box idea

[devonwoody]

I've started a new box and got the bulk of the timber cut and prepared yesterday afternoon.!

American ash, and Iroko.

 

[frugal]

Is that 3 or 4 you have on the go now? are you trying to completely corner the lovely looking box market

 

[OPJ]

You've clearly never made a box yourself, furgal - they're highly addictive! :wink:

 

[devonwoody]

And they do not take up so much space when completed.

I managed to give three away last year, and visitors are due in again shortly.

 

[frugal]

You've clearly never made a box yourself, furgal - they're highly addictive! :wink:

Oh, I have made boxes, mine are just no where near as interesting as DWs

 

[TheDudester]

You've clearly never made a box yourself, furgal - they're highly addictive! :wink:

Maybe that is why I don't want to finish my first box.... because I will become highly addicted to them :?

Looking forward to seeing what you do with this one.

Regards

D

 

[Digit]

Boxes, clocks, jigs, planes, the slope gets ever steeper!

Roy.

 

[devonwoody]

The original idea has crashed, I intended to make a three colour sandwich at each mitred corner but to get a squared up joint it would be better if the joint was made up of 4 pieces, two at 2mm thick and two at 1mm thick.

However all is not wasted with present prepared timber because I intend to use those pieces on another new idea on this project. (to follow)

Progress to date is instead of my usual form of clamping the pieces awaiting glue to set I have relied entirely on masking tape as per photograph.
(It did help in this instance because thickness of timber (ash) is 14mm.)

So box is pictured with glue applied and left to set as per pic. below.

This method of gluing up a box was demonstrated to me on that Australian visit and seeing AlexS in action.

 

[OPJ]

DW, just out of interest, what do you do with all these boxes?!?

I know a guy who's retired and is really in to turning, just for the fun of it. There are more examples of his work around his house than anything else - you go in the bathroom, and there are at least a dozen small examples of cups and vases and things he's turned! :wink:

 

[devonwoody]

DW, just out of interest, what do you do with all these boxes?!?

We have 3 daughters and 7 grandchildren and the boxes are not laying around, plus neighbours make comments!

Had another panic attack and changed the design again.

So cut up some ash into small pieces (for the lid!)

and then got hold of my dwindling supply of wenge.

Which I had cut using that jig again, another picture because this one I reckon is clearer than previous examples shown.

And then started gluing up again:

I do have intentions to work some more decoration to the lid.

 

[devonwoody]

I was able to get back to this box yesterday (a fifteen day break from the project) and complete the box as per pictures below.

Regret it was not a 100% success because the side beadings/decorations to the lid are not even in dimensions. The right hand side is most probably 3mm whilst the left is 4mm, and it shows when you see it in the flesh.

The reason I think was because of the long break in returning to the project and loosing my track and forgetting compensations needed to complete.

However I like the design and I intend to make some more on this theme.

It would look even better with a bookmatched top lid.

Thanks for looking.

 

[DaveL]

John,

I think the contrast of the timber is great, I have some Iroko, might try a bit with some Oak, thanks for the idea.

 

[devonwoody]

Davel, A St. Andrews Cross would look nice even a Union Jack.

If only there was a blue coloured timber?

 

[Lord Nibbo]

If only there was a blue coloured timber?

But there is

:lol:

 

[devonwoody]

I wrote timber not bimbo!

 

[Lord Nibbo]

I wrote timber not bimbo!

What Bimbo? Oh! I never noticed Must be getting old :lol: