Started working on tenons, already had the layout lines for the shoulder cut, but verified the size of the tenon with each mortise, (a tad bit off). Using the RAS set the height and cut the shoulders with a stop block in place. Then over to the TS and setup the shop made tenon jig, and made all of my cut, a tad larger staying outside the line.
Then over to the bench to fine tune the fit of each. Using the chisels to pare off what was need for each mortise, oh they cut so nice. I clamped the blocks to the bench to pare.
Finished those up, they still need a tad bit of sanding, so they slide into the mortise without too much force. But happy with the outcome so far.
Notice holes in the feet, that will be cut out before assembly.
Next up will be cutting the tenons for the cross brace, wanted to get the others fit first for an accurate measurement.
Thanks for reading and following, comments are always welcome.
Yrti, thanks. Yes, mark all of the waste, and sometimes I still make mistakes.
OldTool, thanks. Those holes are where I'll cut part of the lower side to create the foot pads. But yes I plan on through pins to lock everything together.
Ron, thanks. With cutting out part of the foot beam, it should make it a tad bit lighter, and the pads will help level things up.
The wood grain really makes those look like you are making some fine furniture! Are you going to have enough of that wood for your "large" project?
Great to see you getting all those fine hand cutters into action, it has got to be satisfying to think back on when you started to make the handles for those!
Splinter, thanks. It's shop furniture, but it should still look good. This was from drops, so I'm not going to have enough. I did source some material for the larger set about 1.5 hours away. Yes, it was a joy using those chisels, and thinking wow I made these, the nice mallet too.
Mike, thanks. It is still woodworking just on a large scale, and heavier joinery.
