01/27/2024
Humidor Update - Jan 26 - It has been a couple of days since I last posted pictures. That being said, I am set on attempting this new technique and as such am relegated to waiting for the tool that is on order. I will keep you apprised when the tool comes in and then we will see how this new technique really works.
The splines were flush cut to the boxes. As I started using the mini block plane to flush them to the box, I found some fine lines being caused by the plane. When I took a closer look at the block plane I found that the sole of the plane, although it looked and felt flat it had several micro burrs causing the scratches. As such, I needed to take time away from construction to flatten and polish the sole of the plane. This is a process that requires the plane to be "sanded", 120 grit, 220 grit etcetera to 3,000 grit wet/dry sandpaper. The sandpaper has to be adhered to a flat surface, what I use is a piece of 3/8" plate glass and then flattened to a smooth(ish) polish. Once that was done, I was able to finish planing and sanding the boxes to 120 grit.
I then set the table saw rip fence to 2" to and the blade to 7/16" to cut around the box. The reason we don't cut all the way through the full 1/2" is the box would then pinch the blade and at the very least make a mess of the cut surface, and at the worst, cause a very severe kickback, likely causing injury. We want to avoid that if at all possible ;-) .
In a couple of the pictures you will see that I have taken the dust collection off the sander that has been being used to sand the walnut box and a little bit of the dust has been put in a container to mix with a little wood glue. This creates perfectly matching wood putty to fill a few "bug" holes in the wood.
The boxes have been separated and that is where they stand for the time being. You can count on the fact that I will post more when more progress is made. I want to thank you all for your support in this adventure!
