..to house the dovetail jig!
I finally got back to some woodworking tonight. I did the joinery on the project I started a couple of weeks ago. The dovetail layout is the same as in my "Dovetails, part deux" thread. This is just how it looked when I first test-assembled it. I plan to put a thin birch plywood panel in a groove to form the back. Then I will make a frame-and-panel door for the front, again out of birch. (I'm using up whatever I have on hand, can you tell?)
I will add some supports on the sides to support the jig.... like this:
Here is how the jig fits in the box - actually it's a perfect fit:
The idea is, I can take the jig out of the box and clamp it directly on the workbench if I want to sit down and use it. Or, if the piece I'm working on is too long or I want to stand up, I can clamp the jig to the top of its own storage box, and clamp the box to the workbench:
Still to do: cut out hand holes on each side, put a panel in the back, make a sliding frame-and-panel door for the front, and make a box or drawer to go in the bottom to house the manual, bits, etc.
Just thought I would post so ya'll know I actually DO try to do some WOODworking from time to time!
I finally got back to some woodworking tonight. I did the joinery on the project I started a couple of weeks ago. The dovetail layout is the same as in my "Dovetails, part deux" thread. This is just how it looked when I first test-assembled it. I plan to put a thin birch plywood panel in a groove to form the back. Then I will make a frame-and-panel door for the front, again out of birch. (I'm using up whatever I have on hand, can you tell?)
I will add some supports on the sides to support the jig.... like this:
Here is how the jig fits in the box - actually it's a perfect fit:
The idea is, I can take the jig out of the box and clamp it directly on the workbench if I want to sit down and use it. Or, if the piece I'm working on is too long or I want to stand up, I can clamp the jig to the top of its own storage box, and clamp the box to the workbench:
Still to do: cut out hand holes on each side, put a panel in the back, make a sliding frame-and-panel door for the front, and make a box or drawer to go in the bottom to house the manual, bits, etc.
Just thought I would post so ya'll know I actually DO try to do some WOODworking from time to time!