The Gun From Hell

[edgarspencer]

I'm not smart enough to do dovetail joints. These are plain box joints. I made a simple fixture that fit the square on the table saw, and either use a dado blade set, or just two or three combination blades. The stock (Honduras mahogany in this case) is oversized for the internal height of the box, so I just set the fence, and sawed all 8 edges. I would attach top and bottom, before I slit the box in two.
Thank you all for your flattering comments. I'm not a woodworker, unless you count chainsaws and baseball bats. I just enjoy it, when I can't be outside or in the woods.
George is right; my shop is usually a mess. Who am I kidding; it's always a mess. It's a gift.
I have 4 shops. The barn is for steam engines and Land Rovers, The sugarhouse, when not sugar season is for smaller antique machinery, the basement is loosely divided into wood and reloading on one side, and gunwork, and 'clean' work on the other. My wife refuses to give up her corner for laundry. Damn squatters.

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

Originally Posted by edgarspencer

I'm not smart enough to do dovetail joints.
George is right; my shop is usually a mess. Who am I kidding; it's always a mess. It's a gift.

Edgar is lying - that guy can do more fricking things than anyone I know. He has forgotten more stuff than most people know. And like always rib him- you have everything that's cool or you used to own it [before your divorce and kid's education].
And the mess? You would give serious money to have 1/2 hour to load as much of his "mess" into your car as you could. In fact, it could be a new TV show.