Laundry Detail to night, had to kill a little time for the dryer to get done.. cross cut and ripped a few pieces of 1/2" poplar...

2 longer ones for the sides...

The other two are for the ends....wanted them all the same width..so..

meet Junior....Junior Jack plane, that is.   Boards were a tad too short for the longer Jacks...been a while..had to back off the cut quite a bit, from the last time it was used.

Chisel selection?

We'll see which ones get into the case.  Depends on HOW I lay them in there, and what holders I cobble up....1/4" plywood top and bottom panels...and will saw the lid off, again..

 

Wonder which joiner joint I'll use.....hmmm...maybe a step by step photo blog? 

 

Sorry, no fancy-schmansy "timber" available.....Poplar is good enough for shop storage, anyway.  

Stay tuned 

2 hours ago, steven newman said:

Sorry, no fancy-schmansy "timber" available.....Poplar is good enough for shop storage, anyway.

So I am guessing no purpleheart and ironwood inlays???  

Nor any "Jarrah", whatever...

 

Finger joints?  Through Dovetails?   Hmmmm, we'll see.   A little busy today,and, getting a new furnace put into the basement, tomorrow....might even have HEAT in the house, again!

1 hour ago, steven newman said:

Nor any "Jarrah", whatever...

 

Finger joints?  Through Dovetails?   Hmmmm, we'll see.   A little busy today,and, getting a new furnace put into the basement, tomorrow....might even have HEAT in the house, again!

Gotcha!  So we are going with the epoxy resin inlay then.

 

Good idea!

Trying to settle on HOW I want the chisels to sit in the case.....Paul Sellers just tosses his into a box, tips towards the center, handles towards the ends of the box....not very happy with that...however, IF I can put a few dividers in the box to keep the chisels from hitting each other....

 

Lay them flat?     Lay them on "edge"?   one row, or 2?    Handles towards the end of the box?  Hmm...may just build a box, split off the lid, and then fill the box up....still working on that..

 

Stay tuned....

 

Finger Joints, or Through Dovetails?

3 hours ago, steven newman said:

Finger Joints, or Through Dovetails?

#6  1 1/4 screws???  

Hmmm...I'll get started here, after Lunch.     With all the "MY dovetails are better than YOURS BS going on.....I think I'll just do a "How-to" of how I do mine, photos from start to finish.

 

Nothing fancy about it, just a way to join two pieces of wood to each other in a corner joint.    Been done for centuries, after all.....

Now that this has been brought back home, all sharpened and set, like new...may give it a try-out....the other saw?

A little Disston Panel saw....10 ppi..is so old, the steel has started to "crystalize" and get brittle...

 

Just started on Lunch...looking like a 1200hrs start time in the shop...

Edited October 10, 20205 yr by steven newman

Roh-kay, Raggie....gave Mr. Bishop's fancy saw a try out.... 

9ppi does cut a bit rough.. 

Then cleared the bench..

And needed to get a few tools out....opened the doors, and do a bit of shopping...

Needed a mallet, to hit some chisels with...

And, maybe a couple gauges...there are a couple squares in that rack, too

Somewhere...needed a couple saws, too...

Hmmm...maybe a coping saw?  And..

The old No. 68 saw will do the trick, today...set most of the toys out on the bench...

Although most of the ends of the 4 boards were square,,always seems to be one...

We can shoot it square, though..

Almost ready to cut & chop some dovetails...

Got a work light set up..

And got the shop stool out and ready to go...

So I can sit down as I work at the bench..

 

All of this is ready to go....stay tuned..

 

 

Ok...first off...

Marking gauge.   Set to the thickness of the wood.   ~1/2" or so....run this around both ends on one of the long side boards...Then I darken the lines

To better see them.   then stand this up in the vise....

I don't have a "set" angle, just what seems to look good.  Bevel gauge to lay out the pins.   Starting with 1/2 Pins on the ends, and work towards the center.

The blue square is also set to the thickness of the board..that will match up to this board ( sometimes, they will vary a bit)  Then I layout the cut lines....more of a guide than anything else..can split the lines, miss to either side....as what is left will be used to lay out the tails...Lines are drawn on both faces.

Then drop the board down.  Less vibration this way.  Old No. 68 to make the cuts..( I did try out the Bishop saw..)

Cuts a bit rougher than the No. 68 does.   Lines all sawn, set up a chopping block...

Saves the top of the bench.   Select a few chisels...

So that they fit into the waste areas.   Then, chop halfway down on the Show Side..

There is a knife wall to keep the chisels from going too far...then flip the board over..

And pop the waste out...There is a coping saw handy..

Not sure who Mr. Hartley was, but the saw is a No. 10 Disston-HK Porter.   I use it just like a rasp, to clean out any nubs in there...(second from left..)

Then, stand this up onto an end board...and a sharp pencil, to trace around the pins..

Be sure to mark which is the waste.   And, make sure the pins are facing the correct way...Bandsaw to make a few cuts, leaving the lines..

You want to cut on the waste side of the lines...leaving( or trying to..) the lines intact...then the chopping block, again...

Chop 1/2 way into the show side, then flip over..

Until the tails are done..clean up as needed...then a test fit..

Rinse and repeat, 3 more times...

Loose corner is where I did not leave the lines....was getting close to quitting time...laid the chisel into the box..

To see how they will fit.....next up?    Getting Groovy.....Stanley 45 to cut a top and bottom groove..in each board.   Plane is to assemble with the 1/4" panels in place, glue up the box. Once the glue is done..then saw the lid off.  

 

Stay tuned..

I am exhausted.  

Ok...the main reason I am building the box..is because THIS

Is NOT a good idea...

today was time to get Groovy, man...

First, I needed to move 2 boxes...the smaller one got stash out of the way..

While the other box went to the bench..

Opened the box..

Some assembly required?

Part is parts...

Appears to be a few things missing...

Well, it does say it is ready to go....need a jig ..

Should keep things from moving around..to much?

One done...this was actually fun..

Another batch of Krunchy Noodles?  Soon had the 2 ends done..

Had to change the jig a bit...sides are a tad longer..

More fun.

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Soon had all the grooves done...

Lots of Krunchies on the floor..

yep, they do "KRUNCH" when I step on them...checked to see IF the grooves all line up..

Yep, they do...then clear the decks, again..needed to lay out two panels..

That's one use for a framing square IN the shop.   bandsaw to cut this up..

Close enough? Hmmm, see what a dry fit says...

Something didn't quite fit...panels were long enough..just..

yep..too wide..we have ways...

Needed them to match,  planed less than an 1/8" off....try again..

Fit is now correct.   needed to now where to cut to split off the lid...red lines.  Then mark everything as to where they will be going...tends to help..

Reset the blue combo square to mark a line, later...time for glue and clamps..

Let this sit overnight....

 

Stay tuned..

 

I did check before I quit for the day....nope, can't run the box through the bandsaw, to slice of the lid...like on the last box....about an inch too tall.   Also, my bandsaw never did come with a riser block, either.   So...3 options...with a handsaw ( Bishop saw is too short)

Option No. 1

Disston D-115, 10 ppi, 26" length....smooth cut, takes forever as a rip..

Option No. 2

Disston D8 thumbhole Rip...5.5 ppi, 28" length....Not all that smooth of a cut...would have to plane all the sawn edges...and..

Option No. 3...

A Disston Panel saw, 20" length, 10 ppi, just got back from being sharpened....hmmm.

 

Will run a marking gauge all the way around, the turn that into a knife wall...just to guide the saw....Definitely NOT a Monday operation...

Well, there was a 4th option....Involved a little reset...

 

First ( yeah, yeah, yeah...working on a Monday, again..) all the clamps came off....sides were cleaned up, square holes filled with square pegs.  Planed the sides smooth...Then set up some tools..to mark and saw the lines..

Turn the plate over, reset it back into the saw's bar,  it is now a fine tooth back  saw.   Square and marking gauge to mark out the cut line, all the way around the box...Candle is to lube the saw plate a bit...the knife?  it will come in later....

Start at a corner, then work to the next corner....then on around the block...do not saw all the way through on the long sides, just the ends..

leave a little left in the middle, to keep the kerf open...once all 4 sides have been sawn...use that blue utility knife and slice through what is left in the kerfs..

made a pile of sawdust inside...check on the fit between the two parts..

Could be a bit better...so..

Stanley No. 4, Type 10...to remove saw marks, and level the edges....i worked over both the lid and the box...testing the fit, looking for any high spots I missed...

and that will do for today...

Shoulders were sore today, had planned to take the day off....yeah....right....

 

Then the plan was to just go to the shop, sort through the box of hardware, and see what would look good on the box....that WAS the plan..

 

Next thing...hinges appeared on the box...

Ok....may as well add the latch..

Not the one I really wanted, but, I wasn't going to drive 70 miles round trip, just to buy one latch at Hobby Lobby....seems to work...

Then some handles happened along...

That were supposed to be nailed on?   Nah, we have screws.   Then, wanted to see how the chisels would fit..

And wound up cutting and fitting, and gluing in some dividers...and even gained one more spot for a chisel....8 is enough, right?

 

need a place to stash two handsaws...

Keeps them handy, and out of my way....

 

Shoulders still sore...so much for a day of rest....maybe tomorrow, eh...

 

Stay tuned..

Isn't it amazing how all that hardware just shows up. Now just to look in your hardware drawer

Steven, a great job on that case!

Decided the top edges needed rounded over on the lid...a little late The outside edges would be easy enough to do...with a block plane...

Just keep tilting the plane over, until it is a round-over...it was the inside edges that took a few other tools..

Running the gouge along on the inside, got most of the round-over done...that other chisel?

I used to clean up in the corners...

Then, clean up all the milling mark with a bit of sandpaper...

Inside of the lid needed some work, too

padded the lid...there is a bar in the middle....to rest across the ferrels .   I then added a strip on the ends, above the padding...

Then stained everything, after a final sanding..insides..

And outside. and then wiped it all down...

As for the round-over?

Was a bit tricky going around the handles..

I think I will let this dry a day...then see about a top coat...

Stay tuned.

Looks good!! 

Wow. Nicely done !

Paul

Top coat is on, been rubbed down.   Took about all day to dry...

So, I guess I should post up in the gallery?

More of them "Hand cut Dovetails"?  Note where the saw cut went through....?