Bread Board ends...may not be done the way others like them to be done...but works for my shop...
2 blanks, that used to be cauls....needed a square end, and the other end sawn to length...both needed ripped to width, mainly to remove a split going on in one of them
Next, need a groove to match that tongue on the top's ends...easy way for me? Rather than drag out that router table, find a 1/4" shanked bit that matches the thickness of the tongue....and hope there isn't any blow-out along the way....Tablesaw. with Zero Clearance Overlay and that fence...
First pass, the turn end for end for the second pass..
Then reset the fence to clear out the center. Got both blanks done...then try a dry fit..
Hmmm...We have work to do.....the other tongue was 1/8" too wide...and not square out on the end...Circular saw to trim it a bit. This first end? Needed to joint the edge of the groove, to remove that gap...took a while of cutting, test fitting, plane a bit more, test again...cuss a bit, plane again..finally fits the way I want...so..
Spread some glue on the tongues ( both sides) and slip, hammer and clamp the 2 ends into place....A box end wrench ( BIG one) helped with the pipe clamps to pull things up tight...Details?
C clamp to level things up...Let this sit a day..or 2..process did make a mess on the floor..
That I also had to sweep up.
There is one other item to work out...
look at the bottom at those skinny legs.....that vibrate everytime I try to move the chest....Thinking of adding a block in the corner...maybe a few curves...and a couple counter bored screws to help glue the block in place...Grain direction will be an issue....maybe start with a blank that was cut at 45 degrees on each end...to fit up into the corner?
Stay tuned...( beats trying to go shopping on a Black Friday?)
