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Obviously the design for the butt end of this tiller changed considerably from what I started with. The stick-butt seemed like a good idea, but wasn't balanced at all, visually or physically.
Routing out the lock cavities. The tickler, which I got from Alchem for my first build and ended up not using, is still in the original form.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/sj5LG1eSYqmhbpiP6
The quarter-inch center board was cut to shape and glued to one side, and the tickler has been reformed to the geometry I wanted.
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https://photos.app.goo.gl/eo1kPqTyShNn2vS49
routing out grooves for the brass rails. I wanted to use lighter gauge angle to keep the weight down, but as mentioned earlier, I was keen to buy as little as possible so I stuck with what I had on hand.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/5p51XXbjo7fwU5KH8]
The rails are screwed and epoxied into place and it's time to glue this mess together.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/86Td4TJx4iQVanhd8]
Exra thickness needed to added to the lock area and front to level out with the brass rails. 1/4" stock was glued on and then taken down to 1/8".
https://photos.app.goo.gl/A9CZPuXJwUVy46nW7]
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ubTgw7e9uG26y2cf9
Edges rounded and shapes finalized
https://photos.app.goo.gl/tD7Fnftqzp9kTPc68]
Nope.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/nwT4UCxsmFQBryZEA]
Lopped off most of the butt and cut the remainder into a tenon.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/peLYm1vNeSUpYeSU8]
Chiseled out mortices in the new stock
https://photos.app.goo.gl/x3MH4VSrnKPNknKm7]
Looks better already
https://photos.app.goo.gl/JsqEB2DSWey8vXvEA
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Y1xnNyGJRaYDHFRn9
Yep, I like that much better.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/dC5frXDVX3bA6xPTA]
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