Something for August

[steven c newman]

Well, I still had all of this stash of resaws..
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Maybe glue them up into panels?
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so..
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And..
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Not too sure about that knot..
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And..most came out at..
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About 8" wide....none of the 4 panels matched each other for length...we can fix that, once the clamps come back off...


Have a 1 x 6 upstairs, with a bit of Live Edge....may save that for a lid's front edge. rest of the board will get ripped and cut into Stiles & Rails, to house the glued up panels

Stay tuned...:D

[steven c newman]

Out of the Foret de Pinces....cross cut to make either long sides, or shorter end panels...
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Somehow..8" width looked a bit too wide....was making the panels look a bit too "Square" ripped all 4 down to 5" width...and kept the 3" wide cutoffs for another use..(tray, maybe)

Most of the panels needed to be planed flat, anyway...
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Trying to make the glue joints disappear...
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Some were a bit tricky to plane...with just a Stanley No. 3, Type 11....
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Almost flat...


Have to haul a 1 x 6 plank to the shop, after Lunch....there is a section with a live edge, that might work out for the lid....the rest of that plank will get cut up into Stiles & Rails...to house 4 panels....may leave the panels flat? Maybe a rebate around on the inside face?

Stay tuned....:D

[steven c newman]

A 1 x 6 x 65-1/2" plank was hauled to the shop...middle section had a live edge..
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So, I cut that section out..and set aside...what was left, was ripped down into 1-1/2" wide strips...
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Some of which came from this area..
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Still had some rough edges...and since I wanted all to be the same width.were run through again at 1-3/8" width...

Then some crossing cutting..
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8 parts for the long sides, and..
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8 parts for the shorter ends..

Thinking that 7/8" was a bit too thick...decided to thin things down to 5/8" thick..
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Was able to run all 16 parts through in a single pass for each part...fingers being kept safe by.
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This push stick for narrow boards...

Big question now..?
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Too much width of groove? Maybe add a rebate to the inside edges of the panels?

Had to make a new zero clearance overlay....as the old one was broken....will post as a different subject...

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

The Dungeon Woodshop is a Hybrid Wood shop....I use whatever tool that will do the task I need done. So...
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..The Sunday Funnies began here, by adding a rebate around all four panels....then..
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Rebates need a groove to call home...Can't quite use the Stanley 45 for these...not enough room for the 45's fence..16 grooves to do, takes a while...then..
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Needed Tenons milled....8 parts (rails) x 2 = 16 tenons..
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Rebate needed adjusted to match the grooves....had to also trim the panels back a bit...to match the rails...

Some parts were a bit fancy...
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More so than others...legs and toes were just starting to cramp up..time to stop..
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That will be enough of the Sunday Funnies, I think....:rolleyes:

Still to do? Mortises for those soon-to-be Haunched Tenons, Tongue & Groove for the corner joints, after that? Maybe a glue up?

Stay tuned..:D

[steven c newman]

Paying the price this morning...Sir Uncle Charles has taken up residence in both feet, and trying to spread up the right shin.....was a very RUDE wake-up call, this morning.....

Monday? Monday?? I think the shop will be closed, today.....not getting off to a very good start.

Need to reset the Mortise Jig...stiles are a bit narrower that the last batch. Need to decide on the feet detail on the box.....and the T & G corner joints need to be done...and haunch the tenons....

Would be a full day in the shop...just not on a Monday...

Stay tuned.....

[steven c newman]

Decided to reset the Mortise Jig...and have it ready to go...It WAS set up for 3/4" thick stock....moved one jaw a bit..
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So it now holds the 5/8" thick parts..
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A nice snug fit...but, I can still add a clamp..
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So things won't move...right now, the part is slid out a bit, to allow for laying out a mortise, tomorrow..
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have also laid out the chisel and mallet...so they are ready to go...
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Mortise is to be laid in off of this tenon...note the Haunch...

And that was it, for a Monday....quit while I was ahead...;)

Stay tuned..:D

[steven c newman]

Haunches done..
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Corners have been milled
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Was a busy morning...."Busy, busy...busy.."

[steven c newman]

8 mortises are now done...dry fitted, panels adjusted...gaps closed..
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Used these things a lot, today..
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Was trying to close up a couple gaps..
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Usually from the haunch not allowing things to fully seat.

No glue yet...debating on whether to try a third time in the shop...

Panels had to be trimmed a bit....needed the stiles from the front and back to keep the clamps in place....can't chop any more mortises, until after the ends are glued up...

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

have returned from the shop....glue, glue brush, cauls, and clamps...a LOT of clamps......and a mallet as needful....and a bit of cussing for good measure..:rolleyes:
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and..
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Let both assemblies sit over night.....pictures tomorrow, once the clamps have come off...

Stay tuned...:D

[steven c newman]

And.....un-clamped...
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Work on the front and back later...

[steven c newman]

Test fitted the panels for the front/back frames..
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Something wasn't working out just right...
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Besides being too long, and too wide....panels were out of square...

Got the ends squared up...needed to adjust the rebates all around, to account for the new length and width...tablesaw for that.....one panel caught the spinning blade before I was ready..kick back! Side of the right hand kept the panel from flying away...gonna be a bruise. Also, take a look at these corners...
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Never know these are SHARP....to fine tune the widths of the panels...I was using a handplane...only needed 3, maybe 4 strokes....between #2 and #3 stroke, I came back a bit too far...
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Yep, one of THEM days.....

One last check to see how the panels fit...then start on a few mortises...
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1st of 4, for today...Another Dry Fit?
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Those haunch tenons? They were mis-cut, but, since they are to be facing down under the box....meh..set this over with the 2 ends..
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2 glue-ups, one dry (no glue) fit....no clamps needed...
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Last assembly can wait a day....chisels are by Witherby....Mallet was having a hard time, today....it was getting confused about whether to hit the wooden parts, or my hand holding a chisel...

Bench was getting pretty messy..
Decided to quit for the day...was getting a bit sore, anyway.

haven't decided whether to try to glue up today's work..or wait and do both of the sides...

Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Late last night...slipped back to the shop....and...
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This will be either the front, or the back of the box...haven't decided..yet...

Today's Tasks?
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Use these tools....
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To lay out and chop the last 4 mortises...and then see about a glue up....


Maybe after that, try to make this thing..
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Into a live edge lid.....Not sure if it will be 7/8" thick, or try to thin it down to 5/8" thick....might be a bit tricky to resaw?

[steven c newman]

Last 4 mortises were done this morning


With a dry fit completed..
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And then a glue up..
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With double cauls to keep things flat....

had one issue, today...tried the panel for size..
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Was a tad too wide....we have ways..
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Then try again...
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Means I was waiting most of the day for glue to dry...
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Before I could glue all 4 sides together....

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Will see how it turns out..
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Once the 19 clamps come back off...
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In the morning....

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Inventory of the clamps...as I have removed them this morning..
Two 18" F style clamps..
Eight 12" F style clamps
Eight C clamps
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Total of 18 clamps...and 8 cauls
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Have checked the box for square, once the clamps were put away.....seems to be square. Need to clean up the dried glue squeeze outs...level a few spots.
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Bottom panel will rest on "slips"....that I need to rip to size, miter the ends, and glue in place.....then a 1/4" plywood panel will get glued to the slips.
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Then a bit of glue...
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Will get the end slips tomorrow
maybe later, I can work on a lid of some sort?
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Now that the parts are all 5/8" thick...
Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Busy Saturday morning...Slips #3 and #4 have been trimmed and glued in place..
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A 1/4" thick sheet of plywood was placed under the box..
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A pencil traced around on the inside of the box..
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Lines were cut..
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Test fitted..with a plane...
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To get rid of the wavy edges..can't install it , yet.....it will rest on a bed of glue on the slips....have to wait until the clamps are off...

Next? Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Note to the above...Slips #1 and #2 were leveled down to the bottom edges of the box..
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With a plane, of course.

Stanley No. 358 was rather busy, this morning....along with mitering the slips, it also was doing some cross cuts..
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3 of the lid's parts...will work on a type of Miter joint next time in the shop....
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I also cut a few parts for a panel, for the lid....and even glued the panel up..
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Waiting on glue to dry, again....

I brought the trash can back downstairs to the shop.....after burning it's contents the other night in the fire pit.....however, I need to bring the "Super-scooper" back to the shop...
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Need a "Clean up! Aisle #2 !! before too much else can get done...

Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Need to flatten 3 parts..
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So that they are all the same, even thickness....resaw left a ridge..

Then work on a miter joint a bit...
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Along with a groove to house the panel....simple, right?
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Needs a little more work, today...

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Well, all them clamps holding the slips in place came off, today...bead of glue applied to the slips, plywood panel was set down into the glue (after the glue had been mooshed along with a brush) question was..how to clamp the plywood down in to the glue, until the glue dried.....we have ways..
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How about 3 smoothers...Let this sit a day...

That glued up panel also came out of the clamps, today...
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Needing cleaned up, and squared up...then rebates were laid out on 3 edges...tablesaw work..
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Took 2 set ups...but..
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Dry fit..
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Then a glue up..
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Tomorrow, I can trim the back edge straight, once I mark out where the cut line will be...

waiting on glue to dry, again..

[steven c newman]

Clamps removed...planes out of the box...turn the box over onto the lid..
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Mark the back edge as to where the bandsaw will be cutting...then the plane takes over...
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Will see about hinges, tomorrow...
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Knuckle found a sharp corner, somewhere.....Laundry Detail can being dangerous?

[steven c newman]

How to hold a lid to a box, when the box is too large for the bench vise...

Since the back of the lid and the back of the box need to be flush with each other...
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And the lid gets centered....2 clamps to keep things still...while I move this over to the bench...
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Clamp the front lip of the lid in the vise. Lay out for the hinges..
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Cordless drill to drill the pilot holes..
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And install the hinges..
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Repeat for the latch...
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Next up?
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Use these to build a lift out tray....

Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

While waiting on me to build that tray...decided to give the outside of the box a coat of Witch's Brew..
Top..
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Front..
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Back...
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Have not done the inside of the box, yet...just the underside of the lid...
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And let things air out a bit....

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Lets see...parts planed flat, edges jointed..
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Tools to do a bit of layout, and the first lay out done..
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Saw a few lines?
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Chop out the waste...
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Use these "Pins" to trace out the waste on the "Tail" board....saw the waste, chop the waste...
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First dry fit ( no glue) then, repeat for the next corner..including a dry fit...
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This was last night....might try to get the other 2 corners done in a little bit....then figure out how to add the lift-out handle..
Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Was getting a bit low in the Hardware Bin...decided to restock the other day....a Road Trip to Lima, OH....to the Hobby Lobby store
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Total cost for me to get back out of there? $17.73, counting Sales Tax.

Then decided to saw some..
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A bit of chisel work..
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Dry fit corner #3 and #4..
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Lay out a dado..
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Saw and chisel work...
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Dry fit, including a panel for the bottom of the tray...


Need to do a little more saw work...handle need a shape....and a place for fingers to grip..

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Dry fits?
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And a roughly cut to size plywood bottom...
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Used a sharp chisel to excavate the dado...
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After all that work?
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Time for a nap.....

[steven c newman]

Drilled a starter hole...
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then got out the saw...
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I am in no way an artist with a scroll saw...but..
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I could "refine" things with a spokeshave, later?

Right now...
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We be waiting on glue to dry....diagonal clamp to pull things into square...

Once the clamps can come off, I can glue the bottom onto the tray....and figure out what to sit the tray on inside the box.

Stay tuned...

[Thomas Wilson]

This one has been the most fun project in a long time. I always want ask if there will be a set of measured drawings for sale on your website. It’s Monday. I hope you have a nice day off. Cheers.

[steven c newman]

Have never had a measured set of drawings for my projects....although I have used a couple from Paul Sellers.

Single Brain Cell Sketch Up does not have a "Print" option...

[steven c newman]

Had to remove the clamps, today...
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The infamous Foret de Pinces....then the edges were planed flush..
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Millers Falls No. 8 seemed to work just fine....then the Dremel to help sand the handle a bit..
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Then, need something for the tray to stand on..
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3/8" dowels, cut to 3" length...bead of glue to attach into each corner...test for depth...
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I think that will do? Debating about handles for the ends of the box..
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Waiting on the glue to dry..again....insides might get a coat of Witch's Brew?

Maybe a clear coat of gloss poly tomorrow?

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Handles are installed
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Insides have a coat of stain..
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As does the tray...
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A chain has been added..
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Waiting on a coat of clear gloss poly to dry on all the outside areas...

will see about a 2nd coat, tomorrow...

Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Clear gloss poly has been rubbed down....so...
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Have a looksee..
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Open the lid...
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Lift the tray out...
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Figured I did not need "London Pattern" dovetails for a simple tray...
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Was trying to get the grain the line up going around the corners....
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To where the grain on this end...
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Lined up with the grain in back...

Need to label this box as "Box Building Tools & Supplies"....Otherwise, calling this Project done....

[steven c newman]

Posted down in the Projects section.


Next Lumber delivery is sometime after the 3rd Wednesday of September. Right now, the shop has a single plank on hand....7/8" x 6" x 59".....rather plain looking Maple.

Unless I can cobble up a Project from that single board? May resaw it down, and try another Paul Sellers' Desktop Organizer?

Thanks for looking in.