Continued Story
Becoming B & D Design
As I was pondering just how I was going to get out of this one. I remembered that she had shown me a website she had recently visited. I jumped onto Featherweight Fanatics and read through some of the messages that were posted. After calculating just how long I could survive on boloney, I thought what the heck, maybe someone that knew all about these little machines might know where I could get a set of plans to make her a cabinet.
I sent an email telling of my predicament, and asked if anyone knew of plans to build a cabinet or at least pictures of a cabinet. The next day after work I checked my email and was I ever amazed at the amount of responses that I received. Although no one had heard or seen a set of plans for a cabinet, quite a few sent pictures of their cabinets and locations on the web where I could look at cabinets and learn more about them. One really sweet lady (Peggy Casper) sent me over 20 pictures of her cabinet from all and every angle.
Armed with this information, I told my wife I would (try) to draw a set of my own plans then build her a cabinet.
I got the. “Oh sure” Look
And baloney sandwiches for dinner again.
I wrote everyone a thank you note and asked Peggy if she would take a couple of measurements I needed to complete the plans. Peggy and I emailed back and forth as I kept needing another measurement here and there.
Boy was I ever shocked when about a week later a package arrived from Peggy for me. Peggy had taken her cabinet apart and traced all the parts that she could on Vellum tracing paper. Thank you Again Peggy!!
I wish, I could say that I had a cabinet made that week, BUT. Finally after a year of drawing and redrawing then cutting and re-cutting (yes, if it is too short the first time and you re-cut it, it is still too short). I finally completed a set of plans and constructed my first cabinet. Since that time I have made several more corrections to the plans and have constructed several reproductions of the Singers Model 68 Oval sewing cabinet. I have also made a full size set of the plans and written a detailed step by step instruction manual on how to construct the cabinet.
The Same Dimensions
The cabinets are the same dimensions as the originals but are constructed of solid wood, not plywood or veneer. The joints are Mortise and Tenons joints instead of butt joints just glued and screwed to corner supports. The original cabinets did have a metal thread spool holder on the door and metal support brackets to hold the machine at the proper level, my cabinets are made with a wooden spool holder and wooden machine supports.
Custom Cabinets & Exotic Woods
Our cabinets are handmade as they are ordered so we can custom build one just for you. You choose the type of wood, finish and type of machine to be used in the cabinet.
About the Cabinets
Our cabinets are the same size and dimensions as the originals but are constructed of solid wood, instead of plywood with veneer. Mortise and Tenons joints are used instead of butt joints.
Kits or Plans
Want to build a cabinet yourself. We have complete cabinet kits, also step by step plans are available. For more information select “Cabinets Plans & Kits ” tabs above.