NORRIS AND LIE NIELSEN PLANES FOR SALE THIS WEEK

A Lie Nielsen No4 with a repaired handle
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151952607683?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

An unused Lie Nielsen 164
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151952600173?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

A nice Norris 61, original but short blade.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151953605393?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

A really nice Slater bullnose, a great user plane with good blade and tight mouth.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151952612645?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Wayne Barton chip carving knives.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151953626842?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Rebate plane with very short blade
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151953622573?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

A beatiful Mathieson smoother with extremely tight mouth a great user.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151953597231?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

an finally here's one for you Richard, an early spar plane by Lund, in superb condition with original round top iron and chip breaker by by F Stone.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151953615901?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Tool Box made by Hand from a Fine Woodworking Plan.

Gary, a good customer from Oregon USA, sent me these shots, along with a nice description. Wait till you see those dovetailed bench stops! I let him take you through the project.

The plan for a few years was to build the dovetailed toolbox from a Fine Woodworking plan but to use hand tools for everything except some of the most basic stock preparation and large cuts in plywood.

After buying and successfully using the David Barron 1:6 dovetail guide on some sample projects I bought the 90 degree angle guide with hopes that it would make cutting tenons more productive with hand tools.  The wood is clear pine and handle material was 1-1/2 by 3 inches, so I needed good crosscut capacity.  I ordered a Gyokucho 371 saw for this purpose but most of the cuts shown were made before that saw arrived.

Figures 1 through 4 are my first cuts with the 90º angle guide but with a substandard backless saw.  Fig 1 is the layout on the 1-1/2 by 3 inch blank.  Fig 2 is one of the first tenon cuts, which was quite easy using David’s suggested lift guide, even with the fine tooth saw.  Fig 3 shows the first four cheek cuts and Fig 4 shows the first completed tenon, which was perfect right off the saw and did not require paring chisel work.

Fig 5 shows the first cuts in the final handle material with the 90º guide and a Japanese Katabe saw I happened to have.  This was a better choice, but not as good as the still-back ordered Gyokucho 371.  The longer saw with the more solid handle was preferred.

Fig 6 shows cutting the tenon shoulders with the Gyokucho 372 and my dovetailed bench stops.

Fig 7 shows the completed tenon right from the saw.

By design, the tenons as cut were a bit larger than their intended mortise and needed to be planed to fit as shown in Fig 8.

Fig 9 shows the initial complex glue-up of the big dovetailed tool box with its four dovetailed sides, bottom, handle and internal dividers.

Thanks to David Barron’s dovetail and 90º guides and the bench jigs made for and with them, the toolbox went together quite easily with large scale tenons that were easily cuts with cheeks that were dead on and required no chisel work.

You Can Never Have Too Many Clamps!

You can never have too many clamps, so the old saying goes. Well actually you can and I have!
So it's time to let some go. Please note that most of these on E Bay are UK purchases only and some of them are to be picked up from my workshop in Southampton due to the weight.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151944514668?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151944522248?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

4 x Bessy K 30 bar clamps, these can be posted.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151944532970?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

2 x K80 Bessey bar clamps, these are pick up only.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151944538561?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

4 x K60 Bessey bar clamps, these can be posted.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151944542313?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

2 x Stabil Gross bar clamps, 1000 mm, pick up only.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151944559768?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

4 x Bessey K100 bar clamps, collection only.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151944553767?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

2 x 5' Record speed clamps, definitely pick up only!

There are also a few planes including these two very good user models with very tight mouths.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151945648507?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151945710782?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Walnut Chest From WV USA

Here are some shots of a nice little four drawer chest sent by Brian, a customer from WV in the US.
He used the 1:7 guide for the dovetails.

He sent the pictures after seeing my article in F&C and the drawers are remarkably similar in construction with wedged and tenon rear, inset from the back. The melamine surface is used for Brians glue ups as any excess glue just pops off.

The drawer fronts are black walnut, the sides are poplar and the rear panel is ship lapped in pine.
A nice job!

First Time Dovetails

When customers first get their dovetail guide it's a good idea to get some practice in before making any furniture. Making a dovetail alignment board is a great way to do this, especially if you leave the pieces over long, so if you make a mess you can cut them off and start again. I did a YouTube video a while back.

Arjen from The Netherlands sent me a couple of photos of his first attempt at dovetails and he's made a very good effort, not as tight as he would have liked but it should glue up nice and strong.

This Weeks Tools on E Bay.

All of the tools I have for sale this week weigh less than 2 kg, so postage to the UK and overseas is much more reasonable, good luck! First up is a nice Spiers Plane O Ayr smoother
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151933514141?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

  A Marples slitting gauge
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151934138952?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

A Spiers shoulder plane
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151933486537?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

 A rare Spiers dovetailed bullnose plane
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151934158201?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

A Norris No 7 shoulder plane
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151933496547?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

A Norris No 18 shoulder plane.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151933504401?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

And finally an early Spiers wedged smoother
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151933475786?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

January Issue of F&C, Article on Piston Fit Drawers

Happy New Year everyone!
The latest edition of Furniture and Cabinetmaking is out now. I have an article on the making of this miniature four drawer chest showing how to achieve piston fit drawers.

There is a full exploded drawing with dimensions if you'd like to build your own.

Other articles include and interesting one on compound angle joinery.

...as well as the new neat hinges for box making.

All rounded off by some French polishing by the editor.
Incidentally Derek is now running courses at West Dean College, the next one is on making a Moxon vice, details here https://www.westdean.org.uk/study/short-courses/courses?type=short&filter_category=Woodworking+and+furniture+making&page=5