For the lid of the Dutch tool chest, I started by plowing 5/16” by 1/2” grooves in the breadboard ends; then, I moved to the jointed panel and used the skew rabbet plane to cut 1-1/2” tongues down to a scribed line; after a quick adjustment pass with the router plane, I ended up with a nice snug fit. You may note that the ends are thicker that the main panel; I left them as thick as I could when dimensioning so I would have some play to handle any misalignment in my joinery without having to sacrifice the thickness of the lid; I will plane them to final thickness after assembling the lid. #DutchToolChest #ToolChest #HandToolsOnly #Poplar #Woodworking
The tenons for the lid of the Dutch tool chest are ready. Since the tongue was already to final thickness, cutting the tenons and chopping off the waste was all there was to it. Nice and stress free for once :-) #DutchToolChest #ToolChest #HandToolsOnly #Poplar #Woodworking
Here is my setup for chopping the mortises in the breadboard ends of the lid of the Dutch tool chest. I like to keep my piece on top of the bench; the wooden screw holds it against a piece of scrap that is itself held in the vise; this way my piece is not going to move and the sides of the mortise are supported to reduce the risk of blowout. I am chopping with a 5/16” mortise chisel with a piece of tape marking the final depth and removing the waste with a 1/4” bench chisel (bevel down when I am at the bottom). Then I pair the sides of the mortise with a large chisel and do some final cleanup with a small scoop-shaped scraper and the small chisel. #DutchToolChest #ToolChest #HandToolsOnly #Poplar #Woodworking
