Cabinetmaker’s Saw and Plane Till
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Hung this just this morning. Became one of those projects that lingered in the corner until I decided to get my act together. Based on an uncredited style I discovered at sopsmith long ago, but modified to feature “proper” joinery. Case is constructed with through mortise-and-tenon joints, drawing shelves into a housing and cross wedged. Back panel is all hand cut as well – 1/2″ stock formed into tongue-and-groove with beading. That became my favorite feature of the till. Sides are shaped to accentuate traditional skew back handsaws – my favorite hand tools. Wood is Ohio-grown black cherry, hand milled and finished with several coats of shellac, then topped with wax. Lots of influence from Paul in this one.
Looks fantastic, Matt. The wedged tenons look great. And I love the back board detail of T&G with the bead. Nicely done!
Matt, Northern California - Started a blog in 2016: http://tinyshopww.blogspot.com/
Thanks, Matt! Happy with the way those turned out. Was pleasantly surprised with the case strength using this approach, so glad to know it’s a feasible alternative to dovetails for those situations when you don’t have a simple corner to join. In retrospect, I wish I had left them proud, though.
Don’t ya love making stuff for the shop? I know I do…ya get to look at and use it everytime you’re working on something…very satisfying…and you did a bang up job on that till…Awesome!
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