Well, Uncle Charlie (Horse) has invaded the fingers, so time to blog a bit.

 

Worked on the other stile today.   Usual suspects for tools showed up.

 

Decided to do the end mortises a little differently.    After a blow out on one the other day, I moved the ends in an inch.   Smaller tenon.   But NO blow out on the end. 

 

Someone asked about those Visegrip finger clamps I use

They work just fine holding parts in jigs.   Anyway, got to marling things up, I guess it is called Layout?

This is one of the end mortises.   Some of the lines will carry on around, to help lay out where the mortise comes out at.  Yep, through mortises.  Chopped the locked rail ones (2)  halfway through

This is half way through one of the two.    I had to do both of these, then flip over.    However, it doesn't take all that long to do the halfway point first

Not sure IF you can see the time stamp.    After the chopping, then some chisel work to complete the joint, after a little bit of handsaw work

This happens to be on the end.   Same with the lock rail, only there were two to do.  Then I could chisel away the waste.   Got all of the mortises done.   Needed to plough a groove though

As the raised panels will need a groove to sit in.   Time to mark out where the tenons will go.   Clamp a rail in place

and mark what needs to be cut away.   Now, IF only the idiot behind the saw can follow a line.   This job needs a LOT of room to do, though

Once a few lines are drawn out, time to try to operate a saw

until it looks like this one.   The lock rail was a bit tougher to do.   Double tenons.    Turns out they had a taper to them, and I had to remove the taper.  

 

Still have the top rail to do.    I do have the center stile all cut and ready for some grooves.    Maybe tomorrow?   I am bushed, and cramping up.    Might  be a bit of hard work???

 

Stay tuned...

Steve, 

I get bushed just reading about the work you accomplish with those hand tools!