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Just a pile of scraps... - bandit571 - 12-22-2019
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Left over Ash. Decided to resaw this mess down a bit....some were just under 1/2" thick..
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Actually, about 0.445"..more or less....then there was the cut-offs..
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Most were 0.290" thick, some a bit thicker....
None were flat...we have ways..
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Sorted through the thicker parts...resaw a few edges....found 5 strips about the same size...and cross cut til the matched, then glue and clamps..
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And set this aside. Sorted through a few wider strips....found 2 that were the longest of the bunch...one was a tad too long...we have ways..
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Until I had 2 that were ~11" long.....then repeat to find a couple 6-1/2" long...
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Then laid out to do box joints...using a chisel to "size" the fingers...
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Backsaw to make a few cuts...
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Then the same chisel to do a little chopping...
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Ends of 2 long sides are done....
Part 2 coming up, stay tuned...
RE: Just a pile of scraps... - bandit571 - 12-22-2019
Most of the "work" was getting these slats the same size, and flat. Stanley #3 was used a lot. Joint a few edges, plane sides flat....Wanted the parts to side in the vise.
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So 2 parts looked like one. Lay out the fingers, using the width of the 6mm Mortise chisel. Once things were all marked out, Then I could drop the pair down low in the vise, so they wouldn't vibrate from the saw...
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Then a square and a knife, to score a "base line"....then clamp one part to the bench...chop 1/2 way down at each finger. Flip the board other, and repeat...
Once the first two sets were all nicely done..
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I could repeat at the other ends of these two boards. Then marked one of the short ends as a "1" to match one of the long sides. Lay out the fingers, cut the waste sides of the lines, chop the waste away...and hope it fits...
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Will do for one corner...only 3 more to do....
Spent a little over 2 hours in the shop, today....was getting a bit tired out.....there's always tomorrow. Might see about milling a groove for a plywood bottom, after the fingers are all done. Glue up is for a lid. And..there might be enough "leftovers" for a second, smaller box. The thins? Maybe a tray, or maybe some dividers?
Stay tuned....
RE: Just a pile of scraps... - Robin Dobbie - 12-22-2019
Respect for hand-cut joinery. And that bench is the woodworking personification of Johnny Cash while he was singing Hurt.
RE: Just a pile of scraps... - hbmcc - 12-22-2019
Steve, I thought you were on medical leave? You're killing that scrap!
RE: Just a pile of scraps... - bandit571 - 12-22-2019
Boredom...
Got the ends done, tonight...
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Mark them out, saw on the waste side of the lines, trying to leave the lines...Chisel from both faces, until the squares pop out...test fit a few
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Then clamp all the parts together...
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And check the fits...
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Need to set up a plane...to plow a groove for the bottom panel...
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Then I can fine tune the corners, and maybe do a glue up....
RE: Just a pile of scraps... - bandit571 - 12-27-2019
Lets see....Stanley #3 needed a sharpening....AND the #12 cutter for the Stanley #45....got those done. Then set up a jig of sorts..
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Nothing fancy, just enough to hold things still, long enough to plow a groove...
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Then needed to just move a couple screws, to do the longer sides..
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Plywood scrap I was using to check things with...was a bit thinner than the panel I was going to use, for the bottom...anyway, got 4 grooves milled..
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And made sure they all lined up....Then a few marks to cut the plywood to size....was still too thick...so...
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Stanley #60-1/2 to make a beveled edge all the way around, both faces....then a dry fit..
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Mainly to get the clamps ready. Then spread some glue on the fingers...mine included...and started adding clamps
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Flip this mess over, check the corners for square. Add a couple more clamps. Some of those clamps were removed from the lid...
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Lid will be the next item on the list, needs flattened out. May get to the shop after a while today....remove the forest of clamps, and clean up the box's corners.
Stay tuned
RE: Just a pile of scraps... - Arlin Eastman - 12-27-2019
I love to see your works in progress.
RE: Just a pile of scraps... - Bibliophile 13 - 12-28-2019
Finger joints be hand, eh? I always go for dovetails in that situation, but only because I think they look nicer. But as long as the joints are tight, it’s rock-solid joinery.
RE: Just a pile of scraps... - bandit571 - 12-29-2019
Clamps came off, clean up began..
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Between the plane, and the sanders, got the corners dressed up..
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Looking along the longer side of the box...
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And one of the shorter sides...soon had all 4 corners done..
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Time to get the lid down to size...trimmed for length, but...
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Width was a bit different. There WAS a large knot along one edge, trimmed that off....then cobbled a lift/handle in the other edge...
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Lid itself, had a couple thinner sections, decided to "resaw" the thicker parts away....then scrub away what the tablesaw couldn't reach..
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And a few burn marks....Corsair #C-5, 8" radius camber....then sanded things smooth...
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Almost done, had that one spot to level out....Lid is 3/8" thick....might be a bit of a challenge when looking for a few hinges?
May build a base for this to sit in, and see above a few dividers for the inside....Kind of shallow (2") to make a tray? We'll see
Lumber run yesterday, three planks 4/4 x 6 x 9'......$12. All quarter sawn Ash. Had to cut them down a bit, to fit in the van....now standing up, getting used to the house. Average length is now about 54". Stash is now up to 8 such boards. Since my supplier is now heading to the land down under ( Sydney) I thought I had better stock up.
Stay tuned.....I be moving at the speed of smell..
RE: Just a pile of scraps... - bandit571 - 12-31-2019
planks...
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planks...
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end grain...
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Might be able to find some use for these 8 boards?