A Write Slope - WIP

[maltrout512]

Here is my next go for it. I have always had a soft spot with writing slopes and boxes in general. I must say that although I am very busy with the day job, I actually find it a real pleasure making something for, well, no one. Here are one or two photos on how it is going. (I didn't take any on the dovetail part due to camera problems).

The above shows the dovetails and the angle of the cut line.

This shows you the box before it is cut.

This shows how it was cut in two on the table saw. (Due to certain regulations I could not show you the during photos of the cutting, ( I took the photo) and all guards were removed to take the stationary saw blade shot.) At no time was the wood under any danger in this photograph.

This is what it will look like when open.

Now that is as far as I have got to. There will be an update in a day or so. If you would like to comment, good or bad go ahead. I would be more than welcome to both. By the way I will when finished tell you the c.ck ups. That's if you don't see them first.

 

[stewart]

Hi Malcolm - looking really good so far. Can't wait to see more pictures!

 

[OPJ]

This one looks interesting. It's a shame about the burn marks from the saw. Only other comment I have to make is that it looks like your saw cut went straight through a pin - I think people generally try to set these things out so that you end up cutting through a tail... Never mind now, it shouldn't cause you any problems.

 

[Ironballs]

Only on one side though (went through a pin) that's odd. Looks good so far, are you going to plane the sawn edges to smooth?

 

[maltrout512]

Olly the burn mark was very light and when getting a perfect seal on the two parts they came out very easy. I have gone through a pin. I had spent a little time trying to decide to use the bandsaw with a small footprint cut which would have saved both sides of the pin. I used the table saw in the end to get a better finish of cut. 1st mistake spotted (dovetail pin). The dovetails were produced with the woodrat, which with a nice fine cutter give you more of a traditional fine dovetail. Time taken to do all 4 sides including setup under an hour.

IB I will hand scrape to finish the sawn timber.

Stewart, hope to have some more pics up later if not sunday.

Thanks for your comments.

 

[woodbloke]

Good idea for a writing slope. What's normally done in these sort of boxes (even when the lid is a parallel cut) is that the pin that the saw cut passes through is usually made about three times as thick as normal, so that when lid and box have been separated and the saw line has been cleaned up, you're left with a half-pin each side of about the right thickness - Rob