First off, today...need to get the top edges, and the corners of the lid rounded over, to match the box...
Ends, note the corners..
And the lid's front and back top edges....
Then the fighting could commence
I hate doing mortises for hinges...but..laid out a couple marks onto both the lid and the box...just 4 marks to show where the 2 hinges will go...then set the box aside, for now..and start on the lid's mortises...laid out how much to dig out..
gather the Usual Suspects. Used the 2 tap system....a series of cuts into the waste..2 taps on the end of the chisel with the mallet, move a tad, repeat...then dig out the waste, as flat as I can..
Then repeat for the other hinge....so far, so good? I did take the time, and the Scratch Awl, to make starter holes for the screws....still need pilot holes and wax...LATER...
Box's turn...
trying to set this up, so the box does NOT bounce around on the bench....mortise was done..went to install the first screw...it hops back out, taking the hinge with it...
Went ahead, better pilot holes, more wax, better driver tip...one hinge installed!
Now, where did that little critter go.....had to sweep the floor, until the brass shone up...never did find the screw...we have more...second mortise was done, installed that wayward hinge..whew......then figure out how to attach the box to the lid...or, is it the other way around..
Finally got one screw on each hinge installed....then told it to just hang tight..
Got all the screws nice and tight..finally..
Went with the swinging latch...back into the vise we go...4 pilot holes..
Pilot hole drill is that finish nail in the drill's chuck...Scratch Awl to start a hole...nail to finish it...wax the threads, and let Klein tighten them down.
Since everything has already been sanded to 220 grit...decided something different, this time around...needed a Church Key...
Been a while, since I use this stuff, but...
We'll see how this goes....there's still about a pint left....may just use it all....
Stay tuned..