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Stock Preparation
I used hickory because of its strength and resilience, and because
it's readily available where I live. I surfaced the stock to
the proper thickness and then cut the pieces to the correct
size. I used a table saw to rip the stock to the correct width
and then crosscut it to length using my backsaw and a
shooting board.
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| The hickory stock shown during the preparation stage |
Cutting the Joinery
Before
forming the jaw profiles, I cut two 1-1/2" dados in the
back of the jaws and then the half laps on the legs. Doing
so enabled me to do a dry fit to uncover any problems early in the
process. If the jaws were cut to their final shape, it would make it difficult to hold them while cutting the other
joinery.
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Cutting the dados in the back of the jaws |
I
formed the sides of the dados using my small tenon saw and removed
the waste with a chisel and a shoulder plane. I refined the
depth using a router plane. After cutting the dados, I used the table saw to cut the 45° bevel on the outer surface
of each jaw.
Using my router plane and shoulder plane, I ensured the half-lap
faces on the legs were parallel to the outer surface of the
leg. I tested the fit and made sure the legs were perpendicular
to the jaws before I laid out the stretcher-panel mortises.
The dados on the jaws were a bit too shallow, so I deepened
them by 1/4". I extended the cut for the sides and then
deepened it using a router plane. While doing so, I discovered
the chamfer at the top of the legs was proud of the surface
of the jaws. A couple of passes with a low-angle block plane
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