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  1. 03-17-2019, 8:43 PM #1
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    Box Project, from scraps of Ash

    Well, will see how this goes....already have had a few days start. Had a tall stack of resawn Ash, before all those trips to the Hospitals happened, and then the Chester Drawers Project....decided to clear the "decks" and see what I could build with the stuff...Sorted through, found 4 pieces that almost match each other, needed jointed
    ash box start 1.JPG
    Flipped them around a few times, to see how they matched up....I wanted 2 panels...
    Ash Bos, 1st panel cleaned up.JPG
    One has been glued up, allowed to cure, and then cleaned up..
    Ash Box, 1st glue up.JPG
    And this one came out of the clamps today...ends were sawn square, faces sanded and plane smooth and flat....
    Ash Box, #3 clean up.JPG
    2 shorter panels were also made...one has been cleaned up, #4 went into the clamps today.....
    Also sorted through the stack of parts, looking for enough to make two lids..
    Ash Box, 2 lids.JPG
    Will get these jointed and glued up, later this week....decided to make a match set of two boxes...had to cross cut a few panels...
    Ash Box, re-sized.JPG
    The panel under these was also cut to make the sides of box #2. Maybe Tuesday, i can lay out for the finger/box joints, and start cutting those....by hand.
    Stay tuned
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  3. 03-19-2019, 1:34 PM #2
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    Monday has come..
    white trees 1.JPG
    Trees were having snowball fights....by Suppertime, all the snow was gone....

    Last panel was taken out of the clamps....and sawn in two...ends for the #2 box...

    After a bit, I may head to the shop....something about finger jointing a box?

    Stay tuned...
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  4. 03-19-2019, 4:59 PM #3
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    A bit of plane work along one edge...
    Ash Box, lid glue up.JPG
    Lid is now in the clamps. had an issue with the sides of Box #1 being out of square...got that fixed, on to layout!
    Ash Box, layout line 1.JPG
    Line for how thick the ends are...
    Ash Box, spacing tool.JPG
    6mm chisel to set the spacing of the fingers...
    Ash Box, square a line.JPG
    Carry the lines around...
    Ash Box, saw a line.JPG
    Lower the pair so they don't vibrate, and split these lines ( candle wax on the saw helps)
    Ash Box, all done.JPG
    All done? Separate these two, hard to chop both at the same time...
    Ash Box, chopped halfway.JPG
    Chop about halfway down, leave a tab for support, for the next job..
    Ash Box, all chopped.JPG
    have to watch out, though...those little squares of waste will fly straight back at you...
    Then repeat for the next item..
    Stay tuned..
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    As I ran out of room....first dry fit is always a tad loose, when it has been a while since I made this style of joint..
    Ash Box, dry fit 1.JPG
    I tried to stay on the waste side of the lines....I even used the completed set to mark out the other part of this corner....

    Got a little better on the next set, though..
    Ash Box, 2 corners done.JPG
    Second set is on the right. Pine board so I can chop, without hitting my bench top...
    battery for the camera was about dead, decided to stop here, for now.
    Stay tuned...
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    Had a few other things to do today...never made it to the shop...let alone do any work...maybe tomorrow, eh?
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  7. 03-21-2019, 8:10 PM #6
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    managed to get a little shop time in today....
    Ash Box, nextset dry fit.JPG
    Then finally a dry fit of all 4 sides..
    Ash Box, overview.JPG
    And checked for square...
    Ash Box, checked for square.JPG
    Seemed to get better as I went along...
    Ash Box, complete dry fit.JPG
    May go ahead and finish this one, before starting up on #2..
    Ash Box, 1 done, 1 to go.JPG
    Managed to get a few hinges, while out and about, today...
    Ash Box, hinges.JPG
    The white contraption?
    Ash Box, mitre saw.JPG
    A Mitre saw wannabee...Blank for a lid is out of the clamps...
    Ash Box, lid blank.JPG
    Needs cut down a bit, cleaned up, and flattened...
    Back had started hurting....called it quitting time, and closed up the shop

    Stay tuned..
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  8. 03-22-2019, 10:07 AM #7
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    May try for a glue up today....but that is a LOT of finger to apply the glue to....gonna need a bunch of clamps ( and cussing ..).....anyone want to show up and help out?

    Film @ 2300 hrs, ZULU...
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    Cussing was reserved ( for me..) to one clamp that will not do it's job...and tossed it....another excuse to buy more clamps

    Anyway, cleared the deck for action...
    Ash Box, cleared for action.JPG
    And laid out the parts...rather unrolled them..
    Ash Box, laid out.JPG
    Board Stretcher? At least this keeps them in order, as I spread a bunch of glue around...and get the first batch of clamps on..
    Ash Box, first clamps.JPG
    The diagonal clamp to pull things square...was replaced with a better H-F one...need more clamps!
    Ash Box, another view.JPG
    Pine scraps as cauls. Checked for square..again..
    Ash Box, square 1.JPG
    And again..
    .Ash Box, square 2.JPG
    Close enough....will let this sit a while...half afraid to try to move it...
    Then clean this up, square the outside at the fingers...some need their "nails" trimmed..

    Stay tuned...
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    Had a "Me Day" shopping trip, today....new hardware for this box....more H-F clamps....pair of 6" dividers with the spring top, and a small tap wrench.....too nice of a day to sit around the house.

    Have a "Shed in a Box" the Boss had bought....that she wants assembled in the back yard...Might be fun....we'll see.
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    Items from yesterday's road trip..
    anna antiques, dividers.JPGanna antiques, tap wrench.JPG
    $5+ tax....
    Harbor Freight clamps.JPG
    Three 12", and a 24" set of clamps..$17+tax ( Go Harbor Freight..)
    Ash Box, new hardware.JPGAsh Box, New hardware 2.JPG
    Hardware from Hobby Lobby....less than $13 for this mess...got home, had to build the frame of that shed
    shed build start.JPGshed build, instructions.JPG
    PITA to do....instructions are a POS. Will need some extra hands to finish this thing....and, NO RAIN...


    Box is out of the clamps ( and didn't blow up, either) Lid has been cut to size, and the plywood bottom as well....Bottom and the box are sitting in the vise, while the glue cures..

    Film @ 2300 hrs, ZULU....may have to change a name or two...
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  12. 03-24-2019, 9:52 PM #11
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    Was a busy day IN the shop...too rainy outside to build a shed IN the mud...
    Ash Box, bottom edge.JPG
    So, after that forest of clamps was taken away, the sides and corners cleaned up...long fingers getting a trim...then mark out, and cut a plywood panel for a bottom...then glue and the bench vise to clamp it down for a while....

    came back down to the shop after Lunch...beveled the edges of the plywood. Marked out and cut a lid, and a dry fit for that...
    Ash Box, Lid test fit.JPG
    A finger rest to open the lid, as the latch I bought yesterday was too big..
    Ash Box, latch too big.JPG
    Thinking this is more for a door, anyway....plane did a bit of work..
    Ash Box, planed smooth.JPG
    Had a few spots needing a little attention....test fit of one of the bracket feet..
    Ash Box, feet dry fit.JPG
    Then installed all four....
    Ash Box, feet install, tools.JPG
    That Stanley wood handle is one size smaller than a #1 Phillips, and was almost too big and that is the smallest bit I have for the North Bros. drill..wound up cutting a small nail and chucking it into a drill...Started on the hinges next....and snapped a couple of these "big" screws off..
    Ash Box, small screws.JPG
    Yeah....then I remembered to WAX the threads...worked a little better. Snapped them using that wood handled screwdriver
    Ash Box, hinge a lid.JPG
    These were the "easy" ones...

    Stay tuned, part 2 is coming right up ( P Call !)
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    Ahhh, relief! Anyway, with those feet on the box, I can't clamp both the box and the lid into the vise....decided two brand new H-F clamps could act as helping hands
    Ash Box, helping hands.JPG
    Finger rest on the lid is in the vise, so the lid will stay put, until I get the clamps in place...nail ''drill" for pilot holes...yankee bit to allow the screw to start into the hole, before the screwdriver has it's "turn"....left the clamps in place, while I added the handles on the ends...
    Ash Box, Handle install.JPG
    Final sanding, the open the can of stain....then have to go upstairs to get the brush...
    Ash Box, PIP 5.JPG
    Front view...
    Ash Box, PIP 3.JPG
    Hinge side....
    Ash Box, PIP 4.JPG
    And handle view...waiting on the stain to dry, before the clear gloss goes on..
    Still have a second box to do....may get a different corner joint,,,,
    Stay tuned...
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  14. 03-25-2019, 4:18 PM #13
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    Nice Steven. Thanks for sharing.
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    Resaw a few bits of Ash...had a kick-back throw my push stick against the wall...Was able to at least find 2 boards that matched each other, grain wise...and glued them up...
    Ash Box 2, lid glued up.JPG
    Then worked on getting all the sides for Box #2 ready....involved a bit of jointer work, cordless style
    Ash Box 2, edges jointed.JPG
    Finally got things flat, the same width...And then laid out a few things..
    Ash Box 2, dovetail pins lay put.JPG
    BTW..I do pins first,.....Then a bit of work with the No. 4 backsaw..
    Ash Box 2, saw work.JPG
    Then get ready to do some chopping...
    Ash Box 2, chopping tools.JPG
    Mallet is the Rowdy Yates Model ( Rawhide) Just one chisel? Nah...
    Ash Box 2, chisel selection.JPG
    Use the size that matches the work...Did a lot of the usual chopping, marking out tails, sawing the tails, and chopping the waste...enough to get a dry fit done..
    Ash Box 2, Dry fit 1.JPG
    Was getting to be one of those days...decided to stop, before something was thrown against a wall....yeah, one of those days
    Maybe tomorrow, I can get a little something done?

    Stay tuned...
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  16. 03-27-2019, 10:20 AM #15
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    "BTW..I do pins first,....."

    Those can be considered fighting words

    Great build, keep it coming. I like the little projects that give a since of accomplishment rather quickly.
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