Michael provides us with the information that vinyl lives in his home, and the
methods of building a box for albums …


Michael, vinyl lives on in my home as well! I have a dedicated vinyl set up -
one that has parts over 40 years old. It is based on a much modifed Thorens
TD150 (Oldie-but-Goldie). I have a short story about a turntable that fits in
well with the Old Tools philosophy: a few years ago, my wife and I were out for
a daily constitutional along the river at the bottom of our road, when I spied
part of a turntable lying at the kerb. Once every few months, each shire/council
has a junk collection day and residents toss out what they wish to be collected
by the garbos (garbage collectors for non-Australians). One of the swankier
homes in our area decided to toss out a part of a turntable. I recognised it as
a Rega 3. A little further down the road were some more parts.  As I progressed,
I collected all and could not believe my luck. Taking them home I discovered
that only the lacky band (elastic band for non-Australians) needed replacement.
These are Good turntables. Lucky me.

With regard to your build … first, my congrats on what you have done. 

Two points to look into next time. The first is when shooting, you may wish to
chamfer the rear of the board beforehand. This will prevent the spelching you
showed.

http://www.inthewoodshop.com/ShopMadeTools/Setting%20Up%20and%20Using%2
0a%20Shooting%20Board4_html_6da4ff98.jpg">http://www.inthewoodshop.com/ShopMadeT
ools/Setting%20Up%20and%20Using%20a%20Shooting%20Board4_html_6da4ff98.jpg

Secondly, the tearout when rebating was due to the edge of your blade not being
aligned with the nicker. And blades must be sharp when planing across grain.

Perfect alignment creates a clean edge first time …

http://www.inthewoodshop.com/Furniture/Raisingapanel_html_m6cc3658f.jpg

Alternately, plane just short of the line and finish with a shoulder plane.

Regards from Perth

Derek