Phlebas
Burbling Pixie
Well, here are my first attempts at through dovetails.
I started with this
And ended up with this
The box inside rests on two small strips of wood, making a small secret compartment. It’s a vacuum type fit, and at the moment you can only get it out by putting your fingers against opposing internal sides to get a grip and pulling smoothly. Keeps it secret I suppose, but I was wondering about a better mechanism. Maybe a discreet hole underneath that you could use to poke a stick through? Some sort of lever?
I still have my same risible tool kit, but boosted by the addition of a plane (the Stanley SB3 doesn’t count, even if it has been sitting in the garage for years). A no name Stanley no 4 knock off bought by my father in Sheffield in the 80s since you ask. It’s an improvement, let’s say. Mind you the SB3 has its uses.
Some observations
Well, I wouldn’t have made the box out of wood this thick if I knew at the outset that I was going to finish it. It was only when the first couple of dovetails came out tolerably (British quality control at its Friday afternoon best on that day) that I thought I might as well complete something.
And don’t blame me for the mismatched strips in the basic plank, or the end to end pointy finger jointy things.
Custard’s guide on lining boxes is excellent. And the smell of Copydex. Not quite a madeleine moment, but it is years since I have smelled that. I used a fabric that has a suede like nap, which I got from Remnant Kings (minor Scottish chain) for a couple of pounds for about a metre. Guess what any future projects will be lined with.
Cutting the bevels in the base/ lid was surprisingly easy, as long as you start with the cross grain, and make the corners line up.
Oh yeah. And this.
It may come in useful. Sometime. I suppose.
I started with this
And ended up with this
The box inside rests on two small strips of wood, making a small secret compartment. It’s a vacuum type fit, and at the moment you can only get it out by putting your fingers against opposing internal sides to get a grip and pulling smoothly. Keeps it secret I suppose, but I was wondering about a better mechanism. Maybe a discreet hole underneath that you could use to poke a stick through? Some sort of lever?
I still have my same risible tool kit, but boosted by the addition of a plane (the Stanley SB3 doesn’t count, even if it has been sitting in the garage for years). A no name Stanley no 4 knock off bought by my father in Sheffield in the 80s since you ask. It’s an improvement, let’s say. Mind you the SB3 has its uses.
Some observations
Well, I wouldn’t have made the box out of wood this thick if I knew at the outset that I was going to finish it. It was only when the first couple of dovetails came out tolerably (British quality control at its Friday afternoon best on that day) that I thought I might as well complete something.
And don’t blame me for the mismatched strips in the basic plank, or the end to end pointy finger jointy things.
Custard’s guide on lining boxes is excellent. And the smell of Copydex. Not quite a madeleine moment, but it is years since I have smelled that. I used a fabric that has a suede like nap, which I got from Remnant Kings (minor Scottish chain) for a couple of pounds for about a metre. Guess what any future projects will be lined with.
Cutting the bevels in the base/ lid was surprisingly easy, as long as you start with the cross grain, and make the corners line up.
Oh yeah. And this.
It may come in useful. Sometime. I suppose.
