Laying Out Top and Bottom Housings
…the end of the top piece; use the square and slide this until the outside faces of both parts are aligned perfectly. Keeping your square in place, remove the side…
…the end of the top piece; use the square and slide this until the outside faces of both parts are aligned perfectly. Keeping your square in place, remove the side…
Leave the box in the vice while the glue is drying, check the measurements from corner to corner to check you are square. If you are, both measurements should be…
…To do so, register your square as before and bring the corresponding piece to find the exact distance from the end. Keeping the square fixed in place, take the pin…
…the pin piece away, keeping the square locked in place. Now cut along the beam of the square with a sharp knife, taking care to avoid cutting into the tail….
…see link) to lay out the sides of the tails. Then use the square (or the square section of your dovetail template) to square these lines across the end. On…
…against we can now check the second face for square by registering the stock of the square against the face with the facemark. If there is a gap on one…
…a new square awl for between £6-8, Paul recommends buying the square awl. Other Types of Awl: Conical/ Flat/ Square/ Pyramid Point Marking Awl/ Scratch or Scratching Awl, Piercing Awl…
…used in pairs and sometimes with three, very rarely do we use one hinge alone. Equipment needed: Hinge and screws Screwdriver Gauge Chisel Square awl Knife Chisel Hammer Square Place…
…around, square the other across the Face Edge edge only. Mark 1 ½” (38mm) from one end Mark 1 ½” (38mm) from the other end Square one of your marks…
With your boards checked for square, lay out the groove across the grain somewhere not too close to the ends. Begin by making a pencil line with a square, and…