Next up on the list is adding a tool well As always instead of buying wood I'm recycling some old boards from a fence They don't need to be perfect To match my imperfect bench One thing I did since last time Is to replace the blade of my plane The one that came with the plane was really bad. Maybe someday I'll do a review of this cheap plane If you're interested let me know in the comments Anyway… The plan for my toolwell is simply to make a box held together with dovetail joints To mark my angles because I don't have a bevel gauge I made a temporary one. Hopefully I'll find some time to do a proper one soon Measuring is boring, but is key to have a nice joint.
Youtube is full of videos that explain
how to saw joints properly But basically they're all based on one technique That consists in sawing angles
following the top and side line turn the piece to the other side and do the same Finally cut the remaining central part Some day I'll buy a fret saw so that I don't have to chisel out this much material Having the right tool for the job is a blessing. In this case I wuold love a bigger chisel But you should never give up because you don't have the right tool Nice tight fit Three more to go And finally the framing is done Now for the bottom… At first I just considered the idea of using a solid board fitted in grooves But because the well is going to get very dirty with shavings and dust I want something removable So I came up with this idea I have to admit that I'm quite proud of it I don't know if it has a name, if so please let me know in the comments.
Anyway, one of the big advantage of this type of joint is that it's realtively easy to make And that it's flush with the bottom So I don't have any wasted space vertically As an added bonus, because my boards are very soft wood The pointy shape can squeeze a bit the fibers and adjust in case of a slightly longer bar. I think it turned out very nice What do you think? Now is just the case of making a bottom for it Af first I considered just using a thin layer of plywood But what's the fun in it? So I decided to use these old pallet boards. They also gave me the opportunity to practice some planing and joining Practice is never enough Perfect fit! It's almost a shame that the prettiest part is where you can't see it Lastly I want to bring it at the same level of the top of my bench So I glue some thin boards over it and plane it to height Recently I bought and restored this old wooden plane I simply love it Finally finishing with linseed oil And this is the final result I'm very happy with it What do you think?