All clamped up.

 

 

Tomorrow is Sunday. That is a busy but blessed day for me. No work on Sunday unless my "ox" is in the ditch. That will have to dry overnight at least, anyway.

See you when I get the chance. Thanks for looking!

 

Nice looking dovetails.

Coming along nicely!!

2 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Nice looking dovetails.

 

48 minutes ago, Gunny said:

Coming along nicely!!

Thanks, gentlemen. Much appreciated.

On 9/10/2024 at 6:22 PM, Handfoolery said:

Yeah, I rake it up at least weekly, lol. Don't want it blowing into the neighbor's yard.

I plan to buy a large plastic tote and collect the plane shavings; I'm certain someone at my church heats with wood, and they would make slammin' great starter.

They do.  My last house my shop had a wood stove, never at a loss for kindling!  Plane shavings tend to be quick like newspaper.  My favorite tinder is hardwood cuttings from a forstner bit.  They burn easily but are just massy enough to hold some heat if your kindling is on the larger side and will take a bit to start.

 

I've also used plane shavings in place of packing peanuts when shipping stuff.  Got to be light stuff of course, but it worked.

 

Great looking box, nice to see it coming along!

Time for an update. Sorry it's been so long. I told you it would be slow going, though.

The next step in the process for me was to put a bottom on. I debated several methods, and chose this one.

I needed two boards the length of the box to span across the depth from front to back, so I broke out the carcass saw.....

 

 

and cut them out. That's when i realized the boards I have are 1x8, and I need 1x10 to make the bottom with. I was around an inch short.

So, break out another board and mark a line.

 

And the Atkins makes quick work of it.

 

Edited September 30, 20241 yr by Handfoolery

Then I need to plane that straight and square, so my good friend the #5 lent me a helping hand.

 

 

I chose to put the narrow piece in the middle.

 

I decided to screw the bottom directly to the case bottom.

 

No, I don't use a brace and bit. I have all that, I just don't use them. I also used screws. I know cut nails are probably traditional, but please. Gimmee a screw any day of the week.

What I did was pre drill the bottom boards with a drill bit that was larger than the diameter of the screw threads. This is a nod to the possibility of wood movement over time. I'm hoping that will allow for it.

I then drilled proper sized pilot holes for the screws I'm using in the bottom edge and torqued 'er on down.

I will add three battens to the bottom at some point to keep the bottom off the ground. They will have the added benefit of supporting the three piece bottom from front to back.

Thanks for looking!

A side note;

You will notice that there are plenty of knots and "imperfections" in the wood I'm using. I know most woodworkers would probably cut around that and just use "clean" wood with no defects. I also know that over time there are possibilities for knots to pop out, or cracks to form, etc.

But i grew up in Georgia and Alabama, and I cannot shake the "knotty pine" kitchens and paneling i grew up around. I think pine is a beautiful wood, and i love any wood with character in it. I will put up with whatever comes.

Good progess. Pine does offer that traditional look.

 

Hey, Mike, everything OK in your region after Helene?

10 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Good progess. Pine does offer that traditional look.

 

Hey, Mike, everything OK in your region after Helene?

Thanks.

We are fine, although rain has caused minor flooding, but nothing even near the scale down South.  Southern VA near the NC border i know got more, but my heart goes out to those people in NC, TN and the rest. Terrible stuff going on. Anyone not affected by it should count their blessings.

Cutting the long boards to frame the top to width.

 

Put them together in the vise to square and size them together.

 

 

Groovy.

 

Cutting the tenons on the short side pieces.

 

Cutting the boards that will make up the center panel.

 

 

Pop them together in the vise....

 

 

.....and joint them.

 

Using the finest glue spreader known to mankind.

 

 

And clamp em up.

 

 

 

Time to cut the center panel to width.

 

 

 

Then true it up and bring it to final size with the #5.

 

Annnnd, everything's groovy again.

 

 

To plough a groove in the end grain I first use a saw to make cuts that correspond with the width of the groove.....

 

.......run the plane a bit to start the groove, being careful not to go all thew way through to the other end....

 

 

...then flip the board around and use a chisel to bevel the far end....

 

....Flip it back around and finish up the groove.

 

Time for the glue up.

 

 

 

 

Tapping things into alignment.