Chapter III. Second Year Models (Wood). Knife Box (Fig. 1)

Description

This section is from the book "Handcraft In Wood And Metal", by John Hooper, Alfred J. Shirley. Also available from Amazon: Handcraft In Wood And Metal.

Chapter III. Second Year Models (Wood). Knife Box (Fig. 1)

Note

The knife box, detail drawings of which are shown in Fig. 1, perspective sketch in Fig. 2, should be made of American white-wood or yellow pine. If used for spoons, forks, etc., mahogany would be a more suitable material, the inside lined with green baize. The Joints at the comers, viz. through dovetails, are illustrated opposite.

Fig. 1.

It is recommended that one corner be taken as an exercise before proceeding with the complete model. A housed joint is used to connect the centre piece with the ends. The procedure for this is as follows:-

1. Plane up to thickness and square to size two pieces American whitewood,

6 x 2 1/2 x 1/2 in.

Fig. 2.

Fig. 3.

2. Square two lines across piece A, gauge 1/4 in. deep on edge.

3. Cut away blackened part of diagram 1/4 deep with firmer chisel. This permits the. entrance of a dovetail saw and allows saw cuts to be made the required depth.

4. Remove waste, cut shoulder on piece B, and fit together.

Description of Fig. 1 {continued).

The Process

1. Saw out and plane to thickness the following material:-

English.						Metric.
1 Bottom 1 ft.	1 1/2	X	8 1/2	X	7/16 in.	yellow pine	34.5	X	21.5	X	1.2 cm.
2 Ends	8 1/2	X	3	X	7/16 in.	,,	21	X	7.5	X	1.2 cm.
2 Sides 1 ft.	1 1/4	X	3	X	7/16 in.	,,	33.5	X	7.5	X	1.2 cm.
1 Division 1 ft.	0 1/2	X	4l	X	7/16 in.	,,	31.5	X	12	X	1.2cm.