Popular Post Chet Posted September 6, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 6, 2020 I made this Sepele box because I wanted to try some different ideas. The top is shaped with a spoke shave, the indent in the lid was done with a core box bit and the the joint for the dividers in the box was done with a vee groove bit. I had seem Matt Kenney do this and thought it looked a little more elegant then a regular dado and the angles match the angles of the mitered corners. The lid handles are Wenge. The finish is one coat of blonde de-waxed shellac and a top coat of EnduroVar. Vee Groove detail. This second box is from a class I took through the Austin School of Furniture Design taught by Matt Kenny. I took the class after I built the Sepele box above. I wanted to take the class for two reasons. First he was teaching how to get the grain to match or follow around all four corners of the box and also I just wanted to pick up on some good tips and techniques for building things of smaller size. The box is Cherry with a Bird's Eye Maple lid and was finished with the same schedule as the other box. Comments and helpful criticism more then welcome. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye Posted September 6, 2020 Report Share Posted September 6, 2020 Chet, both boxes look fantastic, I really like the sapele lids. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted September 6, 2020 Report Share Posted September 6, 2020 Beautiful x 2. But I gotta say I really like the divider on the first one. Way more elegant than a dado. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted September 6, 2020 Report Share Posted September 6, 2020 Both turned out great Chet! Nice job! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted September 6, 2020 Report Share Posted September 6, 2020 Top "V" notch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted September 6, 2020 Report Share Posted September 6, 2020 beautiful work as usual Chet, consider that V-groove idea stolen, nice touch although i don't think anyone besides a woodworker would notice but we will, i love to build boxes and those two are a very fine pair indeed! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 Nice job Chet! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted September 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 3 hours ago, Mark J said: But I gotta say I really like the divider on the first one. They are that way in both boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 Fun stuff. I enjoy little boxes. Nice and small but, the variety and the challenges are almost endless. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 I like small boxes and you did both of those justice. I agree with others on the vee groove. Idea stolen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 Excellent work, Chet! If you have any progress pics, I'd love to see how you formed the recesses under the handles of the first box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted September 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 1 hour ago, wtnhighlander said: Excellent work, Chet! If you have any progress pics, I'd love to see how you formed the recesses under the handles of the first box. Ross, I used my plunge router with two edge guides, one on each side of the lid and a two inch core box bit. I plunged to a depth of 3/8 inch deep which gave me a 1 1/2 diameter recess. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 Excellent work! I really like the v-groove divider detail that is a nice touch. This is super nit picky but an observation. On the cherry box I'm not sure how you did the bottom but my offering there is personally I don't like narrow pieces close to the outside. They always give the bottoms an odd look. If i need to use a narrow strip I find it works better in the middle as a separator between 2 wider pieces of material. I couldn't tell if the bottom was veneer ply or solid wood. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted September 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 In the class Matt made the bottom from ply with a thin 1/16 cherry veneer on the bottom side. On the interior side he likes to use fabric, I don't really care for this, I wanted to use cherry in the bottom of the box. I didn't have any thin ply to veneer and I wasn't going to buy a 5 x 5 sheet just to finish my homework assignment. So I made my bottom from solid wood using the rip and flip method to eliminate any cupping. 2 hours ago, Chestnut said: personally I don't like narrow pieces close to the outside. I have to admit your comment here made me go look at the box, I thought I messed up. I made the two outside strips just a little wider so inside the box every strip was exactly the same. If you are referencing the fourth picture down from the top for the cherry box I think what you are seeing is a shadow line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 3 hours ago, Chet said: I have to admit your comment here made me go look at the box, I thought I messed up. I made the two outside strips just a little wider so inside the box every strip was exactly the same. If you are referencing the fourth picture down from the top for the cherry box I think what you are seeing is a shadow line. Oh no I made a mistake, your grain match was so well for the other pieces I thought the bottom was one wide piece. I now see that there are a few pieces and all are nice and even in width. I was looking before on a small laptop monitor from a long way away. Soo umm disregard that comment . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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