gee-dub Posted November 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2021 On 11/9/2021 at 4:45 AM, Chestnut said: I was eyeing the Ibox jig before your post and searched the site for a few answers and never found good ones. How good does it work for large parts? Also how does it handle the bat ears on the dado blade or do you have to use a dedicated box joint blade? I was thinking of using box joints for a 24" x 36" x 16" cabinet. Funny you should ask. The jig states that it will do joints from 1/8" to 3/4". Mine would not. There was not enough clearance for the stack. I contacted Incra and confirmed I was going through setup correctly via pictures in emails. I was an early adopter and Incra's conclusion was that my "follower bar" was an inch too long. Even though I have had the jig for years they are sending me another bar and instructions for the reportedly 15 minute swap. Gotta love a group that stands behind their product. No BS, no "send us a copy of your receipt", none of that noise. They are not inexpensive but, the take care of their customer base. If I was way off track and you are talking about large panels versus large fingers . . . may wall mounted plane till / tool cabinet was made on the i-box. In hardwoods my Freud SD-508 doesn't leave enough bat ears to really see. It is an older set. Have folks reported bat ears on the newer ones? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted November 9, 2021 Report Share Posted November 9, 2021 4 minutes ago, gee-dub said: If I was way off track and you are talking about large panels versus large fingers . . . let me check . . . I was asking about larger panels not fingers. I like the look of smaller fingers honestly but we'll see what I do. I was also tempted to just do really large fingers like 2-3" the same way you'd complete hand cut dove tails. I'm not sure though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted November 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2021 On 11/9/2021 at 7:25 AM, Chestnut said: I was asking about larger panels not fingers. I like the look of smaller fingers honestly but we'll see what I do. I was also tempted to just do really large fingers like 2-3" the same way you'd complete hand cut dove tails. I'm not sure though. Sorry, I went looking for old posts . . . stuff added above ;-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted November 9, 2021 Report Share Posted November 9, 2021 I'll have to do some tests and see how bad the bat ears are on my SD208 set. Thanks for the information. I'm still not sure what to do. I'm tempted to use a miter gauge and sacrificial fence to just do the box joints the inexpensive way and see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted November 9, 2021 Report Share Posted November 9, 2021 On 11/9/2021 at 4:45 AM, Chestnut said: Also how does it handle the bat ears on the dado blade This is interesting. I didn't know there were any dado blades out there that caused bat ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted November 9, 2021 Report Share Posted November 9, 2021 33 minutes ago, Chet said: This is interesting. I didn't know there were any dado blades out there that caused bat ears. My Forrest set does, not much so it’s no problem, I think box joints sets don’t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted November 9, 2021 Report Share Posted November 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Chet said: This is interesting. I didn't know there were any dado blades out there that caused bat ears. Some stacks are worse than others. Marc touched on this with his knock down trestle table build in 2017. Towards the bottom of the page here he talks about it. In the video he compares the sets I can't remember what they were I'd have to watch the video again. https://thewoodwhisperer.com/videos/legs-mt-dimpling-knock-trestle-table-pt-1/ 1 hour ago, treeslayer said: My Forrest set does, not much so it’s no problem, I think box joints sets don’t Corrrect but box joint sets from my limited search max out at 3/8" wide. It'd be nice to get 1/2". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted November 9, 2021 Report Share Posted November 9, 2021 Yeah I think you’re right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted November 9, 2021 Report Share Posted November 9, 2021 I have the Forrest set and it doesn't leave them but as @Chestnut states they max at 3/8" You can do 1/2" on the Pantorouter but certainly not the cheapest solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted November 9, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 9, 2021 I added felt dots to the feet. I also add a small felt dot to the underside. This will apply pressure to the bottom to hold it tight. The feet are antique bronze but keep looking "gold" in the pics ;-) And a few more final shots. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted November 9, 2021 Report Share Posted November 9, 2021 Can't think of anything to say other then just plan Beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted November 9, 2021 Report Share Posted November 9, 2021 Yep what Chet said beautiful job, if you could what’s the source for the feet ? They add a nice touch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted November 9, 2021 Report Share Posted November 9, 2021 Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted November 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2021 On 11/9/2021 at 3:01 PM, treeslayer said: Yep what Chet said beautiful job, if you could what’s the source for the feet ? They add a nice touch Lee Valley. They also come in a pewter finish. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 The design is certainly complimented by the ribbon stripe! The feet are a nice touch, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 Beautiful wood only made better with great craftsmanship! Hopefully not a strange question but, how did you determine the inside dimensions? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted November 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 Thanks all. @Coop Rule of thumb is 1 cubic inch per pound of the person's healthy weight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 I love the piece. The simple elegance appeals to me. I dislike that you needed to make it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradpotts Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 Turned out beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted January 13, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 I didn't think we needed another thread from me about urns so I will just tag these on here. Similar construction to the one above; dovetails this time. The top is a floating panel. The scribble on the piece of paper is the targeted profile. The joinery goes like so. And it ends up like so. Here I have it taped off as part of the finishing process. The bottoms are fitted as in the first one posted above. I cut the small rabbets with a FTG blade. You can see that I pre-finish the top edges of the boxes prior to assembly. I also pre-finish the panels. This prevents any peel-a-boo appearances of unfinished areas during wood movement. This one is black walnut and curly white oak. This one is black walnut and pecan. This is just the initial top coat. I'll add a pic once they are truly done with feet and all that. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted January 14, 2022 Report Share Posted January 14, 2022 On 1/13/2022 at 3:44 PM, gee-dub said: I didn't think we needed another thread from me about urns so I will just tag these on here. Similar construction to the one above; dovetails this time. The top is a floating panel. The scribble on the piece of paper is the targeted profile. The joinery goes like so. And it ends up like so. Here I have it taped off as part of the finishing process. The bottoms are fitted as in the first one posted above. I cut the small rabbets with a FTG blade. You can see that I pre-finish the top edges of the boxes prior to assembly. I also pre-finish the panels. This prevents any peel-a-boo appearances of unfinished areas during wood movement. This one is black walnut and curly white oak. This one is black walnut and pecan. This is just the initial top coat. I'll add a pic once they are truly done with feet and all that. Very nice!! Curious on the dimension's of the Urn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted January 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 On 1/14/2022 at 7:55 AM, pkinneb said: Very nice!! Curious on the dimension's of the Urn? About 6x7x10 outside. 240+ cu in inside. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted January 15, 2022 Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 I hope these are commissions and not for loved ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted January 15, 2022 Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 Beautiful work.... But I hate that you have to do it again. I never want to make another casket for a loved one.. it's to damn painful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted February 6, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 6, 2022 Figure I may as well just keep rolling here . . . I was unexpectedly called away. This left the finishing stage at an odd stopping point. Short story is that I decided to strip the boxes. I used Citrustrip and it worked just fine. A card scraper helped with some stubborn stuff that gravity had taken control of. I took advantage of the situation and cleaned off the striking knife marks aI had left on. I now have a base coat of color on the boxes. They will need a little more love along with the tops. Then they will get a top coat . . . hopefully without interruption. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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