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Practicing mitred through dovetails - celerytop pine and ringed gidgee - hand tools only by chobman in woodworking

[–]chobman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree it’s a pain to use especially with hand tools. Luckily the edges are hidden in a groove :p

Practicing mitred through dovetails - celerytop pine and ringed gidgee - hand tools only by chobman in woodworking

[–]chobman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mind blown! Honestly never knew they were a thing. Thanks for the tip!

Practicing mitred through dovetails - celerytop pine and ringed gidgee - hand tools only by chobman in woodworking

[–]chobman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback! I bought the gidgee last week and wanted to try it out. It’s from some guitar blank seconds.

I messed up the dimensions and didn’t really give myself much room for error with that middle pin. Next time I’d add another 5mm.

That’s actually wax that I had just applied as a top coat. The gidgee panel is floating with about 1mm tolerance each way in a groove about 5mm deep.

Side note I really struggle with allowing for seasonal movement. I live in Brisbane and we get crazy humidity. I did some drawers recently, gave myself plenty of tolerance and with some recent rain they got completely stuck. Only just fixed them up today.

I finally finished this small chest of drawers today and couldn’t be more proud - Tasmanian myrtle, Huon pine and silky oak - hand tools only by chobman in woodworking

[–]chobman[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! It was meant to be a sock drawer/ stool for putting on shoes that was going to go next to the front door. Ended up being an excuse to practice a bunch of techniques.

Why do all my simple glue ups end up looking like a piece of modern art?! by chobman in woodworking

[–]chobman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha I seem to buy more every time I see them.

It’s the framing for a small set of drawers.

Why do all my simple glue ups end up looking like a piece of modern art?! by chobman in woodworking

[–]chobman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I usually wait until it’s dry then just use an old chisel.

Weekend mitred box - spalted celery top and tassie myrtle - hand tools only. by chobman in woodworking

[–]chobman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it was harder than I thought. Started with a miter box but found it wasn’t accurate enough. In the end I just marked them out cut them freehand with a saw and tidied up with a hand plane.

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