My first wood work project has been a grand success. Zillion thanks to Bosch 1617EVSPK.
An incredible experience.
I just couldn’t believe that it could be such a grand success. It is in time and it’s the best one. It is adjudged as the best wood work project by an amateur by the woodworkers association of our town.
It is just an incredible experience for me! Let me be very honest with you. Though I have had some experience in making small wood works like small stools, planks and writing pads, I have never had the experience of making a trendy dressing cabinet on my own.
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Before I registered for the event, I had taken some guidelines from the senior carpenters whom I have got some acquaintance with. They all suggested me one thing. All depends upon how you make the routing and fix the parts together.
Initially, I felt very nervous about it as it was a competition for the new entrants in the field. Moreover, it was the first competition I am facing. I have never had the experience of participating in any competitions before.
Rules of the competition
The rules clearly indicated that I should not take anybody’s help or suggestions in either designing the cabinet or in making it. And it should be completed within the given time.
The last but not the least condition was the wood supply was limited and wastage of wood would be treated with penalty points. There were a few competitors for me who were really talented.
Tools that made the difference
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But what worked in my favour most was the careful selection of the tools that I made to do the work. Had I not known about the router I would not have made it to the trophy.
I loved participating in the event more than winning the prize. What I loved most in the job was the routing of the hard wood that I used for making the dressing cabinet.
I had to fix a mirror to the cabinet and it needed a fine and strong frame for the mirror to be fixed in. The plain frames won’t look attractive. They should be elegant to look at and trendy and curvy by the current fashion.
I felt it was the nice curves to the edges that make any wood work look elegant. I thought it would take long to cut those edges into beautiful curves with fine finish.
Versatile tool
What saved me most was the versatility of the tool I have selected in making the cabinet. As I told above I have selected Bosch 1617EVSPK for all routing work in the project.
I could see how one of my fellow competitors felt disastrous when the router he was using started all of a sudden making him utterly shocked. He made an awkward cut in the piece that was going to be the main piece of the frame. It has spoiled the look of the cabinet at the end.
I think you must have understood the soft start of the router plays a crucial role in routing the wood efficiently. If the router starts abruptly with a high speed, you will miss the exact point where you wanted to cut and it will lead to awkward routing.
Many anxious moments
The project required the use of both the fixed base router and the plunge router. Many of my fellow woodworkers have two separate routers. I am the only one who used the same router for both the purposes by converting that in the course of my work.
Many thought I was unnecessarily wasting my time and it was unwise of me to make adjustments to the router while the time was short. But I found it quite easy to convert that with the clamps that are provided with the router. It took only a few minutes of my time.
To the surprise of many I was the second fastest one to finish. The other participants have taken longer time than they were supposed to take. As a result, their cabinets were not considered for the trophy, though they were judged for matters of academic interest.
Router Bits made the magic
The bits of the router play a crucial role in making different cuts in the wood. Unless one has a clear knowledge about the different bits and how they are used for cutting different shapes and varying depths, it will be very challenging later to assemble the pieces together perfectly.
I needed different speeds for making different cuts in the hardwood. The depths also varied minutely. Unless the router that I have selected for making the cabinet has got the features of adjusting the speed and depth, it will be very difficult to complete the work.
I saw one of the fellow competitors using different routers for different speeds. Fortunately, the router I have selected has got the wonderful feature of varying the speeds. It has a huge range between 8,000 RPM to 25,000 RPM which made my task easy.
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The Best Finish
Moreover, the finish I have got for the cabinet was impressive to the judges. They openly appreciated my skill in producing such fine finish and the beautiful curves to the edges of the cabinet.
The cabinet I made was declared as the most elegant piece of all that were made in time. As I mentioned above, many of the competitors could not make it in time. It was only three people who finished it in time.
I am the luckiest to be the winner!