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Half blind dovetails for the front of the drawer...meant I needed to cut existing pins back about 1/8" from where the others were...instead of 1/2" long pins...they needed to be 3/8" long..

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I run about half and half...between the smooth soled and the "Groovy" soles....have yet to see any difference between the 2...

This case can then sit on a shelf..until a Project comes along that needs chisels...then it can sit down on the end of the bench, where I can access the sizes I need that day...when not in use, back...

Keyboard issues this morning...had to go and replace it. Seems a cat had walked across the computer desk, and knocked over my glass of Tonic & Gin...right onto the keyboard.
Monday....gotta love...

Got the lid to size
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4 parts for a Drawer..
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Milled a place for the drawer to house a plywood...
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Dovetails as well..
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Both ends were done first, going across the grain...a "stop line" was marked along the center of the edge, and about a 1/4" or so down the face...Tools?
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Spokeshave where the grain...

Clamps came off this morning...wanted to get the outside of the case cleaned up..so
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Ends were cleaned up..gaps filled as needed..then the front part was also cleaned up...then
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The...

And they call ME a Bandit? Hmm, may need to expand MY hunting grounds, I guess..

New brushes, as we will be doing a glue up, this morning..
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Needed a couple cauls..
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The other end was fine as is..checked each end for square-ness..
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And the other end.....

Well, a couple of them were on the job..without any issues..
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Such as the 1/4" sized one.

Tip: I use a dog hole or 3 to hold chisels..
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Keeps them from rolling off the bench, and...

Front: First try was tails first, even did the layouts..

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But, there were issues with that bottom corner...went back to Pins first,
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Because I needed to cover that groove......

11-1/2" long, 5" tall..and 5" front to back...hoping for 6 larger chisels and 6 smaller chisels..between the upper Compartment and the lower drawer...depends on how big the handles are..

Really...oh well...

Note: For those that want to try the tablesaw as a Kerfing Tool...make sure the kerf it leaves matches the kerf the rip saw will make....otherwise, you will need a plane...
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Just a heads up...

Ok...
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Lay out is done Pins first...have to work around that groove...a bit of saw work..
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Then a bit of chopping, show side first..
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Then flip over, and finish the chops..(...

Had to make a run to Harbor Freight just now....as I use their Acid Brushes to spread glue around, when gluing up Dovetails or other such joinery.
This post is a Build Thread...on how the case was...

Actually, those chisels are helping to build that case...and working quite well, too..YMMV, of course..
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One of the 3 planks...
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Another was made into 2 ends, and the back of the...

Have seen a few planes come through the Rehab Shop..that looked like the old Owner was using the chipbreaker as the cutter....on TOP of the bevel, BTW..

At least one that looks better than this?
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I think I can build something a little bit better than that plastic blister pack...

Maybe take a plan from Paul Sellers Masterclasses, and build...

I just use a tablesaw, to plough a kerf all the way around the board being resawn....then the D8 takes over from there..

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have 2...one set coarse...one set fine..

This one?
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D8 ( no hyphen, pre 1928) 28" long, 5-1/2 PPI.....from an Estate Sale...$1
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Kind of like it, for doing resaw work...

Look familiar?
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Are those the kind that one has to "tap out" on a special anvil? Or, is that just for the Plane irons?

Sometimes..handles like these show up...
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Also a Millers Falls No.9, Type 4....last of the "Good" ones...Do NOT buy a Type 5..