November 17, 20169 yr Well, managed to sneak back to the shop for a bit. Finished those dovetails. Remembered to make the pins first, this time. Needed to clamp all four sides up, as if they were glued up.. Yep,almost square, too. Needed this to size the panel.. Width was ok, it was the length I needed to be set. Trimmed the excess off the end, and started to lay out some lines.... 1" in from the edge. And another line.. 1/4" up from the underside. Paul Sellers uses this method to make a raised panel. While he' d leave the panel like this, I don't. Easier to lay it flat on the bench. We do use about the same tool to do the job.. A Stanley #4. I go at the diagonal to the end grain, until both lines are gone. Makes a nice bevel. I then repeat for the other end grain... This way, any tear out will get planed off during the next step. Repeat with the marks, this time along the edges. I can go along the grain on these. When there is a nice diagonal line at the corners, where the bevels meet, I should be about done.. This needs a little more done to the end grain side. I can stand the panel up in the vise, and use just a block plane to finesse the corners. I also add a hint of back bevel from the bottom. Laid the panel on the frame, again.. Not the prettiest gal at the dance? I was checking to make sure I had enough to fit into a groove I need to mill next. I set up a plane for that job.. Stanley #45, again. Set up for a 1/4" x 1/4" groove. Need to bring my drill/driver down to the shop, and build a jig, first. Maybe tomorrow? Been a rather busy day. Panel will set down about 1/4" or so, below the edge of the top. . Stay tuned to this "Batty Channel" Same Bat-time......
November 18, 20169 yr Author Well, Mr. Gumption found out where I was hiding a little bit ago....Had to build a jig.. And cut four grooves with that fancy plane.. Then test the panel to see how it fits in the groove... Got all four sides milled, and tried a test fit....panel was still too long? Trimmed a little over an 1/8" off....then had to replane the bevel. And redo the beck bevel....Clamped the mess back up.. I think that about got it? Some more fine tuning, and then spread some Elmer's around? have to keep an eye out, as this thing wants to go out of square ....might need an extra clamp to pull it back to square... No...that is NOT a crack in the panel....there is a streak of heartwood alongside all that sapwood. About another week or so till finishing?
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