April 16, 2012

Tool cabinet

I think if you saw how i organized my hand and measuring tools you might be ashamed to read this blog.  Well i've got good news for me, a tool cabinet is in the works.  I have no master plan with the layout, i know it'll evolve as i acquire other hand tools, so I'm making it as large as the stock will allow. 

My need for a cabinet started with this eager beaver.
 

I use to use a Zona saw for dovetails, good riddance.  I had to cut shy of my scribe and then pair down, this Lie Neilsen will change the necessity of that method.


Dry fit success.

 

This is my first time fooling around with wedge tenons, i learned some things that will unfortunately be eying me down every time i reach for a plane or chisel.  Meh.


-Tyler

7 comments:

  1. what was your boo boo? looking at how you oriented the wedges...i might have an idea though

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  2. Hey Nick,

    There's are a couple things i do different. First i'd make the mortise with less pitch, i did 4 degrees, i think 2 would be enough for 3/4 stock. Wenge is pretty brittle not ideal for a small wedge, luckily they all worked but i had pieces splinter off as i drove them with a mallet. Also In my panicked glue up i smacked the wedges all the way home, but next time i'll try alternating the mallet strikes to try and achieve even exposed wedges.

    Tyler

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  3. also careful with how you oriented the wedges. if you had the mortise closer to the edge, it might split open cause youre forcing the fibers apart. all in theory at least, looks great! i have to build a fancy tool cabinet too, i just hang my stuff up on a piece of ply-wood on the wall

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  4. I left an inch on either side i feel that was enough.

    Tyler

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  5. so were those done with no pairing? impressive.
    jb

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  6. Hey jbreau, i did pair these, i didn't have any confidence to be accurate with the saw, or any saw for that matter, it was my first time using it. But as i got more comfortable, and my saw cuts becoming more consistent, i started getting closer and closer to the line. This is something i've never felt i could achieve using my old saw. I've mislead you and others in thinking i'll never pair again, Sorry. Pairing gives me excellent results, and i doubt i'll ever have a row of pins that come mint from the saw. What i should have wrote is "The initial accuracy has greatly reduced the amount of pairing needed" .


    Tyler

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  7. i wasn't really mislead, just curious.
    some people seem to do it without pairing, but they also seem to use pine and a hard wood as the combo.
    regardless, nice dovetails...

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