derekcohen
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I was tempted to title this episode, "Another Brick in the Wall", but someone else has already used it
. Actually, the time spent feels substantial even though it is less than one might imagine.
Firstly, I removed the wooden hinges at the rear of the Pine and Makore tool box. My fear was that they would be bumped and broken. They looked good, but that is not enough.
In their place went brass SmartHinge box hinges. A goodly number of years ago - I cannot be certain, possibly 15 - I attended a weekend box making course with Andrew Crawford. Andrew is one of the top box makers in the world, and based in the UK. He had just started producing his SmartHinge and gave me a prototype. I never did use it, until now. It is great to have a memory to add here.
The main work was installing the three saws I shall use. In keeping with my intent to make all the tools in this box, there is a crosscut saw (on the left), a dovetail saw (on the right), and a Knew Concepts fret saw in the centre. Okay, I did not make the KC saw, but I helped design it, and made the handle, so it qualifies!
The challenge in fitting the saws is that there is not much space to spare. The saws have 250mm (10") blades and are about 280mm (15") long, and there is just 45mm height under the lid to utilise. It is a tight fit.
The Knew Concepts is a 5" depth in titanium. This was an early model, which I preferred to the "birdcage" model, which replaced it as a cost saving but is heavier.
The dovetail saw (which is also good for sawing tenons in the smaller stretchers in medium-sized furniture) is a thin plate (0.015") filed 17 tpi with 7 degrees of rake. The handle is fiddleback Jarrah.
The crosscut joinery saw is another thin plate, this time 0.018", with 14 tpi.
The blocks have been epoxied onto the underside of the lid. They are a close fit for the saw handles and there is no movement. I will screw them through the lid if necessary, but prefer to wait-and-see if the join is strong. So far so good.
I have made a few of the tools for the box already, and will show them as they are fitted. One completed today is this router plane. The plane, itself, was built in 2013, but today I made a fence for it, which I have been wanting for some time. This was brought home to me when I built the two smaller boxes above. These did not have mitred dovetails, as i the bigger chisel box, and required stopped grooves for the bottom panel. A router plane with a fence would have made this so much easier.
Plans for the router plane here: https://www.inthewoodshop.com/ShopMadeTools/BuildingaWoodenRouterPlane.html
Good, clean (3mm) groove ...
Regards from Perth
Derek
Firstly, I removed the wooden hinges at the rear of the Pine and Makore tool box. My fear was that they would be bumped and broken. They looked good, but that is not enough.
In their place went brass SmartHinge box hinges. A goodly number of years ago - I cannot be certain, possibly 15 - I attended a weekend box making course with Andrew Crawford. Andrew is one of the top box makers in the world, and based in the UK. He had just started producing his SmartHinge and gave me a prototype. I never did use it, until now. It is great to have a memory to add here.
The main work was installing the three saws I shall use. In keeping with my intent to make all the tools in this box, there is a crosscut saw (on the left), a dovetail saw (on the right), and a Knew Concepts fret saw in the centre. Okay, I did not make the KC saw, but I helped design it, and made the handle, so it qualifies!
The challenge in fitting the saws is that there is not much space to spare. The saws have 250mm (10") blades and are about 280mm (15") long, and there is just 45mm height under the lid to utilise. It is a tight fit.
The Knew Concepts is a 5" depth in titanium. This was an early model, which I preferred to the "birdcage" model, which replaced it as a cost saving but is heavier.
The dovetail saw (which is also good for sawing tenons in the smaller stretchers in medium-sized furniture) is a thin plate (0.015") filed 17 tpi with 7 degrees of rake. The handle is fiddleback Jarrah.
The crosscut joinery saw is another thin plate, this time 0.018", with 14 tpi.
The blocks have been epoxied onto the underside of the lid. They are a close fit for the saw handles and there is no movement. I will screw them through the lid if necessary, but prefer to wait-and-see if the join is strong. So far so good.
I have made a few of the tools for the box already, and will show them as they are fitted. One completed today is this router plane. The plane, itself, was built in 2013, but today I made a fence for it, which I have been wanting for some time. This was brought home to me when I built the two smaller boxes above. These did not have mitred dovetails, as i the bigger chisel box, and required stopped grooves for the bottom panel. A router plane with a fence would have made this so much easier.
Plans for the router plane here: https://www.inthewoodshop.com/ShopMadeTools/BuildingaWoodenRouterPlane.html
Good, clean (3mm) groove ...
Regards from Perth
Derek
