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There may be a second plane coming along...Stanley No. 39 3/8"
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We'll see...

See how this goes...
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A coat of Witch's Brew was mixed first....old stuff was a bit too red...dumped what was left of the Special Walnut into the can..and gave it a good stir..
Coat has been brushed on..and I am allowing...

Laundry Detail. this morning...so..despite it being a Monday....the feet have been leveled...need to unload the washer after a bit...and the Chisel Case...and see about a finish of some sort..
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Shoptime today? feet installed....fancy feet, at that..
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With glue and very small nails..
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Letting this sit overnight...

Stay tuned..

This is getting very OLD! To correct this? Either the Mods FIX the site...or...I have to go back and re-load EACH of those photos...seems to happen about once a month..there is NOTHING changed...

Layout work...the barrel of the hinge, sits in the rebate under the lid..
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I set the hinge at the corner of the rebate, make a mark on the other end of the hinge,,,the lay out the hinge...

Was working on feet for the case to sit on...Miter saw cuts..
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Were having an issue...when a part is 1/4" x 1/4" square...and the back corner that meets the fence on a folding Mitrebox......

Hmmm..lookee what I found at a yard sale, yesterday, then.
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Spent a dollar bill on it..
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From American Woodworker magazine...

A closer look at that tag on the Stanley iron..
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That be the original price tag...price was $1.53....Iron has never been used, nor sharpened..still has the "Factory Grind Edge"

Logo on the...

And spent $1...for..
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From American Woodworker Magazine..
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Rather a thick book...

Still looking through it, too...

The "Season" has started...

Might have another Nickel Plate Project for you to try...
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Union No. 41 match plane...

Sorry..Dry Shop...I save the booze for when I am done for the day....sometimes a Guinness,,sometimes the Tonic & Gin.....now and then maybe a shot of good Irish Whiskey?

Lid needs a rebate, like this older case has..
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Which gives the hinges a bit more room, and the rebate acts as a stop when the lid is opened..so..
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Ends were a bit deeper than the...

Total cost was just over $109, counting tax, and a 10% Discount...the items?
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The iron is a Stanley 2-3/8" wide, almost unused..$12?

As for the Union....No. 41....was listed as $100...got...

Ok...those clamps came off this morning...back was cleaned up..
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Followed by both ends, and then the front..
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And the top edges leveled...then the bottom was leveled...
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As...

Half blind dovetails for the front of the drawer...meant I needed to cut existing pins back about 1/8" from where the others were...instead of 1/2" long pins...they needed to be 3/8" long..

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I run about half and half...between the smooth soled and the "Groovy" soles....have yet to see any difference between the 2...

This case can then sit on a shelf..until a Project comes along that needs chisels...then it can sit down on the end of the bench, where I can access the sizes I need that day...when not in use, back...

Keyboard issues this morning...had to go and replace it. Seems a cat had walked across the computer desk, and knocked over my glass of Tonic & Gin...right onto the keyboard.
Monday....gotta love...

Got the lid to size
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4 parts for a Drawer..
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Milled a place for the drawer to house a plywood...
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Dovetails as well..
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Both ends were done first, going across the grain...a "stop line" was marked along the center of the edge, and about a 1/4" or so down the face...Tools?
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Spokeshave where the grain...

Clamps came off this morning...wanted to get the outside of the case cleaned up..so
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Ends were cleaned up..gaps filled as needed..then the front part was also cleaned up...then
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The...

And they call ME a Bandit? Hmm, may need to expand MY hunting grounds, I guess..

New brushes, as we will be doing a glue up, this morning..
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Needed a couple cauls..
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The other end was fine as is..checked each end for square-ness..
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And the other end.....