Box #2

[steven c newman]

Out of 3 boxes made from Leftovers...had to clear off the bench, put a few toys away..lay out the part selections for the next box..
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Even had a choice of lids..
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There was one issue...
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Neither were wide enough....had to re-cut the 2 ends...and trim the bottom panel for width..
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We have ways.

Lay out toys...
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Still working on getting the NEW cutting gauge sharpened..
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Yeah..working progress...
Lay out the waste areas with a "x"
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Stay tuned...more to come...

[steven c newman]

Time to get out a "different " saw...
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Geo. H. Bishop No. 10 saw...says so right in the etch...
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Then, set up a chopping block, and a clamp...sit the piece good face up
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Chop about half way down..then flip over..

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And complete the pins...use these to lay out the tails..
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Simply trace around the pins. I then use the bandsaw, to saw on the waste sides of the lines..LEAVING the lines...
Then chop out as before with the pins...then try a dry fit..
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Had areas in the pins, that needed pared...

Back was getting a bit sore...busy day ( besides carrying that Nichols & Stone rocking chair back upstairs)
Rather than continue on..decided to call it..Quitting Time!
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Will try again, tomorrow

Stay tuned!

[steven c newman]

Have Laundry Detail after Lunch, today....means I have to wait around until the clothes are done...IN the shop...works for me....Laundry Hamper, a camera, and a bottle of Mountain Dew Zero, see ya in 3 hours!

Stay tuned..

[Jack Dover]

Steven, what are you using for a marking knife, is it that utility knife on one of the photos?

[steven c newman]

I use the cutting gauge first, then deepen with the knife....since the line is already cut with the gauge.

[steven c newman]

Laundry Detail today,,,decided to stay down there, and do a bit of work in the shop...until the clothes were done..
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Did this sort of thing 3 times, today..Pins first...then.
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Bandsaw did this 3 times...a few dry fits along the way...
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2 done...
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All 4 corners done..tested out a few clamps
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Might do a glue up after Supper has settled through the system...we'll see...
Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

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Glued up, waiting on the glue to dry...
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End view..
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Next will be adding the bottom to the box...
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Been a busy day...

[steven c newman]

Out of the clamps, this morning...time to clean up the glue joints..
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Make sure things are square..
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level the top and bottom edges..
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Junior Jack...checked for any high spots...
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And get ready to glue the panel to the bottom of the box
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Done...
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Now have to wait on the glue to dry a day....
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Maybe after a while, I might start to build a lid for this?

Stay tuned..

[Jack Dover]

Something tears your baseline and it shows like a fat glue line. Probably the knife, this type just doesn't hold a sharp point for whatever reason. At some point I have switched to a pencil type utility knife, Olfa or Husky work equally well. Their benefit is a super sharp snapping blade, getting a new tip is a 15s operation - there's a breaking slot in a cap. They also have different blade types (Husky and Olfa are interchangeable), so you could get a 30˚ blade, it's pointy and it cuts that ponderosa pine very well.

[steven c newman]

The wood happens to be Ash, BTW...

I prefer the Stanley Utility knives, and their blades...as I have other chores for it to do...

Have a few of them snap-o-blade knives...never really liked them....
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Yep...Ash. Saw cuts stop just short of the baseline..

[steven c newman]

Will go back to the shop in a little bit...and see how the latest glue up turned out....

As far as I know...nobdy around here even sell s"Ponderosa Pine"....nor, have I even used any.

Might trim the bottom panel with a block plane?

We'll see....

[steven c newman]

Box #2 is out of the clamps..
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Side one needs a hair planed off..side 2?
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Will need a bit more..
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Ends don't look too bad...
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Side one is done...side 2?
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Took a few more passes...
Bottom also needed flattened a bit..
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Nope, not Pine of any sort..
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Ash, yes...

Needed to start on a lid, next...stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Ok..1/2" thick lid....should be ok...needed trimmed for width, though..
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Millers Falls No. 11, type 2....make a few passes, check for width..
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I don't think Pine makes shavings like this....
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need to mark this for length..and cut off the excess..tomorrow...

Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Will trim the lid for length....may do a bevel around the top edges, and may continue it down the corners...Might try something different with this lid...

And start laying out parts for Box #3....also out of Ash.

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Lid panel trimmed to length...the ripped a couple strips of scrap Ash....and got the Mitersaw working...
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Cordless one, of course...then some dry fits..
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Before the first clamps were used...
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Then work my way around...did both ends first. then one side..
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Until the final side could be fitted and glued..
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Those 2 Harbor Freight F style clamps are to pull in the sides, until flush with the sides of the lid panel...

Let this sit a spell,,,stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Working on it..
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Getting the lid and the box to match up....
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Getting close....still a slight gap to work on...
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This is what I have for hardware....and Hobby Lobby is closed on Sundays...
Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Installing the lid...means hinges need to get placed..
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And then a fancy latch...
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Simple tools...
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That white object is an old candle....helps the screw's threads in this hard Ash..

A plane then came out..
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All corners got a bevel...then everything was sanded to 220 grit, for now..
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Bit of a "PIP"...
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Set this aside, along with Box #1...
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While I lay out parts for Box #3..
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Last of the resawn Ash Stash....
Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Will start a new thread, for Box #3..as it will be a little bit...different...stay tuned..

Thanks for looking in!