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I didn’t like my squares being banged around on the workbench and also i kept losing pencils in the shavings so i built a caddy to keep them safe and also to keep all the marking tools handy. The ends, dividers and base are mahogany and the sides are cypre. The slots were outlined on the bandsaw and hollowed out with a Stanley No.71 Router Plane and the dovetails done by hand (my 1st attempt at dovetails). There’s also a row of 1/8” dowels wedged as a movable divider to keep the pencils upright (only shown in last picture). Finish is Cabot Spar Varnish.
-- Measure Twice Cut Once -- It's a lot easier to cut more off than it is to cut MORON.
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8 comments so far
NBeener
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#1 posted 656 days ago
As always, I’m not very happy when people’s shop jigs look better than my furniture, but … I’m man enough to say … Great Job !!!!
-- -- Neil
itsmic
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#2 posted 656 days ago
Yes, pretty impressive for a caddy, nice joints, keeping things close and handy is always a good thing, I’ve spent more than too much time on many occasions, looking for some tool that was right in front of me all the time, lols, thanks for sharing
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DYankee
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#3 posted 656 days ago
Where the h3!! did I just put that dang blasted _ ! I haven’t even moved my feet since I set the darn thing down and now I can;t find the dang blasted thing!
Now those are some serious dove tails.
Nice job.
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OutPutter
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#4 posted 591 days ago
Man, I just love big dovetails. How is that bottom held in there?
Great work. I’m going to probably steal this. Just so you’ll know.
Best,
-- Jim
helluvawreck
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#5 posted 591 days ago
That’s a fine tote box and very nice dovetails.
-- If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. Henry David Thoreau
lilredweldingrod
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#6 posted 591 days ago
UH OH! Do we have another Kent Shepherd? Are all your jigs made this way? lol That would look great on any WW bench. And ditto on the dovetails.
RPersad
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#7 posted 591 days ago
@OutPutter….the bottom is glued in and held with a few 1/8” dowels (the small darker circles seen on the sides). I didn’t want it to be too complex seeing as the heaviest load would be a few pencils and other light stuff. there is also a pair of 1/4” square dowels that run perpendicular to the slots for the squares so they don’t fall through the slots.
-- Measure Twice Cut Once -- It's a lot easier to cut more off than it is to cut MORON.
David Grimes
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#8 posted 591 days ago
Very nice work. I like caddies, too.
-- If you're going to stir the pot, think BIG spoon or SMALL boat paddle. David Grimes, Georgia
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