My current project is getting a little work here and there between other work around the grounds and greenhouse. My wife is getting a shed so we had to move a bunch of gravel by wheel barrow since the dump truck that brought it couldn't drive through the field.
Some images from this project have already been posted so here is a recap:
In To the Claw.jpg
This is the edges of the stiles being planed.
The pieces at the top left of the image are the rails or end pieces of what will be a gate across shelves the cats like to climb in to as a napping place.
The stiles were planed using a cam based holder and an end stop:
Apron Stop.jpg
Here is one of the end pieces and a test tenon:
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Here it is in a mortise:
Test Fit.jpg
The far right mortise is being checked with a depth gauge. The reference face is marked on the tenon and the mortised piece.
Besides the 1/4" mortise chisel, a pair of swan neck or lock mortise chisels are used along with 1/4" & 3/4" paring chisels. The swan neck chisels are helpful in cleaning out the debris inside the mortise.
Next step is to cut 24 tenons.
jtk