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[supertom44]

Wanted to get some more experience hand cutting joinery so made a small box (no surprise there) using box/finger joints.
Turned out orite, I accidentally flipped one of the boards the wrong way so had to cut some small bits to fill the gaps.
Used a 4mm brass rod for a hinge.
Used a plough plane to cut a rebate in the base panel so it sits in the bottom quite nicely.
This does mean I haven't accounted for and wood movement, no idea if this will be an issue at this size, but it was just a practice build so not too worried.

Then thought I'd finally give hand cut dovetails a go.
I'm well chuffed with how it turned out.
Some gaps, and there is a minor offset at the edges so I think the boards must have not been correctly aligned when marking out.
Took quite some time but was enjoyable.

 

[Orraloon]

Well done on the dovetails. Most of the gaps tend to get hidden after the glue up and trimming up with a plane. That and the more you do the better they get. Best tip I ever got on dovetails was make the pins and tails a smidgen longer than the thickness of the board so you can pare them back flush.
Regards
John

 

[supertom44]

Not sure this classes as a thing I made but found it super useful so thought I'd share.

Saw someone suggest an exercise where you draw a bunch of vertical lines on a board and just practice cutting straight down them.

This gave me a great chance to test out a couple of saws and really get to know the differences in how they handle.

I started out trying to cut straight down the line, then a couple to one side of the line, then a couple using a knife wall.

For the larger Japanese saw I alternated between one and two handed.

Also realised that although I love my moxon vice table, it actually raised the work up too much for optimal cutting and it's no where near as stable as using the t track and a clamp in the face of my mft table.

 

[Hino]

My latest project. Small wall cabinet to put the wifi router and a few other bits and bobs on.
All made with hand tools from an old oak table and drawers. Just made it up as i went along and quite pleased how it turned out.
Hole in the tongue and groove back is for the router cables.

 

[Dr Al]

My latest project. Small wall cabinet to put the wifi router and a few other bits and bobs on.
All made with hand tools from an old oak table and drawers. Just made it up as i went along and quite pleased how it turned out.
Hole in the tongue and groove back is for the router cables.

That's lovely

 

[MarkAW]

That's a great idea. Routers don't usually have a purpose built home

 

[v8 Fossil]

Recently I saw an article about making a chair from old barrel staves and the idea of slouching out in the garden appealed so off I went and about an hour later twentyfive old barrel staves were in the garage about to be mutilated. The end result complete with mistakes.

 

[Thingybob]

Recently I saw an article about making a chair from old barrel staves and the idea of slouching out in the garden appealed so off I went and about an hour later twentyfive old barrel staves were in the garage about to be mutilated. The end result complete with mistakes.

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And the aroma when your resting there 30 year old single malt

 

[Setch]

That's a great idea. Routers don't usually have a purpose built home

Eh, never heard of a router table...?




... I'll get my coat.

 

[monkeyman44]

Not quite complete yet, have made a oak door front this is a stable door just got it blocked from tom cats going in and peeing inside.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Recently I saw an article about making a chair from old barrel staves and the idea of slouching out in the garden appealed so off I went and about an hour later twentyfive old barrel staves were in the garage about to be mutilated. The end result complete with mistakes.

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I have four chairs made from broken Thai teak cart wheels. Badly made and basically pointless but with a certain charm of their own. Heavy as hell.

 

[v8 Fossil]

And the aroma when your resting there 30 year old single malt

Occasionally I could smell the booze when cutting but as for drinking the stuff? I'm a brown beer man myself.

 

[Alex H]

That's a great idea. Routers don't usually have a purpose built home

Mine does - it lives in one of these

 

[Garden Shed Projects]

Recently I saw an article about making a chair from old barrel staves and the idea of slouching out in the garden appealed so off I went and about an hour later twentyfive old barrel staves were in the garage about to be mutilated. The end result complete with mistakes.

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Love trust, like an Adirondack design. Will the wood require any additional treatment to live outside?

 

[Thingybob]

Eh, never heard of a router table...?




... I'll get my coat.

It goes with the carver chair

..........hang on I will join you

 

[v8 Fossil]

Love trust, like an Adirondack design. Will the wood require any additional treatment to live outside?

I've given it a couple of coats of clear satin varnish to be on the safe side but as I'm an old fart it has every chance of outliving me.

 

[isaac3d2]

Also been making other toys - made this rocking dolls crib for a goddaughter for her 2nd birthday... my wife made the fabric innards and doll was bought...
made from quarter sawn oak as the initial ash I bought kept warping... oak was bought from the quarter sawn oak company Quarter Sawn Oak - Quarter Sawn Oak Company who were fantastically helpful - even though my order was small, they confirmed details - cut it to close to size (easier to post) and then added a free piece as well! Will definitely be going back there and would recommend them to others...

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Nice piece. I have a great niece and such a cot might make a nice present for her second birthday. What joints did you use? Two year olds can be quite rough with their toys!

 

[akirk]

Nice piece. I have a great niece and such a cot might make a nice present for her second birthday. What joints did you use? Two year olds can be quite rough with their toys!

As I am not very skilled, it is simply dominoes and glue… yet to see if it dies… the cradle I found online which inspired me was dovetailed, but bearing mind the angles and my general inability to cut a straight line this seemed easier…

 

[Derek Cohen (Perth Oz)]

Two completed nightstands ...

Tiny drawer at rear ...

Large drawer with slips for drawer bottom and bowed fronts ...

Regards from Perth

Derek

 

[Hino]

Two completed nightstands ...

Tiny drawer at rear ...

Large drawer with slips for drawer bottom and bowed fronts ...

Regards from Perth

Derek

Outstanding! What wood is it?