Building nice wood

Kit feeds the birds ... Just yesterday she looked out before it snowed and there were what seemed like about thirty doves at her feeder ... Hmmm ... wonder where they come from ...wonder where they go ... Yesterday and today, we got a nice snowstorm and, well, today we found out where they hangout ... under the rock down by the stream. Its a nice overhanging rock, with pheobes nesting in the summer and, for today at least, doves in the winter. ... Click the pictures to enlarge them ....

Looking from the porch of the office, towards the house ... theyre in under the red arrow ...

Because 4 of the 6 storage cabinets are 7 high, I am making the face frames full height with a cross member located at a shelf.  Because of the full height, I need to use mortise and tenon joinery. This type of joint is much stronger than other joints, and provides for a lot on internal glue space. Here are picture of my mortise and tenon joints, and one of the face frames being clamped up.  I have 4 to do, plus 2 smaller ones...




While the face frames are setting up, Ive decided to put a support member on the taller cabinets at the stationary shelves. I intentionally left a 3/4" recess on the face of the shelf, and I will fill it with an oak strip. This will strengthen the shelf, as well as give a secure anchor point for the face frames.