Managed to get out in the shop this weekend. The weather was really strange . . . +5 and rain. Lots of snow gone.
I finished off the remainder of the dovetails. Staying inside the pencil lines and cutting straight were the biggest challenges. I also found that chopping out the tails with a chisel was a bit of a pain because the spruce would collapse and not cut clean. Took a bit of work cleaning the pins and tails . . . but in the end they all fit together with a satisfying “cluk”.
I then had to cut a groove in the inside of the top pieces. This was accomplished using a ¼” straight router bit in a table mounted router. Had to break out the Marples to do a bit of cleanup as well.
Finally . . . I attached some pieces and got DW to come out and take a couple of pics.
Spoiler: The short pieces of 2×4 in the background will be resawn.
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GaryK
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posted 175 days ago
Getting there!
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Russel
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posted 174 days ago
Boy I wish I had some imagination, because if I did I might just guess at what you’re doing. Nice pictures though.
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Tomcat1066
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posted 174 days ago
OK, I have to admit it. I’m curious too! I can’t wait until it’s finished…whatever it is ;)
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rikkor
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posted 174 days ago
Well, you still have us wondering…
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MsDebbieP
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posted 174 days ago
I do love this category.. Fascinating
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