tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post1602339629069464932..comments2024-02-09T05:18:38.009-08:00Comments on Mulesaw: Smith & Wesson 629 presentation case 3, dovetails and assembly.Jonas Jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-27676596233248497542018-05-13T08:54:36.822-07:002018-05-13T08:54:36.822-07:00Hi Ken,
Thanks for the nice comment.
While the kn...Hi Ken,<br /><br />Thanks for the nice comment.<br />While the knife approach takes a bit more time, it is like you said a better way. <br />We actually had a barbecue on board yesterday too. But I think your brisket looked better than our steaks.<br /><br />The view on the other hand was quite OK.<br />Sitting on the Deck just forward of the bridge, no winds, full sunshine and floating in the Norwegian archipelago.<br /><br />Best regards<br />JonasJonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-79312227426973601022018-05-13T08:48:50.074-07:002018-05-13T08:48:50.074-07:00Jonas,
The box looks great.
I seldom use the &q...Jonas,<br /><br />The box looks great. <br /><br />I seldom use the "nicker" for cross grain work or for with grain either. I've found doing what you did works better, just knife the line it works every time.<br /><br />kenI'm a OK guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11843155822153452980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-57708427732097374952018-05-13T04:53:00.051-07:002018-05-13T04:53:00.051-07:00Hi Sylvain.
Thanks for the nice comment.
I didn...Hi Sylvain.<br />Thanks for the nice comment.<br />I didn't use any special trick for marking out the pins, but it helped that the sides were exactly the same width. I had planed them all at the same time.<br /><br />I did try to hold a piece of flat steel (my chisel) to the sides of both pieces, to make sure that both sides of a corner would be level. <br /><br />Best regards <br />JonasJonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-19548079157917543312018-05-13T02:18:45.664-07:002018-05-13T02:18:45.664-07:00I also like the way the grooves are hided.
very ni...I also like the way the grooves are hided.<br />very nice box.<br />While marking the pins from the tails, did you use any special trick to ensure the grooves of the two adjacent sides will meet perfectly? <br />SylvainSylvainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334251598652872682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-60049891177610373912018-05-12T20:46:07.214-07:002018-05-12T20:46:07.214-07:00Hi Jeff
Thanks a lot for the nice comment.
It does...Hi Jeff<br />Thanks a lot for the nice comment.<br />It does look kind of scary once in a while when pilots board or leave the larger ships. Luckily accidents rarely happen.<br />If I remember correctly, there is a limit as to how long the climb on the ladder may be. So on large ships you usually lower the gangway too, then the first 4 or 5 meters are done on the ladder, and the remaining 15 meters are done on the gangway.<br />Since we are constantly engaged in coastal traffic here in Norway, the captain and the chief officer has got something called a: Pilot exemption certificate, that enables us to sail on the entire Norwegian coast in and out of harbours without using a normal pilot.<br />Admitted, it also helps that these ships are very maneuverable. We can move in all directions so that is a nice feature.<br /><br />I think this way of hiding the grooves is the usual way to do it if you use through dovetails. If I had used half blind dovetails for instance, they would have hidden the groove by themselves.<br />Technically I think that I ought to have used half blinds, since I don't plan on hiding these behind some moulding.<br />But the stock was a bit thin to make half blinds for my taste, so I chose the safe bet. <br />And besides, since there are only 3 tails, it looks as it was done on purpose :-)<br /><br />Best regards<br />JonasJonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-8531362538004466412018-05-12T20:17:10.530-07:002018-05-12T20:17:10.530-07:00I got to see a pilot ladder in use this week -- Sm...I got to see a pilot ladder in use this week -- Smithsonian had a show about very large freighters, and they showed the harbor pilot leaving after guiding the ship out. Looked a little dangerous, but he didn't hesitate at all. Maybe someday a woodworking engineer will turn that ladder into something new, too. Oh, and the box is looking great. I've never come across dovetails done that way to hide the grooves, very interesting.jefskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07371137053872693861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-31079387547218324472018-05-12T20:11:40.915-07:002018-05-12T20:11:40.915-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.jefskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07371137053872693861noreply@blogger.com