A New Project - "The Ultimate Blanket Chest"

It is time to glue the walnut corner posts to the longer boards — the ones that did not get rabbets.
	Just as I did on the earlier joints, I brushed the glue carefully on every surface.
A few wiggles back and forth and the dovetail cornerpost section slides into place.
	It's a new day and I am back to sanding the cornerposts that I left to cure last night.
Here is one end. The wood at the left is a scrap piece that I put in place to keep me from sanding over the crisp edges of the walnut.
	After I have sanded the corners flush with the sides, I pass all the pieces through the thickness sander one more time.    {Note: the fuzzy picture is result of dust in the air. I wear a mask, but no such luck for the camera. I use a can of air to keep the dust on the lens in check, usually.]
To this point, all the router cuts have been made with one side against the fence. If you recall at the very beginning, I marked the sides so that all the cuts could be the same.    The next cut will be from alternating sides. In order to make them accurately, I am planing the corners to be in line with the sides.
	I am back at the Incra Jig. To make the final "C" cuts, I mount the Incra Stop on the fence. Per the instructions, I slide it towards the dovetail bit until the stop is as close as I can get it. This will be the starting point for the test cut.
I make a test cut on one end. There are two cuts for every socket so I have to make 8 cuts.
	The test piece is good, but the end panel (left) is a little proud. It measures about 1/16", so I will make that adjustment at the router table. It is just a matter of moving the Incra Stop back by that amount.
No Sal today, so I place the vacuum hose as close as I can to the cutter. A lot of sawdust still gets by.
	Totally impartial, my dear Samantha, fresh from the groomer, decides to plop halfway between the walnut and maple piles of dust.
I couldn't wait to dry fit a few sections together. The dovetails, I just cut, fit perfectly. Here are two 6" sections dry fit together. It will give you an idea of how the final chest will go together.
	Well, this is the challenge ahead of me — I have to close this gap. If you recall at the very beginning, I cut the boards about 3/16" wider than I needed. That extra was so that I could trim the finished corner exactly at this point.  I will make a jig so that I can register on the center dovetail of each board. If I trim based on the exact center point, I should have perfect corners.    That is where we will pick up on this project next week. So far, I think it is looking good — I do love the precision that the Incra Jig gives me.