Lonnie with new tool tote

Re: Lonnie with new tool tote

Mark Meier (Ann Arbor, MI)

>I see from this post and your other that Lonnie has good taste in tools! Cute little fella. You could put some Camellia oil on his belly and have him scurry about rust-proofing everything.

Mark

Re: Lonnie with new tool tote

Will in K.C.

>Mark,

Yes, Lonnie could be useful for many such wiping and brushing duties, but when I look into those pitiful little eyes I just want to give him a big squeeze. Then he pees on me.

-Will

Lonnie for WoodCentral Mascot

Bob Dodge

>That was funny Will. Animals and a sense of humour are good for the soul. Take good care of your lil' buddy. Bob

Re: Lonnie with new tool tote

Don Thompson, Cutler Ridge, South of Miami FL

>That looks like a handy tote, and a great gift idea.

Did you mean that you shaped the handle solely with the shave? Did you have any trouble holding it (in a vise, I presume) while working on the arc?

Tell Lonnie to watch out for the bench dogs!

Re: Lonnie with new tool tote

Will in K.C.

>Don,

Actually, that handle started as a scrap piece of white oak in the "extras" bucket. It was long enough so I grabbed it for this handle. I then used the band saw to roughly (just eyeballing it) cut the arc. I then used that Veritas shave to bring it to its final form. I just put one end in the vice and shave a bit and then look at it and flip it over and shave some more. That is the satisfying part.

You can't see it, but the ends of the handle are through tenons with a wedge in each. I cut the tenons with that Korean dovetail saw from LV that is a knock off of a dozuki. I love that saw and it is cheap. I cleaned up the tenons with my LV shoulder plane. I used a brace and bit to bore the first holes in the sides and then cleaned them up with a chisel.

The joints that hold the corners of the tote together are simple 1/4" box joints made on the table saw (homemade jig). Dovetails are not feasible here as the grain on the ends is vertical and on the sides is horizontal. I flip the ends so that the ends can have a peak without worrying about the handle pulling one of them off. The box joints are strong and stable in this unorthodox arrangement.

So, I did use some electrons for this project. Lonnie looked at me and said, "Squeek, tsk tsk..."

Will

Lonnie is right!

Greg B�tit, Vergennes, VT

>Gemini (mixed, mixed breed dog) used to have her own bed at the end of my bench, and it was the way she cringed at the noise of the tailed monsters that encouraged me to focus more on the hand tools. She is gone, and dearly missed, but I thank her for this influence.

Greg