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I know I said week 3 last week, this is week #3

she needed a Bonnet, The Bone pile had this. when I say this has been in the shed for 30 yrs, it's more like 38 yrs and looked like this back then. The reason it went in the pile..

This old lid was very wrapped, to wide by 3 1/2" the length was workable , after peeling teh edges off, recutting the core. Most that wrapping was gone. clamping to reglue straighten most of what was still left.

all I had to cover the top with is Formica, with is a rusted brown color with a birds eye print.

it's a commercial Formica used for McDonald's furniture

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The top with Formica


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Sew we now have her Bonnet, Now what ? I have hinges, screws . a power tool to hack out hinge pockets, Butt what going to keep the thing up in the air ? = support. After searching out picture of Brunswick cabinet, and asking the question.

It was time to just get out the boards, saws and start cutting, see what comes out of the Dust. next thing I know this was laying there.


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Then I have a pile of boards and a stick that's suppose to hold a top up. Well I have that much figured out, we just prop the stick against the boards problem solved, until the stick falls out.


So I need a stick faller outer preventer = 22 cal casing, with a hole drilled in it, then a hole drilled in the wood on a angle, shell casing hammered in flush



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one end of the faller downer stick, hole drill on a angle and a brass dowel driven in. other end a hole drilled, a brass screw and washers on each side of the wood, The screw fastened to the board
The brass dowel at the end of the keeper upper stick inserts into the old bullet, with those being on angle it drops right in the hole


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To fasten all these boards and sticks to that Formica cover top .. glue ? nails ? won't work.

solution was pocket screws. on a very steep angle. again all this is held together using only screws

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speaking of screws. I remade the paper shims, These not only give the hinge a slight lift, more so the work as a compression washer, holding the screw tighter
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before

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today
on the back piece ( top) I do have a penciled in design, in a perfect world that should be carved out .

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The holder upper stick worked out very well and solid, left the stick length so the the top is on a slight upward angle

I have sewn in a matt paper backing to the fabric center panel. this stopped most all the megaphone affect of the VS coming out of the cabinet. ( noise)

The only thing ( so far) that has been put on the wood is linseed oil . The lighter colored wood is turning a bit darker.

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In her spare time she has been doing this. she tossed a fit last night after hearing she needs to be updated to run modern thread.

we had a little talk about that. as in every thing she has ran this modern compared to her age. if she keeps this up, I'm cutting off her oil.

don't even think about telling her she has the wrong needle in her (15x1)
my repair cost have now gone up to 78 cents USD six machine screws / bolts , nuts and washers


Right or wrong thats where she is today.. >>>>>> working , clean and usable

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