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Fantasy Tool Box - a box in a box

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derekcohen

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One more box finished. This goes in the lower section of the tool box ...



Opening it up reveals ...



A Record #043 with fence and blades, and two other objects, one a small dovetailed box ...



This is 2" long x 1" wide.



Inside are blades for a marking knife, a lead sharpener, and a chunk of steel.

The latter is a blade for a profile scraper, as designed by Garrett Hack. Look at the bead made here. One is in pine, which is a real challenge, and the other is on the edge of black walnut, which is easier ...



The main difference of this tool is the 2mm thick blade made of HSS/M2...



I've not seen one this thick before. It is fantastic in its ability to control a cut both pushed forwards and pulled backwards. The ends of a bead are tricker to complete (they generally end before the edge), and here they could be done.

Lastly, a new leather shoulder strap for the tool box ...



Regards from Perth

Derek
 
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I'm pretty sure that classes as a box in a box in a box!

I've never seen a scraper like that - it's an intriguing little thing.
 
The scratch stock blade is HSS, and what's more, it is very hard steel! Man, making that bead was hard work! I started the cutout with a small angle grinder, and then used diamond files. Wore out a few.

The advantage of this steel is that it is pretty abrasion resistant, scraping creates heat, and heat destroys an edge. This will hold an edge very well, and sharpening it is easy-enough - just hone the bead face on 1200/3000 diamond stones. Do this before the edge rounds, and it will stay sharp.

Now there is one detail I omitted to include about this blade - it is also a fantastic scraper for small sections of tearout.

The long flat side ....



One short side is curved. This enables one to get into really small areas ...



The way these are sharpened to to create a burr/hook by running it into the face of a bench grinder. This is a 180 grit CBN wheel ...



Regards from Perth

Derek
 
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