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269217 gtgrouch@r... 2019‑09‑18 Re: Sunday Project
I don't see any spokeshave problem. Could use a few more, maybe. I
don't see any of them with the elegant divided handles that give such
nice leverage and control.

	And come to think of it, I don't see any woodies there either.

	Gary Katsanis

	Albion New York, USA

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Sent: Wednesday September 18 2019 11:38:52AM
Subject: Re: [OldTools] Sunday Project

Uh, Darrell? Do you have a spokeshave problem? There's a support group

 somewhere for that. I think it's sometimes called The Porch.

 Bob Hutchins
 Temple, TX

 On 9/17/2019 7:48 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.
 >
 >
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 >
 >
 > 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.
 >
 >
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 >
 >
 > The dry-fit looks good, but glue-up will wait for an opportunity
 > when SWMBO can assist with the multiple pieces all at once.
 >
 >
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 >
 >
 > Time to clear the bench and start on a new project.
 > Darrell
 >
 > PS Galoot XMAS BBQ will be Dec 14th.
 >

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