keith.d.mullins Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 I made this box for our White Elephant exchange at church. A lot of first in this one. First ever box joints, first inlay, first time filling grain (thanks to TWW), and first time to face glue dissimilar woods. Of course it's far from perfect, but I also learned not to point out mistakes. Of course now I have request for several more boxes. It was tons of fun to build and the Lady who received it was sooooo happy. That's why I work the wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith.d.mullins Posted January 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 I also need to add a big Thank You to all who contribute to this site. Without your input I would never have been able to get this one to look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keggers Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Excellent job! A project to be truly proud of! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 looks good how did you cut out the cross in the lid? looks realy tight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Very nice piece! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Beautiful box. I like the way the liner wood ended up in your box joints. I've never knowingly seen that. You obviously laminated the light and dark woods together prior to cutting the box joints? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith.d.mullins Posted January 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 looks good how did you cut out the cross in the lid? looks realy tight I used the video that Mark has on doing inlay. Made my cross, layed it out with an exacto-knife, used a router to cut out all but a few thousands and used a chisel for the remaining bit. It's not as tight as it looks, there is a hairline of grain filler on the lower left. However, I'm not telling anyone it's there. I really liked getting the Smooth High Gloss finish. I bet I filled the grain at least 6 times. I had always wondered how people did that, tedious but enjoyable. I should add that I also learned how to resaw with a table saw. The only stock I had available was 3/4" I needed 1/2" for the walnut and 1/4" for the Maple. Bought a Freud rip blade that cuts like butter. Left the blade just below half and flipped each piece. Hand saw the remainder. It was safe and effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith.d.mullins Posted January 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Beautiful box. I like the way the liner wood ended up in your box joints. I've never knowingly seen that. You obviously laminated the light and dark woods together prior to cutting the box joints? Yes. I would love to take credit for the idea but saw a similar design on lumberjocks. (Can I say that here?) The woods are walnut and maple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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