A Project for July?

[steven c newman]

Well....I did have a stack or two of scraps...
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And a couple of Pine boards sitting around, doing nothing constructive
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And a couple handy panels of plywood....
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That needed a job. Sorted through the Ash scraps....had 11 pieces, tossed out 2...They needed squared up, so they were all about the same width, will worry about the ends, later. Process made quite a it of saw dust...
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Then set up the zero clearance overlay...
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Used a bit of scrap to center the blade into the middle of the 9 boards...run each through along both edge grain sides....
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But, height of cut was NOT enough that a pass both ways would reach deep enough.....had to set up the bandsaw...
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Which left that strip to plane off....later. May change out to a wider blade, later....
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As I have wider stock to do....at least I have a start.

Seems a couple boxes with drawers have been outgrown. :mad: Will see about a slightly larger version....:confused:
Stay tuned...:D

[steven c newman]

Well, the blanks were split on the bandsaw well enough..
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So far, so good....should have stopped there, for the evening...but..

The 1x6 ash and the 1x6 Pine were run through on edge....Tried the bandsaw blades....neither felt like working tonight...threw away the 1/2" junk Baosch.....Had issue with the drive wheel system throwing the v belt to the floor...loosen a couple set screws....LARGE (32 oz) ball peen hammer to adjust the shaft a bit to the motor side, crank both set screws back down TIGHT. re-install the 1/4" blade....still not working...so..
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First saw was a 5-1/2 ppi Chrome edge saw....had a catch in the giddy-up....one tooth....switched over to the just sharpened D-115, 7ppi.....no hitch in the giddy-up (other than a very tired driver..)
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Circled area is where the edges are a bit out of straight...there is a knot to work around, too...Bandsaw blade markings?
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Figure I can just plane this mess flat...
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Had already started,,, when the blank hopped out of the dogs....and Uncle Sir Charles began hitting my toes and calves.....

Weird part? Bandsaw had zero issues splitting the pine parts. Strange.

Gatorades and water being consumed now...I am soaked....might have actually done a bit of work, tonight? Still have one more 1x5 Ash scrap to rip saw apart....but, not tonight....

Stay tuned...BTW...do NOT buy one of these
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As they are JUNK....

[steven c newman]

May need to take a break for a few days....just spent the last 2 in the Hospital.....Blood Sugar count was 601, and climbing....under control for now (182), and getting settled into a life as a Type 2 Diabetic. Kind of hard on finger tips, right now. We'll see how this goes, for a while...

[Bruce Page]

Take care of yourself. Hope you're feeling better soon.

[steven c newman]

Sugar count is getting better, I'm feeling a bit better, rearend was getting numb from just sitting, and laying around....decided to test the shop, time limit was less than an hour...
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Mostly running these around. #414c, No. 4,T-10, MF No.11
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Pine 1 x 6 was in need of some plane work....difference between the tablesaw's kerf, and the bandsaw's kerf.
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Made a nice mess, doing 2 Pine slabs, and 2 Ash slabs...
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Good thing the planes were sharp.

Tried to split the other 1 x 6 Ash plank...already had the kerf run around. 1/2" blade was tossed, 1/4" was used.....about 3/4s of the way to being done...motor on the bandsaw dies...no smoke, just will NOT move.
Back to the D-115 handsaw....and finished the cut..
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You can see where the 1/2" blade tried the cut....then the 1/4" blade, and finally, the 7ppi D-115 finish. Next time to the shop, need to plane this flat, and smooth...

Then we'll see what can be made from these "scraps"....
Stay tuned.

[John Keeton]

Steven, whenever I have had a pine board with a streak of dark pith and the dark dots around it I usually end up with a future crack or cupping. I hope you have better luck with yours.

BTW, this kind of work is best done in the winter!! Our heat index today easily broke 100.

[steven c newman]

Shop is down in a basement.

Those wide pine boards may either be a back of a case, or ripped in the middle to make the sides of a few drawers. They are also just under 3/8" thick.

[steven c newman]

Doctor office visits, today and tomorrow.....waiting to find out what they say.....before an Apothecary Style Chest can be made....may not make the August 1st deadline.....oh well....

Stay tuned....:D

[Tony Wilkins]

Doctor office visits, today and tomorrow.....waiting to find out what they say.....before an Apothecary Style Chest can be made....may not make the August 1st deadline.....oh well....

Stay tuned....:D

Fingers and eyes crossed for a good word!

[steven c newman]

Get to scale back on the finger pokes.....no new meds.

Tried for maybe an hour today....had a stack of Ash that needed flattened, and a few edges jointed.....got it done...barely, but....Uncle Charles decided to cramp up the toes in the left foot. OW!..
Put a few planes to work, today...
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Had the small shop fan blowing right on me, too. Can't use the bandsaw, until I am able to switch out the motors...one died,
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have a spare at the ready.
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Tablesaw is currently buried under a pile of lumber.
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Thinking about a small chest of drawers....drawers being square 5" by 5" fronts of Ash..
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.need to work on a case for them....pine for the secondary wood parts. Case parts..
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Drawer dividers.
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Stay tuned...:D

[steven c newman]

Ok..short trip to the shop...tablesaw has been cleaned off. some 3/8" x 3/4" strips have been ripped. mainly to thin them down to 3/8" thick.

6 drawer front blanks are now cut to size needed, and squared up.

pieces have been milled to make the 2 sides...need to be glued into panels....

Debate is about the back....Ash? Plywood? Pine? Lid needs glued up into a panel.

May wrap around the base with Ash...covering up a plywood panel...may make feet for the corners.....

No photos tonight..had my hands full carrying the Laundry down the stairs to the shop....may get a few pictures tomorrow...

Stay tuned....

[steven c newman]

Ah...photos..
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Tablesaw cleared for action
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6 drawer front blanks...square is for "scale"
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Actually, I ripped 3 of these narrow strips....and already used one..
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Needed a little extra for the side panels...will try to glue both up tomorrow...
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Close match?
Jury is still out on one other panel...
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Whether to make this a lid..or a back....and how much to trim away of the knots from the edges...
I think that will do, for one evening....
Stay tuned:D

[steven c newman]

3 glue-ups today. 2 for the sides of the case, one for a lid. First side went decent enough ( tease..)
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Issue with one of the cauls....set this one aside...started on #2 side.....filler strip down the center needed thinned down a bit, and one edge needed jointed ( a little rough) Cauls even behaved better..
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(need to invest in more 2" and 3" c clamps...)...set this aside, as well...

Lid: Now the cussing can begin...edges needed jointed...until a no gap line appeared...was a spot right on the end of one board..grrr. Rub joint...glue bead, then moosh things around....stayed put for..3 seconds...
Addeda caul at one end, then tried again....then a few more clamps...had one clamp that wanted to keep sliding off the edge....grrrrr...finally...
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This is the underside of the Lid. once the glue is dry, I'll trim the edges to remove them knots, plus whatever else is needed..length and width. the "Show" side?
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Should be easy enough to clean up...later.

Sorted through the 6 drawer front blanks...looking for 3 that matched each other...
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These will be the 3 lower drawers. There will be 3 upper drawers...but they will need ripped a bit...
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Hopefully I can rip a straighter line than I can draw.....above these 3 will be a storage compartment...so a "floor" will be right above these shallow depth drawers.

Bottom panel and the back will be 5/16" plywood. Front of all the drawer dividers will be Ash strips...with pine behind them. Drawers will ride on the pine "floors" at both levels.

That be the plan..so far....nothing on paper, yet.
Stay tuned....:D

[steven c newman]

Sides came out of the clamps...used them to size the plywood bottom...along with the drawer fronts..
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Laid out for the dividers...
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A look at how the front will (hopefully) look...
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And got the parts for a back sized..
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2 glue-ups today...one for the floor of the compartment...(Ash)
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And another panel for the upper drawers to slide on...
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This will get an Ash strip along the front edge, as it will show.

Maybe tomorrow, I can either lay out all the shallow dados and grooves, and rebates.....or....work on a few Box Joint corners....

Spent one hour IN the shop, today....waiting on glue to dry again..
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Lid could come out of the clamps? Need to cut it to size, later.....

Stay tuned...

[Erich Weidner]

What are you making Stephen?

[steven c newman]

Just a little lidded box...with a few drawers....

[Don Kingston]

I don't see photo's of laundry as promised.

[steven c newman]

Careful what you ask for....
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I have to share the space in the basement with the Laundry Room....

[steven c newman]

Taking a LUNCH BREAK...have about 2 hours IN the shop today...dados, rebates...and another woodworking things.....film at 2300 hrs.

Need a BIGGER fan down in the shop...that little thing just ain't getting it done...

[steven c newman]

Second 2 hour session is done..I'm whopped....and a bit out of shape, it would appear....
Both glue ups came out of the clamps...Pine was easy to plane flat...the Ash?
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had to come in from the other direction....next A couple corner joints...
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Case side to the case bottom connection...Back of the case used a little different joint..
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Next was a dado ( or 10..)
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Goes between the upper and lower drawers....
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To (almost) match the 2 dados in the bottom of the case ...
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This got 4 dados...was a bit thin...
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More dados...lots of parts getting milled...did a big dry fit,,,to see how the back will fit to the case...
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It didn't...because I needed two more dados milled....
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I think that should do it....
More to come...stay tuned:D

[steven c newman]

Dados..make a few cuts with the tablesaw ( depth and width ) then clean them out with the 71-1/2
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This is the plywood panel for the bottom of the case...lay out line were correct...cuts were on the wrong face....design change! there is now a slight step at the bottom of the case.
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Ooops. No biggie.
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Arrow points to an Ash filler strip that will cover the pine edge...Dry fit to also cut the dividers that go between the drawers...why the double dado above...Ash panel for the compartment floor also has a pair of shallow dados....Around the top, will be Ash...so...had to size 2 strips to about the right size..
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One in Front, and this one in back ( better to grip the hinges for the lid)
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This is going to be...."fun" come glue up time....
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Have to keep an eye out for square...once the assembly begins....

That's enough for one day...I'm whopped. Maybe tomorrow I might get something done?
Stay tuned :D

[steven c newman]

Too sore today. Mondays and sharp objects do not play well in the shop.....think I'll sit this one out. Maybe when Tuesday blows in....
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Supposed to be a larger version of this 2 drawer chest...with 6 drawers....

Stay tuned..:D

[steven c newman]

Case is in the clamps....
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9 pieces in one glue up....
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Will let this sit, and quietly walk away....and hope it doesn't blow up.....will see how it turned out tomorrow.....

[steven c newman]

Took half of the clamps off...and paused while I put them away..
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Nothing flew apart...took the rest of these clamps off. Needed a small part cutter cleaned off..
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So I could make a few parts to build up a face frame....and glue the parts in place...

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The reason the rest of the back wasn't attached today...clamps needed a way to clamp to the back....from the middle of the case.

I also added the final side to the "box top"
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Waiting on glue to dry, again....at this rate, it will be August before I start on the 6 drawers....
Stay tuned....

[steven c newman]

Plywood back has been installed...
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Needed big cauls to span to the side.
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Will let this sit a day...
Stay tuned..:D

[steven c newman]

Back has been cleaned up along with the rest of the box's sides....decided to add a base to the box...
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Needs feet for in the front...may get a bit fancy, there....
Tablesaw was set up to rip parts for the drawers....mainly the 3/8" thickness....blade at full height...
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Bandsaw is still down...how to safely finish this cut....can't access the bench vise....hmmmm...
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Set the saw blade down into the kerf....about a dozen strokes of the saw later...
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Saw lands on the wooden deck, cut complete...problem?
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Miter saw is thinner than the tablesaw's blade...not a biggie, a few swipes with a smooth plane to flatten things out...

More rips and cross cuts...working on getting drawer parts milled to size..
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2 sides per drawer front, and making sure they all slide in.
Waiting on the glue to cure...stay tuned:D

[steven c newman]

Clamps came off, today (again..)
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Spent about an hour...ripping, crosscutting, rebating, and a dado or 12...
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Sides need two different sized rebates...one for the back to sit in..
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Front was a bit more involved...
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Then glue nails and clamps...
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Needed a small pilot hole drill bit, for the nails..
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ran out of the smaller clamps....still have two more to assemble..
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Figure while I am cleaning up the first four, I can get the last 2 assembled...
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At least the case is square...

Picking dried glue off me fingers....stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

4 drawers are out of the clamps, and sitting in the case..
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Last of the 2 drawers is in the clamps..
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Until tomorrow. Filler strips were added to the case...
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Then did a little lid work...
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Trimmed for length, width, and the ends squared up...
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T&G for the bread board ends...
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Think 3 clamps will be enough....:rolleyes:

Not too bad, for a Monday....2 hours IN the shop

Stay tuned...Have ordered the handles and other hardware...waiting in those to arrive..:D

[steven c newman]

Just a little tease, for now...too many things to do, this morning
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Maybe more later today...

[steven c newman]

Motor on Bandsaw was replaced, today. And, that was enough for one day...

Molding last night was cut with a mitersaw....90 degrees and 45 degree cuts..
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Used a pine backer board....back of the molding did have a rebate( wainscot cap rail)
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Worked from around Midnight last night to around 0100 hrs this morning...
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Bandsaw is needed to cut a few corners, and make a lift handle on the front edge...
Waiting on hardware to arrive at my mail box, this week....handles, hinges and other parts...
Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Ok...Got the motors switched out...this one..
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Will not run...and the bearings seem to be shot...to be replaced by the motor that came with the saw when new..
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That I had taken off during the overhaul last year...and kept it around as a spare...

Need to draw a few curves on the lid...might just have the toys to do that..
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Hardware has just arrived in the mailbox....parts are sold by Hobby Lobby On-line only.. I tend to shop the Woodpile brand of hardware....

Looks like we have work to do....stay tuned

[steven c newman]

Ok...Before this thing get stuffed with tools..
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That baggie has the new hardware in it...Top was being planed flat, and as smooth as I could..
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Then the corners were marked up..
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Even the french ones....
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Then the repaired Bandsaw did it's thing...
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There was some debate as to which would be the front...Hinges?
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I figured 2 would be enough...maybe..Handles?
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Kind of fancy, for a tool box...
So...
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May need a chain for the lid?
Almost done....

[steven c newman]

Have a fresh 1/2pint can of Minwax "Gunstock" stain, and a supply of brushes....might use both after Supper...
Chain? Or, no chain?
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AND..how to attach one IF I do....

[steven c newman]

Brushed on, wait a bit, wiped down...allow to dry..
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Tomorrow, I can add a coat of clear gloss varnish...
Stay tuned:D

[steven c newman]

One coat of clear gloss varnish has dried. Chain has been installed to hold the lid open..
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Foam pad cut to fit inside the "tray". Label holder has been installed.
Close the lid..
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Keep in mind, the lid is only 1/4" thick ( barely)...Front view..
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varnish didn't seem to "yellow" things any...
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Time to load this up, and put it to work...
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For scale...Top of Lid sits 8-7/8" above the bench...is 8" wide at the Finger Lift..and is 17-3/4" long. Still on the look out for a pair of handle for the ends....need a way to carry this, when it gets full..
Thanks for looking in...( was supposed to be done before Aug. 1st....I was "delayed" )

[steven c newman]

Handles have been bought, they need a little "adjustment" before I can attach them on the ends....otherwise, I'm calling this Project done ( top tray is already full...)

[steven c newman]

Boring anyone? Handles needed a bit of work...Made to use bolts from the inside of a case/drawer....not an option for this one..Fake screws were ground off on the outside....then a new hole was drilled for the mounting screws ( amazing what a new, SHARP, drill bit can do..)....which left things coloured wrong...decided to paint the handles a gloss black...
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Once they were as dry as they will get...2 screws per handle to install...
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Going to need them..tool box is starting to fill up..tray is full ( unless I stack a few things..)
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Drawers are also filling up....all sorts of small tools, bits....spare parts...Tool Box just might get a bit heavy.

Thanks for looking in..:D