wtnhighlander Posted November 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Did you try clamping an additional surface flush with your work that would support the base of the router on the perimeter? I see what you mean, Chet. That would help with stability as the edges grew thin, but depth of cut is what led me to go "bottomless". Well, that, and the desire to carve the sides on more of a slope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted November 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 I have a sickness. Someone please intervene. Current projects "in progress" for Christmas: 8 cutting boards, 4 keepsake boxes, 3 bangle bracelets, 1 candy dish, 1 wooden spoon ( and a partridge in a pear tree...) If only any one of them were actually finished! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 the bowl is looking great ... as are all the other projects! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wtnhighlander Posted December 23, 2015 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Ok, here is the end. Walnut & White Pine keepsake box: Poplar with red oak trim, aluminum accents and inlay: Pine with Mulberry trim, Walnut monogram, and spalted "pallet wood" lid: Also managed a half-dozen of these little monogram boxes: Thanks for following along! 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Those boxes turned out really nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Wonderful set of boxes! Some cool variations on the usual theme. Thanks for bringing us along for the ride. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Poplar, pine and pallet wood. Not your most popular exotics but you would never know in you boxes! Outstanding job Ross! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Those came out GREAT Ross. Using higher end wood to accent makes them all look top shelf. Nice work, Outstanding!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted December 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Thanks, guys! The time crunch forced me to use some less than stellar hardware, some faster finishing techniques than I would have preferred, but hopefully the recipients will be pleased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 They will be. I had little faith on the aluminum one when you started putting it together, but I changed my mind completely now that I see it finished. Lot of out of the box thinking applied to those boxes, I like that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Beautiful Ross!! How do you do the monograms? Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Thank's neighbor, for making us even more proud of the Tennessee woodworkers! Merry Christmas! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted December 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Beautiful Ross!! How do you do the monograms? Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk Shane, I use a printed pattern glued to a scrap of wood (or aluminum!), and cut the oval on the bandsaw, refining it on the sander. I cut out the letters with a scroll saw. I trace the outline of the oval onto the box lid with a marking knife, and route out a recess freehand. On the larger pine & walnut box, I could use a template and collars, but the smaller boxes and the aluminum were freehand. The aluminum is embedded in epoxy mixed with steel dust to make it black. The big "L" on top of the pine/walnut box is filled with epoxy & brass powder, which came out more orange than yellow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janello Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Nice job on the boxes Ross! I really like the mulberry trim work ya did. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted December 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Nice job on the boxes Ross! I really like the mulberry trim work ya did. Dude! That trim was a nightmare. I was designing on the fly, and had already glued the mulberry on as flat, straight pieces. After deciding it needed a profile, I had to come up with ways to cut the profile on the box. Challenging, yes. Fun, no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janello Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Wow...you're slightly nuts! It was worth the effort and risk, it dressed it up real nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted December 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Wow...you're slightly nuts! It was worth the effort and risk, it dressed it up real nice! I have to concur on the nuts part! ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 Killer work, Ross. I especially like the proud walnut 'belt' around the pine box Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted December 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 Thanks! The 'belt' seemed like the perfect 'accessory' for a simple pine box. The corner bandings that disguise some less than perfect areas of the miter joints were somewhat of a pain, though. Gave me a higher level of respect for luthiers that do that all the time, and on curves, to boot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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