Laying Out, Cutting and Assembling the Box Sides
…to either side. Use a dovetail template to mark out the 1:7 dovetail pitch along the face and the square lines across the end. Mark the corresponding widths for each…
…to either side. Use a dovetail template to mark out the 1:7 dovetail pitch along the face and the square lines across the end. Mark the corresponding widths for each…
…it seats tight and square against the mortise piece. Square this line part way across the tenon (approximately 1″) Next, stand your tenon over the mortise and mark the width…
…second knifewall, using the nick as a reference for your square. Note: If you were to position your square ‘properly’ (so that the bruising goes on the waste wood), it…
…one edge and end of the base piece are square. Assemble the two end pieces with one of the side pieces, but push the side piece up to just above…
…uses the square to check. When registering the square on one side it shows a gap, but when he registers it to the opposite side there is no gap. This…
…as this is the only guide you have for sawing square.) With a clean, square cut on the end, tilt the saw and keep sawing down to just above the…
…a sliding bevel and a square Turn the wood end for end and use the square to mark straight lines on the end grain Set the sliding bevel to just…
…small knife nick. Now you can square a knifewall between both gauge lines. To transfer to the other side, go back in with the pencil for a moment and square…
…(Remember that your square should now be on the other side of the recess so that the bruising from the bevel of the knife goes on the waste wood.) Square…
…create the shoulder lines, bring the tail piece as before and butt the square up against it from the other side. Remove the piece of wood and use a knife…