This week, we’ve had Peter Follansbee (author of “Joiner’s Work“) in the shop teaching six students to carve and make a 17th-century-style oak and pine box with an integral till. The first three days were carving, yesterday was joinery, and today they’re finishing off the joinery, then making and attaching the bottom and lids.
The corner joints get rabbetted and pegged, so after allowing the glue to dry overnight, this morning, Peter showed us how he makes pegs – see below.
Don’t let any bushcrafters see the video or you will flooded with comments on the pros and cons of batoning a knife to split wood.
Not even a tiny maul or carver’s mallet but with a hammer! Goes without saying!
Pictures! Pictures of the boxes!
I’ll post those at the end of the day.
Needless to say, Peter is an expert.
Thanks!