Manual

Gratuitous photos A gap exists between the frame and the base of the sewing machine on the right there to allow for the power cord. I includ...

More head scratching; surely there is a better way to center some holes in this carcass than my half arsed hairy eyeballing. here are the re...

More time spent shaping the mahogany arms for the handle. Yep, another test in precision. First getting orthogonal holes drilled into the ...

A simple but sturdy handle for Ratka's sewing caddy. I tested 1/2" thick mahogany with a 3/8" oak dowel for sheer strength by...

Planing the contours into the top of Ratka's sewing caddy was a joy. Just roughing out the lines here for final glueup. Will continue ...

As expected, this was the most challenging facet to arrange in the top. The side piece wedges will then be the last hard part in this roof....

My favorite part has been repurposing the mahogany from Ratka's old sewing machine bench legs into small details of the new piece. It...

There is the plan, and then there is the object, and the former is a vague rudder pushing me towards the latter, but in the end I always end...

now to focus on the top of the sarcophagus for ratka's sewing machine. I had originally planned a coopered top, with an even radius, att...

My next step was to cut some grooves into the lateral sides of the undercarriage to receive the interior edge of a long "tennon" u...

OK, few more tentative steps towards a sewing caddy to put forth. now that the interior carriage is sort of done, it's time to build th...

OK! spent some more time on the gutz of this assembly: the undercarriage for the sewing machine. This is just a simple frame of hard wood t...

Here's the Sewing Machine, gorgeous old iron. Ratka wanted something to house it other than the janky veneered particle board desk that...