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Good old-fashioned dovetail construction. Someone discarded this chest (sans top). How could they do it?? It's very old, built out of a hardwood which I haven't identified yet, and appears to be entirely made with handtools. I thought that saving it from going to the landfill was an act in keeping with the title of one of Eric Sloane's books - "A Reverence for Wood."
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Had some scraps, thought a try square would make a nice little side project, and an opportunity to practice my chip carving. Pleased with the result.
The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding is located in Port Hadlock WA and is a private, accredited non-profit vocational school. You can find us on the web at www.nwboatschool.org .
You can reach us via e-mail at info@nwboatschool.org or by calling us at 360-385-4948.
The #78 leaves a fairly coarse surface on end grain so I use my Lee Valley large shoulder plane to clean up the surfaces.
Had some scraps, thought a try square would make a nice little side project, and an opportunity to practice my chip carving. Pleased with the result.
Showing the Half Lapped Dovetails sides joined into the front piece, all handcut joinery and made from redwood pine.
The C.S. Osborne end cutting nipper is an excellent small nipper. Made of drop forged steel. Black finish, polished jaws. Flush cut. Length 6 3/8". Weight 7 oz.
I use a Stanley #78 to plane down the material.
The fence on the #78 is pretty small, so you need to really concentrate on keeping the plane perpendicular so you get square shoulders.
This is an adjustable 6 inch C-wrench produced by the Crescent Tool Company circa the 1960s. It features Crescent's Crestoloy, an alloy which gave extra strength, while reducing the tool's weight.
Acquired by another company, some Crescent Tools are still produced in the USA, but not in Jamestown, NY anymore, but somewhere in the Carolinas. The rest are "imported".
These are good, reliable tools…..
Joyce busy working on a Black ash woodsplint and elm bark basket in a workshop taught by Alice Ogden at the 2009 Gathering hosted by Northeast Basketmakers Guild in Springfield, MA.
Finnish Splitting Axe. From design to a substance. Specs: Overall length - 30.5". Overall weight. 6.14 lbs. Blade width: 4.3". Head height: 7". Blade material: Iron with Silversteel laminate. Handle material: Red Elm. Price: $550.
Finnish Splitting Axe. From design to a substance. Specs: Overall length - 30.5". Overall weight. 6.14 lbs. Blade width: 4.3". Head height: 7". Blade material: Iron with Silversteel laminate. Handle material: Red Elm. Price: $550.
Man cutting a sheet of metal for duct work © Edwin Remsberg, High res download available from www.remsberg.com
Finishing is now complete. After 1 layer of de-waxed shellac and 2 layers of satin varnish, all that's left is to install the vice with coach screws whilst upside down.
After years of wanting one, I finally spent some time on eBay and tracked down a Stanley 102 plane. This is a very common plane among violinmakers because of its size, relatively light weight, and simple design. I took a chance on an auction with fuzzy photos; won it for $8 plus $10 shipping. It arrived today, one day ahead of schedule. Here it is, next to my modern Stanley block plane (with a Hock blade) that I use for my daily work. It's actually not a bad plane, and works well for fingerboards, bridges, and nuts. But I have high hopes for the 102, once I get it cleaned up.