Galoot Image Central Pics from the Porch Home :: Login Album list :: Last uploads :: Last comments :: Most viewed :: Top rated :: My Favorites :: Search Home > User galleries > Sgt42RHR > Campaign Trunk Project Campaign Trunk Project TITLE  +   -  FILE NAME  +   -  DATE  +   -  POSITION  +   -  Rebekah_Heald_Wells_campaign_trunk_end_view.JPGRebekah Heald Wells campaign trunk end view263 viewsEnd view showing the relative size of the bottom, the lid, and the walls. The end piece appears to be 12" diameter circle, with 4 'staves' for the back side, 4 for the lid, and 4 for the front. Sgt42RHR Rebekah_Heald_Wells_1811_campaign_trunk.JPGRebekah Heald Wells 1811 campaign trunk231 viewsRebekah Heald Wells brought this trunk with her when, in 1811, she went with her new husband who was the commandant of Fort Dearborn. It appears to be made of pine, and covered in some sort of hide with the hair on. The brass edge reinforcements are unusual in that they are decorative as well as functional.Sgt42RHR Cambered_blade_in_Stanley_No__80_Cabinet_Scraper.JPGCambered blade in Stanley No. 80 cabinet scraper171 viewsSgt42RHR Blade_matches_the_curve_of_the_end_disks.JPGGround blade now matches the curve of the end disks141 viewsSgt42RHR Blade_ground_and_honed_to_camber__template.JPGcard stock template matches ground blade exactly145 viewsSgt42RHR Checking_the_fit_of_the_board_to_the_full-scale_drawing.JPGChecking fit on full-scale drawing212 viewsSgt42RHR Campaign_trunk_end_view_cross_section_drawing.JPGfull-scale cross section drawing of end of trunk167 viewsSgt42RHR Made_a_shooting_board_to_hold_the_staves_while_planing_inside_hollow.JPGSticking board and hollowing inside of staves243 viewsI sink several grooves with plow planes to remove waste wood and to make reference lines. Then use shoulder plane to remove most of the rest of the waste, then the #18 Round plane. I will finish with the purpose-built cambered plane blade in a Stanley No. 80 cabinet scraper.Sgt42RHR Ready_to_glue_and_nail_the_staves_to_the_ends_of_the_trunk.JPGReady to glue and nail the staves to the trunk ends158 viewsThese staves have been planed and scraped down to the pencil line and smooth; they are ready to glue and nail to the ends of the trunkSgt42RHR Cleaning_up_down_to_the_line_with_a_home_made_cabinet_scraper_blade.JPGCleaning up down to the line with a home made cabinet scraper blade172 viewsI used an old Stanley plane blade ground to the arc of the inside of the trunk (6 inch radius) to remove the planing marks, create a uniform shape on all staves, and a smooth interior surface.Sgt42RHR Removing_waste_with_shoulder_plane.JPGRemoving waste with a shoulder plane164 viewsI used a shoulder plane--in conjunction with the reference grooves made with the plough planes--to bring the surface down close to the pencil line.Sgt42RHR Reference_grooves_cut--ready_for_shoulder_plane.JPGGrooves cut ready for shoulder plane177 viewsSgt42RHR 31 files on 3 page(s) 1 2 3 Powered by Coppermine Photo Gallery and JoomBla!