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Had a lot of scrap pieces left over from the last project….some of the Pine scraps can be used for jigs and such. The White Oak scraps….some were just too knot ridden to be of much use, other than roast some hotdogs out at the firepit. Other scraps were re-sawn down…
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Some of these got sliced into thinner stock…
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There was also a chunk of 1×12 Oak…
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That may get trimmed down into a lid..for the box…selected the best of the mess of 1×3…


Will be trimming these down to size. Will also leave them a tad wide, to make milling grooves a bit easier….then trim to final sizes….these will make the Frames, for a Frame & Panel Box….
Panels? Well, some of the thinner stuff wasn't quite ready…


Will let these sit a while, until they do behave. I had enough other thin boards….some wide, some narrow…that I could glue up into panels for the front and back of the box. Hand plane to joint the edges…spread some glue around, and clamp two wide boards with a narrow one in-between….


First panel wasn't too much trouble….second one needed a little more work..


A few cauls were needed to keep things flat. End panels?


The plan is to get two end panels out of the larger board. The shorter one is for plan B.

Maybe later today….I can get the clamps off, get all four panels sized, and see about doing raised panels, of some sort…..trimm the frame parts to rough sizes. They will need a few grooves.

Stay tuned…
 

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#2 ·
Start up

Had a lot of scrap pieces left over from the last project….some of the Pine scraps can be used for jigs and such. The White Oak scraps….some were just too knot ridden to be of much use, other than roast some hotdogs out at the firepit. Other scraps were re-sawn down…


Some of these got sliced into thinner stock…


There was also a chunk of 1×12 Oak…


That may get trimmed down into a lid..for the box…selected the best of the mess of 1×3…


Will be trimming these down to size. Will also leave them a tad wide, to make milling grooves a bit easier….then trim to final sizes….these will make the Frames, for a Frame & Panel Box….
Panels? Well, some of the thinner stuff wasn't quite ready…


Will let these sit a while, until they do behave. I had enough other thin boards….some wide, some narrow…that I could glue up into panels for the front and back of the box. Hand plane to joint the edges…spread some glue around, and clamp two wide boards with a narrow one in-between….


First panel wasn't too much trouble….second one needed a little more work..


A few cauls were needed to keep things flat. End panels?


The plan is to get two end panels out of the larger board. The shorter one is for plan B.

Maybe later today….I can get the clamps off, get all four panels sized, and see about doing raised panels, of some sort…..trimm the frame parts to rough sizes. They will need a few grooves.

Stay tuned…
You never take a break!
 

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Start up

Had a lot of scrap pieces left over from the last project….some of the Pine scraps can be used for jigs and such. The White Oak scraps….some were just too knot ridden to be of much use, other than roast some hotdogs out at the firepit. Other scraps were re-sawn down…
Wood Flooring Hardwood Lumber Art


Some of these got sliced into thinner stock…
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Natural material Plank


There was also a chunk of 1×12 Oak…
Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor Wood stain


That may get trimmed down into a lid..for the box…selected the best of the mess of 1×3…
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Will be trimming these down to size. Will also leave them a tad wide, to make milling grooves a bit easier….then trim to final sizes….these will make the Frames, for a Frame & Panel Box….
Panels? Well, some of the thinner stuff wasn't quite ready…
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Will let these sit a while, until they do behave. I had enough other thin boards….some wide, some narrow…that I could glue up into panels for the front and back of the box. Hand plane to joint the edges…spread some glue around, and clamp two wide boards with a narrow one in-between….
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First panel wasn't too much trouble….second one needed a little more work..
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A few cauls were needed to keep things flat. End panels?
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The plan is to get two end panels out of the larger board. The shorter one is for plan B.

Maybe later today….I can get the clamps off, get all four panels sized, and see about doing raised panels, of some sort…..trimm the frame parts to rough sizes. They will need a few grooves.

Stay tuned…
I have same problem, hard to throw anything into the burn box, harder now that I started to turn pens 1/2" by 5" scrap now gets a serious look as blank? Found out the hard way only tight grained Oak works for most pens.
May have to start looking at some of those panel and frame boxes!
 

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#4 ·
panels and grooves

Took Sunday off. Was feeling under the weather, and it was Veterans' Day.

Today? Monday or not….things needed to get done….at least something besides all them trips to the bathroom..
Finally was able to head to the shop….and, get those two panels out of the clamps. One was a tad narrower than the other. Used that one to get the other sized for width. The blank for the two end panels was also roughly trimmed for width. Then, time to remove the "roughly" from the three blanks..
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Millers Falls No. 11 ( #5-1/4 size) to do the edge jointing. Then the front and back panels were worked over, cleaning up the glue joints..
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And trimmed the ends to the same length, and square..
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Guess which one will be the front panel. Set these two aside….needed to cut this…
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Into two pieces that matched each other…without wasting too much length. Needed a way to find the exact center of the blank..without the tape measure (buried) or too much math….simple trick, use the diagonals..
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Find a straightedge long enough to reach to the corners, make a mark about halfway along the edge…repeat form the other corners…and where they cross each other….
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Use a square to mark a line across the "X"..this is the center line. Now, IF I can saw well enough to split the line
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I'll have two roughly equal ends. Had to square the non-cut ends. Panels are done.

Time to trim some frame parts to rough size. Had most cut to length. Set about cutting for width..@ 1-1/2" wide…Had a problem….most were different thicknesses…..some even had a bit of snipe..
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And a double snipe, at that. Some were 4/4, and a couple barely hit 3/4" thick. Set the fence to the thinnest of the bunch, and ripped the excess stuff off…
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Most of the parts I'll need. Seems to be around..11/16" thick. Set up the Stanley 45, going from Dado Plane to Plough plane, with the #12 cutter. Stiles and rails need a groove made, for the panels to slide into…needed a simple jig set up..
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Yep, that is it….just a couple clamps were needed…..and some toys..
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The #45 was set up, The Stanley #3c was to both level the edge, and let me know which way the grain was actually going….makes ploughing a groove easier. Combo square to check the depth. The candle was rubbed onto the edges of the grooves, to help the 45 slide a bit better..
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Clamp a rial or stile in place and run a 1/4" x 1/4" groove….Why the #45, instead of the old wooden plough plane?
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Well, it was just too long of a plane. The 45 is a bit shorter…and has a depth stop. Ok, all those grooves were made…but, the bottom rails also needed a groove to house the plywood bottom of the box…jig was remade..
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Wasn't that great…had issues holding a part still. Finally got those run…started to layout and cut a few parts to size…at least for the front and back parts..
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May try to tenon the rails, andmaybe chop a few Mortises….and raise a couple panels. Still need to rip the end stiles to final size….
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Problem being in the "stock" fence…it was trying to move around during a cut….not good. Fired the old metal fence, and set up the saw guide fence. Use it for circular saw cuts, and router set-ups….It was designed for use on a DeWalt Jobsite 10" tablesaw. Seems to fit on this old saw, as well…..will test it out tomorrow, and see IF it needs a second C clamp…
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Just 3 pieces of scraps….and a few screws.

Tuesday? Might see about getting the two larger panels done. Maybe even a glue up? IF I can stay out of the bathroom long enough…stay tuned..
 

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#5 ·
panels and grooves

Took Sunday off. Was feeling under the weather, and it was Veterans' Day.

Today? Monday or not….things needed to get done….at least something besides all them trips to the bathroom..
Finally was able to head to the shop….and, get those two panels out of the clamps. One was a tad narrower than the other. Used that one to get the other sized for width. The blank for the two end panels was also roughly trimmed for width. Then, time to remove the "roughly" from the three blanks..
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Millers Falls No. 11 ( #5-1/4 size) to do the edge jointing. Then the front and back panels were worked over, cleaning up the glue joints..


And trimmed the ends to the same length, and square..
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Guess which one will be the front panel. Set these two aside….needed to cut this…


Into two pieces that matched each other…without wasting too much length. Needed a way to find the exact center of the blank..without the tape measure (buried) or too much math….simple trick, use the diagonals..


Find a straightedge long enough to reach to the corners, make a mark about halfway along the edge…repeat form the other corners…and where they cross each other….


Use a square to mark a line across the "X"..this is the center line. Now, IF I can saw well enough to split the line
Wood Tool Saw Gas Machine tool


I'll have two roughly equal ends. Had to square the non-cut ends. Panels are done.

Time to trim some frame parts to rough size. Had most cut to length. Set about cutting for width..@ 1-1/2" wide…Had a problem….most were different thicknesses…..some even had a bit of snipe..


And a double snipe, at that. Some were 4/4, and a couple barely hit 3/4" thick. Set the fence to the thinnest of the bunch, and ripped the excess stuff off…


Most of the parts I'll need. Seems to be around..11/16" thick. Set up the Stanley 45, going from Dado Plane to Plough plane, with the #12 cutter. Stiles and rails need a groove made, for the panels to slide into…needed a simple jig set up..
Wood Tool Machine tool Creative arts Gas


Yep, that is it….just a couple clamps were needed…..and some toys..


The #45 was set up, The Stanley #3c was to both level the edge, and let me know which way the grain was actually going….makes ploughing a groove easier. Combo square to check the depth. The candle was rubbed onto the edges of the grooves, to help the 45 slide a bit better..


Clamp a rial or stile in place and run a 1/4" x 1/4" groove….Why the #45, instead of the old wooden plough plane?


Well, it was just too long of a plane. The 45 is a bit shorter…and has a depth stop. Ok, all those grooves were made…but, the bottom rails also needed a groove to house the plywood bottom of the box…jig was remade..


Wasn't that great…had issues holding a part still. Finally got those run…started to layout and cut a few parts to size…at least for the front and back parts..


May try to tenon the rails, andmaybe chop a few Mortises….and raise a couple panels. Still need to rip the end stiles to final size….


Problem being in the "stock" fence…it was trying to move around during a cut….not good. Fired the old metal fence, and set up the saw guide fence. Use it for circular saw cuts, and router set-ups….It was designed for use on a DeWalt Jobsite 10" tablesaw. Seems to fit on this old saw, as well…..will test it out tomorrow, and see IF it needs a second C clamp…
Wood Table Flooring Hardwood Composite material


Just 3 pieces of scraps….and a few screws.

Tuesday? Might see about getting the two larger panels done. Maybe even a glue up? IF I can stay out of the bathroom long enough…stay tuned..
Love seeing your shop Pic's, makes me feel a little less guilty about the condition of my shop:)
Whenever it gets a little organized(clean) I can't seem to find anything.
 

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Mortise, tenons, and glue...oh my

Headed to the shop about 2 pm…..emerged from the shop just after 5pm….with cramps starting in the legs…
Ok..gave the "new" tablesaw fence a test drive…it was rock solid, never budged a bit…had to cobble up a push stick, as the parts would be a bit narrow..
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Ripped the worse sections of these off….then made the grooves…since these were all the same size…jig wasn't the greatest….couple parts had issues staying in the jig…
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Wasn't able to get a c clamp in there…fence on the Stanley 45 would bounce up off of the clamp. Once all four stiles were grooved, they got set aside. Worked on tenons after that…
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Supposed to be 1/2" long…allowing for the 1/4" deep grooves. tried to give the tenons a haunch to fill the grooves…well, 3 out of 4 got one. By the looks of things, I need to change the bandsaw blade….for a sharp one.
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8 tenons made…need 8 mortises chopped..


Mortise for the top rail was easy to lay out…test fit..


But…needed to locate where the mortise for the bottom rail needed to be…


Well, I could use the panel, to locate where the grooves line up at….and plot where the mortise would be from there..test fits..
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One frame done. I even cut a foot profile on each stile..


8 tenons fitted into 8 mortises….feet profiles sanded until they all matched each other….time to raise a panel…or two.


This is how Paul Sellers raises a panel….except I used a Stanley #3c…instead of the #4s he uses….all four edges were beveled this way, ends first, then the sides…..second panel? I clamped it flat to the bench…safer for me knuckles, that way. Test fits..


Seems to fit. Got to the point where I could dry fit one assembly…
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Didn't go too well…panel was a 1/16" too long…grrrrrr, take things apart, trim the end of the panel, re-bevel that end. Decided to just go ahead and glue the mess up..


C clamp to flatten one spot out…added a second one at the other end. So, how does this seem to float in mid-air?


I installed these two clamps first…..keeps the mess at eyeball level, so I can see what I am doing. Set this mess aside, to let the glue cure. There is a caul, of sorts…clamps pull against the entire top edge, and the bottom rail..

Then did a dry fit for the other long side..


And just let sit on the bench…..waiting on the clamps..


Decided to trim the rails for the two ends…


Again, trying for those 1/2" tenons. We'll see how that goes….stiles are a bit skinny..


I kept one of the cut-offs from the foot profile….will mill these tomorrow. Right after a glue up is made.



Half of the shop time..I was sitting down….then slid this over, out of the way..

Stay tuned….
 

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One of THEM days....

Didn't start out too bad, though…...but the longer I stayed in the shop, the worst things got….and the high the cussing levels went…..enough to make even a CPO blush…..

Ok…first up, time to remove this, from the clamps
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I think it has been sitting long enough….spread more glue around, "recycle" the clamps…
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And set it aside….where it won't fall over….cleaned the first glue up and checked for square….one end was "out" a bit…simple fix, square to mark a line, plane to remove the excess lumber…
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Easy part of the day was done. laid this onto the bench..and watched it rock a bit….beltsander, and a couple planes to remove the high spots, block plane to clean up the "low" spots..
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That the #62 and the #3c were skipping over…finally got things flat, square, and cleaned up….time to mess it up..
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A plane stop, a clamp, and a clamping pad….and the Stanley 45…still set up as a groove plane..
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This groove is part of a Tongue & Groove corner joint. Front and back get a groove, the ends get a tongue. Helps align the corners during a glue up…End's stiles are narrower, so when they meet the front or back stiles, they blend in, to match the width of the front or back's stiles.
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Once the end panels are glued up, I''l mill the tongue….still have to cut the foot profiles….did that later today…
Ok, groove for the box's bottom panel….needed extended..marked things out..
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I already had done the rail, before the glue up….but, I don't want the groove to show….tried a backsaw…and a sharp knife, a wide chisel, and a narrow one..
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It gets real thin where the groove crosses over the one for the panel…had a bit of breakout…but..
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When the bottom panel is in place, the breakouts are gone from sight….Set this aside…except to locate mortises..

Ok, after several checks and double checks..FINALLY settled on where the tenons were to start. Needed a better work light on the bandsaw, but..made these anyway..
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Looks good? Not really…more on that in a bit…..Used the front/back panel to lay out a few mortises….chopped a few, enough to get a test fit….
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Hmmm…not the best fit. Got to looking at the shoulder cuts on the tenons,,,not a one match any others…tenons were offset on a couple…...Used the tablesaw to trim them to match…...ping! That was the sound of a tenon going airborne!....Grrrrr. Did NOT want to remake a new, double grooved rail from scratch….decided that since the tenon on the other end was just as offset…ping!....by the time all four rails matched each other, I had lost over an 1/8".....which also meant I needed to trim the tenon and the haunch for length….to fit IN the just chopped mortises….grrrrr. I also had to trim the two panels that still needed to be "raised"...


Ok..this mess…..The rail with the MIA tenons was the bottom rail. I drilled through the stiles, right where the tenon should be…then counter bored a bit. The match cutter will be going over this spot…I don't want the head of a screw to hit the cutter. Was test the connection out…decided to just go ahead and glue the mess up….already had one panel raised. Spread some glue, and a couple screws…clamp for the top…..then needed a clamp for the bottom. Hammer to "adjust" until things were square. Set this mess aside….dry fit the other end panel…after I get the other raised panel done…


That is a normal sized Mountain Dew can..for scale. This one was done in the vise. Was able to allow the planes to "ride" on the jaw, at the bevel angle needed…..saved me knuckles, that way. Dry fit?


Close…fine tuned it a bit…..was a tad wider than the other…decided to clamp things up as a dry fit…


But, where I could pull things square….try handling 5 loose parts in one hand, while tightening the vise with the other…..Again, hammer to adjust. Letting everything sit overnight…

Stay tuned..
 

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One of THEM days....

Didn't start out too bad, though…...but the longer I stayed in the shop, the worst things got….and the high the cussing levels went…..enough to make even a CPO blush…..

Ok…first up, time to remove this, from the clamps
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I think it has been sitting long enough….spread more glue around, "recycle" the clamps…
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And set it aside….where it won't fall over….cleaned the first glue up and checked for square….one end was "out" a bit…simple fix, square to mark a line, plane to remove the excess lumber…
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Easy part of the day was done. laid this onto the bench..and watched it rock a bit….beltsander, and a couple planes to remove the high spots, block plane to clean up the "low" spots..
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That the #62 and the #3c were skipping over…finally got things flat, square, and cleaned up….time to mess it up..
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A plane stop, a clamp, and a clamping pad….and the Stanley 45…still set up as a groove plane..
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This groove is part of a Tongue & Groove corner joint. Front and back get a groove, the ends get a tongue. Helps align the corners during a glue up…End's stiles are narrower, so when they meet the front or back stiles, they blend in, to match the width of the front or back's stiles.
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Once the end panels are glued up, I''l mill the tongue….still have to cut the foot profiles….did that later today…
Ok, groove for the box's bottom panel….needed extended..marked things out..
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I already had done the rail, before the glue up….but, I don't want the groove to show….tried a backsaw…and a sharp knife, a wide chisel, and a narrow one..
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It gets real thin where the groove crosses over the one for the panel…had a bit of breakout…but..
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When the bottom panel is in place, the breakouts are gone from sight….Set this aside…except to locate mortises..

Ok, after several checks and double checks..FINALLY settled on where the tenons were to start. Needed a better work light on the bandsaw, but..made these anyway..
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Looks good? Not really…more on that in a bit…..Used the front/back panel to lay out a few mortises….chopped a few, enough to get a test fit….
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Hmmm…not the best fit. Got to looking at the shoulder cuts on the tenons,,,not a one match any others…tenons were offset on a couple…...Used the tablesaw to trim them to match…...ping! That was the sound of a tenon going airborne!....Grrrrr. Did NOT want to remake a new, double grooved rail from scratch….decided that since the tenon on the other end was just as offset…ping!....by the time all four rails matched each other, I had lost over an 1/8".....which also meant I needed to trim the tenon and the haunch for length….to fit IN the just chopped mortises….grrrrr. I also had to trim the two panels that still needed to be "raised"...
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Ok..this mess…..The rail with the MIA tenons was the bottom rail. I drilled through the stiles, right where the tenon should be…then counter bored a bit. The match cutter will be going over this spot…I don't want the head of a screw to hit the cutter. Was test the connection out…decided to just go ahead and glue the mess up….already had one panel raised. Spread some glue, and a couple screws…clamp for the top…..then needed a clamp for the bottom. Hammer to "adjust" until things were square. Set this mess aside….dry fit the other end panel…after I get the other raised panel done…
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That is a normal sized Mountain Dew can..for scale. This one was done in the vise. Was able to allow the planes to "ride" on the jaw, at the bevel angle needed…..saved me knuckles, that way. Dry fit?
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Close…fine tuned it a bit…..was a tad wider than the other…decided to clamp things up as a dry fit…
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But, where I could pull things square….try handling 5 loose parts in one hand, while tightening the vise with the other…..Again, hammer to adjust. Letting everything sit overnight…

Stay tuned..
Thanks for taking us along on your adventures! I rarely comment, but read every post…
 

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Thursday's Misadventures

Wasn't much better…but I was getting something done…

Plant Property Window Building House


Woke up to this….and it got worse as the day puttered along…
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Got all the clamps removed…and promptly recycled some….the unclamped end panel made a popping sound when the clamps came off…..Screw I used was too short…..


Replaced this 1-1/8" with a 2" long screw..had to wax the threads…Pulled things back together with a clamp, then added the screw to keep things together. Checked it for square…


I also clamped the front and back panels..back to back, and checked them for square….both checks showed how much I needed to do…


I also sharpened this #5 cutter up..going to need it later….Boss wanted to go to the store about then…I also wanted to go to Lowes…


Weather was going downhill…this was at the entrance to Lowes….was there to buy one item, the Boss bought three..


Bandsaw needed a new light bulb….old one was broke. Runs on 120vac, same as the saw.

Took a nap, while the Boss was in Wall E World….resting up for the shop time coming up….was a LONG day..

Ok, nap over…Installed the light bulb, and turned the saw on..


Hey…I can actually what I am cutting, again! End panel…


Going to take a bit of work, to get this squared up..


We have ways….same with the front & back sammich..


Top edge, both ends…even the feet….finally got them all to match each other…..Even used a drum sander I could chuck into the electric drill….curves were worked over, too….Second panel was then sanded flat, flipped over, and the grooves were made..


I think that will do for the plough plane work….need to reset it a bit..


Took it apart….retract the depth stop ( not needed) and finally got around to rotating the spurs out of the way ( from the dado set up)..that freshly sharpened cutter was then installed..
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Had a bit of trouble..fussing to get the tongue centered….took a few tries…and no like sized scrap to test it on…got the end panel clamped to where it won't move…


Hammer adjusts to improve the fit….still wasn't quite right…also kept digging in to the surface…Grrrrr, first test fit



Will have to clean things up, later…Tried from both directions…grain was curved downwards in the middle…Second try….flip the panel over..more adjusting, until it was just barely cutting..test fit?


Much better. End panel needed the grooves for the bottom panel extended…at least, I can just saw all the way across…and chisel out the waste…
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Will have to do….took all three panels, and a spreader bar of scrap..


Dry fit. Need to get the other end panel done, cut the panel for the bottom, and cobble up a lid….

Stay tuned..
 

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Thursday's Misadventures

Wasn't much better…but I was getting something done…

Plant Property Window Building House


Woke up to this….and it got worse as the day puttered along…


Got all the clamps removed…and promptly recycled some….the unclamped end panel made a popping sound when the clamps came off…..Screw I used was too short…..


Replaced this 1-1/8" with a 2" long screw..had to wax the threads…Pulled things back together with a clamp, then added the screw to keep things together. Checked it for square…


I also clamped the front and back panels..back to back, and checked them for square….both checks showed how much I needed to do…


I also sharpened this #5 cutter up..going to need it later….Boss wanted to go to the store about then…I also wanted to go to Lowes…


Weather was going downhill…this was at the entrance to Lowes….was there to buy one item, the Boss bought three..
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Bandsaw needed a new light bulb….old one was broke. Runs on 120vac, same as the saw.

Took a nap, while the Boss was in Wall E World….resting up for the shop time coming up….was a LONG day..

Ok, nap over…Installed the light bulb, and turned the saw on..
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Hey…I can actually what I am cutting, again! End panel…
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Going to take a bit of work, to get this squared up..
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We have ways….same with the front & back sammich..
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Top edge, both ends…even the feet….finally got them all to match each other…..Even used a drum sander I could chuck into the electric drill….curves were worked over, too….Second panel was then sanded flat, flipped over, and the grooves were made..
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I think that will do for the plough plane work….need to reset it a bit..
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Took it apart….retract the depth stop ( not needed) and finally got around to rotating the spurs out of the way ( from the dado set up)..that freshly sharpened cutter was then installed..
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Had a bit of trouble..fussing to get the tongue centered….took a few tries…and no like sized scrap to test it on…got the end panel clamped to where it won't move…
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Hammer adjusts to improve the fit….still wasn't quite right…also kept digging in to the surface…Grrrrr, first test fit

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Will have to clean things up, later…Tried from both directions…grain was curved downwards in the middle…Second try….flip the panel over..more adjusting, until it was just barely cutting..test fit?
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Much better. End panel needed the grooves for the bottom panel extended…at least, I can just saw all the way across…and chisel out the waste…


Will have to do….took all three panels, and a spreader bar of scrap..


Dry fit. Need to get the other end panel done, cut the panel for the bottom, and cobble up a lid….

Stay tuned..
Starting to take shape, We woke up to 6" of snow and -17, thats Celsius, or about 1 degree Fahrenheit.
 

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Friday's tasks

Road trip….bill paying….maybe a bit of woodworking…
Might have the match cutter about figured out….but, centering it is still a PITA…
Wood Gas Lumber Automotive wheel system Machine


I start with it retracted, then advance until it barely cuts….lots of candle wax, too….

I already had most of this last panel trimmed to match the other end panel….even had to drum sand the feet….


While cutting the tongues, I kept check, to make sure I was taking off the right amount..on each side…

Once the tongues were milled, I could finish cutting the groove for the bottom panel…..Backsaw at least could cut all the way across…chisel to pop the waste out…

Finally decided a dry fit was needed….
Wood Tradesman Gas Engineering Composite material


As for those skinny feet on the ends panels….they are to blend in with the feet on the front and back panels…
Wood Motor vehicle Gas Engineering Auto part


So that they look the same here, as here..
Wood Wall Brick Saw Gas


Will need a few c clamps for that part of the glue up. Still need a 1/4" plywood panel cut to size for the bottom of the box….might do that later today…or a nap.

Will see IF I can get this mess all glued up, squared up…maybe later today…..need a few extra hands….

Stay tuned….
 

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Almost done

And, posted as a project, to boot. Out of the clamps the other day..
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Staple food Tool


Got everything cleaned up, and the top cut to size….corners sanded smooth, and a router to round over them. Added a coat of Amber Shellac..
Wood Rectangle Hardwood Wood stain Varnish


Hmmm, lid does need something…


Backside….wonder how the hinges will fit..


Box is only 6-1/2" wide on the ends, by 11-1/4" long…..stands 9-1/8" tall, counting the lid, and the foot pads.
Got out the router, since it was still set up with a roundover bit..


Rounded over the top and bottom of the lid. Figured that would give a bit more room for the hinges..


Set it so the "barrel" of the hinge was out onto the round over…and then chopped out a mortise for the hinges


Other than the router, and the sander, all else was done with a few hand tools..


Along with a 7 oz hammer. Push drill for pilot holes. There is indeed a screwdriver size below a No. 1?
Mortises were also done on the box..


Push drill for the pilot holes


Wax the threads, hand drive the screws.
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Engineering Gas


Someday, I just might get the hang of these….also installed a handle on each end..
Wood Table Drawer Gas Wood stain


Phillips screws have their slots "clocked" then remembered the foot pads were upstairs..


Re-coat all the bare wood….and spread a little more as needed elsewhere.


Close the lid. project is done. Thanks for following along…
 

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Almost done

And, posted as a project, to boot. Out of the clamps the other day..


Got everything cleaned up, and the top cut to size….corners sanded smooth, and a router to round over them. Added a coat of Amber Shellac..


Hmmm, lid does need something…


Backside….wonder how the hinges will fit..


Box is only 6-1/2" wide on the ends, by 11-1/4" long…..stands 9-1/8" tall, counting the lid, and the foot pads.
Got out the router, since it was still set up with a roundover bit..


Rounded over the top and bottom of the lid. Figured that would give a bit more room for the hinges..


Set it so the "barrel" of the hinge was out onto the round over…and then chopped out a mortise for the hinges


Other than the router, and the sander, all else was done with a few hand tools..


Along with a 7 oz hammer. Push drill for pilot holes. There is indeed a screwdriver size below a No. 1?
Mortises were also done on the box..


Push drill for the pilot holes


Wax the threads, hand drive the screws.


Someday, I just might get the hang of these….also installed a handle on each end..


Phillips screws have their slots "clocked" then remembered the foot pads were upstairs..


Re-coat all the bare wood….and spread a little more as needed elsewhere.


Close the lid. project is done. Thanks for following along…
The project turned out nice…..What are you going to use the little box for….? The rounded over corners dressed it up nicely, and another coat of Shellac finished it off…. Expiring minds needs to know…!!
 

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