Before I assembled and glued the dovetails I had to complete two things: Dado’s for the shelf The 30° angle for the lid. To keep the walls of the dado’s dead straight a batten was clamped across the sides to use as a sawing guide. Once the edges were cut to their required depths I […]
Dutch Tool Chest Build – Part II
The previously cut tails are used to layout the pins, this helps eliminate any errors from measuring and ensures a “custom” fit for each pin. The shallow rabbet’s on the inside of the tail boards made this process easy as the lip created from the rabbet will register along the pin board and the whole […]
Dutch Tool Chest Build – Part I: Dovetails
Now that I’ve decided on the Dutch Tool Chest, the pine is bought and the sides and bottom are crosscut to length, it’s time to start the joinery. This begins with the most difficult task, the dovetailed sides and bottom. The dovetails are laid out so that the tails will be on the sides and the […]
Tekton
In the Ancient Greek tekton (τεκτων) is a noun for a builder, craftsman or artisan. The medieval term guild was an association of artisans or merchants who controlled the practice of their craft in a particular town, but in the much broader sense it can be defined as an association of people for the pursuit of a common goal. The […]
Tool Storage Woes
As I’ve slowly begun to unpack and see the floor of my new shop it’s become possible to start in on my long list of projects. I’ve been needing a better solution for storing my hand tools other than the re-purposed bookshelf. The main concern here is getting the tools out of direct contact with dust and […]
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