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Bottom Trim and Gussets added to the Tack Trunk

By |April 9th, 2009

It’s been a busy week, but I wanted to at least make an update so you can see how I’m progressing with the tack trunk build.

After the carcase glue-up I decided to strengthen it even more by adding screws to all the joints. This will be covered by the oak trim so they wont show in the final product.

I added the bottom oak trim next, extending it down past the bottom of the carcase enough to cover the gussets in each corner that will be used to mount the casters (or feet). I decided to use biscuits to join the oak trim to the carcase to strengthen the bond and also help with the alignment. The glue-up of the […]

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Assembled the carcase tonight

By |April 2nd, 2009

After completing all the dados on the tablesaw yesterday I did a dry fit and clamp of the carcase. Everything looked good, but I decided it was too late to start the glue-up so that would have to wait for the next day.

Tonight I did the finally check for square, dismantled the dry fit and started the glue-up. This took longer than I had expected, but I kept moving at a good pace hoping I would complete it before the glue started to set-up.

I used a waterproof glue (Titebond III) but the setup time is quick so you need to work fast with this many panels to assembly in one shot. The divider also had to be positioned and […]

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Building the carcase for the tack trunk

By |March 30th, 2009

Time to start building this tack trunk!
Enough of the designing and tinkering in Sketch-Up. It’s time to get building this tack trunk if I’m going to have it done by sometime around Chelsea’s birthday! Lets get started with the carcase.
Where to find quality materials?
The carcase is made from 3/4″ oak plywood. I had a real hard time trying to find some good quality plywood to use. The stuff you can get at the local home goods stores is really cheap with voids and very thin veneer.

I tried visiting one of the local cabinet shops in the area to see where they purchase cabinet grade plywood around here and the answer is they don’t.  They end up ordering it from […]

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Sliding Tray and Dividers added to the Tack Trunk Design

By |March 19th, 2009

A few recent additions to the tack trunk design including a sliding tray, three separate compartments, and some trim to the upper portion of the trunk.

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Grooming Tote Design for the Tack Trunk Project

By |March 19th, 2009

I'm including a grooming tote as part of the tack trunk project that I'm currently working on. This is a key piece of equipment at any stable and is a perfect accessory to include with the tack trunk.

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