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Boker Congress Whittler. Has 4 carbon steel blades and rosewood scales. It's in excellent working condition. I didn't get this as a...

Ok, so I was prepared to just leave it and see how I got on. But I watched the Bill Anderson excerpt on restoring rebate planes on...

That's a really great suggestion, thanks. I was thinking that I'm going to need to bolster the end grain sections well on both sides...

I'll admit I'm not much of a hand tool guy but I would approach it the same way as I do when using my open sided planer/molder to make...

Yes it is possible and if you have access to a plane called a snipes bill, you are onto an easy winner. Mark out the top flat area and...

I can't believe I never thought of that, just turning the box over to get the other side of the stone! Great idea. I love these...

Thanks all. I don't have a Forstner bit but I can see why it's an attractive idea. I started a box yesterday with a piece of sapele...

Thanks. So the rebate is cut into the slope? I was thinking I'd have to cut the rebates first and then perhaps try and chamfer in...

I think it's chamfered all round and the fillets cut afterwards. That seems to be the most straightforward way of making the lid and...

The top is the easy bit for a hand tool beginner. Do the lengthways mouldings with a narrow rebate plane. If feeling confident enough...

The decorative mouldings on the first example are the most difficult aspect of the project,if you really want them.My last oilstone box...

Nice little project using the methods already suggested but if you don't have / don't want to acquire the tools just cut the parts...

Thanks. I'll give it a go and see how it goes!

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A forstener bit ,depth gauge set on the drill handle and a sharp chisel and a good dose of care and patience. do you not know anyone...