Oh, RATS! I've done it again.
Ed, please ignore my erroneous statement that the circles with the small center
dimple look like Forstner marks!!!  Obviously, they were made by a Center Bit
circa 1817.
John Ruth
On Apr 6, 2021, at 6:05 AM, Ed Minch mailto:edminch3@g...>>
wrote:



On Apr 6, 2021, at 4:03 AM, John Ruth mailto:johnrruth@h...>>
wrote:

How have other Galoots approached the design of boxes for large whetstones?

Thanks in advance,
John Ruth

Here is what a galoot did 200 years ago.  He used an auger to remove wood down
to depth then chiseled for a final fit on both the box and the lid.  And he used
2 small hinges.  This is not a sharpening stone, more like a sharpening rock

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruby1638/40068839084/in/album-72157652309439462/

Ed Minch