I've decided that a machinist's tool chest is my next project. I had wanted to make it with paneled lid and sides, but without digging out my 'lectric router i'm pretty much at a loss as to the best method to proceed.
I'd planned on 1X red oak for the framing, and to use 1/4 inch oak ply for the panels, as I don't have a panel raising plane.
Whats the best way to cut the channels the panels would rest in?
I have chisels, saws, and a few wooden planes, but not a router plane yet.
I could cut a shoulder into the sides of all the framing pieces, then place the plywood in the center and use quarter round to rebuild what I'd removed.
I could use my 1/4 inch mortise chisel to cat a mortise along the sides of the panels, and let the panel ride in that.
I could pitch it all and just use solid wood for the sides, might have to glue some up to get the right widths though,
Is there a relatively inexpensive good other method to use that I'm missing?
I'd planned on 1X red oak for the framing, and to use 1/4 inch oak ply for the panels, as I don't have a panel raising plane.
Whats the best way to cut the channels the panels would rest in?
I have chisels, saws, and a few wooden planes, but not a router plane yet.
I could cut a shoulder into the sides of all the framing pieces, then place the plywood in the center and use quarter round to rebuild what I'd removed.
I could use my 1/4 inch mortise chisel to cat a mortise along the sides of the panels, and let the panel ride in that.
I could pitch it all and just use solid wood for the sides, might have to glue some up to get the right widths though,
Is there a relatively inexpensive good other method to use that I'm missing?