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Narrow rails used a simpler mortise..
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Have the top and bottom wide rails and 7 narrow rails..

Got about halfway along the Stile,,rotated the stile, and worked on the last mortises...had...

Had a profile to bandsaw..
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So...
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We have a foot for the case to stand on.


Cleared off the top of the bench a bit...and set up a Mortise Jig..
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Attaches to the bench...

Fire Pit...
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First 2 stiles have their grooves done...#3?


There were issues..served me right for working on a Monday..

First..the cutter in the Stanley 45 was acting up...got to...

Just back home..and..
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Looking very finely polished and shiny!..
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The #39 had issues,,that Eric fixed...as did the #41..
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Everything looks and WORKS like new.

Many THANKS,...

Making Crispy Ash Noodles..yum..
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about every 3 pass, rub a bit of wax along the groove...tight squeeze..
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Had to make sure I was going the right direction, and NOT tear this spot...

During the Lay out..
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Decided to see what one side of the chest will look like...8 raised panels...to match the 8 drawers this will have..2" wide rail at the top, and other at the bottom..
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Since one end looked the best, I started there,
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Just hold them square...use one of the 2" wide rails...mark where the tenon meets the groove...square a line across...
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then, mark for...

75 minutes in the shop, today...and I am soaked. Will need to look for a Shop Fan...took 36 photos today..had to do some editing...plan was to do a bit of layout on the 4 stiles..then see about...

I also need a rebate all the way around each panel...two saw cuts..one to make a kerf cut..
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And the second setting to remove the waste...
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So that the panels will sit into the...

The "show face" needs to be beveled on all 4 edges...

Set up the saw with the Zero Clearance Overlay...and tilt the blade to the 15 degree mark on the saw's scale..
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Stand a blank straight...

Picked out the narrowest end..set the rip fence to that..
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Place the straightest edge against the fence, and run everything through, including the 3 wide boards from the 1 x 6..
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So far, so good...

Had one 1 x 4 x 5' to bring along, and a 1 x 6 x 4' to use...the 1 x 4 was good enough to give me 3 more blanks as is..
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But, the 1 x 6?
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Will need a bit more...

Going to try something else...had Photo Issues with the last post...had to go back and RELOAD all the photos in the last post...never change anything, before or after....so, will try the spoon fed...

Grooves have been run...over on the tablesaw...as the fence makes using this a bit rough..
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Rails are 1-3/8" wide...not enough left to put in a vise, and not hit the fence....was also having...

Ripped the long planks into 4 blanks for the stiles...
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The Rails were having issues...
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With 18" length looking way too long...and, IF I shortened it down to 15-3/8" long...and...

So..set up a Drafting Table, of sorts...
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And, since the edge and the bevel are square to each other...
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Made a nice drafting square...the 3-1/2 sections (8) are Raised panels...

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Must have been a lack of Sharpening Threads going on?

Seen while out and out ...
Aisle/room #5 ( Blacksmith's Tools Stall)
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I was just thinking about how much good Irish Whiskey that barrel could hold...
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Face vise...
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And a...

My little version...
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Panel can be any width....one end is clamped into the leg vise...other end clamps to the bench's apron...and a center clamp IF needed...
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While sawing dovetails..

Just Ash..same as I always try to get...as I like the way it works, with the tools I have...

By the time we got the Chevy loaded up...there were 18 boards IN the trunk...and my wallet was $30...

THIS is what the brand should look like...IF I do it correctly..
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Which hangs on the door to the Shop/Laundry Room..
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Both of which are in the Basement of the house...

Had to go to...

two burnt fingers later..
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Waiting on that Branding iron to fully cool down...before I stash it away..90% of the heat comes right up the handle...

Have a few things to do with a Black...

The Union No. 41 had lost a lot of it's Nickel Plating....so, Mr. Brown will be giving it a brand new Nickel Plate look...

Has been restocked..

Bought 10 planks...for $30...had to cut a few of the 10 footers down, to fit into the Trunk of my Chevy Equinox...
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Eight 1 x 6 x 6'
Five 1 x 4 x 6'

And he threw...

My English No. 4c..
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Has been used quite a bit...
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Has a groovy sole, too..
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A simple little fact: Stanley found out IF a plane was made/assembled in England..they did not...