Pine Tool Box, update #2

[steven newman]

Well, went done to take that thing out of the forest of clamps...then clamped it to the bench to work on the corners a bit..

Meh, could have been better, close up of the other corner?

Once I got all the corners looking like this (well, almost) I could start on the base/bottom for the box.   Laid out the length

Nice part of this set up/  The off cut just drops straight down, and lays against the jaw of the vise.  Dug out that corded router thingy.  ran it around the edges..

then set the box on it, for a test fit..

Hmmm, base IS square, box isn't?    Ve haft vays.....First off, I marked where a bunch of pilot holes were needed.   Drilled the holes, flipped the base over, and got out another strange contraption..

The dang thing kept falling out of the chuck.  Finally got the countersinks done..

Now about that box being out of square?  Well, first I clamped the box into the vise.   Laid the base onto the box.   ran a few screws in on the far side, keeping things close.  Then a clamp does the hard part..

Once it became square, by pulling that corner  back a bit, I screwed the base all the way round.   Only had one "miss" and go off into the inside...oh well.  Next, needed a way to carry this box around, while I make the lids.   Got out anout strange contraption...

says Goodell-Pratt,  used it to drill more pilot holes.  Then attached the handle.   Set this thing aside for the night.   I did start a lid.....will need to do bread board ends.....meh. Bad enough this get two beveled edges, and two hinges each,  now a bread board on the ends?   Might take a full day to do just two lids...stay tuned...

[Courtland]

Saw it Steve, and loved it! Just didn't want you to think nobody was watching.