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    Well, since that $1 walnut....

    Has been discovered to be Cherry, might as well start a new story line?

    Have cross cut and jointed a few pieces..
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    And trimmed the end grain to match each other..
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    And laid out the finger spacing, with a high tech tool..
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    Carried the lines around, dug out a backsaw and a wax candle
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    Wax helps the saw glide along. Grabbed the chisels to do a bit of chopping, until the two sides are done...
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    Then lay out the fingers on the end pieces. Twas getting close to lunch, so only one end was chopped..
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    And a test fit, will need a bit of fine tuning. Maybe after Lunch I can sneak back down ..
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    through this door to the shop....."Abandon all hope, ye who enters through this door"

    Stay tuned, it might get complicated....

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    Before all the bad storms rolled through here,and suppertime...managed to get a wee bit more done.
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    Corner #3, and #4 soon followed. Did a dry fit, with clamps
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    Then glued up a panel for the top
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    And set it aside til tomorrow. Set up the Stanley #45....
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    And did a test drive..
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    and even built a jig to hold the box sides in place, while I cut a groove or two..
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    Add a wedge at the other end. Test fitted with a cut-off from one of the ends..
    test fit.jpg
    So, maybe tomorrow, after the creek no longer runs through the shop, I might get a bit more done?

    Sorry, didn't get the tornado tonight, just a LOT of warnings...

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    Looks like fun bandit! I haven't tried hand cut finger joints yet, maybe I need to make a box for something?

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    That box the Stanley 45 is in? Is the one I made for it, as the OEM one was broken by the USPS on it's way south. Haven't decided what will go into the newest box...yet

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    Got the Stanley #45 set up, and grooves have been ploughed...
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    The grooves even lined up..
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    Yes, I ploughed straight through, but, by cutting halfway though the pins
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    Which means that now I need to glue up a pine floor for this, first I neede to joint two edges for a glue joint..
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    Then some glue and clamps..
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    and set this aside until tomorrow. I also resawed some leftovers, crosscut to lengths to make a lid. They were quite a bit....rough
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    And ugly, too. I decided to atleast get them all the same width. I jointed one edge, from that edge, I marked a line 1-1/2" over, then sawed off the stuff not needed. Some of the thicker spots were also sawn out. I got close, but need to scrub things up a bit. Used a cambered Stanley#5c Jack for most of it..
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    Then a #4 to smooth things out
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    Maybe tomorrow, I can chop some finger joints and make a lid? Will need to size the bottom and top panels, as well. Maybe by wednesday......I migh be doing another glue up?

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    BTW: I have been bragging about that H-F scrub plane? Gave it a go on the worst of the lid parts..
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    There is no messing around with this little plane. I set the parts in the vise, so that just over a hair beyond 1/2" is below the surface of the jaws. I wound up doing both faces, as the non sawed face was still a bit rough
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    This also shows how I marked the line. Set the combo for 1-1/2". I also left the line when I sawed of the waste. The plane used to joint that good edge?
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    Used the Millers Falls #11 Junior jack. A little smaller than the #14, and lighter.
    Lid parts set out..
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    Was a very busy day, I was a bit shakey towards the end. I did make a mess on the floor...again.
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    For some reason, the shop smells like a Cherry pie....

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    Too nice a day outside, to be cooped up in a basement woodshop.......maybe later I MIGHT take a look down there....

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    Been using a lot of different hand planes on the little box build. From the Jack planes and scrub planes, and even a vintage smoother or two. Even drug out the Stanley #45 for a little work. Even used a low angle.......block plane!

    Maybe later today, I might wander back down to the shop, and hopefully the floor has dried out a bit
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    This was yesterday, after all the rain came through....hoping the shavings and such will soak this mess up.

    Hmmm, which plane should I use to flatten out them glued up panels.......the #5-1/2? The No. 14 by Millers Falls? Maybe use that cambered N0.5c again?

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    Well, I WAS going to clear a path to my mitre saw...
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    Oh, it is back there, by the wall. Decided it was too much to move stuff around, just for three small cuts
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    Soo, how about the GEM?
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    First off, that saw was way too big. Secondly, the guides were too wide
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    Loosen that screw, clamp the guides tight to the saw's plate, and clamp a board in place ( much easier not having to hold and saw, at the same time)
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    Got all the cuts done, and checked with a square..
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    Not too bad? I removed the screws hold the mitre box to the bench, and folded the mitre box up..
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    Ready to stow away in a tool box. Needed to clear the bench top. The clamp came from a glue up that is about ready for some more work.
    Might even involve this...
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    Amongst other planes. Stay tuned...

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    Ok, part two of today's messing around. I got the Pine panel out of the clamps. I trimmed it for square, and for width. It needed some work on the faces, and the one sawn edge. Laid it on the bench top, and clamped it in place..
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    Finally got that one rough spot planed smooth, flipped the board over.....that wave effect again. Well
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    I figured a Junior Jack could handle that. Got it flat, brought that #4 back over and smoothed it out....which left that sawn edge to do, no problem..
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    Well, the #4 was sitting there, might as well use it. Ok, got the #45 out, and started to set up for a match cutting..
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    Well this is a new 1/4" match cutter....and it does NOT fit my plane. Both of the 1/4" cutters were too wide to use, as the pine panel wasn't wide enough. I got out and set up the 3/16" match cutter, and things seemed to do a bit better
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    Except that a #45 does NOT like it when there is a knot in the way..
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    Ya think? Well, at least this will get buried..
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    Knot? What knot? Tried the panel in all four sides...
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    Needs a bit of fine tuning. I packed away the #45 for now. If and when the Laundry gets done, I will be "allowed" to make more messes down in the dungeon shop...

    Then maybe some work on the lid? Stay tuned..

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    Well. I needed to straighten the end grain on the panel...might as well grab a plane and do it
    #3 plane.jpg

    Square to assist in finding high and low spots. Plane is a Millers Falls made for Craftsman #3 ( their No.8 size)
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    Looks good from here. Trimmed a few places on the box's other parts, for a better fit. Might as well get the clamps and glue bottle out..
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    Almost had enough clamps. The right side seems to have a curve to it. Diagonals match, but the curve made check with a square a bit rough.

    Sometime tomorrow, when that forest of clamps leaves, I set about planing all four sides, and working on the corners.
    Also have a panel for the Frame & Panel lid to start on....
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    Maybe a Shaker style edge? Or something else? Whatever goes with finger joints, I guess.

    Hasn't been any real plan to this, just working with what I had on hand.

    Not sure what I'll be using it for, yet. Any ideas out there?

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    Well, box is out of the clamps today.....started to plane the sides....found out the plane needed a sharpening.....nice to have a few spare planes handy. Grabbed another, and got three out of four sides planes smooth. Then Lunch happened. Maybe later I can take the camera along to the shop? Need to get started on the lid....next.

    Anyone following along with this little project?

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    Quote Originally Posted by steven c newman View Post
    Well, box is out of the clamps today.....started to plane the sides....found out the plane needed a sharpening.....nice to have a few spare planes handy. Grabbed another, and got three out of four sides planes smooth. Then Lunch happened. Maybe later I can take the camera along to the shop? Need to get started on the lid....next.

    Anyone following along with this little project?
    Yes. Fascinating to me as I have not figured out the hand plane thing yet, but am getting motivated to learn. Keep the photos coming, and thanks for sharing.

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    Ok, you asked for it. The box needed a bit of cleaning up when it was released from the clamps...
    before clean up.jpg
    All four sides looked about like this....well, since the Craftsman #3 was down for a sharpening, drug out the Stanley #4..
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    I did all four sides like this. It was easier than trying to hold the box between dogs. Needed a little details work around the pins.
    The gaps were filled with a bead of glue. Since the bandsaw was covered in a fine Cherry sawdust, I spread a handful of it on top of the glue, and kind of mushed it around. Palm samder to blend the two together, then a plane for clean up..
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    Plane is a Stanley low angle No. 60-1/2. Starting to look a bit better?
    Used the same plane a few more times.
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    I did clamp the box between dogs, and worked the top edges a bit. One end was a hair higher than the rest...WAS. Took care of that.
    Box was set aside for now. One other glue up needed worked on..
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    This will at one point, become the lid's panel. I could have fought it flat with a few planes, but..
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    A new 80 grit belt works a bit faster. I wanted both faces flat, and the same thickness all the way through. Beltsander got me close, but the #4 came along and cleaned things up..
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    When I get this to it's final size, and into the lid's frame, I can come back and plane it glass smooth. Needed to work on the frame's part, still had some waviness issues. Faces need to be planed flat, not angled, or have a dip or two in it's length. Involved two screws, one into the bench's top, the other into the vise's jaw. Then I could tighten the vise to hold these thin boards while I planed away on them. Screws barely stuck up out of the surfaces, just enough to dig into the end grain.
    Grabbed a jack plane
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    Millers Falls No.14. The square was set up to check the thickness. I was making sure that each part was as close to 1/2" thick all the way through.
    I also could stand the parts on edge, and joint the edge straight..
    More in the next spot...too many photos in this one

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    Ok, jointing the edges..
    jointed edge.jpg
    Might be able to see the screws here? I kept checking to see how close to the same width these were..
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    I think I got them pretty close? As for using that block plane? One end of the lid's panel was a bit wavy..
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    The panel will still need to be sawn for width, and length. I wasn't too worried about the far end blowing out a bit, as that side will get about 3/4" cut off for final width. I wanted one straight end, to reference the other end off of, when I cut for length.
    Whew, about done for one day. laid out some toys for the next trip to the shop..
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    Have some finger joints to do. Still deciding on how to attach the panel to the frame.....T&G or a Rebate? Stay tuned....maybe the cussing will subside a bit...

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