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269211 Michael Suwczinsky <nicknaylo@g...> 2019‑09‑18 Re: Sunday Project
Don’t you just love a dado plane in pine?!

Takes no time at all to cut dados!

Great fun! Nice Sunday project

Michael

On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 5:49 PM Darrell & Kathy 
wrote:

> Galoots
>
> Every winter we end up with a veritable avalanche, not of
> snow, but of cold weather gear.  Hats, mitts, gloves, scarves,
> earmuffs.  And since there are four of us and everyone has
> some of each, it gets a bit unmanageable at times.
>
> So, to help sort out the mess, I set to work in the shop on
> the sunday past, to make a stack of cubbyholes to contain
> all this stuff.  It started as some home centre pine 1X10's.
>
> The case is dovetailed.  I used my R. H. Smith "successors to
> J. Flint" dovetail saw for this, plus a small paring chisel.  The
> saw was a $2 garage sale find from years ago, dull, rusty, and
> covered in blue paint when I got it.  I stripped the paint, filled
> the hang hole in the handle, scraped off the rust, and sharpened
> it.  It's my go-to saw now.  The chisel I picked up at the Tools
> of The Trade sale a long time back.  It cost me like $18 IIRC.
> But it is the equal of the best new chisel you can find at $200.
> Less then 1/16 inch thick, flexible, and with about a 15 degree
> bevel, oh yes it cuts nice, even in mushy old pine.
>
>
> http://galootopedia.com/old-
tools_wiki/images/thumb/8/80/Dovetails.jpg.jpg/450px-
Dovetails.jpg.jpg">http://galootopedia.com/old-
tools_wiki/images/thumb/8/80/Dovetails.jpg.jpg/450px-Dovetails.jpg.jpg
>
> The shelf dados were cut with a nice old woodie, which
> needed only minor fettling.  I used a batten tacked onto
> the side board, which was a fairly common practice in the
> old days.
>
>
> http://galootopedia.com/old-
tools_wiki/images/thumb/f/fc/Dados.jpg.jpg/450px-
Dados.jpg.jpg">http://galootopedia.com/old-
tools_wiki/images/thumb/f/fc/Dados.jpg.jpg/450px-Dados.jpg.jpg
>
> The dry-fit looks good, but glue-up will wait for an opportunity
> when SWMBO can assist with the multiple pieces all at once.
>
>
> http://galootopedia.com/old-
tools_wiki/images/thumb/4/47/Thebox.jpg.jpg/800px-
Thebox.jpg.jpg">http://galootopedia.com/old-
tools_wiki/images/thumb/4/47/Thebox.jpg.jpg/800px-Thebox.jpg.jpg
>
> Time to clear the bench and start on a new project.
> Darrell
>
> PS Galoot XMAS BBQ will be Dec 14th.
>
> --
> Darrell LaRue
> Oakville ON
> Wood Hoarder, Blade Sharpener, and Occasional Tool User
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Michael

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