Wood Shop

These reports are fast becoming like a picture book.  For awhile my camera was not working very well, and now TOO MANY pics.

Panels

The two new doors for Chicago Great Western X 38 have solid raised panels in the bottom half.  All are done and Victor Humphreys does some finish sanding on them.

Trim Molding

Bill Peterson completed fitting and mitering all the quarter round trim molding on door number two for the plow.  Next, primer and paint.

Puzzling

We began work to create a new exterior door for our station today.  After a visit to the door in question in the depot, Paul Cronin is trying to sort out a puzzle.  We have a stack of lumber and a drawing with dimensions.  Now, where can each piece be 'harvested' from the oversize planks that were available?

Ripping

After jointing a straight edge on all pieces, Paul and Bill are at the table saw ripping the stock to the exact width needed.

Arranging

The parts have been cut to rough length and a dado set used to plow the needed grooves in each piece.  Paul is checking the arrangement with all the parts arranged in order.  This is a BIG door!

Layout

The next step involved the three of us confirming the length of each piece and then laying out the needed work for the mortise and tenon jointery.  Bill is making sure all marks are transferred accurately and both sides will match.

Brakes

The Electric Car Shop just completed new custom sheaves needed for working hand brakes on the Chicago & West Towns 141.  This is big news and I managed to snap a pic of Project Manager Frank Sirinek taking a picture of me taking a picture of him tak- - - - -

Template

Tim Peters is working on a hardboard curved template for some needed wood parts for Chicago Rapid Transit 1024.

Photo

Never loan your camera to ANYBODY!  As I downloaded these pics earlier today, what should appear but a followup shot to the above, with me and Tim solving the problems of the day.  The grammar does not sound right but the names go left to right as do the people in the image.

Ribbing

Buzz Morisette is laying out patterns for new ribbing as he continues to replace roof and ceiling panels in the private car ELY.

A Box

Here is new project for Union Telephone & Telegraph, my own made up name for the enterprise being spearheaded by Frank Carraro.  Buzz has made a pile of parts of oak, all of which would fit in one hand.  It is for a box that will hold jacks for line switching - IN THE OLD STYLE.

See, It Is a Box

Here are all those small parts being glued and assembled into something useful by Buzz.