...Well, it does beat throwing the scraps out, into the fire pit....
Been resawing scraps leftover from the latest builds...some I have clamped into a stack.. Trying to keep them flat..
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Others have been sawn for 3/4" stock..
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Still need ripped for width. Maybe build a few frames, to hold a few panels? May leave these wide, so the plough plane will work better. Need grooves for the panels, and some need a groove to house the bottom panel. need the "extra" for the fence on the planes. Panels?
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Hope to get two "end" panels out of the bigger 1/2" thick board...."shorty" is for "Plan B"...needed a glue up for the front and rear panels. Cut a few 1/2" thick parts, 4 wide, and 2 narrow ones. Had to joint the edges...don't like gaps in glue-ups. Smear a bit of glue around, and a few clamps...
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One panel glued up...second panel needed a few cauls ....
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Set these two aside, and wait on the glue to cure. There IS a 3/4 panel for a top...
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Underneath all the Poplar and other goodies, there is what was left of a 1 x 12 of white oak. Will trim it down to size...for a lid.
It is a start....waiting on the glue ups. May try something "different" for raising the panels....
Stay tuned.