Single Brain Cell Sketch Up has work to do..

[steven c newman]

As this mess is on the top of my bench
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Left overs..from 3 projects...thickness ranges from 1/8" up to 3/8"....all are Ash..
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There are also a few 1" x 1" square stock pieces hiding around in the shop...

Will see what the "Sketch Up" comes up with....Need to get these out of the way, before the next "Stash of Ash" arrives later this month..

Had an issue with the last Project..in that I ran out of Spring Clamps......Shopping trip today eased that a bit....6 new spring clamps are now in the shop..and more MIGHT be on the way...

Stay tuned..

[Wes Grass]

Somewhere in the back of my head is a comment about clamps...

'If you're tripping over them on the floor, you've almost got enough'

[steven c newman]

Hmmm..Wood Project is on hold, for a few days...
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This thing is not getting fixed...there are BAD brazed joints...sole will never be flat, again....
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However,,for $3..I picked up this Stanley No. 80 body...to replace it.
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There are 2 out of 3 bolts that were broken off in the #80....will drill those out and re-tap...
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Iron has been sharpened , and given a decent burr...new bolts, new tap and drill bit...retainer plate cleaned up and polished..

Have to dig out the Easy-out set...maybe tomorrow...been a rough, BUSY day, today.....Busy, Busy, BUSY...

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Waiting on the black paint to dry, at the moment...old bolts drilled out, tapped new holes..2 thumbscrews now have a hole drilled through them to allow a rod to help tighten, or, Loosen the bolts..Bolts fitted to the body...seem to be a hair too long...oh well...Sole of the plane is flat,, and polished up.

Will fully assemble and try things out..once the Black Paint is fully dry...

Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Photos or it didn't happen?
Ok
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Bolt details..
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Back plate...bolts have 1/4" washers under them...
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Sole is clean and flat...
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Against the grain, and over a knot..test drive in Pine..
So, now I have 2 such planes...
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Both are No. 80s....
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Tools needed..
Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

To be continued...
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Back to gluing up panels, again..
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Have a few to do..

[steven c newman]

Ok..shop is actually rather toasty...outside? 5 above zero, NOT counting Wind Chill....
Panel #1 is out of the clamps...and #2 has taken it's place..
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Panel #3 has had it's mating edges jointed..
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Panel #1 is getting the glue joints scraped down..
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Yes, that is the same No. 80 I had just rehabbed..
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Note to self: Raise the plane up, on the back stroke...that screech can be heard a LONG ways...
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Had gone to the shop, on account of Laundry Detail.....waiting on Panel #2 to exit the clamps, so I can clamp up Panel #3...

need to sort through the rest of the pile..
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And see what other panels I can make use of..

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Ok...panel #2 is out of the clamps, and is getting scraped down..
The "Before"...
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And..the After...and the No. 80 was being pulled towards me, due to the direction of the grain..
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Panel #3 is now in the clamps..
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Extra caul in the middle, because the middle wasn't staying lined up..


Right now, I have these set aside..
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Until I decide what sort of box I am trying to build...these 4 panels..
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I decided to rip for a certain width..because of one panel..
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That ugly knot had to go...

Trying to decide on where these 2 will go..
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I also have 2 solid panels a little bit thicker...maybe a base and a topper/lid? Maybe the curvy stuff for under the base?...

Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Now, about those 2 curvy parts....cut-offs from another project.
Would be nice to have them smoothed up, and at least match each other?
We have ways...
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Spokeshave? Seymour Smith & Son...clamped up "jig"?
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No...I am not worried about any marks left by the c clamps..as a through mortise will be going through there...

I now have parts to make 4 sides of a box ( with enough left over for a second box) and at least a base..
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Base has had the better looking face beveled at 15 degrees...then the planes took over..
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And rounded the edges down and under to the underside
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Used both the Stanley No. 3, Type 11 and the Stanley No. 60-1/2.....block plane was more to work on the end grain ends...

May try to do some finger/box joints at the corners of the box...by hand. Might see IF a small tray could be added, too.

Awaiting the next Laundry Detail to happen....so I can just hang out in the shop, waiting on the washer to get done...?

BTW: those 2 clamped up parts with all the curves? The one straight edge on each also had to match....so
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NOW they match. Last panel to be glued up? Has been cleaned up, awaiting a place to be used...

Lid for the Box? Might have hinges? And Maybe a latch? Curvy parts are to be the "feet" for the Base...

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Yesterday was one of "Them Days"....decided it just wasn't safe to go to the shop...and mess around with sharp objects.....took the day off...

May put my work boots on, today...and see how a Friday in the shop turns out.....have Laundry Detail, today..anyway..

Stay tuned....

[Eric Brown]

Nice work Steven. Looks like you have some more good tools to work with.

[steven c newman]

Giving them all a "second life" and putting them to work..
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Lay out work...3 diamonds on the 3" square..
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Then a bit of handsaw work...
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Then some chisel work...twice..then..
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A dry fit of Corner #1......yes I number the corners..to keep track of what goes where...


Also spent some time...with the #3 handplane...to round over the edges of the blank for the lid....

After spending about an hour replacing the lock set in the bathroom door.....getting slow in me dotage?

[steven c newman]

Might try again, after Lunch, today.....yesterday had other projects to do...

Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Corner #2...
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Dry fitted along with Corner #1...

Corner #3?
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Also dry fitted together...and, Corner #4?
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Trying to hide? Also dry fitted....clamps have been pre-set...helps when doing a glue-up...not as much fumbling around.

Bench does have a spotlight, for when I need a little extra light..
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Tomorrow being a Monday..complicates things a bit...May be later afternoon before I can get out the glue bottle and brush..

And figure a way to keep this squared up...
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As for the spaces of the "fingers"..
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I use the same chisel I use to chop out the waste...about a 1/4" wide..

Tracing around..
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I use a very sharp No.2....then use the 6" combo square to carry those lines up and over...

Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Yesterday being a Monday (In every sense of the word) Shop was closed.

Task for today ( after Lunch) is to glue the 4 sides up into a box like shape...and hopefully keep it squared up at the corners..

The just MIGHT be Blue Streak coming up the shop's stairwell....

Stay tuned....

[steven c newman]

Spread things out..
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Keeps things in order, while I get a bottle of glue and a brush....LOTS of fingers to coat, NOT counting mine..then the clamps came by..
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And keep checking for square as I went...
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Had to move this mess off the bench,,,had other tasks to do...will let this thing sit a spell...clean it up tomorrow?

Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Out of the clamps, today...needing cleaned up...and checked to see IF it matches up with the base...
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Took a while to square up the outside all around...not real concerned about the inside..
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View along the Front/back...and...
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The end view....panel for a lid?
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Just was working out...despite all efforts to reduce the lid's size...
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May re-think a lid...maybe just a flat panel?

We'll see what happens....may use the Lid as a base for another box?

Stay tuned..

[steven c newman]

Box has been glued to the base..
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So...a flat panel for a lid...problem? Panel is too thing for the hardware's screws....as the panel is just 1/4" thick..if that...so, how to make a thin panel a bit fatter?
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Glue on a "frame" with end grain showing at the end of the panel...that even matches the grain...glue up?
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One on each end...then cut and fit the 2 sides....corners are mitered, BTW..
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Let this sit a day, then clean things up...and get it to match the box...then do the hardware stuff...hinges and a latch out in front. Might even add a handle or 3? Maybe stained with "Special Walnut"?

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

More "Lid Work"..
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Both out of the clamps...edges needed cleaned up..
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Checking for gaps..
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Clamp the 2 parts together in the vise...
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Grab a few tools, and install the hinges...then flip over..
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Install a latch..
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Awaiting a Finish...

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Special Walnut stain by Minwax..
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And a few letters....been a bit too "stoved up" the last couple of days...seems I do not bounce as well as I used to could...2' drop to the floor in the middle of the night..rolled over the wrong direction...Face Plants are starting to hurt....

Box does have a coat of Amber Shellac brushed on...will need rubbed down..then we'll see what kind of top coat...
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Wondering what I can cobble out of this mess....hmmm

Stay tuned...(Where's me heating pad at?)

[David Carroll]

In the bottom picture it looks like you've got the start of a Ukulele!

DC

[Stew Denton]

Steven,

Nice project and an attractive and useful way to use up odds and ends.

Stew