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[steven c newman]

After a LONG time of nothing in the shop,,,wasn't feeling all that great. Decided to try ONE HOUR in my shop..and see how things go....before the cramps and spasms start up, again...had 4 blanks to surface ....and 4 square...before any joinery could be attempted...
2 sides..
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That needed their edges jointed..
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Run those edges against the rip fence, to get the other edges parallel...maybe a swipe or 2 to smooth things out..
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Which left the 2 for the ends...
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A check for height..
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and for width..
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Trying to get that knot to line up with a finger....

Blanks are all squared up and flat....lay out a few tools..
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Just your basic set....chisel as a lay out tool?
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Had to set the finger spacings, to match the chisel that will do the chopping

Stay tuned....

[steven c newman]

Mark out the waste..
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"X" marks the spot. On these..it does not matter where you cut...waste side, split or leave the lines...as the mating set will have to match whatever there is left...I switched from 2 sides down to one side..easier to chop just one side at a time..
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Lay outs complete...Time to saw and chop..
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Cramps in my hands vetoed using this saw....used the bandsaw instead...then set up a chopping block..
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With a fresh edge. Saves the top of my bench from chisel cuts...Chop half way down..
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Then flip over, and complete the chops..
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All done while sitting down..
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With the shop fan blowing on me...
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Toes started to cramp up...spent one hour IN the shop....try again tomorrow...

[steven c newman]

Day 2: Again, just one hour was scheduled for the shop...goal was to get at least the first corner completed...
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While working around that knot....dry fit..
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Still had 40+ minutes....try for 2 corners?
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Was trying to get the chisels sharp....trying NOT to get tripped up by the shop stool ( kept trying to wrap a leg around mine :mad:) Chunk of waste came flying straight at my face...hit just below the glasses. Timer went off, hour and 10 minutes....headed upstairs....try again, tomorrow, eh?

[steven c newman]

Start time today 4pm....quitting time today, 5pm. Working on the next corner...
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Some of the tools used. Had to make the cuts with a bandsaw...hands still cramping up too much to hold a saw..
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1/4" Witherby chisel, that NEEDED to be sharpened, before I could get some chopping done...then a dry fit..
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Once the shop timer went off..time to hang things up...
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Will try to get the 4th and last corner done, tomorrow...Shop apron is a bit well-worn...
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Ya think?

Stay tuned...

[Chuck Hill]

Glad to see you back in the shop! My wife and I are fighting off some head/chest cold thing and mostly losing.

[Thomas McCurnin]

Man that cold must be going around. We had nearly 3 weeks, and spent about 16 days in bed. Was going to get tested, but having had Covid twice now, it simply didn't feel like Covid. Anyway, the last times I had Covid, they shooed me of the doctor's office, telling me there is nothing they can do, other than rest, fluids, and over the counter medicine for the head/chest thing and Tylenol for the headaches. So I a self-dianosed and am finally out of the woods. It was one of the nastiest colds I've had in years.

[steven c newman]

Took a couple days off.....kind of sore, at the moment....Might try again tomorrow, eh?

[steven c newman]

All 4 corners are now done...
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Just needs to be glued up
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Then I can glue a bottom panel on...
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And then figure out a lid, of some sort....

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Laid out..
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Details..
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Glue bottle, glue brush, and a helpful mallet...
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And a few clamps..
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And a couple spacers to keep things from bowing in...
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Let this sit a day..
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Then worry about adding a lid, and a bottom.......and a few pieces inside to hold the No. 78 in place...

[steven c newman]

Out of the clamps...and cleaned up..
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Bottom panel is test fitted...
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And then glued in place...
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And...a blank for a lid has been glued up..
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Letting both sit a day, or 2....
Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Wondering IF I can add bread board ends to that lid....maybe?

[steven c newman]

Checking for fit..
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So far, so good..
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Might even be enough room for a block plane, too?
Lid panel is out of the clamps..trimmed for size..and back into a few clamps
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As there is a bread board edge being attached...
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Letting this sit a day...
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While I dig around for some hinges, and a latch....

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Trimming things out....lid needed to match the box..
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Front and back were planed even to the sides of the box...made it easier to install the hinges...
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And a latch.....ends were also planed down flush ..
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Corners were sanded a bit, to get a rounded over look....handles were installed on each end...
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Then the entire outside was given a coat of "Gunstock" stain....brushed on, wiped down..
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Letting things dry overnight....might see about a coat of Clear Gloss Poly tomorrow?
Stay tuned...

[jack dempsey]

Great looking box Steven. I enjoy watching and reading along on your builds. Take care.

[steven c newman]

Was informed that I had that latch upside down....fixed that..
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As for the plane inside the box..
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Box now has a coat of Clear Gloss Poly...waiting on that to dry...
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Waiting around...might try to fabricate a Montgomery Ward's Master Quality label...

Stay tuned..