Halftime again....clamps came off..tested the tray for fit...

almost a piston fit.    worked on the lid a bit....rips down both sides, a little bit at a time...saved one of the thin off-cuts, cut in half, glued to the ends...tested the lid for fit a few times, with the tray inside..

Started doing slight round-overs at the top edges, and the corners....

 

Will work on the gaps, next time, in the shop....debating on how to attach some hinges...

Surface mount, or try a mortise ( chance of splitting a side of the box)   may just surface mount these...

have ordered some latches..better version than these..

Hobby Lobby has a pair that I ordered, along with a handle that will fold down....S&H was twice what the two items cost...sheesh.

Stay tuned...

Hinges have been installed...

Lid works as it is supposed to..

Hmmm, thinking these are way too big for this box...

Maybe?  Only enough room for one of these, anyway.....will wait on the Hobby Lobby latches to show up....

 

Monday...shop was closed for the day.....awaiting the arrival of the hardware...last time, it took at least a week...this time?  We'll see...

 

Played around with some Red Cedar... 

Ooops....we have more...

Just something to do, while waiting at the mail box..

 

I feel ya. Waiting on drawer slides that should arrive today.

1 minute ago, Gunny said:

I feel ya. Waiting on drawer slides that should arrive today.

Kind of weird, but I've discovered when something gets shipped economy USPS it gets here faster than if it was shipped express or 2 day. 

2 minutes ago, Larry Buskirk said:

Kind of weird, but I've discovered when something gets shipped economy USPS it gets here faster than if it was shipped express or 2 day. 

 

Gliderite uses Fed Ex

1 minute ago, Gunny said:

 

Gliderite uses Fed Ex

A little better than Oops, which I won't use for anything. 

15 minutes ago, Larry Buskirk said:

A little better than Oops, which I won't use for anything. 

 

For the price I can't whine. 10 sets of 24 inch ball bearing drawer slides $70 free shipping.

14 hours ago, Gunny said:

 

Gliderite uses Fed Ex

I have lots of trouble with the F--- word.

It was sent out today..via USPS.....with a tracking number.....hopefully will get here by next weekend?  

 

Basically, I just took today off for the shop.....Uncle Charles was bothering one leg, today.....makes going up and down stairs a bit of a bother....

 

 

Will hunt down the stain brush, tomorrow...and give everything that looks like Ash a coat of "Early American"    Debating on how much to stain the insides...

Roh...kay, Raggy...tray needed some edges cleaned up whether by a Dremel sanding drum..or

With a block plane.   Got out the stain, church key, and brush...things are going to get...messy

Best way to open a can of stain.   Results of "Brush on, wipe off"?

Set aside for now....( might be a PIP in a bit?)

Next...gap control...

Seems a high spot won't let the lid close?   we have ways...

Once that was fixed...I chucked a 3/8" round-over bit into the 'lectric Router and rounded the corners on the ends...and sanded things down to 220 grit...

Insides were then stained...."brush on, wipe off"..closed the lid, and stained the bottom of the box..

Turn it over, and work from one end...

Around to the back..

Around the other end to the front...

gaps look a bit better...Lid was last....wiped this all down...and set the tray in place..

Hardware has left Oklahoma City, OK last night....hard telling WHEN it will show up here...

 

let this sit a day, wipe it down once more, and see about a coat of clear gloss poly.....

 

Stay tuned, we getting there...

 

And...the top of the lid....

You are the MAN!!!

5 minutes ago, lew said:

You are the MAN!!!

 

He kills me. I am just now on 2nd coat of finish on carcase of drill press cabinet. Nevermind the drawers getting made.

 

5 minutes ago, Gunny said:

 

He kills me. I am just now on 2nd coat of finish on carcase of drill press cabinet. Nevermind the drawers getting made.

 

Don't feel bad, I still haven't got started on my horizontal drill press/vertical lathe bench/cabinet. 

1 hour ago, Larry Buskirk said:

Don't feel bad, I still haven't got started on my horizontal drill press/vertical lathe bench/cabinet. 

 

@steven newman doesn't have one, and by the time either of us gets our respective projects done he will have another 40 completed.  And then post about "cleaning up" all the sawdust / shavings.

 

13 hours ago, Gunny said:

 

@steven newman doesn't have one, and by the time either of us gets our respective projects done he will have another 40 completed.  And then post about "cleaning up" all the sawdust / shavings.

 

...I've probably got 40 storage box projects he could do while I get the bench/cabinet done. 

48 minutes ago, Larry Buskirk said:

...I've probably got 40 storage box projects he could do while I get the bench/cabinet done. 

 

 

Whoa there cowboy, I am waiting on the box for my tap and dies.  Get in line, bring a comfy blanket.

1 hour ago, Gunny said:

 

 

Whoa there cowboy, I am waiting on the box for my tap and dies.  Get in line, bring a comfy blanket.

Can't really do mine anyway, they would have to be custom fit for the bench/cabinet to fit around pullies, line-shafts, belts, and motor.

varnishing is done...waiting on the hardware in tomorrow's mail..

back in the box....

and close the lid...

Well, I did TRY to match the grain pattern...

Almost got it....ends ? 

Meh....best I could do.....Lid?

Will post more, once the hardware is installed....

 

Meanwhile, back at the ranch....

That be a Cedar Box being glued up....dry fit?

Pencil for scale.....stay tuned...