Noah B Woodworks

This morning I got a very slow start. I took some Nyquil last night, so it was difficult to wake up. My mind feels foggy and I’ve been groggy for the first hour or two getting back into work for the week. That being said, I had a fantastic weekend. I took it easy on Friday and did a little woodworking in the morning. I went ice fishing on Saturday with my brother and a friend. This cold doesn’t take you out completely but it lingers and overstays its welcome. It’s a slow burn type of cold, where I’ve been sniffly and my throat is sore. Thankfully, I haven’t missed work or any weekend activities.

I’m currently working on a case for my ice fishing gear. I’m looking to make it fairly large. The internal dimensions are 33 inches long by 7 inches high by 8.25 inches wide. I still need to work out the joinery, because all I did last weekend in the shop was create the blank cherry panels that this large box will be made from. The 8.25 inch wide dimension is intentional, because that’s roughly the maximum bed size of my 3D printer. I should be able to print some neat rod holders for the inside of the case.

The four planks that I created came from two 5-quarter chunks of cherry that I had picked up a while ago. I ran them through the table saw on their side, then ended up ripping the 9 inch wide chunks of cherry down the middle, so that I could make the separating cut on the band saw easier. I then re glued the roughly half inch thick by 4.5 inch wide planks back together along the seam I had cut earlier to create the pieces for the case. I need to work out the rabbeted joinery to achieve the internal dimensions mentioned above, but it should be fairly smooth sailing once that has been figured out.