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  1. 11-29-2022, 1:18 PM #1
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    Back to the shop

    After a LONG time of nothing in the shop,,,wasn't feeling all that great. Decided to try ONE HOUR in my shop..and see how things go....before the cramps and spasms start up, again...had 4 blanks to surface ....and 4 square...before any joinery could be attempted...
    2 sides..
    Back to the shop, 2 sides.JPG
    That needed their edges jointed..
    Back to the shop, 2 jointed edges.JPG
    Run those edges against the rip fence, to get the other edges parallel...maybe a swipe or 2 to smooth things out..
    Back to the shop, 2 parallel edges.JPG
    Which left the 2 for the ends...
    Back to the shop, 2 end blanks.JPG
    A check for height..
    Back to the shop, height check.JPG
    and for width..
    Back to the shop, width check.JPG
    Trying to get that knot to line up with a finger....

    Blanks are all squared up and flat....lay out a few tools..
    Back to the shop, Basic Lay out Kit.JPG
    Just your basic set....chisel as a lay out tool?
    Back to the shop, spacing lay out.JPG

    Had to set the finger spacings, to match the chisel that will do the chopping

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  3. 11-29-2022, 1:28 PM #2
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    Mark out the waste..
    Back to the shop, mark the waste.JPG
    "X" marks the spot. On these..it does not matter where you cut...waste side, split or leave the lines...as the mating set will have to match whatever there is left...I switched from 2 sides down to one side..easier to chop just one side at a time..
    Back to the shop, lay out complete.JPG
    Lay outs complete...Time to saw and chop..
    Back to the shop, unable to use.JPG
    Cramps in my hands vetoed using this saw....used the bandsaw instead...then set up a chopping block..
    Back to the shop, ready to chop.JPG
    With a fresh edge. Saves the top of my bench from chisel cuts...Chop half way down..
    Back to the shop, half way.JPG
    Then flip over, and complete the chops..
    Back to the shop, finished.JPG
    All done while sitting down..
    Back to the shop, shop stool.JPG
    With the shop fan blowing on me...
    Back to the shop, shop fan.JPG
    Toes started to cramp up...spent one hour IN the shop....try again tomorrow...
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  4. 11-30-2022, 6:00 PM #3
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    Day 2: Again, just one hour was scheduled for the shop...goal was to get at least the first corner completed...
    Back to the shop2, knotty.JPG
    While working around that knot....dry fit..
    Back to the shop 2, Dry fit 1.JPG
    Still had 40+ minutes....try for 2 corners?
    Back to the shop 2, Dry fit 2.JPG
    Was trying to get the chisels sharp....trying NOT to get tripped up by the shop stool ( kept trying to wrap a leg around mine ) Chunk of waste came flying straight at my face...hit just below the glasses. Timer went off, hour and 10 minutes....headed upstairs....try again, tomorrow, eh?
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  5. 12-01-2022, 7:28 PM #4
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    Start time today 4pm....quitting time today, 5pm. Working on the next corner...
    Back in the shop 3, basic tools.JPG
    Some of the tools used. Had to make the cuts with a bandsaw...hands still cramping up too much to hold a saw..
    Back in the shop 3, chopped half way.JPG
    1/4" Witherby chisel, that NEEDED to be sharpened, before I could get some chopping done...then a dry fit..
    Back in the shop 3, next corner.JPG
    Once the shop timer went off..time to hang things up...
    Back in the shop 3, quitting time.JPG
    Will try to get the 4th and last corner done, tomorrow...Shop apron is a bit well-worn...
    Back in the shop 3, well used.JPG
    Ya think?

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  6. 12-01-2022, 7:35 PM #5
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    Glad to see you back in the shop! My wife and I are fighting off some head/chest cold thing and mostly losing.
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  7. 12-01-2022, 10:11 PM #6
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    Man that cold must be going around. We had nearly 3 weeks, and spent about 16 days in bed. Was going to get tested, but having had Covid twice now, it simply didn't feel like Covid. Anyway, the last times I had Covid, they shooed me of the doctor's office, telling me there is nothing they can do, other than rest, fluids, and over the counter medicine for the head/chest thing and Tylenol for the headaches. So I a self-dianosed and am finally out of the woods. It was one of the nastiest colds I've had in years.
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  8. 12-03-2022, 5:58 PM #7
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    Took a couple days off.....kind of sore, at the moment....Might try again tomorrow, eh?
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    All 4 corners are now done...
    Back Sunday, end view.JPG
    Just needs to be glued up
    Back Sunday, side view.JPG
    Then I can glue a bottom panel on...
    Back Sunday, bottom panel.JPG
    And then figure out a lid, of some sort....

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  10. 12-06-2022, 2:52 PM #9
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    Laid out..
    Tues. Glue-up, laid out.JPG
    Details..
    Tues. Glue-up, tight.JPG
    Glue bottle, glue brush, and a helpful mallet...
    Tues. Glue-up, tools.jpg
    And a few clamps..
    Tues. Glue-up, side view.JPG
    And a couple spacers to keep things from bowing in...
    Tues. Glue-up, spacers.JPG
    Let this sit a day..
    Tues. Glue-up, end view.JPG
    Then worry about adding a lid, and a bottom.......and a few pieces inside to hold the No. 78 in place...
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  11. 12-07-2022, 6:22 PM #10
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    Out of the clamps...and cleaned up..
    Wed. Clean-up, out of the clamps.JPG
    Bottom panel is test fitted...
    Wed. Clean-up, test fit.JPG
    And then glued in place...
    Wed. Clean-up, glue up.JPG
    And...a blank for a lid has been glued up..
    Wed. Clean-up, lid glued up.JPG
    Letting both sit a day, or 2....
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  12. 12-08-2022, 10:37 AM #11
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    Wondering IF I can add bread board ends to that lid....maybe?
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    Checking for fit..
    Back in the shop, Thurs. test fit 1.JPG
    So far, so good..
    Back in the shop, Thurs, enough room.JPG
    Might even be enough room for a block plane, too?
    Lid panel is out of the clamps..trimmed for size..and back into a few clamps
    Back in the shop, Thurs. clamped up.JPG
    As there is a bread board edge being attached...
    Back in the shop, Thurs. underside.JPG
    Letting this sit a day...
    Back in the shop, Thurs. Bread boards.JPG
    While I dig around for some hinges, and a latch....

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    Trimming things out....lid needed to match the box..
    Trimming Out, leveled.JPG
    Front and back were planed even to the sides of the box...made it easier to install the hinges...
    Trimming Out, Hinges done.JPG
    And a latch.....ends were also planed down flush ..
    Trimming Out, needed a trim.JPG
    Corners were sanded a bit, to get a rounded over look....handles were installed on each end...
    Trimming Out, Handled.JPG
    Then the entire outside was given a coat of "Gunstock" stain....brushed on, wiped down..
    Trimming Out, Stained, lid view.JPG
    Letting things dry overnight....might see about a coat of Clear Gloss Poly tomorrow?
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  15. 12-12-2022, 8:24 AM #14
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    Great looking box Steven. I enjoy watching and reading along on your builds. Take care.
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  16. 12-12-2022, 9:33 PM #15
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    Was informed that I had that latch upside down....fixed that..
    Varnished & Fixed, front view.jpg
    As for the plane inside the box..
    Varnished & Fixed, plane.jpg
    Box now has a coat of Clear Gloss Poly...waiting on that to dry...
    Varnished & Fixed, top view.jpg
    Waiting around...might try to fabricate a Montgomery Ward's Master Quality label...

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