I keep finding small things I need to do or setup in order to do these 4 foot plates. I just moved my setter. Originally on one end I had enough space for a long miter saw, but turned out not enough for one of these plates before I hit the garage wall. So it got moved. Not really a hard thing to do but because my bench top is so thick I had to crawl under and recess a small area.
I’ve also had to wait for larger files to arrive in the mail. They showed up today and I’m officially ready to knock out these plates. Now time to play with making hardware. While I waited on files, I have kept busy with other saw stuff. 9 handle blanks were prepared today. I start with a rough cut out. Mortise and slot them, and then I cut out the rest of the shape as long as the mortise and slot are spot on. Lucky for me, all 9 are good to go on to the next stage.
Lastly, I cleaned up this D-8 this morning. Toothed it to 5 tpi.
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