Practice piece...tissue box!

[woodbloke]

As a mate has done me a favour, I said I'd make his partner a little something out of the wood he let me have some time ago. This is a small box in air dried English Oak with through dovetails where the ends have been exposed and then rounded over:

...so it's a bit a practice piece 'cos I've not tried this sort of jointing before. The inside is perfectly suited to holding tissues:

so DW ain't the only one that can play that game :lol: :lol:

For those that need gory close up shots:

the joints are shown. The handle is a bit on the industrial side and could have been made much smaller, plus the d/t's extend by around 3mm...2mm would have looked better. The shaping on the end of the pins has been left entirely from the chisel, with just a wipe with some 220g paper to take off the sharp edges. The interior is made from English Elm with the lining scribed and mitred. Screws in the hinges ought to be brass slotted but none were available in the size so I had to make do with some small Pozis...they're OK, but not the 'real deal'. Finish is two coats of Fiddes Hardwax oil with Teak wax over the top.

Comments as ever appreciated - Rob

 

[monkeybiter]

For what it's worth, there are one or two details I'm not too keen on, but I love those raised end dovetails, and the quality of those joints in the close-up looks just perfect. They give me something to aspire to.

It looks like you matched up the orientation of all the hinge screws, that must be easier to do with Pozis.

 

[Paul Chapman]

I really like those dovetails, Rob 8)

I'll let you off the Pozis this time but they really do look rubbish on quality work.

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[woodbloke]

I really like those dovetails, Rob 8)

I'll let you off the Pozis this time but they really do look rubbish on quality work.

Cheers :wink:

Paul

Agreed Paul. The quality of the hinges is very good (£1.30 per pair...bit different to the Brusso's) and they're solid drawn brass butts, but the screws that came with them were steel brassed Pozi's. The actual size I needed were No4x1/2" which I haven't got in the 'shop (got plenty of other No4 sizes but not 1/2") so I had to make do with what was available.

Dovetails are OK but could be better with a 2mm extension rather than 3mm - Rob

 

[Orcamesh]

Very nice piece Rob, as others have said I like the through dovetail feature too. 8)

As you say probably less than 3mm protrusion would look better, but still a nice piece.

Where did you get your hinges from?

cheers
Steve

 

[Waka]

And there was me expecting a hole in the top.

Nice one Rob, like it a lot.

 

[TheTiddles]

Have you used both the sap and heart wood? :lol:

aidan

 

[Waka]

Have you used both the sap and heart wood? :lol:

aidan

Wash your mouth with soap, he'd never do that