Small curved sided oak box

[Phlebas]

Well, hello again.

I am put in mind of Maurice Bowra’s comment to Tolkien when he (JRR) had just had another of his books published: ‘Not more f******g elves , Tolkien?’ Substitute boxes for elves and Phlebas for Tolkien… Well you get the point. It is another box.

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[thetyreman]

this brings back memories, I presume this the same box from woodworkingmasterclass by sellers? looks good so far

 

[Phlebas]

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[sunnybob]

=D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>
Dovetails to me are like gandolfs magic to bilbo (something to hide under a blanket from untill they go away :roll: ).
I doubt I shall ever try to do them.
A drop in lid is whats required. That would make it a very fine tea or coffee caddy.
If you make a pivot lid you have lost all the space under the end that pushes downwards, and if the contents were to shift you wouldnt be able to open it without turning it upside down.

 

[Phlebas]

this brings back memories, I presume this the same box from woodworkingmasterclass by sellers? looks good so far

Erm. I didn't know he'd done one. Is it on the subscribe/have to register site?

 

[Phlebas]

=D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>
Dovetails to me are like gandolfs magic to bilbo (something to hide under a blanket from untill they go away :roll: ).
I doubt I shall ever try to do them.
A drop in lid is whats required. That would make it a very fine tea or coffee caddy.
If you make a pivot lid you have lost all the space under the end that pushes downwards, and if the contents were to shift you wouldnt be able to open it without turning it upside down.

Thank you sunnybob. I barely reach the level of Radagast (on one of his off days).

Mmm, I see your point about the pivot. You could get round the shifting contents problem, but why bother complicating a poor idea... I think I agree with you.

And you should try dovetails you know.

 

[sunnybob]

No.

 

[NickM]

It looks very neat indeed. Matt Estlea has been messing around with odd shaped boxes in his garden workshop series on YouTube. His ended up looking great, but I think yours are better!

 

[MikeG.]

No.

Coward! :lol: :lol:

 

[sunnybob]

Yes.

 

[AndyT]

Very neat and tidy. Well done!

 

[woodbloke66]

Clever. It would appear from one of the pics that the short side interiors are flat; I would have tried (probably unsuccessfully) to make them concave to match the curvature of the dovetails - Rob

 

[thetyreman]

this brings back memories, I presume this the same box from woodworkingmasterclass by sellers? looks good so far

Erm. I didn't know he'd done one. Is it on the subscribe/have to register site?

yes it's not one of the free projects but it was my favourite one by far, I think you can see the introduction video for free but have to be paid subscriber to access the rest, which I am fine with.

 

[Bm101]

Nice shape. Good read too.

 

[Phlebas]

It looks very neat indeed. Matt Estlea has been messing around with odd shaped boxes in his garden workshop series on YouTube. His ended up looking great, but I think yours are better!

A kind comment, but it seems unlikely. Thank you anyway.

 

[Phlebas]

Very neat and tidy. Well done!

Thank you AndyT. I bumble on in my own slow way.

 

[Phlebas]

Clever. It would appear from one of the pics that the short side interiors are flat; I would have tried (probably unsuccessfully) to make them concave to match the curvature of the dovetails - Rob

Thank you. Yes, the interior sides are flat. I did think about curving them, but ended up deciding that it would achieve nothing (no more useable internal space) and make the interior much more difficult to ljne. Also, I am painfully aware of my limitations.

 

[Phlebas]

this brings back memories, I presume this the same box from woodworkingmasterclass by sellers? looks good so far

Erm. I didn't know he'd done one. Is it on the subscribe/have to register site?

yes it's not one of the free projects but it was my favourite one by far, I think you can see the introduction video for free but have to be paid subscriber to access the rest, which I am fine with.

Ah, that is why I hadn't seen it. I'll have a look for it now, and see if he did anything differently (for which read better).

 

[Phlebas]

Nice shape. Good read too.

Thanks Bm101. Just the ramblings of a burbling pixie.

 

[Phlebas]

Eheu fugaces labuntur anni. Or summat.