If only...

[bandit571]

I might just stop by Lowes, later....KIWI 1/2" x 6" x 24" Project Wood ( Pine)....maybe pick up 4 or 5 planks?   maybe use that pile of Ash , and Maple Scraps in areas that won't contact any metal parts.....


Hand saw?  They called for a Russwin No. 1898 Model....18" length.    Did not say what tooth count it had, nor whether it was Rip, or..Crosscut...

Stay tuned...( The NBSS version had 2 handsaws....and they built the case using Power Tools....I think I can do a wee bit better?)

[EightFingers]

That $40 set in 2025 $ would be about $1350.00. Still not a bad deal

[bandit571]

More about Tool Cabinet "G"...went shopping for a few Items...

   
One of the other tool list called for a #2 Hacksaw. $3+ Tax

Boxwood Rule..

   
A Stanley No. 68.....$18.00 + tax

Block plane called for in the "G" Cabinet...was a Stanley No. 220..

   
$6.00 plus tax..Needs a bit of cleaning up..

Most of the Tool sets called for a Zinc Oiler...

   
About as close as I can get...empty, of course..

That 18" hand saw?

   
Mine is a Disston...18" D8...

   
With the number "8" inside of the letter "D"....and is a 10 ppi. crosscut.

The bit in that Brace....Irwin #4.....as in 4/16"....1/4"


Swan did not say what wood was used for their Cabinets?  
Need to find an 8" hacksaw blade, sometime....

Stay tuned...

[stav]

It would be kinda fun to see the cabinet fitted out as it is in the catalog (makes and models) and then refit the same cabinet with whatever you think is best for the same tools.

[bandit571]

Something like this one?

   
Picked some "lumber" up at Lowes the other day..

   
Figured that they might work for such a cabinet?

   
And NOT weigh a ton if made from 3/4" Hardwood like Ash....

Cost?  Well, they WERE $5.18 each, plus sales tax.  

Maybe build a box, separate the box into 2 pieces, hinge them together....And see what is left to build that drawer and a shelf.   Already have all the tools in the list, except the "Gas Line Pliers".

Somebody else COULD produce a Price List of Modern Day Tools for this "Cheap Set"...

Stay tuned..

[bandit571]

First off...needed to clear the deck for action, as it was a bit "Un-tidy"...

   
Took a bit.....but..

   
Even had room to lay out a plan...

   
Those small dividers, are solid brass, with very SHARP points...
Laid out a few tools to chose from...

   
Then hauled a batch of planks to the shop..

   
Clamped them flat, and let them sit a while, to get better "acclimated" to my shop..


Then, today, went back to Lowes, and bought 5 more KIWI planks...$25 and Change...as I will need a few to glue up 2 panels.

North Bennet School made their version using Power Tools....I think I can do this with hand tools just as well...

Stay tuned...

[bandit571]

So, yesterday....picked through the stack of 10 planks...picked the 2 sets of 3 that the grain was a close enough match across a panel..

   
First panel, seemed to fit decently enough that I could go ahead and glue it up....Bench vise helped out with the caul in the center...

   

When I removed the panel from the bench vise, I added a clamp to replace it on that center caul. 

Panel #2...

   
Had an issue with gaposis....we have ways...

   
Jointed the edges until...

   
A dry fit could be done.....no clamp, no cauls, no glue...
Decided this time around to give the leg vise a try as a 3rd hand...board #1 was a slight bow...pulled that flat against the side of the bench...

   
And this panel did not need a center caul.  Needed them just on the ends of the panel..
So..letting these 2 panels sit a day or two..

   

Maybe today, while I am on Laundry Detail....I can sort through these..

   
And decide which two to roughly cut down for the top and the bottom of the box....and then see about running some grooves to house the panels in....

Stay tuned...

[bandit571]

Selections were made.. needed to measure out where to cut..

   
Planks are 24" long..and I needed just..

   
Just 17"....then made a knife line, to hopefully guide the saw..

   
At least in theory....

   
Checked the cut for square...

   
Not quite there...so..

   
For the second plank..I switched over to the Millers Falls No. 72c Langdon...which ALWAYS cuts a square line. 

So, NOW I have 2  planks at 1/2" x 5-1/2" x 24" ( sides) and 2 planks at 1/2" x 5-1/2" x 17"  (top and bottom of the case) But...

   
They needed to be jointed to match each other...so..

   
First the 2 shorter ones....then compared them to the 2 longer ones....results?

   
Wound up doing all 4 at once...figured IF they all matched up, then the grooves will also line up...in theory..

The Millers Falls No. 8 was also working on high spots elsewhere..

   
Had a few to level out...

Stay tuned, more to come...

[bandit571]

Not only the few high spots..but...

   
These annoying yellow stickers,,now you see them, and..

   
Now you don't....need to check that the Stanley 45 was ready to go...fence was a hair too far away...Micro adjust back to 1/4" from the cutter. 
Then, set up a simple jig..

   
For some reason, I set the jig up for the 24" long planks...you can easily tell when I'm going against the grain..

   
As I usually get these sort of curly things, kind of "Blooming up" out of the plane...as opposed to when it is going with the grain..

   
When I get these nice long "Noodles"....

I needed a groove along each edge..8 in total...got the 2 long planks done first, and then finished up with the 2 shorter planks..

   
I had a small combo square, set to 1/4"....to check that depth was correct, and no high spots..

   

Having made a huge mess on the shop's floor..

   
Decided to stop for the day...clamp the 4 planks together,  trying to keep them flat..

   
Interesting...since Irwin was one of th "Sales Agents" for James Swan....and now I'm using Irwin clamps?

Stay tuned....

[bandit571]

This morning..started out here..

   
By marking a "Baseline" ( which I normally abuse, anyway) then more lay out tools..

   
And, soon this happened..

   
But, there was an issue...of sorts...

   
Since the goal was to HIDE the grooves....needed some special cuts made...

   
Disston Dovetail saw, No. 68...

   
9ppi..and I even counted the saw strokes...8.   The special cuts? 

   
Were made with a chisel...

Finish all the chopping from the other face...clean things up as needed....use these to trace around, to lay out for the other half of this joint.   Repeat the above, and see about a dry fit...or 2..

   
First try, required a mallet, and a block of Ash scrap...meh, a wee bit of fine tuning?

Set a square up...

   
Square as can be...and no gaps showing inside...and..

   
Those grooves line up perfectly...

So, next time in the shop..have the other 3 corners to get done...
Stay tuned...