Leftovers,2023

[steven c newman]

That time, again....time to clean up the mess left by the last Project....
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Dispose of the scraps I can no longer make use of...
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Sort through the stacks of Leftovers....
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and see what I can find that might be of use....like these?
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Others needed resawn to remove a lot of nasty things, like 1 x 6 KNOTS, or one face that was nothing but bark...
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All that is left of a nasty 1 x 6 x 5' plank...others just needed a trim?
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Just run a saw kerf all the way around...leave the decent part..cut away the junk..may have to get down one of these?
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Thinking the one on the right will work a bit better...

We'll see what we have Leftover....might be a Project of some sort?
Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

There is still a 1 x 6 x 6' plank upstairs....trying to decide WHAT to do with it...
From the good end..
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Lumber is supposed to be Ash..next section?
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and the 3rd section..
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And the other end....?
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and a look at the other face near this spot...
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Not sure how much would be of use...yet...$0.80 a Bft...is what I paid...

[steven c newman]

Cleaned off the bench..got a saw at the ready
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Had the board a tad high in the vise..
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That's a bit better,,,saw down half way, turn the board end for end..
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first one done...NEXT!
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Have to be careful..as it is hard to tell when you'll meet the other cut..
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Ooops..got 3 out of the 5 boards done, before I ran out of "Get up & Go"
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Made a mess, too..decided to try and clean up that first board..
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Plane was sold by Van Camp, no less..
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Yep...there is an 8 inside that "D"...saw is a 28", 5-1/2 ppi filed Rip...with a thumbhole handle....cost me $1 at an Estate Sale a few years back...

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Tis a Monday,,,lots of rain in the area, tornadoes to the south of here...Kind of sore, at the moment....more of a case of Uncle Arthur (itis) not liking this sort of weather, than anything else.

The way things have been going, today....I don't think there will be any shoptime, tonight.

Unless it is to process that last plank? Just to see what I can "salvage" out of it....too wet outside to get the Fire Pit started up..anyway.

Depending on what comes out of all that resaw work...maybe a fancy box or 2? Choice of corner joints?

Right now...the "save able" boards are around 3/8" to 1/2" thick....Box joints, or Dovetails?....might even try my luck cutting the lids off....?

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Cut, sorted, resaw...and this is all I could save from the nast 1 x 6 x 6' plank...
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The rest?
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Thickness?
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About 1/2" thick...by 2-1/2" wide....
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Not the prettiest ones...but way better than the rest of that plank, there was also a piece from the resaw/plane work Sunday..
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Might find some use for these?

[steven c newman]

Since Tuesday has arrived with the wind..time for a bit of Cardio?
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Had a few more to do...then the clean-ups...
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Added a "Plane Stop" for some..
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Others just needed Old Heft & Hubris..
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To get these 2 smooth and flat..
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Busy Morning?
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Along with all the saw dust...the rest of today's "output"?
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So..now I am sitting here, having a bit of Lunch...
Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Results of all of this, besides a messy floor?
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I now have 3 pieces for lids..
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A stash (2 actually) of ends and sides...
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and..
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That I can lay out for the first of 3 box builds..
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Once I clear the deck for action...
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And figure out how to join the corners....through dovetails, or , Box joints by hand..Hmm?

[steven c newman]

Laying out.
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Was not to happy with it..
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Figured I could change it a bit...was not happy with the No. 68 Dovetail saw, either..
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Disston No. 4 seemed to work better...
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Chopping out from the outside "Show" face..then flip over and finish things up..
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Used these pins to lay out the matching tails...needle sharp No.2 Pencil works just fine....saw on the waste side of the lines...chop out the waste..dry fit a few times until..
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Still need a mallet to fully seat the tails...will do for now..

Tried "Tails First"...did not go quite as well...
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5 or 6 dry fits to get this far? Not up to my (Very Low) Standards...will do the other 2 corners as Pins First...
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Maybe because I am just used to doing it that way...

Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Friday's session..before the Dungeon Creek started to rise...
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Tools..
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2 SWs and a Bakelite...
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Today's selection of chisels..
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The Jackson on top..keeps binding up about the 3rd stroke...the No. 4 just motors along...
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mark a gauge line, darken with a pencil...
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Small combo square to carry line down from the edge...
Dry fit for corner #3...pins first..
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Yes, that about all the space I have to work in...got the 4th corner done...dry fit all 4..
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Trying to see how the clamps will work, during a glue up....once things dry out a bit....

We also have a roof leak going on..and the Boss is NOT a happy camper about it...
Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

This morning..lay out..
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Grab a brush from the bag..
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Mallet at the ready? A few clamps AND cauls...and an Anti-bow Device to keep the sides from bowing in...
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Checking the insides for square..
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Should be close enough...
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Clamp #8 went on right after this shot...

Letting this sit a day..
Stay tuned....

[steven c newman]

Figured the glue had had enough time to dry....so..
removed the clamps...clean up the sides..
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Then, clean up and square the ends to the sides..
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Trim a panel to match the bottom of the box...
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And glue it in place...
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Let no gap go unclamped!....

Tomorrow, I can remove this Flash Mob....clean things up, and start on a lid, of some sort..
Stay tuned..

[Ben Ellenberger]

Two thoughts:

I’m pretty happy if I make one thing a month. You seem to be on a one-per-week pace. That’s hard to keep up with!

I bet some of those scraps are big enough to use, are you sure you want to throw them out?

[steven c newman]

Just keeping me out of the taverns, is all....most of those "scraps" are barely good enough for the Fire Pit...
Thanks for looking in!

[steven c newman]

Unclamped, this morning...
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Seems to be a bit hung-over?
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And, will need to shoot some end grain..
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Might just have the plane for that..
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Seems to work, too...
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As for that hung-over edge...
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Size the plane to the work being done. The bottom of the box?
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"We can...cooperate, I say, I say..."

Stay tuned..I went to work on the lid, too...

[steven c newman]

Lid work...needed a few parts..
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The Lid itself needed trimmed to match the box....the 1/4" thick piece needed a few strips ripped...
Needed to shed a bit of light, to better see what I was cutting...
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Over on the Stanley No. 358 Mitre box...
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What is nice, that most of the cutoffs would just hop over to this..
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Ok..Dry Fit times...
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Sand to adjust for length..
When things look close enough (will trim after this), a glue up happened,,,smaller clamps this time around..
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A bit of squeeze out, can be cleaned up, later....
Parts is parts...
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Even when a plane does a Photo-Bombing...

Shop is Normally Closed on Mondays....
Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Lid is out of the clamps, and is being fitted to the box...
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Have bought new Pilot hole drill bits..decided to try another Drill this time...
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Left: Stanley Defiance...Right: Goodell Pratt Co. The GP has too large of a drill bit...will give the 1/16" bits to the Defiance drill..
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pencil is for scale....

Before I add the hardware..one last step..
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As for that plastic box?
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That be my Hardware Supply Store...
Monday..meh..other than oiling up the drill, and taking a few photos...shop was closed today...

[Charles Guest]

I see all the dilettantes still believe that every belt sander on the planet is loaded with fresh 40 grit and removes a fat sixteenth with every pass.

This place has become idjit central.

[steven c newman]

What? What? What? IF you were trying to be funny...it didn't work...Other than report this to the Mods.

What a Dumba....

[steven c newman]

There is also the parts laid out for the next box....of the 3 I plan to build to use up most of the leftovers....and make room for some new lumber, later this month...
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Bottom panel is a bit thinner, there is enough for 2 sides and 2 ends, and a panel for the lid.....all resaw from leftovers...

BTW..this is a LONG way from the mythical 40 grit...
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nor, is this ...
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Anywhere near "40Grit".....learn to read....

[steven c newman]

Ok....somebody caught me on a Bad Attitude Monday....

Tuesday, intend to sand the box to 220 grit, then install the hinges and a latch. Then decide on a finish...may just wait on all 3 boxes to get done...

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Tuesday...had hardware to install, so I could clear the bench for the other Rebuild Project...
Laid out for hinges...
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Drill was going so fast, it tended to punch right on through...
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Those Brass screws were too big for the hinges...we have others...this gives an idea how tiny these screws are..
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Added a latch around in front...Waiting to decide on a finish...
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Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

This one is getting a bit wordy....even attracted a Troll!

Will start a new thread, about Box #2....out of 3 boxes from the Leftovers.
Thanks for looking in...you too, Charles...