preparing for class

I have a class at ESSA coming up in which we'll make Viking style chests from white oak. To prepare for the class and refresh my memory, I've made the parts for a coopered lid. Unlike the Vikings we will use power tools, a thing made necessary by the fact that two days from the week long class will be spent forging the hardware. 

In the woodworking portion of the class we'll not shy away from techniques that provide a greater chance for success.

I applied tape to the inside surfaces of the lid staves before the angles were cut. With the tape remaining in place as the edges are glued, excess glue will be easy to remove. The Vikings had no blue painters tape. I do. To glue the staves, we'll simply  tape the staves together on the outside, apply glue between them and then use additional tape to pull the parts tight to each other. The excess glue that gathers on the inside will peel off with the tape.

Make, fix and create.