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Tool Box, inspired by Tom Fidgen

comments (1) November 10th, 2010 in Reader's Gallery

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I built the case in butternut so it would be light, and the rails and runners in oak for durability. The handle supports are attached with sliding dovetails and only 3 inches glued to allow seasonal movement.

In some cases I like to cut dovetails to a point like this, the only way I can describe them is as "true-half blinds." The tails are laid out like full dovetails and the pins are laid out as half blinds, then the web is mitered to meet a slight mitered rabet on the end of the tails.

 


Design or Plan used: Tom Fidgen
posted in: Reader's Gallery, dovetails, Oak, butternut, mortise and tenons, tool-box


Comments (1)

Henning Henning writes: Nice, any pics of the inside?
Posted: 4:03 am on March 15th

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