Hey,  it beats throwing the scraps out into the firepit.

 

Have been resawing some of the thicker scraps..

Trying to keep these flat.   Crosscut a few other  pieces, jointed a few edges, spread some glue around..

3 pieces for this panel glue up, and..

3 more pieces to make this one...will let these sit awhile...may start trimming some frame parts ..

Have to rip these down to all the same width.   Will leave them a tad wide, to make groove making easier. End panels?

Thinking I can get 2 end panels out of the longer board...."shorty" is for "Plan B"...

Lid?

Underneath all the Poplar and other goodies...lies a 1 x 12 Oak scrap....May just use it as a lid?  

Just waiting on the glue to cure...while I pick the dried stuff off me fingers...

Stay tuned. 

Wondered how long it would be before you started another project 

 Lew, I'm not so sure he ever stops. 

Was feeling under the weather today.....took the day off, never even went to the shop. 

 

Didn't even stop by the service down at the Courthouse.....will see how I feel in the morning...

10 hours ago, steven newman said:

Didn't even stop by the service down at the Courthouse.....will see how I feel in the morning...

I know you felt bad if you didn't stop there. Hope you're doing better today! Let us know.

Took a few trips to the Latrine today....might have whatever is cleaning me out about whopped......Got bored...Monday, or not, need to get something done...

 

Took the panels out of the clamps....

Got the two glue-ups and the end panel roughly to width....and jointed the edges....small parts = small jointer..Millers Falls No. 11

Trimmed the front and back panels for length, so that they match....then a bit of clean up

Worked on all four faces...

Front and back panels.....which left the ends to cut to size...

Needed to mark dead center.....without using a ruler to measure things...

Used a long straight edge ( big square) went diagonally from the corners....marked near the middle...."X" marks the center...

Squared a line across.   Tried to "split the line"....then squared the ends..

Spent a while, getting frame parts close to final sizes..

Due to a couple having snipe problems...had to resaw these for thickness, so they all matched..some were even 4/4!   Then set up the plane, and a jig..

Not much of a jig?  Well, IF you add a pair of clamps..

 

Everything that will touch the raised panels get a groove..  this was the easy part...

Depth checker.   Candle to wax the slide.   #3c to smooth the edges a bit, and check which way the grain was running...#45 has a #12 cutter installed.

There are bottom rails that need a groove to house the plywood bottom of the box..

Was NOT the easiest way to do these.   Glad only four rails needed this cut.   As to why I did not use the old wooden plough plane?

A matter of size....this was just too long. 

Parts for the front of the box.   Tomorrow ( maybe..) I can mill the Mortise and Tenon joints? 

Still need the narrow stiles for the ends.....noticed the rip fence on the tablesaw was trying to move...

"Fired" the stock fence...installed the "Saw Guide".    Was actually made a LONG time ago ( back when WOOD actually had a forum) for a DeWalt Jobsite  saw. 

May work on this a bit....hate to mess with the cleat, as other set-ups  depend on it...like a router, or the circular saws.  The 4 sticks need ripped for width...needed a fence that won't move.  

Just  3 pieces of scrap....and a few screws.  Cleat was set at 90 degrees to the rail, before it was screwed in place.   Will give it a test drive..tomorrow.

 

6 loads from the dust pan to clean the floor...I think that will do..for one day....

Stay tuned..

Edited November 13, 20187 yr by steven newman

Cool rip fence.

Started for the shop @ 1400 hrs....returned from the shop @ 1705 hrs.....legs were getting crampy....for some reason....spent half of the time sitting on this..

I did try the "new" rip fence out.....not the slightest hint of a wiggle...was solid as a rock...

So these are now all the same size.....milled the grooves...which was...entertaining  Jig was the greatest..

The fourth stile wanted to fight the entire process....was chipping out on the end....not a biggie, will cut the foot profile at that end...

Laid out for some tenons..

Bandsaw to mill those ( hmmm, blade seems to be a bit dull...)  Then get the place set up to chop tenons..

Laying out for the top rail was easy enough....needed a way to locate where the bottom rail needed tobe..

Once the top one was done, I could use the top rail and the panel, to show me where the mortise needed to be...

Then used this as the pattern for the rest..I also profiled the feet...beltsander to fine tune them..

And a dry fit..

Dog Holes are great at keeping chisels from rolling off...

Panels were raised the way Paul Sellers  does them...

At least with this panel, anyway....second one, I went back to laying the panel flat on the bench...save me knuckles that way

Test fitting as I went.   Dry fitted the entire panel....

Turned out, the panel was a 1/16" too long...had to trim and re-bevel and another test fit....finally, was able to spread some glue, and use up most of my clamps...

C clamp because that spot wanted to shift a bit...added a second one at the other end, after this was taken.  There is a caul....so everything gets pulled towards the top of the stiles/legs.  So..how does this float in mid-air?

My "third hand".   Worked on getting the other panel ready for glue up....and set this aside...

A little better-up.  Left this on the bench..

Not much to do?    Well, I could get the rails cut for length, for the end panels...

Trying for a 1/2" tenon.  We'll see how THAT goes.   I did save one of the cutoffs from the feet profiles...

to match the front and back feet.  Waiting on glue to cure, right now..

Stay tuned..

Really like that third hand 

Busy "boy" today. I'd say you earned your wages plus a little.

So what treasure(s) is this box being built to hoard, 'er preserve. Or would you have to kill me if you told me?

Well, today was a case of...eat Lunch..or...go to the Shop.....should have ate Lunch....

 

Got the one panel out of the clamps....set it aside, while I got #2 clamped up..

Needed a couple extra c clamps, for this one.   Set this down, out of the way....and worked on the first panel a bit..

Something didn't look right...checked things out with a large square....one end was out just a bit.   Planed to the new line. 

Sanded and planed to get this thing as flat as I could....still had a couple spots only a little plane could work on..( Stanley #60-1/2) Was finally able to use the plough plane..

Stiles needed a groove milled, was easier to do AFTER the panel was glued up.  Groove is for a Tongue & Groove corner joint. 

Once the end panels are glued up, I can add the matching tongue. 

Which brings up the first malfunction of the afternoon...Needed to continue the groove for the box's bottom panel...should be easy to do, right

Weeeelllll...a lot of break-out.  When the bottom is installed..

Won't really see the break away stuff.   Should have stopped here, for the day....guess who didn't

Need to get a better light for the bandsaw.  I double-checked the sizes of these tenons....3 times...before they were cut.  more on this in a bit

Chopped a few mortises, enough to get this far..

Didn't really line up.  Bandsaw issues = sloppy shoulders.   Tablesaw to TRY to clean them up....wound up clipping one tenon completely off

Did not feel like making a brand new rail..trimmed the other end to match....by the time everything was square, plumb and  the SAME size...had to trim the raised panels to match....At least I waited to raise them AFTER all the trim work was done...

Done in the vise, was easier than laying them flat on the bench, and trying to clamp them done.   In the vise, the planes could even  ride along the top of the vise. 

The rail without tenons.....drilled through the stiles, counter sunk enough the the match cutter won't hit the head of the screw.   Decided to just glue the mess up...up.

Set this mess aside....worked on the other end panel....raised it's panel...adjusted the shoulder cuts for a SQUARE fit....and did a dry fit..

Still not quite right..bottom rail had issues...then the top had to match...AND the entire mess had to match the one in the clamps...sooo

Works for me...third hand as a clamp.   That "F" style clamp is a 3' one...don't have any shorty ones.   This is a dry fit only...will need a caul or three when the glue does get spread....and some of the shorter clamps can be used.

 

Tomorrow?   Long panel needs to match the completed one.   The short end panels will need cleaned up, while I try to glue up this last panel.   Cussing has begun  Started about noon today...was now after 5pm....hang up the apron, call it a day

Stay tuned...

Hmmm, about the only thing uglier than looking in my mirror this morning...

Was this scene, looking out the backdoor...that be ice....got worse later....retreated to the shop...was safer than driving around town, with all the idiots that thought is was still summer....and drove like it...

Removed MOST of the clamps on the other two glue ups..and promptly recycled a few...

When this little b...part came out of the clamps...there was a popping sound

Seems I used too short of a screw in this spot..

Replaced this with a 2" long one...had to wax the threads...the  front and back panels were clamped up, back to back

Feet, ends and tops do not match....Will have to plane and sand until they do....Boss wanted to go to the stores...I included  a trip to Lowes..

The Boss took this one, while I was pulling into the Lowes parking lot..YUCK....Boss bought a couple items, I was there for just one...

Bulb runs on 120vac....Bandsaw needed a new light bulb. 

Just before we left for town, I was able to get this cutter nice and sharp....

Got back home...installed the bulb..

It lights up, when the saw is running..

Blade IS moving....and a lot faster than I am

Ok, put the laundry into the washer, and started that....then went to "work"

End panel was checked for square....and found wanting...we have ways...

Small part, meet small plane.  Got that job done....set the front and back "Sammich" into the vise...for the same thing..

Yes, both panels are in there...weapon of choice?

Actually, both planes were used....and the beltsander...and a small drum sander I could install in a drill...got things to finally match each other, set aside one, and worked on the other, as it needed grooves done..

Then set this aside. BTW,, this was also sanded flat on both inside and outside faces...Needed to set up the #45, again.

Retract the spurs...don't need them, nor the depth stop..

Remember that  cutter I sharpened up?    It also has it's own depth stop.   hardest part about this?  getting it mill to the tongue exactly where you need it...dang fussy..clamped the panel where I could do the milling..

And, where it won't move around...first try...meh...more fussing, more cussing..wound up with a skinny tongue..

Will fine tune it later...flipped the panel...a few times, didn't matter, plane wanted to dig in regardless of the grain directions...finally  got it to a dry fit..

A little better.  There are onlt two clamps in use here...Joint was enough to hold the long panel in place.  Close up?

Ok, tongues were done for today, end panel needed the groove finish out...

At least, I could use the backsaw all the way through...and then pop the waste with a chisel...Wall on the edge is a bit ragged,  tablesaw will clean it up.

Placed this in-between the other two sides...with one clamp..

And that spreader bar.   Waiting on glue to cure, before i tackle the last panels....hopefully, the tongues come out better.   Cutter was designed for 3/4" thick stock...this stuff is a little thinner...should have used the 3/16" cutter, instead....oh well.

 

Stay tuned...we moving at the speed of ..smell..

Coming along quite nice in spite of the challenges.

Today was more about road trip in the new van, picking up the GrandBRATS...and paying the bills.  

 

Somehow managed to get the last end panel out of the clamps, cleaned up, squared up....and then the fun could commence...

hammer to adjust the 45....went from not cutting to barely cutting...lots of candle wax...had to keep checking with the other end panel, to make sure they would match...right down to the feet....

Like my drumsander?   Too skinny on the feet?   Not really...

 

Finished the groove for the bottom panel to sit in...decided to try a dry fit of all four sides...at once....yeah....

Shortest bar clamps I have are the 24" ones....and I am going to need a few c clamps for the feet..

Hopefully, the feet will LOOK the same size, either on the ends, or

From the front or back.   Maybe tomorrow, I can cut a plywood panel for the bottom of the box...and cobble a lid?   Getting close to the final glue-up...IF I can find enough clamps....and hands..

Stay tuned...

Glue up today....got the bottom panel cut to size....

Cleared the bench...

As this is about to be a War Zone.    Removed the clamps, but kept them handy....laid out the four sides in the order they will be assembled in.   Spread a few beads of glue around...trying to get MOST of the glue onto the tongues....Slap things together.....wasn't that easy...about the fourth try..got all five parts close to being together...

Clamped a foot, clamped a side...kept adding clamps, wiping away glue runs...add more clamps..

Had already used one of the pipe clamps to pull things as square as I could...then added them as a pair, to square up the top edge...

 

Set this out of the way....was getting crowded...too fat to get past some of these clamps..

A "forest of clamps"?  Dug up the panel I intend to cut down into a lid...

1 x 12 White Oak....leftovers.   May cut a bunch of curves...to liven things up...square is boring, after all.  

Letting this mess sit a day or so....clean up may also take a full shop day....may involve a routah....

 

Stay tuned...

 

( BTW: right in the middle of writing this up...lost power to the room...some popped the breaker...restart everything..

 

Steven, besides being a good woodworker I bet you are a good storyteller. I enjoyed the text as much as the pictures.

 

Thanks

Ok...this morning, I went to the shop..to just remove the clamps...that WAS the plan....

 

One thing led to another...dryer needed started....box needed the feet, corners and top edges  cleaned up, sanded down.  rounded the outside corners over....hmmmm, first load came out of the dryer...second load started.....cut the blank for the lid....and sanded it down...then, while waiting on the dryer....got out the brush and the Amber Shellac...didn't have any Stain

 

Soooo...how about a PIP?

Front view.   No hardware has been installed...yet...

End view...

Back of the box....haven't decided on hinge type, yet...

And the top of the lid.   have a Road Trip today....will let this dry a while.   Just a box made from Oak scraps....

Stay tuned...will see IF I can get this done later this week...

 

4 minutes ago, steven newman said:

have a Road Trip today

Safe travels.

Personally, I'm glad you didn't have any stain. The amber shellac really made the grain stand out.

A very warm, soft, golden oak tone. Perfect finish for this project

Well done, great vision for use of scraps.

SOoooo, what future is in store (no pun---OK maybe a little) for this treasure box now?

Sweet!