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#1 ·
Day 1, resaw the scrap pile..

Had a stash of Ash scraps to process….some wound up right in the burn pile…others were resawn dow to 1/2" thick…
Wood Saw Tool Machine tool Composite material


Some were ripped down a bit….as 6" wide stuff was a bit rough to resaw….with a 8" tablesaw….
Wood Brick Rectangle Brickwork Roof


And there was a stash of very thin cut-offs…..tray dividers?
Wood Tool City Machine Metal


maybe some for a lid? used a jointer plane, to make a few glue joints fit better..
Wood Publication Auto part Book Metal


had a few boards that were a tad uneven…thickness wise…ran them through again to remove the excess thin stuff…had one such strip fall over, just barely catch the saw blade….and come flying back at me…
Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor Hardwood


And bounced off of me stiff upper lip…
Wood Automotive exterior Gas Composite material Bumper


Anyhoo..this is the last of the panels that was glued up…
Wood Tool Lumber Metalworking hand tool Machine


Out of 4 panels. letting these sit a while…maybe they will stay flat?

Finger/box joints to connect these into a box of some sort,,,,add a bottom and a lid…and a tray I can lift out

Stay tuned..
 

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#2 ·
Day 1, resaw the scrap pile..

Had a stash of Ash scraps to process….some wound up right in the burn pile…others were resawn dow to 1/2" thick…
Wood Saw Tool Machine tool Composite material


Some were ripped down a bit….as 6" wide stuff was a bit rough to resaw….with a 8" tablesaw….
Wood Brick Rectangle Brickwork Roof


And there was a stash of very thin cut-offs…..tray dividers?
Wood Tool City Machine Metal


maybe some for a lid? used a jointer plane, to make a few glue joints fit better..
Wood Publication Auto part Book Metal


had a few boards that were a tad uneven…thickness wise…ran them through again to remove the excess thin stuff…had one such strip fall over, just barely catch the saw blade….and come flying back at me…
Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor Hardwood


And bounced off of me stiff upper lip…
Wood Automotive exterior Gas Composite material Bumper


Anyhoo..this is the last of the panels that was glued up…
Wood Tool Lumber Metalworking hand tool Machine


Out of 4 panels. letting these sit a while…maybe they will stay flat?

Finger/box joints to connect these into a box of some sort,,,,add a bottom and a lid…and a tray I can lift out

Stay tuned..
Quarter inch ash, if it's straight, can make nice little drawers. Or tiny boxes. I've even used 3/16, though that's about the smallest I generally work with except as a floating panel…
 

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#3 ·
Day 1, resaw the scrap pile..

Had a stash of Ash scraps to process….some wound up right in the burn pile…others were resawn dow to 1/2" thick…
Wood Saw Tool Machine tool Composite material


Some were ripped down a bit….as 6" wide stuff was a bit rough to resaw….with a 8" tablesaw….
Wood Brick Rectangle Brickwork Roof


And there was a stash of very thin cut-offs…..tray dividers?
Wood Tool City Machine Metal


maybe some for a lid? used a jointer plane, to make a few glue joints fit better..
Wood Publication Auto part Book Metal


had a few boards that were a tad uneven…thickness wise…ran them through again to remove the excess thin stuff…had one such strip fall over, just barely catch the saw blade….and come flying back at me…
Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor Hardwood


And bounced off of me stiff upper lip…
Wood Automotive exterior Gas Composite material Bumper


Anyhoo..this is the last of the panels that was glued up…
Wood Tool Lumber Metalworking hand tool Machine


Out of 4 panels. letting these sit a while…maybe they will stay flat?

Finger/box joints to connect these into a box of some sort,,,,add a bottom and a lid…and a tray I can lift out

Stay tuned..
- You could have used the bandsaw for resawing.

- when assembled in the form of a box, wood has a lot of strength. A six bottle French wine crate (nailed) is made ou of 3/8" maritime pine for the sides and 1/4" for the bottom and top. Six bottle is about 16~17 Lb.
Although I would not put 16 Lb on a 1/4" shelf.
 

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#4 ·
Day 1, resaw the scrap pile..

Had a stash of Ash scraps to process….some wound up right in the burn pile…others were resawn dow to 1/2" thick…
Wood Saw Tool Machine tool Composite material


Some were ripped down a bit….as 6" wide stuff was a bit rough to resaw….with a 8" tablesaw….
Wood Brick Rectangle Brickwork Roof


And there was a stash of very thin cut-offs…..tray dividers?
Wood Tool City Machine Metal


maybe some for a lid? used a jointer plane, to make a few glue joints fit better..
Wood Publication Auto part Book Metal


had a few boards that were a tad uneven…thickness wise…ran them through again to remove the excess thin stuff…had one such strip fall over, just barely catch the saw blade….and come flying back at me…
Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor Hardwood


And bounced off of me stiff upper lip…
Wood Automotive exterior Gas Composite material Bumper


Anyhoo..this is the last of the panels that was glued up…
Wood Tool Lumber Metalworking hand tool Machine


Out of 4 panels. letting these sit a while…maybe they will stay flat?

Finger/box joints to connect these into a box of some sort,,,,add a bottom and a lid…and a tray I can lift out

Stay tuned..
Since today is Monday…shop was closed, today. Will try to start back in Tuesday…I hope. Too many errands to run, today…..

Bandsaw I have does not do resaw very well….even worse with the 3/16" blade I have in it…..

I like working with 3/8" thick Ash….even better when it is 1/2" thick….1/4" is about as thin as I like to go…
 

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#5 ·
Day 1, resaw the scrap pile..

Had a stash of Ash scraps to process….some wound up right in the burn pile…others were resawn dow to 1/2" thick…
Wood Saw Tool Machine tool Composite material


Some were ripped down a bit….as 6" wide stuff was a bit rough to resaw….with a 8" tablesaw….
Wood Brick Rectangle Brickwork Roof


And there was a stash of very thin cut-offs…..tray dividers?
Wood Tool City Machine Metal


maybe some for a lid? used a jointer plane, to make a few glue joints fit better..
Wood Publication Auto part Book Metal


had a few boards that were a tad uneven…thickness wise…ran them through again to remove the excess thin stuff…had one such strip fall over, just barely catch the saw blade….and come flying back at me…
Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor Hardwood


And bounced off of me stiff upper lip…
Wood Automotive exterior Gas Composite material Bumper


Anyhoo..this is the last of the panels that was glued up…
Wood Tool Lumber Metalworking hand tool Machine


Out of 4 panels. letting these sit a while…maybe they will stay flat?

Finger/box joints to connect these into a box of some sort,,,,add a bottom and a lid…and a tray I can lift out

Stay tuned..
I can't believe you didn't break out the bowsaw for this Bandit! :)
 

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#6 ·
Day 1, resaw the scrap pile..

Had a stash of Ash scraps to process….some wound up right in the burn pile…others were resawn dow to 1/2" thick…
Wood Saw Tool Machine tool Composite material


Some were ripped down a bit….as 6" wide stuff was a bit rough to resaw….with a 8" tablesaw….
Wood Brick Rectangle Brickwork Roof


And there was a stash of very thin cut-offs…..tray dividers?
Wood Tool City Machine Metal


maybe some for a lid? used a jointer plane, to make a few glue joints fit better..
Wood Publication Auto part Book Metal


had a few boards that were a tad uneven…thickness wise…ran them through again to remove the excess thin stuff…had one such strip fall over, just barely catch the saw blade….and come flying back at me…
Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor Hardwood


And bounced off of me stiff upper lip…
Wood Automotive exterior Gas Composite material Bumper


Anyhoo..this is the last of the panels that was glued up…
Wood Tool Lumber Metalworking hand tool Machine


Out of 4 panels. letting these sit a while…maybe they will stay flat?

Finger/box joints to connect these into a box of some sort,,,,add a bottom and a lid…and a tray I can lift out

Stay tuned..
It's a 9ppi cross cut saw….not quite a rip saw.
Brown Wood Rectangle Bag Varnish


Maybe some other time?
 

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#7 ·
Day 1, resaw the scrap pile..

Had a stash of Ash scraps to process….some wound up right in the burn pile…others were resawn dow to 1/2" thick…
Wood Saw Tool Machine tool Composite material


Some were ripped down a bit….as 6" wide stuff was a bit rough to resaw….with a 8" tablesaw….
Wood Brick Rectangle Brickwork Roof


And there was a stash of very thin cut-offs…..tray dividers?
Wood Tool City Machine Metal


maybe some for a lid? used a jointer plane, to make a few glue joints fit better..
Wood Publication Auto part Book Metal


had a few boards that were a tad uneven…thickness wise…ran them through again to remove the excess thin stuff…had one such strip fall over, just barely catch the saw blade….and come flying back at me…
Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor Hardwood


And bounced off of me stiff upper lip…
Wood Automotive exterior Gas Composite material Bumper


Anyhoo..this is the last of the panels that was glued up…
Wood Tool Lumber Metalworking hand tool Machine


Out of 4 panels. letting these sit a while…maybe they will stay flat?

Finger/box joints to connect these into a box of some sort,,,,add a bottom and a lid…and a tray I can lift out

Stay tuned..
It s a 9ppi cross cut saw….not quite a rip saw.
Brown Wood Rectangle Bag Varnish


Maybe some other time?

- bandit571
A beauty!
 

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Finger joints, and a glue up...

of a blank for a lid..of sorts. Sorted through the narrow stuff….
Rectangle Wood Flooring Hardwood Wood stain

trying to find enough that matched…got out the second batch..
Rectangle Wood Composite material Wood stain Flooring


Might be a few….they needed a bit of work,,,,but, to do that, I needed the tablesaw cleared off, and a few clamps handy….
Wood Rectangle Flooring Hardwood Gas


Let these sit a bit.

Ok, rip fence set up…about 1-3/4" width….run all the narrow slats through….reset to 1-1/2" width, and run the bad edges through…..resort….then the junior jack plane to refine the edges a bit,,,and spread some glue..
Wood Automotive tire Bumper Gas Engineering


And set this aside, for a day..or two…..supposed to bit a panel for a lid….I hope….

Ok, back to those 4 panels fresh from the clamps. 2 longest need to match….11" seemed to be about right….width, settled on 5"....as it matched the narrowest spot on the four panels….Shorter 2 needed to be a bit shorter, though.

Ripped them to width….Jack plane to refine the edges. Settled on 5-1/2" for the length of the two "Ends"

60 grit beltsander, and the jack plane…
Plane Scrub plane Smoothing plane Jack plane Rebate plane


To flatten the 4 panels….wound up at 3/8" thickness..
Wood Table Hardwood Wood stain Lumber


Look any better? lay out some toys, er..tools..
Wood Hand tool Metalworking hand tool Gas Tool


Then use that blue handled chisel to set the spacings ( 6mm..)
Wood Rectangle Grass Floor Flooring


I laid out the ends on the 2 long "sides"..."X" marks the waste..marking gauge to set how much to cut down to.
Lower the pair in the vise…to avoid the part vibrating..
Wood Automotive tire Gas Lumber Automotive wheel system


And saw the lines…doesn't matter here IF i leave the lines, or split the lines…
Wood Motor vehicle Gas Cooking Metal


As these will get used to mark out the matching fingers…then a bit of chopping…
Hand tool Wood Tool Saw Metalworking hand tool


here, I am just one side at a time…chop down 1/2 way on the show side ( outside of the box)..
Wood Hardwood Wheel Flooring Plywood


Flip over and complete the chops. Use the completed end to lay out the matching fingers…cut on the waste side of the lines ( or at least try to..)chop out the waste, and do a dry fit..
Wood Bottle Gas Auto part Automotive tire


Out of practise…..then repeat for the other long side…
Wood Hand tool Tool Metalworking hand tool Lumber


About this time…I swept up a bit, and closed up shop…had enough fun for one afternoon..the entire afternoon, at that.. Will try again tomorrow….corners #3 and #4 need done….a groove for the box's bottom panel….and maybe a glue up? We'll see how things go…no rush..

Stay tuned..
 

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Finger joints, and a glue up...

of a blank for a lid..of sorts. Sorted through the narrow stuff….
Rectangle Wood Flooring Hardwood Wood stain

trying to find enough that matched…got out the second batch..
Rectangle Wood Composite material Wood stain Flooring


Might be a few….they needed a bit of work,,,,but, to do that, I needed the tablesaw cleared off, and a few clamps handy….
Wood Rectangle Flooring Hardwood Gas


Let these sit a bit.

Ok, rip fence set up…about 1-3/4" width….run all the narrow slats through….reset to 1-1/2" width, and run the bad edges through…..resort….then the junior jack plane to refine the edges a bit,,,and spread some glue..
Wood Automotive tire Bumper Gas Engineering


And set this aside, for a day..or two…..supposed to bit a panel for a lid….I hope….

Ok, back to those 4 panels fresh from the clamps. 2 longest need to match….11" seemed to be about right….width, settled on 5"....as it matched the narrowest spot on the four panels….Shorter 2 needed to be a bit shorter, though.

Ripped them to width….Jack plane to refine the edges. Settled on 5-1/2" for the length of the two "Ends"

60 grit beltsander, and the jack plane…
Plane Scrub plane Smoothing plane Jack plane Rebate plane


To flatten the 4 panels….wound up at 3/8" thickness..
Wood Table Hardwood Wood stain Lumber


Look any better? lay out some toys, er..tools..
Wood Hand tool Metalworking hand tool Gas Tool


Then use that blue handled chisel to set the spacings ( 6mm..)
Wood Rectangle Grass Floor Flooring


I laid out the ends on the 2 long "sides"..."X" marks the waste..marking gauge to set how much to cut down to.
Lower the pair in the vise…to avoid the part vibrating..
Wood Automotive tire Gas Lumber Automotive wheel system


And saw the lines…doesn't matter here IF i leave the lines, or split the lines…
Wood Motor vehicle Gas Cooking Metal


As these will get used to mark out the matching fingers…then a bit of chopping…
Hand tool Wood Tool Saw Metalworking hand tool


here, I am just one side at a time…chop down 1/2 way on the show side ( outside of the box)..
Wood Hardwood Wheel Flooring Plywood


Flip over and complete the chops. Use the completed end to lay out the matching fingers…cut on the waste side of the lines ( or at least try to..)chop out the waste, and do a dry fit..
Wood Bottle Gas Auto part Automotive tire


Out of practise…..then repeat for the other long side…
Wood Hand tool Tool Metalworking hand tool Lumber


About this time…I swept up a bit, and closed up shop…had enough fun for one afternoon..the entire afternoon, at that.. Will try again tomorrow….corners #3 and #4 need done….a groove for the box's bottom panel….and maybe a glue up? We'll see how things go…no rush..

Stay tuned..
You go to it Bandit! My woodworking skills are mostly limited to the power equipment category, so it really enjoyable to see a real old school wood smith do his thing. I might get her done quicker with my planer, jointer, and my box joint jig on my table saw, but that requires minimal hand tool skills. I got three planes, and besides restoring them so they look good…that's about all the action they get. I envy and admire both your diligence and skillset. I'll be watching you! ; )
 

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#10 ·
2 more corners, a bottom, and a glue-up

More of the same….layout…saw the lines, chop out the waste
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Gas Flooring


Then, use these to lay out the matching fingers..
Wood Gesture Hardwood Gas Wooden block


Then, saw leaving the lines, chop out the waste…try a dry fit…
Wood Table Floor Trunk Gas


And, IF you need a mallet to join the 2 halves….should be tight enough…then, repeat for the last corner..
Wood Hardwood Mass production Lumber Composite material


Next? Need a jig set up…
Wood Rectangle Road surface Floor Flooring


Dig out the Stanley#45…
Wood Metalworking hand tool Machine tool Gas Auto part


Need to reset the depth stop…
Hand tool Wood Tool Metalworking hand tool Gas


To 3/16" deep. Cutter is a #12 (1/4" wide)....time to get groovy…
Hand tool Wood Tool Metalworking hand tool Gas


Helps IF you are going with the grain….then you get,,
Hand tool Metalworking hand tool Wood Motor vehicle Gas


Noodles. Might be a tad crunchie, though.. run all 4 sides through. Then, layout and cut a plywood bottom..
Rectangle Wood Composite material Wood stain Gas


And hope it fits…..seems to be about the right size.

Next, knock this all apart…spread some glue around…add some cauls and an army of clamps..
Wood Building material Gas Track Composite material


And let this sit a day…tomorrow, I can work on a lid, of some sort…
Stay tuned..
 

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#11 ·
2 more corners, a bottom, and a glue-up

More of the same….layout…saw the lines, chop out the waste
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Gas Flooring


Then, use these to lay out the matching fingers..
Wood Gesture Hardwood Gas Wooden block


Then, saw leaving the lines, chop out the waste…try a dry fit…
Wood Table Floor Trunk Gas


And, IF you need a mallet to join the 2 halves….should be tight enough…then, repeat for the last corner..
Wood Hardwood Mass production Lumber Composite material


Next? Need a jig set up…
Wood Rectangle Road surface Floor Flooring


Dig out the Stanley#45…
Wood Metalworking hand tool Machine tool Gas Auto part


Need to reset the depth stop…
Hand tool Wood Tool Metalworking hand tool Gas


To 3/16" deep. Cutter is a #12 (1/4" wide)....time to get groovy…
Hand tool Wood Tool Metalworking hand tool Gas


Helps IF you are going with the grain….then you get,,
Hand tool Metalworking hand tool Wood Motor vehicle Gas


Noodles. Might be a tad crunchie, though.. run all 4 sides through. Then, layout and cut a plywood bottom..
Rectangle Wood Composite material Wood stain Gas


And hope it fits…..seems to be about the right size.

Next, knock this all apart…spread some glue around…add some cauls and an army of clamps..
Wood Building material Gas Track Composite material


And let this sit a day…tomorrow, I can work on a lid, of some sort…
Stay tuned..
Get twice as groovy and put the lid in the top groove, then saw off the top of the box? Raised panel, maybe?
 

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#13 ·
too long in the shop

And…I don't get paid for overtime….usually I work from 2 to 3 hours max….today? 5 hours!

Ok, clamps were slowly removed…
Wood Gas Metal Engineering Auto part


No creaks, no cracks were heard…except when a mallet was used to dislodge one stuck caul..clamps also came off the lid blank…later….
Wood Gas Composite material Building Metal


So, for the first hour, or so…I worked on cleaning things up…
Wood Rectangle Gas Hardwood Wood stain


Where the fingers stood a bit too proud…sander took them down until smooth…safer than using a plane…checked things for square…
Wood Gas Automotive tire Rectangle Asphalt


had a high spot to level down….
Wood Rectangle Gas Composite material Metal


Ends done….how about the sides?
Wood Asphalt Outdoor bench Road surface Table


Ok…I can run a plane along, until that is flat….then the top and bottom edges were leveled..
Wood Gas Building material Auto part Metal


Outside of the box was just about done…
Wood Rectangle Composite material Gas Hardwood


Added two item to the inside…
Wood Rectangle Composite material Gas Mesh


padded the bottom, and added tray supports…and set this aside….somewhere.

Started up the Cordless Mitersaw…
Wood Automotive tire Outdoor furniture Motor vehicle Gas


Had a few parts needing a trim..
Brown Wood Bumper Tints and shades Rectangle


Some more than others…
Wood Hardwood Plank Saw Tool


And, each was checked for fit..
Wood Rectangle Outdoor furniture Hardwood Flooring


trying for a decent grain match, too. Jointed the edges so things all were the same width…thickness? Was another matter….
Motor vehicle Wood Bumper Automotive exterior Auto part


Either too fat, some fat in an edge or an end, or both…got them all close to each other…
Wood Gas Plant Soil Metal


This will be a frame to hold a panel…
Wood Tool Composite material Gas Rectangle


To make a lid….First, need some fingers made…
Wood Tool Hand tool Saw Gas


To where a dry fit could take place…
Wood Asphalt Road surface Gas Automotive exterior


Which left that panel…..was far from flat, was too wide, and needed a trim for length…
Plane Wood Hand tool Sculpture Auto part


Well, I could make use of these…
Wood Tool Motor vehicle Metal Auto part


Tablesaw to reduce the width a bit, square one edge, then cut the panel for length…
Table Furniture Product Rectangle Wood


Tasks next was to mill a rebate around the edge of the panel…and mill a groove to house the rebate..
Wood Tool Hardwood Plank Lumber


End grain first….and since the Wards 78 still had it's spur lowered….
Wood Wood stain Plank Composite material Hardwood


seemed to go nicely enough. next, long grain…means the spur will have to be retracted…
Wood Tool Bumper Automotive exterior Gas


And run things again…
Wood Gas Composite material Hardwood Fastener


Have to watch…as if the 78 should lean even a little bit, it will try to walk away from the back corner…used the router plane to clean the corners…..the the 45 to make a groove…
Wood Gas Lumber Metal Hardwood


Seemed to work well enough. Last piece to be grooved, grain on one end, and the head of the screw to hold that end still…did not play well, together….corner snapped off..otherwise?
Brown Wood Window Fixture Natural material


Hmmm…rebates weren't quite lining up just right…..78 to remove a bit more….part that fit into the groove was now too wide…jack plane to joint the edge down a bit….

I had thought about doing a glue up of the lid…...old bottle of glue was empty, new bottle was still upstairs…hmmmm….decided to just sweep up, and close up shop…always tomorrow, eh…

Stay tuned..i just might get a little work done…sometime…
 

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#14 ·
Glue-ups....and more..

Ok, worked on the lid a bit….panel wasn't fitting just right…..grooves were preventing things from settling all the way in…we have ways..
Wood Gas Engineering Machine Motor vehicle


Changed the cutter from 1/2" wide, to 1/4" wide….had a few high spots to level….
Wood Motor vehicle Bumper Automotive exterior Automotive tire


Was finally able to spread some glue, and add some clamps…inside looked good….topside?
Automotive tire Wood Machine gun Bumper Gas


Will be a work in progress….bad sign…fingers way too long…..

Cut a few thin slats to size….and some glue and clamps…
Wood Gas Machine Auto part Motor vehicle


Glued to a 1/4" plywood bottom….there is a spreader bar, to keep the clamps from bowing in the sides….no fancy joinery, no nails nor screws needed…there was another slat needing worked over..
Wood Rectangle Wood stain Flooring Hardwood


Destined to be the tray's handle….so I can lift the tray out of the box….

Decided I wanted a couple dividers, too..
Wood Rectangle Flooring Wood stain Hardwood


But, how to connect these 3 parts….
Wood Table Rectangle Flooring Wood stain


Tablesaw to cut a few slots…
Product Wood Rectangle Flooring Hardwood


So they all fit together….tried to drill out the hole for the fingers (mine..) and heard a crack….had to also finish cutting the hole, and then glue the broken top of the handle back into place…..let all 3 glue-ups sit overnight…

Halftime! Hurried to the shop for a bit….removed a few clamps. Sanding center to clean up the tray, so it was a slip fit into the box….then the handle was sanded and cleaned up ( need new sanding sleeves for the Dremel) and then a dry fit…
Wood Rectangle Basket Hardwood Grass


take the handle and dividers back out, apply a bead of glue…clamp them up, set aside..

Lid: yep, after the fingers were sanded down to the rest of the sides, and a test fit onto the box…..was at least 1/8" too narrow….grrr…we have ways…
Wood Hardwood Font Gas Machine


Added a thin strip to each side…and glued them in place….tomorrow, I'll run it through the rip saw, and slim it down until it does fit the box…..then I'll work on the ends….halftime is over…back to the game…

Stay tuned…
 

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#15 ·
Glue-ups....and more..

Ok, worked on the lid a bit….panel wasn't fitting just right…..grooves were preventing things from settling all the way in…we have ways..
Wood Gas Engineering Machine Motor vehicle


Changed the cutter from 1/2" wide, to 1/4" wide….had a few high spots to level….
Wood Motor vehicle Bumper Automotive exterior Automotive tire


Was finally able to spread some glue, and add some clamps…inside looked good….topside?
Automotive tire Wood Machine gun Bumper Gas


Will be a work in progress….bad sign…fingers way too long…..

Cut a few thin slats to size….and some glue and clamps…
Wood Gas Machine Auto part Motor vehicle


Glued to a 1/4" plywood bottom….there is a spreader bar, to keep the clamps from bowing in the sides….no fancy joinery, no nails nor screws needed…there was another slat needing worked over..
Wood Rectangle Wood stain Flooring Hardwood


Destined to be the tray's handle….so I can lift the tray out of the box….

Decided I wanted a couple dividers, too..
Wood Rectangle Flooring Wood stain Hardwood


But, how to connect these 3 parts….
Wood Table Rectangle Flooring Wood stain


Tablesaw to cut a few slots…
Product Wood Rectangle Flooring Hardwood


So they all fit together….tried to drill out the hole for the fingers (mine..) and heard a crack….had to also finish cutting the hole, and then glue the broken top of the handle back into place…..let all 3 glue-ups sit overnight…

Halftime! Hurried to the shop for a bit….removed a few clamps. Sanding center to clean up the tray, so it was a slip fit into the box….then the handle was sanded and cleaned up ( need new sanding sleeves for the Dremel) and then a dry fit…
Wood Rectangle Basket Hardwood Grass


take the handle and dividers back out, apply a bead of glue…clamp them up, set aside..

Lid: yep, after the fingers were sanded down to the rest of the sides, and a test fit onto the box…..was at least 1/8" too narrow….grrr…we have ways…
Wood Hardwood Font Gas Machine


Added a thin strip to each side…and glued them in place….tomorrow, I'll run it through the rip saw, and slim it down until it does fit the box…..then I'll work on the ends….halftime is over…back to the game…

Stay tuned…
Lots of adjusting today, sounds like.
 

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#16 ·
Catching up

Between halftimes..a day or two off…was never enough getting done, to write about..
Jeans Table Wood Rectangle Gas


Lid was test fitted..a few times…worked on getting gaps closed up
Wood Rectangle Gas Hardwood Plywood


Tray was test fitted….then..
Wood Machine tool Gas Saw Machine


Corners and edges trimmed and sanded…dremel brought out the slightly round off the edges on the handle….and anywhere else it could reach.
Sanded to 220 grit…and then a coat of stain was brushed on, and then wiped down..
Wood Automotive tire Gas Automotive exterior Motor vehicle


Waiting on the box.

Hinges were installed..
Wood Gas Coffee table Audio equipment Rectangle


Then checked for gaps…
Wood Rectangle Flooring Gas Outdoor furniture


Seemed to be a high spot in the corner? We have ways…
Wood Gas Hardwood Plank Lumber


Then I can just flip the box closed, and check again….

Stood the box up on end. IN the vise, of course…chucked a 3/8" round over bit in the 'lectric router…rouded all the corners….then sanded everything down to 220grit…..Stained the inside..
Wood Door Rectangle Tints and shades Window


Then the underside..
Wood Flooring Gas Road surface Grass


Then worked my way around….had to use a "Church Key"..
Tin Wood Gas Metal Auto part


And a cheapo brush….ends?
Wood Wood stain Basket Rectangle Hardwood


Hinge side?
Brown Table Wood Musical instrument Plant


Kind of plain back here…front?
Wood Rectangle Hardwood Wood stain Trunk


Not too showy? And, the lid?
Wood Hardwood Plank Gas Wood stain


Decided to see how the tray will look…
Wood Basket Rectangle Storage basket Picnic basket


So…now I am down to a coat or two of Clear Gloss Poly…..while waiting on the mail to deliver a handle, and a pair of latches…

Stay tuned….
 

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#17 ·
Catching up

Between halftimes..a day or two off…was never enough getting done, to write about..
Jeans Table Wood Rectangle Gas


Lid was test fitted..a few times…worked on getting gaps closed up
Wood Rectangle Gas Hardwood Plywood


Tray was test fitted….then..
Wood Machine tool Gas Saw Machine


Corners and edges trimmed and sanded…dremel brought out the slightly round off the edges on the handle….and anywhere else it could reach.
Sanded to 220 grit…and then a coat of stain was brushed on, and then wiped down..
Wood Automotive tire Gas Automotive exterior Motor vehicle


Waiting on the box.

Hinges were installed..
Wood Gas Coffee table Audio equipment Rectangle


Then checked for gaps…
Wood Rectangle Flooring Gas Outdoor furniture


Seemed to be a high spot in the corner? We have ways…
Wood Gas Hardwood Plank Lumber


Then I can just flip the box closed, and check again….

Stood the box up on end. IN the vise, of course…chucked a 3/8" round over bit in the 'lectric router…rouded all the corners….then sanded everything down to 220grit…..Stained the inside..
Wood Door Rectangle Tints and shades Window


Then the underside..
Wood Flooring Gas Road surface Grass


Then worked my way around….had to use a "Church Key"..
Tin Wood Gas Metal Auto part


And a cheapo brush….ends?
Wood Wood stain Basket Rectangle Hardwood


Hinge side?
Brown Table Wood Musical instrument Plant


Kind of plain back here…front?
Wood Rectangle Hardwood Wood stain Trunk


Not too showy? And, the lid?
Wood Hardwood Plank Gas Wood stain


Decided to see how the tray will look…
Wood Basket Rectangle Storage basket Picnic basket


So…now I am down to a coat or two of Clear Gloss Poly…..while waiting on the mail to deliver a handle, and a pair of latches…

Stay tuned….
That's a good looking box. What are you going to use it for.
 

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