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Block Plane Box, version 2

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Starting up

Was getting tired of box joints…so…decided on through dovetails, as a change…laid out more of the Pine resaw stock
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Hmmm, resaw was a little "off"....we have ways..
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Stanley No. 110 Bottlecap. Named because the cap iron wheel to tighten things down, looks like a bottle cap…
Laid out the usual suspects…with a few newer faces..
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Instead of the big Kobalt Utility knife…a slim Xacto knife. Instead of the big Disston No.4 backsaw…a small backsaw from Hobby Lobby (came with a plastic "mitre box"..)
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Teeth are so small, I can't even count them…I usually do dovetails "Pins" first…
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Knife comes in handy, to clean things up…use the pins to lay out the tails…
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Bandsaw to make a bunch of cuts, all inside the lines, on the waste side…easier to chop the waste out. test fits?
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Should clean up nicely enough….

Lid: No longer a separate box….now it will be slid into place….in a groove. to get the groove made..
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Need a pair of holdfasts….instead, I used 2 screws. Stanley 45 with the narrowest cutter made (can't even use the sliding skate)
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Depth is half the thickness of the part….and maybe 3/16" in from the edge…The one end was also grooved…
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But, more of a "stopped" groove….why just one end? other end will be a little different..
Had to trim the lid blank for width, and rough length….then bevel the edges to fit in the grooves, all 3 of them..
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Dry fit. Have to make sure the lid will slide in and out…
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Also made sure that the plane will fit in the box
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And…that will do for one afternoon of puttering around in the shop…..
Stay tuned…

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A sliding lid

So, on to the other end of this box….
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Needed to know where the groove for the lid will be, height-wise….so I could cut the end to size…
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Only needed dovetails to go this far up. Just to the bottom of the groove. first corner came out great..but
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"Concentration..slip away.." Notice where the groove is….and how the pins go? WRONG WAY…Not only did the dummy mark things out wrong, he went and cut them wrong, too….only to discover when cutting out the tails on the end piece….that things were backwards….grrrrrr. Had to make a new side and end, from scratch…

Got that fixed….then needed a handle for the sliding lid…
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Which meant yet another groove to be done…good thing I'd left the Stanley 45 set up…to make a groove in this small of a part..
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I used a bigger hunk of scrap pine. Then, had to cut the lid for length, until the handle fit the box…
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Dry fit….just to make sure things will fit….that when the lid is shut…
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You'd have to look close to see where it opened…
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Then glue, cauls, and clamps…
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Only needed one for the handle on the lid. Needed a few extras, because some of the corners weren't closing up..clamps and cauls to close the gaps. Otherwise, could have only needed 1 clamp per side.

Let these sit the rest of the day…..next day, clamps came off, joints got cleaned up, a blob of dried glue in one groove got removed….Panel for the bottom of the box was trimmed to rough size…a bead of glue, and a single …
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"Clamp" and let this sit until last night….then more clean ups
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Either with a plane, or a sander….
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This is the non-handle end…Had to trim the handle for a better fit….and wax the bevels on the lid…
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Side 1…
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Side 2…
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Check handle for fit…
1st coat of Witch's Brew .. vs..Pine…
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May need a second coat….yes, the Stanley No. 18 block plane does fit inside…
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Need to search for a Stanley label….and this will be posted as a project…

Thanks for looking…...

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bandit571 said:
A sliding lid

So, on to the other end of this box….
Brown Wood Road surface Rectangle Brickwork


Needed to know where the groove for the lid will be, height-wise….so I could cut the end to size…
Wood Brick Floor Rectangle Flooring


Only needed dovetails to go this far up. Just to the bottom of the groove. first corner came out great..but
Wood Brick Gas Building material Brickwork


"Concentration..slip away.." Notice where the groove is….and how the pins go? WRONG WAY…Not only did the dummy mark things out wrong, he went and cut them wrong, too….only to discover when cutting out the tails on the end piece….that things were backwards….grrrrrr. Had to make a new side and end, from scratch…

Got that fixed….then needed a handle for the sliding lid…
Wood Road surface Asphalt Brick Wall


Which meant yet another groove to be done…good thing I'd left the Stanley 45 set up…to make a groove in this small of a part..
Wood Road surface Brick Soil Font


I used a bigger hunk of scrap pine. Then, had to cut the lid for length, until the handle fit the box…
Wood Natural material Office ruler Hardwood Flooring

Dry fit….just to make sure things will fit….that when the lid is shut…
Wood Rectangle Table Natural material Font


You'd have to look close to see where it opened…
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Then glue, cauls, and clamps…
Wood Motor vehicle Gas Lumber Auto part


Only needed one for the handle on the lid. Needed a few extras, because some of the corners weren't closing up..clamps and cauls to close the gaps. Otherwise, could have only needed 1 clamp per side.

Let these sit the rest of the day…..next day, clamps came off, joints got cleaned up, a blob of dried glue in one groove got removed….Panel for the bottom of the box was trimmed to rough size…a bead of glue, and a single …
Wood Automotive tire Automotive exterior Road surface Asphalt


"Clamp" and let this sit until last night….then more clean ups
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Either with a plane, or a sander….
Wood Rectangle Floor Flooring Hardwood


This is the non-handle end…Had to trim the handle for a better fit….and wax the bevels on the lid…
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Side 1…
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Side 2…
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Check handle for fit…
1st coat of Witch's Brew .. vs..Pine…
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Plank Varnish


May need a second coat….yes, the Stanley No. 18 block plane does fit inside…
Plane Scrub plane Wood Jack plane Bag


Need to search for a Stanley label….and this will be posted as a project…

Thanks for looking…...
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Waiting on a coat of clear gloss varnish to dry….label?
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Has been printed out, trimmed, and glued to the box.

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bandit571 said:
A sliding lid

So, on to the other end of this box….
Brown Wood Road surface Rectangle Brickwork


Needed to know where the groove for the lid will be, height-wise….so I could cut the end to size…
Wood Brick Floor Rectangle Flooring


Only needed dovetails to go this far up. Just to the bottom of the groove. first corner came out great..but
Wood Brick Gas Building material Brickwork


"Concentration..slip away.." Notice where the groove is….and how the pins go? WRONG WAY…Not only did the dummy mark things out wrong, he went and cut them wrong, too….only to discover when cutting out the tails on the end piece….that things were backwards….grrrrrr. Had to make a new side and end, from scratch…

Got that fixed….then needed a handle for the sliding lid…
Wood Road surface Asphalt Brick Wall


Which meant yet another groove to be done…good thing I'd left the Stanley 45 set up…to make a groove in this small of a part..
Wood Road surface Brick Soil Font


I used a bigger hunk of scrap pine. Then, had to cut the lid for length, until the handle fit the box…
Wood Natural material Office ruler Hardwood Flooring

Dry fit….just to make sure things will fit….that when the lid is shut…
Wood Rectangle Table Natural material Font


You'd have to look close to see where it opened…
Wood Floor Flooring Rectangle Office ruler


Then glue, cauls, and clamps…
Wood Motor vehicle Gas Lumber Auto part


Only needed one for the handle on the lid. Needed a few extras, because some of the corners weren't closing up..clamps and cauls to close the gaps. Otherwise, could have only needed 1 clamp per side.

Let these sit the rest of the day…..next day, clamps came off, joints got cleaned up, a blob of dried glue in one groove got removed….Panel for the bottom of the box was trimmed to rough size…a bead of glue, and a single …
Wood Automotive tire Automotive exterior Road surface Asphalt


"Clamp" and let this sit until last night….then more clean ups
Wood Motor vehicle Automotive tire Gas Machine


Either with a plane, or a sander….
Wood Rectangle Floor Flooring Hardwood


This is the non-handle end…Had to trim the handle for a better fit….and wax the bevels on the lid…
Rectangle Wood Hardwood Tableware Gas


Side 1…
Wood Rectangle Font Hardwood Gas


Side 2…
Wood Rectangle Table Composite material Hardwood


Check handle for fit…
1st coat of Witch's Brew .. vs..Pine…
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Plank Varnish


May need a second coat….yes, the Stanley No. 18 block plane does fit inside…
Plane Scrub plane Wood Jack plane Bag


Need to search for a Stanley label….and this will be posted as a project…

Thanks for looking…...
Click to expand...
And…that will do it..
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Has a coat of clear gloss poly…
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Thanks for looking in.

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