March 27, 201412 yr comment_3865 Well, after supper, stumbled down the stairs to the Dungeon Shop ( Burp) and got to work. With the four blanks ready, clamped them one at a time to the bench top. Used the plough plane to cut a 1/4'' x 1/4" groove along the inside's bottom edge. or, at least tried to.... Blanks were sliding around ( #$#@#!!) and the fence working loose. Hmmm, redid the fence TIGHT and straight. Drill a pilot hole, and screwed the blank down tight to the benchtop. Move on me again....dare ya! Then, after all that fun. Started the layout lines. One set was in 3/4" from each end. A second set of lines was 1/4" in from the edge, and a 1/4" in from the face of each blank. Then ( and this is a clue) drew a 45 degree line from the 3/4" line and the corner of the end. Gathered a few other hand tools up Yep, that is a HACKSAW sitting there. The main backsaw was having "issues" with about any sort of a cut, today. Got out a smaller backsaw, it worked for one or two cuts, then it had bending issues.... So a hacksaw was used to make the rest of these cuts. Clamp a blank into the old metal vise, mark out for the 1/4" rebate on the end. Saw down until I hit the 45* line. Seems the blade on the hacksaw is 1/2" wide, so as soon as it is flush with the top, stop and check the lines. Then a rap or two against the end to knock the waste off, and finish up with a chisel. a fuzzy-wuzzy before and after shot. Took awhile, but all the ends were done Next up, ( after a Mountain Dew break) layout of some pins. Since this kind of dovetail, you have to lay the pins out first. Just isn't a way to do it the other way around. This is where we started. When done, it will look like a miter joint ( I hope) as those dovetails will be "Hidden". Stay tuned, chapter three is being studied right now..... Report
March 27, 201412 yr Author comment_3867 Sketched out a few pins last night, and tried a bit of chopping them out. Hey, little shaky in the hands, ok. One end wasn't too shabby, the other one Had a bit of a blow-out, hence the clamp. Grain went one way, I wanted to go the other. A little titebond to the rescue. Later, will use this to lay out the tails, and then.......the mitre cuts.....should be fun Report
March 28, 201412 yr Author comment_3866 Couple more hints at what these will be Still have a bit of fine tuning to do on these dovetails..... This might take a while.... Report
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