I tried the box joint again. I must say I did better this time. Blake was right – hand cutting you can’t really stack two boards together (staggered) without gaps from the saw kerf. So these are cut one board at a time. I still don’t have square boards so that is part of the gap issue. Tomorrow I might venture out to the shop to do a few quick cuts to get some square stock.
Anyway, I thought I did ok on these – I could spend some time doing a little paring and I think the joint would be almost acceptable.
You can see on this shot that I’m also playing with hand cut dados. This one is a definite “not good.” But I’m working on it.
If nothing else, I’m passing time and learning how to cut straight!
-- Betsy - GO BUCKS!
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GaryK
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posted 215 days ago
Looks like you need to cut them a little deeper when you clean them up and they would look great.
Just takes time and practice.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
Scott Bryan
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posted 215 days ago
Betsy,
A definite improvement from your first one. Practice is paying dividends I see. Keep at it.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
jockmike2
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posted 214 days ago
Like Gary said, take a little out of the bottom and you got a good looking joint. mike
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