Popular Post Chet Posted July 1, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 Last summer I helped my youngest granddaughter, nine at the time, make a coffee table. A couple of weeks ago my seventeen year old granddaughter ask if I could help her Make a jewelry box for her boy friends birthday. In both cases I was just the teacher and safety adviser. They both did the actual work. I thought I would post some pictures of different parts of the process. Making miter cuts for the box sides. Appling finish to the insides of the box before the glue up. The box all glued up. Thats her tray prototype in the back ground. Making a blade change. Setting the miter gauge stop block There is a tray that goes in the box and here she is cutting the miters on some of those parts. The tray glued up and the box itself. Gluing up... ... and assembling the dividers for the tray. Some final sanding before applying finish to the outsides of things. And finally spraying the top coat. I should add that the box, tray and lid handle are all Cherry and the lid itself is Birdseye Maple. A couple of finished project shots. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted July 1, 2021 Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 Absolutely fantastic! Both the finished product and the opportunity you both received! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted July 1, 2021 Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 That's awesome, Chet! Having the young folks take an interest makes it all worthwhile. One question...that sheet on the off-cut side of the miter sled in the first photo, is it somehow affixed to the table or the sled? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted July 1, 2021 Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 Lifetime of memories there Chet for both of you, you can tell she is inspired and proud and does great work ! Well done for helping the future generation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradpotts Posted July 1, 2021 Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 The box turned out beautiful! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted July 1, 2021 Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 Great work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted July 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 On 7/1/2021 at 3:52 AM, wtnhighlander said: One question...that sheet on the off-cut side of the miter sled in the first photo, is it somehow affixed to the table or the sled? I sits at the same height as the bed of the miter sled. It has a runner that goes in the miter slot on that side of the blade but it is a real ing fit so it doesn't move. It's purpose is to catch the off cut instead of the off cut falling to the table top and possibly causing a splinter tear out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chet Posted July 1, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 On 7/1/2021 at 3:52 AM, wtnhighlander said: Having the young folks take an interest makes it all worthwhile. On 7/1/2021 at 5:31 AM, treeslayer said: Well done for helping the future generation. A little addition to the story here. My youngest daughter is her mom and and her and her family live right next door. Stephanie, the granddaughter is a typical teenager in that she likes to sleep late into the day during the summer. So when we started she would come over at about 10:30 AM. After a couple of days she called me and asked if she could come over at 9:30 AM then the next week she wanted to start a 9 AM. I may end up having to give her her own key to the shop. 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted July 1, 2021 Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 What an inspiration to all of us especially the younger crowd that plays video games and on their phones all day 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VizslaDad Posted July 2, 2021 Report Share Posted July 2, 2021 What does she want to make next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chet Posted July 2, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 2, 2021 On 7/2/2021 at 10:45 AM, VizslaDad said: What does she want to make next? She would like to make a dressing or make up table with a mirror for her room. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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