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Nice box tony very easy on the eye i'll bet HID got that one ear marked for something :lol:
P.S how long is left b4 the comp ends ?
P.S how long is left b4 the comp ends ?
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Thanks AP
Closing date is Midnight on Monday 13th September 2004
Closing date is Midnight on Monday 13th September 2004
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Can anyone see this photo
jaymar":1it0v0ou said:Can anyone see this photo
Nope, it's located somewhere (or you have the wrong URL to it) where it can't be accessed.
If you PM me, you can email it too me, and I'll host it for you.
Adam
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Thanks for the offer Adam but I am determined to get this sorted.Here is another try, a picture from our recent hols
If anybody can see it please let me know.
If anybody can see it please let me know.
Alf
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Yep, loud and clear here. Fabulous view; where is it?
Cheers, Alf
Cheers, Alf
Chris Knight
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You dunit!
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At last! The view is from Cortona in Italy.We had to climb steep path from the car park but it was well worth it.I can submit my entry now
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My entry for the competition, now that I seem able to post photos.
First I had to decide what to make a box of so off to my pile of scrap timber.
As I don't have the skills of some of the members I tried to compensate by making something different, a hexagon box.
I decided on some ash as I am fond of it's grain and colour.I decided to make the sides of the box profiled so I had to make a mitre jig for the t/s
After I cut the mitres from the wrong side I decided to make the sides straight, the jig was useful all the same.
Cutting the top was a b*****d as just a fraction of a degree out on a cut left a large gap when all the pieces were laid together but eventually I arrived at top with not too much filler
Quite pleased with the final result, oiled and waxed with a velvet base
First I had to decide what to make a box of so off to my pile of scrap timber.
As I don't have the skills of some of the members I tried to compensate by making something different, a hexagon box.
I decided on some ash as I am fond of it's grain and colour.I decided to make the sides of the box profiled so I had to make a mitre jig for the t/s
After I cut the mitres from the wrong side I decided to make the sides straight, the jig was useful all the same.
Cutting the top was a b*****d as just a fraction of a degree out on a cut left a large gap when all the pieces were laid together but eventually I arrived at top with not too much filler
Quite pleased with the final result, oiled and waxed with a velvet base
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Very nice job Jaymar and interesting shape too.
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Jaymar,
After seeing your brave attempts at posting pictures I was thinking, as one does on occasion, "this so and so box better be so and so good...." and my faith was justified. Excellent piece of craftsmanship and I do know how hard it is to get mitres just right. Well done.
Rgds
Noel, a fellow premium member....
After seeing your brave attempts at posting pictures I was thinking, as one does on occasion, "this so and so box better be so and so good...." and my faith was justified. Excellent piece of craftsmanship and I do know how hard it is to get mitres just right. Well done.
Rgds
Noel, a fellow premium member....
Chris Knight
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Jaymar,
Well done! It's a nice design and looks great. Glad you finally managed to show us.
Well done! It's a nice design and looks great. Glad you finally managed to show us.
DaveL
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Jaymar,
Very nice box and the finnish shows of the grain really well.
Very nice box and the finnish shows of the grain really well.
Bean
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Jaymar
Nice box I like the shape its looks well worth the trials and tribulations
Bean
Nice box I like the shape its looks well worth the trials and tribulations
Bean
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Thanks everyone. I didn't realise how tricky it would be when I started the project.
Jaymar
Jaymar
Alf
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Jaymar,
Worth waiting for. I like the bead round the top - nice touch. Wish my pile of "scrap" was like that...
Cheers, Alf
Worth waiting for.
I like the bead round the top - nice touch. Wish my pile of "scrap" was like that... Cheers, Alf
Johnboy
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I have just started to make a box for the competition using a new technique (for me anyway). I am keeping a picture record and hope to get it finished over the weekend.
I have made several in the past as I find them good practice for different techniques without using too much wood. Some of my previous efforts are shown below.
Storage boxes for the Kitchen:-
A Bread bin and chopping board.
Just boxes.
And some more.
I have made several in the past as I find them good practice for different techniques without using too much wood. Some of my previous efforts are shown below.
Storage boxes for the Kitchen:-
A Bread bin and chopping board.
Just boxes.
And some more.
Chris Knight
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John,
I think you have just raised the bar for everyone with that lot! You must be a box expert and a highly productive one at that!
I am going to retire into my corner and think again after seeing that little lot.
I think you have just raised the bar for everyone with that lot! You must be a box expert and a highly productive one at that!
I am going to retire into my corner and think again after seeing that little lot.
Johnboy
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Chris, you are a fine one to write about raising the bar after making us all feel so inadequate with those beautiful chairs
I have been woodworking for 3 years now and when I started had never done anything with hardwood before so I bought a pallet of off cuts from SL hardwoods,a book on box making and got stuck in. I made most of these during the first year, making loads of mistakes but slowly learnt how to make the various joints involved. Making these boxes has taught me to make finger joints, dovetails (through, half blind and sliding), raise panels, cut accurate mitres, make drawers and I have experimented with various finishes.
After 3 years I still consider myself an apprentice at woodworking. All my work so far has been with power tools where possible. Hand cut dovetails etc are on my list of things to learn. I would love to make something like your chairs but don't know if I have either the skill or patience for all that hand work.
Didn't manage to get my box finished today, will have to wait until next weekend now.
John
I have been woodworking for 3 years now and when I started had never done anything with hardwood before so I bought a pallet of off cuts from SL hardwoods,a book on box making and got stuck in. I made most of these during the first year, making loads of mistakes but slowly learnt how to make the various joints involved. Making these boxes has taught me to make finger joints, dovetails (through, half blind and sliding), raise panels, cut accurate mitres, make drawers and I have experimented with various finishes.
After 3 years I still consider myself an apprentice at woodworking. All my work so far has been with power tools where possible. Hand cut dovetails etc are on my list of things to learn. I would love to make something like your chairs but don't know if I have either the skill or patience for all that hand work.
Didn't manage to get my box finished today, will have to wait until next weekend now.
John
Bean
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Johnboy are the contents of the pallet good value.....I was just wondering.......
Bean
Bean
