Monday, May 23, 2016

Tool Box Lid

Going into the day job early evening today, so I had a few minutes to rub together in the shop and the tool box lid needed some love. I had time to cut rebates or at least the X-grain ones. The Panel is Cherry, ended up about15mm thick and needing a 9mm thick tongue set back 10mm. While I have the LV rabbet plane, for a single panel like this a wood rebate plane works just as well and is less monkey motion.

I use marking gauges to make two marks, one for the set back and the other for the depth. For a long rebate like this one I will chisel a "V" groove. Then it is just a matter of riding the groove until you have a shoulder, as my clients would say "A sheet of cake".

First photo is of setting up:


The ECE rebate plane is a sweetheart, light, with a good iron, and it sets and holds well. Even better it doesn't cost much nor does it require work to set up like a vintage plane.

This is of the rebate about half done:


Last photo, testing the fit:


I still have not decided; does the tool box stay a tool box or is it the Grandpeanut's new toy box.

ken




5 comments:

  1. Well with such a nice lid in cherry, maybe it will be destined for the toy box. That's going to look good either way.

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  2. Thanks Matt,

    I suspect you are right, the Grandpeanut may be getting a big toy box. I'll give it a little longer before I decide.

    ken

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  3. You write as if there is any question as to whether this is a toybox. Asking the question is the same as giving the answer, isn't it? I guess the only caveat is whether or not a modified design would be better for grandpeanut; then you could make two!

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  4. Andy,

    Busted :-). I expect you are correct.

    ken

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  5. Think of it has your practice piece, cool, we dont often get that chance to do it over.
    Bob and Rudy

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