Popular Post treeslayer Posted May 30, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Built this for my grandson, he needed someplace to keep his wallet, watch, coins or whatever, walnut and butternut, I made the box joints long and tapered them from top to bottom, not much taper only 1/4” should have been more, hidden drawer on the bottom back held in with rare earth magnets, this is # 2 with 2 more to go, thanks for looking and as usual comments or questions are always welcome 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post treeslayer Posted May 30, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Whoops, forgot to add a shot of the two lift out compartments, butternut with walnut splines and a 3/8” round over on the inside to help lift them out 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 top notch as usual young'un. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Man I love walnut! Great work!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Nicely done. How is it working with butternut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted May 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 9 minutes ago, davewyo said: Nicely done. How is it working with butternut? Thanks Dave, It’s beautiful stuff, softer that walnut, but it tends to fuzz up when sanded, the cure is a coat of shellac then a light sanding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 1 hour ago, treeslayer said: Thanks Dave, It’s beautiful stuff, softer that walnut, but it tends to fuzz up when sanded, the cure is a coat of shellac then a light sanding Thanks, yeah I wondered if it was like walnut. The colors are certainly complimentary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Love the proud fingers and the secret tray. Very cool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Your grandson has a legacy box. It will always be with him. It will be a treasured item. Did you sign and date it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted May 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 1 hour ago, curlyoak said: Your grandson has a legacy box. It will always be with him. It will be a treasured item. Did you sign and date it? Yes it is, my wife got me an electric branding iron about 20 years ago and a basic number and letter punch set from HF takes care of the date and year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted May 31, 2020 Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 Dave, what is your process for making that inside roundover lip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted May 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 9 minutes ago, wtnhighlander said: Dave, what is your process for making that inside roundover lip? Hey Ross, i just use a 3/8" core box bit in the router table and router them in before the box is assembled, just a couple of light passes to give something to grab when removing the boxes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 31, 2020 Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 Dave, that is amazingly beautiful. I bet you can consider your core box lift stolen by many of us. The only thing I would have done differently, and I feel petty in saying this, is to use hinges that can be mortised into the back side of the box and back edge of the top. Either a 180* or something similar to Brusso’s 95* hinge. I’ve never given a thought to building something like this but will start tomorrow on one for my son and grandson. Care to share your dimensions? I too like working with Butternut and I have quiet a bit that I got from Rickey. Thanks for the idea of using shellac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave S Posted May 31, 2020 Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 Dave, I'm about four years into woodworking and always wondering when I see something as complex as this; how was that done. One of those questions in your project was how did you get what appears to be a bevel in the bottom of the box before getting to the hidden drawer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted May 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 9 hours ago, Coop said: is to use hinges that can be mortised into the back side of the box and back edge of the top. Either a 180* or something similar to Brusso’s 95* hinge. Hey Coop, the dimensions are 11 1/2" wide, 7 1/2" deep and 6"tall, very similar to the sewing box i made for my granddaughter, as for the hinges, not petty at all, you caught me going cheap, the case thickness is 5/8" kind of limits my hinge choices, i ordered some Vertex 95 degree stop hinges for the sewing box and the quality was not good so i sent them back. hindsight is always 20/20 and i should have just bit the bullet. 1 hour ago, Dave S said: One of those questions in your project was how did you get what appears to be a bevel in the bottom of the box before getting to the hidden drawer? i'm not sure what you're referring to Dave, are you talking about inside the box, if so that's an optical illusion where the butternut joins the walnut, if that's not it let me know and we'll straighten it out from there, thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wtnhighlander Posted May 31, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 1 hour ago, treeslayer said: ... the case thickness is 5/8" kind of limits my hinge choices, ... Dave, I splurged on some Brusso 95* hinges for my wife's jewelry box, partly because they fit the 1/2" wall thickness. Worth every penny, they are the finest hinges I have ever used. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted May 31, 2020 Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 I splurged on some Horton hinges for the spice box I'm building. I searched the world over and thought I found the right hinges, ordered them, no, they sucked. So I spent $20 on the Horton hinges, excellent quality and as they say, you only cry once. I went for their $50 mortise lock too, which made me choke but dang, it's nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted May 31, 2020 Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 @treeslayer did you build the box then cut it open on the bandsaw or do a separate top? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted May 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 18 minutes ago, Chip Sawdust said: @treeslayer did you build the box then cut it open on the bandsaw or do a separate top? Hey Chip, I wanted to keep the box joints true 1/2” all the way so the only way to do that was make separate sections and glue them together to maintain the 1/2”, more work but I’ve got nothing better to do 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted June 1, 2020 Report Share Posted June 1, 2020 Dave, did you make the finger joints on the ts or router table? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave S Posted June 1, 2020 Report Share Posted June 1, 2020 22 hours ago, treeslayer said: i'm not sure what you're referring to Dave, are you talking about inside the box, if so that's an optical illusion where the butternut joins the walnut, if that's not it let me know and we'll straighten it out from there, thanks Thanks for the clarification. Really gorgeous box btw. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted June 1, 2020 Report Share Posted June 1, 2020 9 hours ago, Coop said: Dave, did you make the finger joints on the ts or router table? Those are larger joints so I'm gonna guess the table saw. Watch me be wrong lol.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted June 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2020 Yeah TS, like I said I had to make 3 sections to keep the reveal right and also the top has a floating panel so it needed to have a stopped groove in it to accept the panel, not set up to do them on the router table, I could do them on the Leigh DR4 but the TS works so good with a homemade jig and the Forrest dado set its usually my go to for quick jobs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted June 1, 2020 Report Share Posted June 1, 2020 Wonderful work as usual. I like it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted June 1, 2020 Report Share Posted June 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Chip Sawdust said: Those are larger joints so I'm gonna guess the table saw. Watch me be wrong lol.... You’re right, what was I thinking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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