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Part 1, needed to mill a few boards

Came home with a nice stack of fancy hardwood planks. Thanks to the people that got them for me.

Let them sit around in the Dungeon Shop for awhile, until I got tired of not being able to use my bench. Starting to cut down a candidate for a slant top….whatever.
Was a bit curly grain, and a few knots. Worked it flatter with a small jointer/fore plane
Motor vehicle Wood Automotive exterior Gas Bumper


That big old No. 6c was a bit too long, so a Millers Falls Junior Jack took over. was having a bit of trouble with the grain around them knots. Happen to have just the thing for that..
Saw Wood Tool Bumper Metalworking hand tool


A Made in West Germany Dunlap #3. What is special about this $8 plane? Instead of the run-of-the-mill 45 degree frog, this one is a York Pitch 50-55 ( haven't measured it) high angle frog. Scrapes right over them knots. Did find a use for that No.6c..
Automotive exterior Bumper Wood Table Auto part


Had to get a few edges ready for some glue. Got two pieces ready for the clamps, spread some glue around..
Wood Metalworking hand tool Gas Tool Composite material


Yep…let it sit for a day. Tomorrow I get to square it up, and flatten things out. Next came a pair of blanks. Cut one out, use it as a pattern for the decond one. Clamp the twins up in the vise, and get the planes after them
Motor vehicle Automotive tire Rim Bumper Auto part


The little one was for end and edge grain. End grain was a little different set up. Once the twins looked like this
Bumper Wood Automotive exterior Automotive tire Gas


I could rotate the two in the vise, reclamp up, and run the low angle No.56B across the oak ends.
Bumper Gas Automotive exterior Wood Motor vehicle


And check them with a square
Plane Tool Bumper Eyewear Auto part


Just in case. Set these two pieces aside. I had two others to cut, plane, and get ready for the next day.

Hey! My workbench is actually cleared off, for a change. Much more to follow, though, so stay tuned…....
 

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#2 ·
Part 1, needed to mill a few boards

Came home with a nice stack of fancy hardwood planks. Thanks to the people that got them for me.

Let them sit around in the Dungeon Shop for awhile, until I got tired of not being able to use my bench. Starting to cut down a candidate for a slant top….whatever.
Was a bit curly grain, and a few knots. Worked it flatter with a small jointer/fore plane
Motor vehicle Wood Automotive exterior Gas Bumper


That big old No. 6c was a bit too long, so a Millers Falls Junior Jack took over. was having a bit of trouble with the grain around them knots. Happen to have just the thing for that..
Saw Wood Tool Bumper Metalworking hand tool


A Made in West Germany Dunlap #3. What is special about this $8 plane? Instead of the run-of-the-mill 45 degree frog, this one is a York Pitch 50-55 ( haven't measured it) high angle frog. Scrapes right over them knots. Did find a use for that No.6c..
Automotive exterior Bumper Wood Table Auto part


Had to get a few edges ready for some glue. Got two pieces ready for the clamps, spread some glue around..
Wood Metalworking hand tool Gas Tool Composite material


Yep…let it sit for a day. Tomorrow I get to square it up, and flatten things out. Next came a pair of blanks. Cut one out, use it as a pattern for the decond one. Clamp the twins up in the vise, and get the planes after them
Motor vehicle Automotive tire Rim Bumper Auto part


The little one was for end and edge grain. End grain was a little different set up. Once the twins looked like this
Bumper Wood Automotive exterior Automotive tire Gas


I could rotate the two in the vise, reclamp up, and run the low angle No.56B across the oak ends.
Bumper Gas Automotive exterior Wood Motor vehicle


And check them with a square
Plane Tool Bumper Eyewear Auto part


Just in case. Set these two pieces aside. I had two others to cut, plane, and get ready for the next day.

Hey! My workbench is actually cleared off, for a change. Much more to follow, though, so stay tuned…....
Wow! Looking good, ya sure have a wonderful stable to work with; and ya keep 'em sharp so you don't have to stop to prepare for your next choice.
 

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#3 ·
Part 1, needed to mill a few boards

Came home with a nice stack of fancy hardwood planks. Thanks to the people that got them for me.

Let them sit around in the Dungeon Shop for awhile, until I got tired of not being able to use my bench. Starting to cut down a candidate for a slant top….whatever.
Was a bit curly grain, and a few knots. Worked it flatter with a small jointer/fore plane
Motor vehicle Wood Automotive exterior Gas Bumper


That big old No. 6c was a bit too long, so a Millers Falls Junior Jack took over. was having a bit of trouble with the grain around them knots. Happen to have just the thing for that..
Saw Wood Tool Bumper Metalworking hand tool


A Made in West Germany Dunlap #3. What is special about this $8 plane? Instead of the run-of-the-mill 45 degree frog, this one is a York Pitch 50-55 ( haven't measured it) high angle frog. Scrapes right over them knots. Did find a use for that No.6c..
Automotive exterior Bumper Wood Table Auto part


Had to get a few edges ready for some glue. Got two pieces ready for the clamps, spread some glue around..
Wood Metalworking hand tool Gas Tool Composite material


Yep…let it sit for a day. Tomorrow I get to square it up, and flatten things out. Next came a pair of blanks. Cut one out, use it as a pattern for the decond one. Clamp the twins up in the vise, and get the planes after them
Motor vehicle Automotive tire Rim Bumper Auto part


The little one was for end and edge grain. End grain was a little different set up. Once the twins looked like this
Bumper Wood Automotive exterior Automotive tire Gas


I could rotate the two in the vise, reclamp up, and run the low angle No.56B across the oak ends.
Bumper Gas Automotive exterior Wood Motor vehicle


And check them with a square
Plane Tool Bumper Eyewear Auto part


Just in case. Set these two pieces aside. I had two others to cut, plane, and get ready for the next day.

Hey! My workbench is actually cleared off, for a change. Much more to follow, though, so stay tuned…....
Following along, Bandit!
 

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#4 ·
Part 1, needed to mill a few boards

Came home with a nice stack of fancy hardwood planks. Thanks to the people that got them for me.

Let them sit around in the Dungeon Shop for awhile, until I got tired of not being able to use my bench. Starting to cut down a candidate for a slant top….whatever.
Was a bit curly grain, and a few knots. Worked it flatter with a small jointer/fore plane
Motor vehicle Wood Automotive exterior Gas Bumper


That big old No. 6c was a bit too long, so a Millers Falls Junior Jack took over. was having a bit of trouble with the grain around them knots. Happen to have just the thing for that..
Saw Wood Tool Bumper Metalworking hand tool


A Made in West Germany Dunlap #3. What is special about this $8 plane? Instead of the run-of-the-mill 45 degree frog, this one is a York Pitch 50-55 ( haven't measured it) high angle frog. Scrapes right over them knots. Did find a use for that No.6c..
Automotive exterior Bumper Wood Table Auto part


Had to get a few edges ready for some glue. Got two pieces ready for the clamps, spread some glue around..
Wood Metalworking hand tool Gas Tool Composite material


Yep…let it sit for a day. Tomorrow I get to square it up, and flatten things out. Next came a pair of blanks. Cut one out, use it as a pattern for the decond one. Clamp the twins up in the vise, and get the planes after them
Motor vehicle Automotive tire Rim Bumper Auto part


The little one was for end and edge grain. End grain was a little different set up. Once the twins looked like this
Bumper Wood Automotive exterior Automotive tire Gas


I could rotate the two in the vise, reclamp up, and run the low angle No.56B across the oak ends.
Bumper Gas Automotive exterior Wood Motor vehicle


And check them with a square
Plane Tool Bumper Eyewear Auto part


Just in case. Set these two pieces aside. I had two others to cut, plane, and get ready for the next day.

Hey! My workbench is actually cleared off, for a change. Much more to follow, though, so stay tuned…....
You're probably the only person who makes me feel bad about using power tools. Great work my friend.
 

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#5 ·
Part 1, needed to mill a few boards

Came home with a nice stack of fancy hardwood planks. Thanks to the people that got them for me.

Let them sit around in the Dungeon Shop for awhile, until I got tired of not being able to use my bench. Starting to cut down a candidate for a slant top….whatever.
Was a bit curly grain, and a few knots. Worked it flatter with a small jointer/fore plane
Motor vehicle Wood Automotive exterior Gas Bumper


That big old No. 6c was a bit too long, so a Millers Falls Junior Jack took over. was having a bit of trouble with the grain around them knots. Happen to have just the thing for that..
Saw Wood Tool Bumper Metalworking hand tool


A Made in West Germany Dunlap #3. What is special about this $8 plane? Instead of the run-of-the-mill 45 degree frog, this one is a York Pitch 50-55 ( haven't measured it) high angle frog. Scrapes right over them knots. Did find a use for that No.6c..
Automotive exterior Bumper Wood Table Auto part


Had to get a few edges ready for some glue. Got two pieces ready for the clamps, spread some glue around..
Wood Metalworking hand tool Gas Tool Composite material


Yep…let it sit for a day. Tomorrow I get to square it up, and flatten things out. Next came a pair of blanks. Cut one out, use it as a pattern for the decond one. Clamp the twins up in the vise, and get the planes after them
Motor vehicle Automotive tire Rim Bumper Auto part


The little one was for end and edge grain. End grain was a little different set up. Once the twins looked like this
Bumper Wood Automotive exterior Automotive tire Gas


I could rotate the two in the vise, reclamp up, and run the low angle No.56B across the oak ends.
Bumper Gas Automotive exterior Wood Motor vehicle


And check them with a square
Plane Tool Bumper Eyewear Auto part


Just in case. Set these two pieces aside. I had two others to cut, plane, and get ready for the next day.

Hey! My workbench is actually cleared off, for a change. Much more to follow, though, so stay tuned…....
OK….
You've had time….
What's next???
 

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day two: not really a good day

Ok, started off with a Honey-do project. Tested out the repaired Makita Recipro sawzall, by cutting some MDO down to size. Worked real good.

Ok, a little bit got done ON the peoject today, along with quite a lot of cussing….
Trying to clamp up four pine boards to make a bottom….got a bit tricky..
Wood Table Hardwood Bumper Machine


I just knew that tool chest lid would come in handy…Got all the clamps tight, and set this thing aside for a day
Wood Gas Composite material Paint Fixture


Hiding back in a corner???

Ok, I was going to use my beltsander to get some work on the lid done…was. The belt was a bit too worn down, to the point it would merely polish my chisels.. had to go back to Old School to flatten the lid..
Wood Motor vehicle Gas Automotive exterior Cabinetry


This is where all the cussing really got going… the lid would not sit still. Had a bench dog sitting behind it, lid would just hop over it. had to keep the dog low, to keep from running the plane across it. Was hard to add a clamp, without the planes hitting the clamp. Finally, somehow, got the lid flattened down, for now at least. Took a break for awhile.

Got back down to the shop. Had two sides panels to mill smooth, a topper, and the front piece. Redid the clamping system a bit. Still had a dog back there, but added a scrap piece in the leg vise, and a screw on the other side.
Table Wood Gas Composite material Machine


This is the "topper", the piece that the lid will hinge to. It will get screwed to the sides, and some Walnut plugs to cover the screws, I hope. It needed a flattening, as it had cupped a bit. Worked from a jack plane through a smooth plane, the clean up with a low angle block plane. Got both faces done, and set it aside with the lid.
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One of the two sides. A little bit cupped, and needed to be smoothed down. Next..
Bumper Gas Composite material Automotive exterior Machine


This skinny board needed a couple things done. One was to get rid of that rough cut area….
Wood Table Tool Gas Machine tool


Look any better? The other item was…one end was 1/4" wider than the other. Scribed a line, clamp it in the leg vise, and a #5 jack plane to remove the excess wood. Then the complicated stuff can begin…..
Wood Flooring Floor Gas Hardwood


Stay tuned, this could get "Verrry In..terest.ing…"
 

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#7 ·
day two: not really a good day

Ok, started off with a Honey-do project. Tested out the repaired Makita Recipro sawzall, by cutting some MDO down to size. Worked real good.

Ok, a little bit got done ON the peoject today, along with quite a lot of cussing….
Trying to clamp up four pine boards to make a bottom….got a bit tricky..
Wood Table Hardwood Bumper Machine


I just knew that tool chest lid would come in handy…Got all the clamps tight, and set this thing aside for a day
Wood Gas Composite material Paint Fixture


Hiding back in a corner???

Ok, I was going to use my beltsander to get some work on the lid done…was. The belt was a bit too worn down, to the point it would merely polish my chisels.. had to go back to Old School to flatten the lid..
Wood Motor vehicle Gas Automotive exterior Cabinetry


This is where all the cussing really got going… the lid would not sit still. Had a bench dog sitting behind it, lid would just hop over it. had to keep the dog low, to keep from running the plane across it. Was hard to add a clamp, without the planes hitting the clamp. Finally, somehow, got the lid flattened down, for now at least. Took a break for awhile.

Got back down to the shop. Had two sides panels to mill smooth, a topper, and the front piece. Redid the clamping system a bit. Still had a dog back there, but added a scrap piece in the leg vise, and a screw on the other side.
Table Wood Gas Composite material Machine


This is the "topper", the piece that the lid will hinge to. It will get screwed to the sides, and some Walnut plugs to cover the screws, I hope. It needed a flattening, as it had cupped a bit. Worked from a jack plane through a smooth plane, the clean up with a low angle block plane. Got both faces done, and set it aside with the lid.
Countertop Wood Table Gas Composite material


One of the two sides. A little bit cupped, and needed to be smoothed down. Next..
Bumper Gas Composite material Automotive exterior Machine


This skinny board needed a couple things done. One was to get rid of that rough cut area….
Wood Table Tool Gas Machine tool


Look any better? The other item was…one end was 1/4" wider than the other. Scribed a line, clamp it in the leg vise, and a #5 jack plane to remove the excess wood. Then the complicated stuff can begin…..
Wood Flooring Floor Gas Hardwood


Stay tuned, this could get "Verrry In..terest.ing…"
You are a hand plane machine.
 

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Dovetails, rebates, and grooviness, oh my...

Ok, maybe today will go a bit better than the last one? Had an Auction to go to Saturday, and refurbbed a couple items I picked up at it. Bench is cleared off, time to do a few dovetails?
Wood Table Bumper Automotive exterior Gas


When last seen, i had these sawn. I picked up a candle the other day, waxed the saw blade, and made a couple more cuts. Then the chisels took over.
Motor vehicle Bumper Gas Cylinder Machine


That chisel came from the set I picked up at Aldis. It is about 5/16-3/8" wide. I'm banging through curly Maple with this chisel. So far, so good…

Flipped the board over, and finish chopping the dovetails
Wood Gas Auto part Bumper Machine tool


But, now I had to transfer these three onto the side panel's end….I think there is a clamp for this…
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Hey, it works. traced things out. Now, I am not the best at sawing to leave the line by hand, so…the bandsaw made those cuts, on the waste side of the lines. Helps to mark which is which…

Got out the chisels again, and chopped the waste away
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This is after a little extra work with a chisel to fit all the parts. mallet drove things home. Then repeat all the above for the other end. Only the front corners will get these dovetails…..
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Actually, the more one does these things, the better they look…
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Ok, got the front where it will connect up, time to work on the back…..BACK? Oh yeah, need to make a back for this thing… Had a plank, a bit wide, and a bit long. Cut it down to about the size i needed. Edges needed a bit of work. A #6c plane to take care of that..
Wood Gas Automotive exterior Bumper Engineering


One edge had saw marks to plane off. Next, set up a different sort of plane..
Plane Wood Rebate plane Tool Table


A Wards #78, as the back gets a rebate on the ends.
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Once both ends are looking good, then i set up another machine.
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1/4" bit, set the depth to about halfway through the boards. Set the fence, and lock it in place with a pair of Visegrips Finger clamps ( like welders use). Ran one through..
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Once all the dust was removed from the groove to check it out. Then ran the rest through
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I had to watch that I didn't cut through any of the dovetails. Stopped just in time..

I THINK that will do for today. Trying to decide on dividers on the inside, if any. Maybe a "T" shaped one?

when the Single Brain Cell Sketck-up comes back on-line, and lets me know….then I can get a bit more done.

Stay tuned, we are at the halfway point…I hope.
 

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#10 ·
Dovetails, rebates, and grooviness, oh my...

Ok, maybe today will go a bit better than the last one? Had an Auction to go to Saturday, and refurbbed a couple items I picked up at it. Bench is cleared off, time to do a few dovetails?
Wood Table Bumper Automotive exterior Gas


When last seen, i had these sawn. I picked up a candle the other day, waxed the saw blade, and made a couple more cuts. Then the chisels took over.
Motor vehicle Bumper Gas Cylinder Machine


That chisel came from the set I picked up at Aldis. It is about 5/16-3/8" wide. I'm banging through curly Maple with this chisel. So far, so good…

Flipped the board over, and finish chopping the dovetails
Wood Gas Auto part Bumper Machine tool


But, now I had to transfer these three onto the side panel's end….I think there is a clamp for this…
Wood Bumper Gas Machine Automotive exterior


Hey, it works. traced things out. Now, I am not the best at sawing to leave the line by hand, so…the bandsaw made those cuts, on the waste side of the lines. Helps to mark which is which…

Got out the chisels again, and chopped the waste away
Gas Wood Bumper Motor vehicle Automotive exterior


This is after a little extra work with a chisel to fit all the parts. mallet drove things home. Then repeat all the above for the other end. Only the front corners will get these dovetails…..
Wood Machine tool Tool Gas Metalworking


Actually, the more one does these things, the better they look…
Wood Gas Machine tool Hardwood Machine


Ok, got the front where it will connect up, time to work on the back…..BACK? Oh yeah, need to make a back for this thing… Had a plank, a bit wide, and a bit long. Cut it down to about the size i needed. Edges needed a bit of work. A #6c plane to take care of that..
Wood Gas Automotive exterior Bumper Engineering


One edge had saw marks to plane off. Next, set up a different sort of plane..
Plane Wood Rebate plane Tool Table


A Wards #78, as the back gets a rebate on the ends.
Motor vehicle Wood Automotive exterior Automotive wheel system Gas


Once both ends are looking good, then i set up another machine.
Motor vehicle Bumper Gas Automotive exterior Office equipment


1/4" bit, set the depth to about halfway through the boards. Set the fence, and lock it in place with a pair of Visegrips Finger clamps ( like welders use). Ran one through..
Wood Table Hardwood Wood stain Composite material


Once all the dust was removed from the groove to check it out. Then ran the rest through
Wood Composite material Plank Hardwood Flooring


I had to watch that I didn't cut through any of the dovetails. Stopped just in time..

I THINK that will do for today. Trying to decide on dividers on the inside, if any. Maybe a "T" shaped one?

when the Single Brain Cell Sketck-up comes back on-line, and lets me know….then I can get a bit more done.

Stay tuned, we are at the halfway point…I hope.
Bandit

You do a great job on your work. It really looks like the old time stuff done 100's of years ago.
 

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Into the land of stopped dados, and miss-cut bottoms

Well, last time, I had the four sides about together. Clamped them up into a box like shape
Wood Gas Machine Metal Building


As I needed some more layout work done. Had a 2' x2' sheet of 1/4" Oak plywood to try to cut into a bottom
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And, in theory, I could just measure the two directions and mark things out…..in theory yes, in this shop….Nope. Measured three times, laid out the lines, cut leaving the lines….1" off on the front to back measure? Ok, We'll deal with that in a bit.

Needed to chop a stopped dado into the side panels to house a divider. What to use as a divider…1/2" thick fancy plywood was almost the right size. Laid out for the dado, and a chisel to chop it out…
Wood Rectangle Hardwood Composite material Beam


And notched that end of the divider. Tried to "knife the lines" ...meh….just used a wider chisel and a mallet to cut the lines in. Set this one aside for a bit. There is to be a center piece let into the front of this box…same routine…just a wider slot.
Wood Tool Hardwood Gas Flooring


Got to give a wider size of that Aldi chisel set a go. Me Likey! In fact, itried all but the widest one today. No complaints, chisels held up. Didn't even have to stop and re-hone, even.
Wood Door Gas Composite material Rectangle


Test fits all day long. Remember that too short panel? Well, made a bit shorter, as i had an idea. In did involve a square stick of oak, and some fancy notching…I can then route a few pencil grooves into the Oak "filler". Underneath that filler strip, there is a joint where two plywood panels meet. Will glue them to the Oak during assembly.

The center divider now needed a sloped section to match the slope of the sides. Sliding bevel gauge to set the angle, bandsaw to trim it to the line, block plane to clean off saw marks. The Oak filler strip needed a slot to house the center piece, and the center piece needed a notch to match. Lots of trim this and trim that…

Finally got everything cut, notched, and hopefully fitted together…..
Wood Gas Machine Composite material Metal


For a rough, (VERY rough) dry fit up. I think I MIGHT need a few more clamps come assembly time. I gues I could do a sub-assembly glue up, and then work to get the rest attached where they need to be..after I route a few pencil grooves….

Haven't figured out WHERE I lost that 1" in the big plywood panel…...i just adapt, and carry on

Stay tuned…..we might get the glue bottle out later this week????
 

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#13 ·
Into the land of stopped dados, and miss-cut bottoms

Well, last time, I had the four sides about together. Clamped them up into a box like shape
Wood Gas Machine Metal Building


As I needed some more layout work done. Had a 2' x2' sheet of 1/4" Oak plywood to try to cut into a bottom
Audio equipment Wood Musical instrument accessory Electronic instrument Gas


And, in theory, I could just measure the two directions and mark things out…..in theory yes, in this shop….Nope. Measured three times, laid out the lines, cut leaving the lines….1" off on the front to back measure? Ok, We'll deal with that in a bit.

Needed to chop a stopped dado into the side panels to house a divider. What to use as a divider…1/2" thick fancy plywood was almost the right size. Laid out for the dado, and a chisel to chop it out…
Wood Rectangle Hardwood Composite material Beam


And notched that end of the divider. Tried to "knife the lines" ...meh….just used a wider chisel and a mallet to cut the lines in. Set this one aside for a bit. There is to be a center piece let into the front of this box…same routine…just a wider slot.
Wood Tool Hardwood Gas Flooring


Got to give a wider size of that Aldi chisel set a go. Me Likey! In fact, itried all but the widest one today. No complaints, chisels held up. Didn't even have to stop and re-hone, even.
Wood Door Gas Composite material Rectangle


Test fits all day long. Remember that too short panel? Well, made a bit shorter, as i had an idea. In did involve a square stick of oak, and some fancy notching…I can then route a few pencil grooves into the Oak "filler". Underneath that filler strip, there is a joint where two plywood panels meet. Will glue them to the Oak during assembly.

The center divider now needed a sloped section to match the slope of the sides. Sliding bevel gauge to set the angle, bandsaw to trim it to the line, block plane to clean off saw marks. The Oak filler strip needed a slot to house the center piece, and the center piece needed a notch to match. Lots of trim this and trim that…

Finally got everything cut, notched, and hopefully fitted together…..
Wood Gas Machine Composite material Metal


For a rough, (VERY rough) dry fit up. I think I MIGHT need a few more clamps come assembly time. I gues I could do a sub-assembly glue up, and then work to get the rest attached where they need to be..after I route a few pencil grooves….

Haven't figured out WHERE I lost that 1" in the big plywood panel…...i just adapt, and carry on

Stay tuned…..we might get the glue bottle out later this week????
Progress be progress….

Off by an inch,you say….

Missed it by thaaaaaat much!!!

just a "design challenge", that must be overcome…
I have faith, that you will prevail.

Maybe the "One Cell SketchUp" wasn't fully charged!!!
 

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#15 ·
Clamps, I need CLAMPS

Time to do some glue ups. Took the clamps off of the dry fit. Plan was to start as small as I could, and work my way out from there. Last night, just two clamps, and some Elmers. Center divider got clamped into the front board. Let it sit overnight. Next morning, got a few items done. A router tabel set up to make pencil grooves, start and stop marks and locator marks for the round nosed coce bit.
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Had those same marks on the oak 2×2…..well they helped at first. One groove was a bit long, others started wherever they felt like. Got the oak, the main divider, the front piece and one side into a few clamps, somehow
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Then added the short front bottom plywood bottom….hmmm, not looking too square. More clamps to fix the unit to my benchtop, and another to pull the unit into square. Let it sit til after Lunch!!!

Came back down for a little bit after Lunch. Took the dozen clamps off, and set aside. Flip the unit over and try to attach the over side piece…..something was holding things up….right in the middle….ah, the side to side divider was a bit too long. Take the whole unit over to the bandsaw, slice off a 1/8" and re-notch the end. Well, what do you know, it fits! Spread some glue around, start to slap a couple parts together, started to go through that stack of clamps again..
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Besides the side piece, I installed the rest of the bottom plywood. Should have double checked that, but glue was setting up, had to move along. Two clamps to pull the dovetails flush, two more to pull the side to side divider into it's spot. Noticed the back end was trying to flair out a bit….clamp #5 to cure that.
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This shows the pencil grooves a bit. Had to make a road trip, so let this mess sit until I came back…

Bought some small brass hinges, and some brass corner brackets. So far, haven't used any nails or screws…so far. Lots of cuss words, but no metal. Went to attach the back to this project. Something wasn't letting the back sit down where it needed to be…..ah, the plywood bottom was a little curvy? Bandsaws just do not cut a straight line. Even where the two panel meet, there is a few gaps
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No glue here, just some small brads. And, as soon as they hit that piece od Maple on the other side….bent right over. So, they then became cinched nails.

Now about the back end of this plywood bottom. Enough stuck out that I could run it across the bandsaw to get the worse off. Then a block plane to straight things out. Had one spot that was being stubborn, until a sharp chisel came "knocking", end of problem. Elmers on both the side pieces, and the back piece. sides fit into a rebate on the back. Couple spots in the center where the plywood NOW slips into the groove for it, and time to get some clamps out,again.
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Three clamps on this side, using the bench as a caul. One of the three goes across, to make sure the side don't spread out. Two more on the other side, as well. Used up all five of my 24" clamps, plus a pipe clamp. Will let this sit overnight. In the morning, once the clamps are taken off, I have those metal brackets to install, mainly to reinforce the corners. I can also trim the tops of the sides so the back part of the lid will sit…FLAT. Will have to bevel the sloped parts of the lids and add a pair of small brass hinges. That might be a plane for the entire day, the way things have been going. To attach the non-moving part of the lid, will use a few screws. Screw holes to be covered with plugs. I found my Plug Cutter (3/8" Tapered) and a block of brown wood..
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Might be walnut?

As for them corner joints?
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I even checked them for square! Stay tuned, we are getting close to the Finish part ( BLO????)Maybe by Monday?
 

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Clamps, I need CLAMPS

Time to do some glue ups. Took the clamps off of the dry fit. Plan was to start as small as I could, and work my way out from there. Last night, just two clamps, and some Elmers. Center divider got clamped into the front board. Let it sit overnight. Next morning, got a few items done. A router tabel set up to make pencil grooves, start and stop marks and locator marks for the round nosed coce bit.
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Had those same marks on the oak 2×2…..well they helped at first. One groove was a bit long, others started wherever they felt like. Got the oak, the main divider, the front piece and one side into a few clamps, somehow
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Then added the short front bottom plywood bottom….hmmm, not looking too square. More clamps to fix the unit to my benchtop, and another to pull the unit into square. Let it sit til after Lunch!!!

Came back down for a little bit after Lunch. Took the dozen clamps off, and set aside. Flip the unit over and try to attach the over side piece…..something was holding things up….right in the middle….ah, the side to side divider was a bit too long. Take the whole unit over to the bandsaw, slice off a 1/8" and re-notch the end. Well, what do you know, it fits! Spread some glue around, start to slap a couple parts together, started to go through that stack of clamps again..
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Besides the side piece, I installed the rest of the bottom plywood. Should have double checked that, but glue was setting up, had to move along. Two clamps to pull the dovetails flush, two more to pull the side to side divider into it's spot. Noticed the back end was trying to flair out a bit….clamp #5 to cure that.
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This shows the pencil grooves a bit. Had to make a road trip, so let this mess sit until I came back…

Bought some small brass hinges, and some brass corner brackets. So far, haven't used any nails or screws…so far. Lots of cuss words, but no metal. Went to attach the back to this project. Something wasn't letting the back sit down where it needed to be…..ah, the plywood bottom was a little curvy? Bandsaws just do not cut a straight line. Even where the two panel meet, there is a few gaps
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No glue here, just some small brads. And, as soon as they hit that piece od Maple on the other side….bent right over. So, they then became cinched nails.

Now about the back end of this plywood bottom. Enough stuck out that I could run it across the bandsaw to get the worse off. Then a block plane to straight things out. Had one spot that was being stubborn, until a sharp chisel came "knocking", end of problem. Elmers on both the side pieces, and the back piece. sides fit into a rebate on the back. Couple spots in the center where the plywood NOW slips into the groove for it, and time to get some clamps out,again.
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Three clamps on this side, using the bench as a caul. One of the three goes across, to make sure the side don't spread out. Two more on the other side, as well. Used up all five of my 24" clamps, plus a pipe clamp. Will let this sit overnight. In the morning, once the clamps are taken off, I have those metal brackets to install, mainly to reinforce the corners. I can also trim the tops of the sides so the back part of the lid will sit…FLAT. Will have to bevel the sloped parts of the lids and add a pair of small brass hinges. That might be a plane for the entire day, the way things have been going. To attach the non-moving part of the lid, will use a few screws. Screw holes to be covered with plugs. I found my Plug Cutter (3/8" Tapered) and a block of brown wood..
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Might be walnut?

As for them corner joints?
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I even checked them for square! Stay tuned, we are getting close to the Finish part ( BLO????)Maybe by Monday?
Bandsaw…. Router Table…. Nails…. Screws…. Wha…. Th…. Freak!!!
You're the hand tool dude…. Joinery & Glue guy!!!

Lookin' good, Bandit.

Did that corner end up square???
Inquiring minds want to know….
 

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Lid restart,meeting angles...didn't

Another one of "them" days in the shop. Clamps getting flying lessons, because they just kept falling to the floor when I tried to use them. Got the lid angle done ( almost) with an old handplane I had refurbbed up


A Stanley No.28. Seemed to be a little lighter than my Stanley #6c…..Left index finger served as a "fence" to keep things going. Tried to match things up with the non-moving part of the lid….even tried hinges, to se what was going on…..still not right. They way things were going….well, Suppertime! Sit and think this thing over for a bit…...

Ok, decided to replace the non-movable lid. Yanked the screws out, plugs and all. Will "recycle" it later. Had ONE more piece of Maple the needed size, but


Weeell…the other was plain-jane oak. This might just be a "Design Feature"? Live edge across the back. Marked out where the two cuts would be, and went and picked up a small saw. Bandsaw was having "issues" cutting anything close to a straight line, so a different type of saw was used…


Made by SKil, it has a 6" blade ( a NEW one at that!) and at least I can saw straight lines with this one…I hope

Clamped the two boards together, to get an idea of what was needed, besides mortising in the ywo hinges…


Chopped the hinge mortises as I went. Used a little bigger screws, for now


Set thins up…yep, just a hair of "Hinge Bind" but it will do…for now


Not too hateful. Had to cut brand new Walnut plugs…..all glued in, and planed flush….back corner's screw had stripped out, there was a gap of about 1/8" back there…Grrrr, removed screw along with that NEW plug. Got out a longer, coarse threaded drywall screw. Cut a new plug, again. Used a clamp ( one of the few that didn't want to flop on the floor) and pulled the gap shut. Drove the new screw down tight, and added the plug. Then a chisel to trim it flush. Let things sit a bit.

A few smooth planes, and some sanding…...then about four coat of oil finish(so far, Maple is almost like a sponge) then let it dry. Will see what we have tomorrow, finish wise.

Well, unless I decide to change out a couple cheap hinges…...this is the end of the project. Will post a few pictures over in the Project section. Might be a decent lap desk, or something for the Kitchen to act as an office?

Thanks for following along…..
 

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#20 ·
Lid restart,meeting angles...didn't

Another one of "them" days in the shop. Clamps getting flying lessons, because they just kept falling to the floor when I tried to use them. Got the lid angle done ( almost) with an old handplane I had refurbbed up
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A Stanley No.28. Seemed to be a little lighter than my Stanley #6c…..Left index finger served as a "fence" to keep things going. Tried to match things up with the non-moving part of the lid….even tried hinges, to se what was going on…..still not right. They way things were going….well, Suppertime! Sit and think this thing over for a bit…...

Ok, decided to replace the non-movable lid. Yanked the screws out, plugs and all. Will "recycle" it later. Had ONE more piece of Maple the needed size, but
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Weeell…the other was plain-jane oak. This might just be a "Design Feature"? Live edge across the back. Marked out where the two cuts would be, and went and picked up a small saw. Bandsaw was having "issues" cutting anything close to a straight line, so a different type of saw was used…
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Made by SKil, it has a 6" blade ( a NEW one at that!) and at least I can saw straight lines with this one…I hope

Clamped the two boards together, to get an idea of what was needed, besides mortising in the ywo hinges…
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Chopped the hinge mortises as I went. Used a little bigger screws, for now
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Set thins up…yep, just a hair of "Hinge Bind" but it will do…for now
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Not too hateful. Had to cut brand new Walnut plugs…..all glued in, and planed flush….back corner's screw had stripped out, there was a gap of about 1/8" back there…Grrrr, removed screw along with that NEW plug. Got out a longer, coarse threaded drywall screw. Cut a new plug, again. Used a clamp ( one of the few that didn't want to flop on the floor) and pulled the gap shut. Drove the new screw down tight, and added the plug. Then a chisel to trim it flush. Let things sit a bit.

A few smooth planes, and some sanding…...then about four coat of oil finish(so far, Maple is almost like a sponge) then let it dry. Will see what we have tomorrow, finish wise.

Well, unless I decide to change out a couple cheap hinges…...this is the end of the project. Will post a few pictures over in the Project section. Might be a decent lap desk, or something for the Kitchen to act as an office?

Thanks for following along…..
Adapt, improvise & overcome….
All at top speed!!!

Another Bandit masterpiece, done well.
 

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