, 2019
Mike Pekovich begins the wall cabinet project, laying out all of the carcase parts, systematically marking where joinery will go, and rabbeting the case on the tablesaw with the help of an L-fence.
-
December 24, 2019
Mike Pekovich begins his dovetailing master class at the tablesaw, where he creates the tails quickly and efficiently using a sled and a custom-ground blade.
-
December 31, 2019
Behold the power of blue tape! Mike's dovetailing master class continues as he demonstrates his now famous method for cutting consistent and precise pins by hand.
-
January 7, 2020
In this episode, Mike continues on the case dovetails cleaning up the baseline with a router, and paring the pins to a perfect fit.
-
January 14, 2020
Break out the blue tape one more time. In this episode, Mike systematically lays out both the mortises and tenons using clever spacer blocks.
-
January 21, 2020
Mike heads to the drill press to hog away most of the material before cleaning up the through-mortises at the bench.
-
January 28, 2020
In this episode, Mike Pekovich cuts the through-tenons in his hanging wall cabinet and demonstrates his methods for fitting them. He also shares his tips for accurate handsawing and his overall build strategies and how they affect accuracy in everything he builds.
-
February 4, 2020
Before gluing up the hanging wall cabinet case with only two clamps, Mike prefinishes the case parts with his simple wipe-on shellac method.
-
February 11, 2020
The door for Mike Pekovich's wall cabinet quickly comes together as Mike creates the frame with stub tenons and grooves at the tablesaw.
-
February 11, 2020
Mike rabbets the door panel and adds grooves for the decorative muntons. Then he uses a shoulder plane to finess the door joinery before dry fitting the door.
-
February 18, 2020
Using a tablesaw sled, Mike creates the grid for the decorative kumiko which will then tell him the dimensions of the door.
-
February 25, 2020
In this episode, Mike Pekovich glues up the frame-and-panel door, using shims to keep the panel square. There is even a little drama as Mike chases a gap that many would leave, and later regret.
-
March 3, 2020
A well-fitting door is something to be proud of. To ensure success, Mike starts off by mounting a hinge strip, and taking the time to make a proper jig for hinge mortising.
-
March 3, 2020
Once the door is fit in the opening, Mike demonstrates his tricks for mounting the hinges to make sure the fit remains perfect.
-
March 10, 2020
In this episode of his Hanging Wall Cabinet video workshop, Mike Pekovich adds muntins and proud pins to the door, adding even more detail to the cabinet. He also gives some insight into why he includes these subtle details in his designs.
-
March 17, 2020
In this three-part episode, Mike builds a drawer for the cabinet, taking you through his ever-methodical methods for perfect half-blind dovetails.
-
March 17, 2020
In part two of this episode, Mike builds a drawer for the cabinet, taking your through his ever-methodical methods for perfect half-blind dovetails.
-
March 17, 2020
In part three of this episode, Mike builds a drawer for the cabinet, taking your through his ever-methodical methods for perfect half-blind dovetails.
-
March 24, 2020
In this episode, Mike buttons up the case with a perfectly spaced shiplap back and mounts the french cleat from which the cabinet will eventually hang.
-
March 31, 2020
Mike fits the drawer of the wall cabinet, which is not an easy task given how wide and shallow it is. Also, you'll see what happens when a drawer gets stuck in a carcase.
-
April 7, 2020
In part 1 of three part episode, Mike uses specialized paring blocks to create the parts that will fill in the decorative kumiko panel.
-
April 7, 2020
In part two of this episode, Mike begins placing the kumiko pieces into the grid, creating the beautiful latticework.
-
April 7, 2020
Finishing off the panel, Mike trims it to size, and adds a paper backer to the kumiko panel.
-
April 14, 2020
Mike demonstrates one of his favorite finishing methods, which allows him to fully finish the cabinet in one sitting.
-
April 21, 2020
Finishing up the cabinet, Mike installs the support for the shelf, and talks about hardware choices and how they affect the look of a piece.
-
April 21, 2020
In the conclusion of this series, Mike installs a bullet catch in a clever, frustration-free way–from the outside of the case.
Mar 03, 2020
Comments
What?!? No comments on the Kumiko strip flying off the rip fence?!? ;-)
Cool as the other side of the pillow!
:-D
Strip of wood... Who dis?
I used to call installing hinges 'the bane of my woodworking existence.' Now that I've built the jig you show, it's a breeze! Thanks Mike.
Log in or become a member to post a comment.
Sign up Log in