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Making a saw till (part two)

I worked on this for an hour or so, but I have just got the green light to get going on some paid work, so it will stay at this stage for a while. The basics are there, I will probably paint it and perhaps add a drawer.

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The dovetails are cut back underneath to slim them down so that the front bar doesn’t show any gaps. A knife-wall to help my saw cut.

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Now it’s cut back, any small gaps will be hidden.

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Adding a cut back dovetail also helps with registering for the marking out. A bit like the ‘140 trick’.

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Take your depth reference from the thinned down joint, not the full depth.

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Marked out for cuts.

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Nice tight fit.

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Both ends fit well and I can plane off the ends later. Might leave them though?

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I also added a chamfer on the top edges of the front bar as the horn of the saw totes will be sitting on it.

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Taking another depth reference for the second rear rail.

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Cutting out rebates for second rail. Place thse rails in the best possible positions which approximately match the common heights of your saws. The rails will have blocks added with saw cuts afterwards, but try to get them sort of in the right place.

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Chopping out rebates for rear rail.

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Chopping out rebates for rear rail.

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Clean up with a decent paring chisel.

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Take your time and you will get some nice, crisp rebates.

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Looking good.

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As it’s on the back, you can get away with glue and screws here for extra strength.

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I’ve put the two rear rails in and it’s not far off.

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I quite like these protruding ends. I might chamfer the edges with a sharp chisel and leave them on. What do you think?


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