In the time you did that I delivered some wine glasses I made and ordered a new lathe chisel from @Jim from Easy Wood Tools. 

 

So I called it a day.  

That's going to be a neat box, Steve. Might have to steal your ideas. Then, I could toss that old card board box.  well, maybe not.

Okay....as to those dovetails...I "cheat" a bit....Router was used..

But, with a jig being involved...

I marked a couple lines, first....kind of "Stop Lines"...

I knife in the outside ones, as this is where the sockets end, the inside lines..

Are at the top of the vise, router hits the top of the vise, and can not cut any further...I mark the pin locations using the sliding bevel gauge, then eye ball the rest..

Rather a messy way to work....I have goggles to cover my glasses..and eyes

Then a clean up with a chisel or two..

Then use these pins to mark out the tails.   Bandsaw to cut on the waste side of the lines...and a chisel to remove the waste, as needed..then a test fit...

Someday, I might get the hang of this....got the 4 corners done, check the plywood bottom..

And found out the original one was a tad too narrow...made a new panel for the bottom. Reset the Stanley 45...

Clamped a side to the bench..

Plough a groove for the bottom..and..

To house a raised panel for the lid....dry fit for the bottom...

While I cut a few more grooves, than another fitting

Should be enough room?   Did not drive things all the way together,,hard enough to get them back apart...raised panel?

Used a different way to do this sort of thing...involved a zero clearance insert on my tablesaw, and tilting the blade 15 degrees...

And run the blank through on all 4 edges...leaves a little wedge behind. 

Then a hand plane to add a back bevel...and clean a burn mark or two...

There are two other grooves to do, as I want a dust seal lid...

Hopefully a bit better than this one, on the box for the Stanley 45.  

I plough the one groove on the inside, first.   Layout lines for when the box comes out of the clamps,  idea is enough of an overlap between the two grooves, that a knife cut can separate the lid from the box.  Then the lid fits down to seal the box....first, I need to glue the box up..

Glue and a forest of clamps.   let this sit a day.    both the rest panel and the bottom panel are installed....

Have to set the 45 to match that outside groove.    Had to sweep up a bunch of crunchies...

Plus a pile of sawdust under the tablesaw...then close up shop....2 hours of shoptime, today

 

Stay tuned....will see how things look when the clamps come off...tomorrow...

OMG you used a Tablesaw?????? 

 

Stop the freaking presses people.

 

Break out the good liquor, no popcorn this time we are talking Chocolate cake donuts here.  

 

2 hours of shoptime....clamps taken off, and put away...for a while    Clean up began..

Only the ends needed any work..

Second end done...then the "fun" can begin

Hope I had the inside groove deep enough...ran this outside groove all the way around...tried to cut the lid off with a saw, and a knife....wound up using the tablesaw, again..

Had to reset the fence...and trim the seal a bit to fit....didn't have the inside groove deep enough...

So, I used the 45 to thin the seal a bit, until the lid fit.   Lid needed reglued in one corner

Letting the glue dry...installed the bit holder...drilled it for a cutter..

Will go with a pair of 1/4" thick plywood runners under the plane.  Pine ones were too tall....also, thumbscrew was too long, shortened that done, and....

IT FITS will glue the plywood runners down, once I check the fit for fit.  Found some hinges, too..

Should do the trick.   Even put the router plane to work..

Had a few high spots that needed trimmed down.   Just waiting on the glue to cure, again

Stay tuned....almost done...

Turned into to one of those projects that decides it is time for a fight.  Always fun.. NOT!

 

Looks good!

I guess to install the hinges...one needs proper hinge tool?

Wax for the threads, cordless screwdriver for the slotted brass screws, and a couple cordless drills...

Be sure to clock those slots....the fill the box up..

And close the lid...

And go shopping for a latch...

Ok, made a shopping trip, to pick up a latch for the box.   $1.99 + tax...

 

Part of the job today...was to make sure the two plywood runners could be installed under the plane.    Threaded rod stuck up a bit too high, for the lid to close...Rubbed a black sharpie on the top of the bolt, pressed the lid down....then drilled a clearance hole about 1/4" deep...lid fits better now.    Bead of glue on the plywood runners, stick them in place, set the plane on them, and close the lid....

Place the box into the vise, as a clamp.  and try to install a latch....TINY screws, too....means I need a tiny pilot hole drill bit..

Headless nail in the drill seemed to work...also needed a SMALL screwdriver...

Sanding had already been done, brushed off.  Time to brush on the stain, and wipe it off..PIP?

Latch needs a bit more adjustments...

If you look into the lid, you will see the clearance hole...also keeps the plane from rattling around in there...

Hinge side...

waiting on the stain to dry, before the top coats go on..

Stay tuned, almost done..

Fancy like that I think the inside needs some felt or some flocking done.  Oh, and a Snap On Emblem, makes it worth more.  

17 hours ago, steven newman said:

Rubbed a black sharpie on the top of the bolt, pressed the lid down....then drilled a clearance hole about 1/4" deep...lid fits better now.  

We woodworkers are great problem solvers, aren't we! Nice work!

John

So whats the screw holes used for besides a coat rack ?

1 hour ago, Kevin Beitz said:

So whats the screw holes used for besides a coat rack ?

There is a fence that goes with this .

On this plane, the holes are for a wood base to be added.   One could build a wood fence.    The #71 had tapped holes for a metal fence/guide.

 

Ok, here we go..

latch has been fixed, to where it will stay latched..

Insides have been stained...

Plane fits, fully assembled...

Has one coat of Amber Shellac, for now...

End view, with the lid un-latched...and...

I think this is done.....

Edited January 29, 20206 yr by steven newman

NICE!!!!  I like that you used the Stanley decal.  Excellent work!

Yea boy on this one Steven

Plane was put to work, the other day, BTW

Used a wide chisel to pop most of the waste out...then cleaned the dado smooth with the router plane...

 

Went to place it back in it's case...lid wouldn't shut?   cutter was set too deep....raised it back up, lid shut and latched.

 

Just might keep this one around, awhile...

Part of a stack of cases..

Ok...was getting tired of that "Patina" looking finish.   These planes, when new in the box....were Nickle Plated and quite shiny...soooo.

About as close as I can get to the Nickle Plate look...

Collar included....then shined up the Brass parts...and put the plane back together....I did NOT paint the sole, figured all the use of late would keep it shiny...

And here we go, looking just like new.   I had to wire wheel a few rust spots clean, first.    Paint also has it's own primer in the mix. 

 

I think that will do, for now..

Now you need to shine the box up