Day 4( Alex Richard)-- Rabbets, Dados, Miter cuts, and box assembly
For the 4th day of the Woodworking M-term, I began assembling my box by cutting it to the desired length and then adding dados, rabbets, and miter cuts to the wood boards. In the morning, I first cut each of my boards to the desired length and width for my box. To do this, we angled the saw to a forty-five-degree angle; this is probably the most challenging part of the process so far, as it was difficult to ensure that each side was perfectly straight. Later, I actually had to go back and recut a few of my sides so they fit better before I glued my box. After making the diagonal cut, I took each piece and made one-fourth by one-fourth rabbet cuts along the button.
This creates an indentation at the bottom, where I will place a one-quarter-thick board, and each of the four pieces will surround it like a picture frame. To finish off my perimeter pieces, I added a one-eighth-inch dado cut one-eighth from the top of the box. This creates a top that slides on and off the box. Ending my morning, I cut a one-fourth and one-eighth board to finish off my top and button pieces.
In the afternoon, we made a trip back to the lumber yard, where we purchased additional materials for our individual projects that we will start tomorrow; I'm very excited about that! When we returned from the lumber yard, we assembled all the parts of our box using wood glue.
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