Experimenting with boxes.(loads of pics.)

[gwaithcoed]

When making this box I tried things out that I hadn't done before and as most of the timber was from the "Not much good " pile, it wouldn't matter if I failed and it ended up in the scrap bin. As it turned out I am pleased with the result.

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Thank you for looking, constructive criticism readily accepted



Alan.

 

[LarryS.]

Alan,

I love the box and will be using some ideas from it for the box for my mothers birthday (in another post).


Only thing I would have done different would be on the top, I'd make the slopes on the top shorter as they look over-sized for the box, also then perhaps make the inlay a bit wider.

 

[Peter T]

Stunning work. Thanks for sharing it.

What make of band clamp is that?

Thanks

 

[OPJ]

This is great, I really like it.

Did you not take a photo of the box with the lid open? I agree with Paul's comment on the top; I'd also have made the central piece on the top slightly larger but, that inlay works really well.

I think you may have possibly overdone it a bit on the sides, with both the inlay and dovetail keys... Maybe it would've been better with one of the other? Or, perhaps separated them from each other? I'm not complaining though! :wink:

We've got one of those mitre trimmers at college and they're excellent for trimming mitres, etc.

 

[Ironballs]

Looks good, I like it

 

[Mcluma]

Love the box

However, i would have tapered the lid with and overhang (same on the bottum) and i would have done contrasting wood in the 45 degrees mitres

but that is just being picky

that is beatifull

 

[Woodmagnet]

Nice box and tutorial/W.I.P.

 

[wizer]

oh very nice, did you use a jig for the dove tail pins?

 

[Mr Ed]

Nicely made box.

I think I would go for either the inlay bands or the dovetail keys, but not both on the same box as it looks a bit busy - sometimes I think less is more with these details. At least now you know you can do both successfully.

I had a problem with wood movement on some tables with a top construction similar to the lid of your box. The issue being that the central square expands/contracts more across the grain that it does along it. My tables have a 1mm gap most of the time due to shrinkage, although when relative humidity is higher it disappears. Might not be an issue here, but I would watch out for movement in the future.

Cheers, Ed.

 

[gwaithcoed]

Thank you all for your comments,food for thought and constructive.

Paul, The lid of the box is flat. It must be the camera that makes it appear chamfered.


Peter, No idea of the make of the band clamp although there is one very similar in the Axminster catalogue. I had mine given to me


Olly, No pics of the inside. Nothing really to see,very wild grain that I did very little with as it was only going to be a trial box and I really didn't think it would be completed
Without the mitre trimmer I would not have been able to do corners like that
I agree the dovetail keys and inlays are a little over the top. I would have put them in the oak if I had a smaller dovetail bit. I would then have put an inlay around the underneath side of the lid, possibly wide enough to be a frame for a mirror if it were to be a jewelrey box.

McLuma, Yes I may try an inlay in the 45 degree angles. I may need to if I get a bad mitre


Wizer, I made a jig out of two squares of 18 mil ply with pieces of timber screwed on to form a "V". These were clamped to each side of the box as it was fed through the cutter on the router table. Toyed with the idea of routing a 9mil slot top to bottom on the mitred corners and inserting an inlay. Again I may need to if I get a bad mitre.


Ed, Time will tell if I have a problem with shrinkage. I will leave this one around for a while before I try a "Proper Job"

One thing I would do if making a jewelrey box would be to put slots in the sides part way up from the bottom before glueing the sides together. I could then put dividers into these before fitting the bottom. This would also give me a base for a removeable tray.

 

[Shultzy]

Great box, only thing I would have done differently is to have made the grooves in the two long pieces before I cut them into the box sides.