I'm making a tissue box

[devonwoody]

Cleared my bench.

Found a slab of maple.

Put two faces through the planer.

The other two faces through the thicknesser.

Marked up a slice for the bandsaw

did the first resaw.

then the second piece and routed a dado for the box sliders and then put on my mitre jig. (two pictures for those to see a close up of jig.

Glued up the carcass using masking tape.

That was under two hours including tea break.

 

[Blister]

Looking good John 2 hours , must be on piece work now

Is there anyone in Devon who does not have a tissue box yet ?

Only kidding :lol:

 

[devonwoody]

So I went back into the W/S intending to try and finish the box in one day (three sessions in all)

found some bits of maple and black walnut sufficient to construct a lid.

Cut them to pattern and fit.

Glued them up and clamped this time to get tight seams. (not glued through centre pieces, left dry)

30 minutes work.

I went back in the evening intending to cut aperture and fit to carcass but the glue had not matured enough, the glue lines were still tacky, (the weather is not now so warm so taking longer to set?)
So will have to finish another session shortly.

 

[sammo]

Love these boxes - what a great way to keep "your hand in" when not keeping the NHS in business (quote from one of your previous posts)
Think I may make a couple of these - I am returning to my hobby of woodworking after a break of some years - used to help my Grandad and uncles with furniture restoration (a needed skill when running your own removals business :? )
Anyway - need to re-discover some skills and get tools to help put, thankfully I have a great 2nd hand tool shop near me, where I can get some reasonable planes / chisels and other hand tools...

Keep up the great work

 

[devonwoody]

Sammo, look forward to the company, show us the boxes when finished.

 

[devonwoody]

Went into the W/S last evening for 15 minutes to cut aperture from that timber preparation on last picture above.

The pieces are strapped together and a semi ellipse is cut using a tissue box paper pattern, laid back on my make up board again and reglued as a single piece.

lid now ready to be glued to carcass when edges rebated and roundovers done to all edges of lid and carcass.

Should finish this one today and I might get another in before shutdown of workshop for season.