March 17, 20179 yr Popular Post Well, trying something a bit different. Kind of new at this type of joinery..... I used the 358 mitre box to cut a couple lengths of Poplar. Squared a line all around....did a bit of saw work.... After I had laid out a few finger joints.. That mitre line? It gets worse from here...... Version No.1...didn't quite pan out. Got worse trying to cut the matching part of the joint... I trimmed back the fingers a bit on Version #2, BUT..I cut the wrong sections out......fingers were in the wrong spot.... Tossed that wrong item aside, got it's replacement and cut it all over again. This time, I made sure I was removing the waste....LOT of chisel work going on..... Finally got to where a test fit could be done. Looks just like a mitre joint, right? Wonder what all them squiggles are for...... Clear as river mud? Have a bit ore trimming to do, and then...maybe...do another three corners? Maybe I might get good at this sort of thing? BTW: First time I ever tried something like this.....will be looking for a bit easier way as I go along....stay tuned
March 17, 20179 yr I know several guys who have done blind dovetailed miters. Both said, "I did blind dovetail miters. Once."
March 17, 20179 yr From what I can tell, not too shabby for first attempt of these type of joints...I'll be watching and learning. Thanks.
March 17, 20179 yr Should make for a strong joint...give yourself an A for patience...thanks for sharing your journey...
March 17, 20179 yr Although, that's going to be a whale of a strong joint, if I'd put that much work into it, it darned well better show. Nevertheless, great work and the PIP is truly appreciated. Thanks for bringing us along.
March 18, 20179 yr Author That mis-cut piece? Re-used it to lay out for a second corner.. First one is on top of the second corner. Started with a clean cut end... I also used this same saw for a few other cuts. This one was to give me another 12" long side. I used the recycled end to lay out the fingers Thought about leaving the board flat on the bench, but.. Found out it was easier to saw the joint like this. Handsaw to cut the bevel ends, the mitre box to cut the crosscut across the fingers. The hardest part was the beveled cut to remove right in front of the fingers,,, As chopping out the sockets was easy to do....finally set the part up on it's edge, and pared down with a sharp chisel. Either driven with a mallet ( Lew's?) or with my chin. Test fits, lots of them Until all the gaposis is gone. Hardest part was still getting a smooth bevel, without a hump in it's middle. And, not pare my fingers too.... Two done, two more corners to do. And a few chisels that need sharpened back up...Maybe I can go ahead and make a box out of this mess? Depends on how many Brain Farts this will take.... Stay tuned?
March 18, 20179 yr Nice job. Reminds me of a joint Roy did as a locking dovetail with the dovetail showing on both sides of the joint.
March 18, 20179 yr 12 minutes ago, Gerald said: Nice job. Reminds me of a joint Roy did as a locking dovetail with the dovetail showing on both sides of the joint. Huh? Got a picture? Sounds interesting.
March 18, 20179 yr 50 minutes ago, Gerald said: Nice job. Reminds me of a joint Roy did as a locking dovetail with the dovetail showing on both sides of the joint. I remember that episode too Gerald. One of the few I've seen, but it was very interesting. I'd never seen anything like it. 37 minutes ago, Gene Howe said: Huh? Got a picture? Sounds interesting. Gene, I'm not sure if this is the one that showed the "how to" for the exact joint Gerald mentioned...still a very good one. In our area, depends on which PBS channel I watch what episodes are played...never seems to be any order or season.
March 18, 20179 yr Author Ok, I made a new handle for a rasp I had.. Old lathe chisel handle ( Harbor Freight..) cut down, sanded to shape, drilled and the rasp installed....Those markings? Are one of a set of layout markings. Crosscut line....is where the ends of the fingers will be.. Ugly, ain't it? Square sockets to house the fingers from the next piece. Chisels needed stropped before too much got chopped and pared. Lots of test fits, too.. getting there....Finally got all the corners close enough for a dry run.. Other than the one end clamped to the bench, everything else is just sitting there.....still needs a little fine tuning at the mitres.. But, for the first time around doing this sort of thing....beginner's luck? I am getting better as I do each corner, learning as I go along. Might dig out the old Stanley (Not Colt) 45 and make a box out of this mess? Stay tuned.....
March 19, 20179 yr Author After all that time messing around with very sharp chisels, and not so much as a single nick.....went to build a jig awhile ago.... The stick laying at an angle? Was attaching it to the bench, when the screw split the board. Yanked it up, grabbed a chisel and finished the split....OW! And promptly peeled a chunk of hide right along the side of a fingernail......right hand Pinky finger. Reset the now smaller board.. Later, I wound up cutting half of it off, was hitting a couple rods.. Wasn't as bad with the shorter end pieces, but these longer sides were a problem...we have ways.. Goal was to add a groove for the bottom panel, and the top panel. Later I'll simply saw a lid off. Had to move the markings, telling me which edge was the top or bottom....ploughed right through the old ones...of course. Dry fit, trying to mark for the size panels I need.....way my luck was going....decided this could wait til tomorrow......finger is still throbbing along.....OW! Maybe better luck tomorrow, eh? Stay tuned...
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