Popular Post wouldwurker Posted November 6, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Saw this project in WOOD magazine. Normally, I'm not a fan of WOOD projects outside of shop furniture, but this one seemed cool and didn't involve pocket screws. Starts with some 3/4" strip glueups Flame Birch, Walnut, and Cherry Flame Burch tears out like a mother in my planer so it's a lot of work with a #80 and a card scraper ...at least on one side anyway... Tablesaw makes quick clean work of the other side All pieces are then miter cut at a 31 .6° angle with a stop block Ran out of daylight... I don't run the miter saw in the shop. The top is panel glued in the same fashion but with 1/2" stock. Got smarter with my cauls this time ... you can also see my bucket o pieces! This glue up should be fun I did this 2 sections. Should result in a little less buckle in the middle. More clean up...this time on the tops Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Looks good so far! I haven't looked at Wood mag in ages, what does it look like when you are done? Your always welcome to send it through the drum sander. No tear out that way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wouldwurker Posted November 6, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 So...much...scraping I started using that card scraper honing method with the block... complete game changer Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted November 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 %#&$*^%#>€!!!!!! Publishing typos of the dimensions...or even worse, species...in a woodworking plan should be a crime punishable by public flogging. After all that milling, gluing, and scraping... tell me how this ... is supposed to wind up looking like this. This is how the top looks with the set up they published in the plans Note the bottom should clearly be maple (birch in my case). Luckily'the same intern who evidently they hired to draw this up at WOOD magazine, also has no idea how to measure, because per the plan, the top of the box calls for enough material for about 40" x 5" top ... to fit a box that's 10" x 5" I hate to go backwards but the top just won't look right if it's not symmetrical. I have enough top material that's not cut up to rip off the incorrect material and replace it with more flame Birch. So annoyed Wood magazine owes me a free subscription, for my blown weekend. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 D'oh. I see now. Is that just a mock up for a visual or is there more stock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephThomas Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 Hey, it's VinnyJojo, patreon supporter! Cool project, keep the pics comin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 Perhaps you could inlay thay into your work bench and it would look, well, different! That sucks bud, I feel your pain! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 Always like seeing your projects Vinny. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 Uh Vinny, have you considered laying it out the other 90* and just adding the birch to the left or right side... You don't have to copy the plans, make it your own! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted November 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 31 minutes ago, C Shaffer said: D'oh. I see now. Is that just a mock up for a visual or is there more stock? I only cut about 5 or 6 total After the first few cuts I realized that something looked visually off and gave it a sniff test. Spoiler alert...it stunk. 16 minutes ago, RichardA said: Uh Vinny, have you considered laying it out the other 90* and just adding the birch to the left or right side... You don't have to copy the plans, make it your own! Was thinking of a few improvs, but I'll just cut my losses (pardon the pun) and reglue/resurface. It's a sharp design, and the 3D effect only really works when the dark/light woods create the illusion of shadow. My current results just make your eyes hurt. I wrote WOOD magazine an email. Hopefully they'll put a note on the website so another poor sod doesn't make the same mistake as me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 Awesome work, this box looks really cool. Also it seems that you put as much attention into your pictures as you do you work they look very clean and well thought out. Your first picture looks like it should be an advertisement for something hipsters would buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted November 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 Your first picture looks like it should be an advertisement for something hipsters would buy. Hence my new line of pennyfarthing's bicycles Somebody from WOOD magazine sent me a nice apologetic email today.... kudos to them for that. It shows that real people work there and they do in fact care. So I'm ripping off a strip from each top panel. Hey this is kind of cool. Worlds thinnest edge banding! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wouldwurker Posted November 8, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 Alas...a new glue up... Now THIS is cool Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 that is VERY cool Vinny, thanks for sticking with it, nice work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wouldwurker Posted November 8, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 MDF 'carrier' to rip off the edges And yes that's the double stick tape that you can peel it with your fingernail Yeah....notice I swapped out for a zero clearance... got 1 inch through that cut and got hit with two weaponized pyramid- shaped cut offs of flame birch. And there we go Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wouldwurker Posted November 8, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 Ripped the banding for the sides. I did actually remember to mark my boards with little triangles so the banding matches up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I was concerned that the cherry banding look like a much darker board than what I have in the middle, but after hitting it with some denatured alcohol you can see that it matches up quite nicely. I'm sure they'll both mellow out overtime anyway. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted November 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 And here's our box top So crazy that it's actually a flat surface. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 I was wondering what a box that long was going to hold. One of those 3D cube patterns would make a nice box top as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted November 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 Banding glued on. Due to the tareout factor... not only on the figured birch but the grain running in 8 different directions, the only way to clean this up without a drum sander or a nicer planer is my tablesaw. Little scary but worked great Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 Looks like it is going to come out nice. Great work Vin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 That's looking cool! You could just hang that piece and call it Art 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 It's a long and windy road but... I like it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keggers Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 Very cool indeed. That is a fun project you're doing. I made a 3D cutting board a few years ago and really enjoyed making it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 Man they are very cool guys. I must admit this kind of zigzag is a great one also. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted November 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 Glad it's fun for you guys . Way too much gluing and scraping for my liking, but it'll look sharp when it's done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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