Woodworking_Hobby Posted May 9, 2022 Report Share Posted May 9, 2022 On 4/27/2022 at 3:55 PM, gee-dub said: I use this small diameter slot cutter from Lee Valley to cut the grooves for the floating tops and bottoms. Did you just put the box together and move free hand on the table letting the bearing on the bit guide you to cut the slot? I have been looking at a router table and this operation plus how you put that profile on the lids both look like they can go on the pros side of getting the table for My router. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted May 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2022 @Woodworking_Hobby Correct. I sent you a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted May 10, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 I adjusted the depth and routed the remaining hinge mortises. One of my favorite distractions came by so I spent more time playing with the grandkids than working in the shop . I spent a little time thinking about pulls. I got suggestions for hearts or birds but in the end I decided on some simple asymmetrical shapes. I resawed a piece of scrap, planed it smooth, drew the forms, and cut them out on the bandsaw. I decided the walnut against the walnut boxes looked boring so I dug out the 'Exotics' shoebox. This is the catch-all for bocote, bubinga, shedua, cocabola, goncalo, blah, blah, blah . . . I used some figured maple, some leopardwood, some padauk, and some red heart. I landed on the red heart for the box with the red heart top, maple and leopardwood for the maple top boxes and the small walnut shape for the smaller box that is made from maple. The padauk didn't work out and will go into a pulls stash with the other blanks I cut out. They will get used later. The box bodies are ready for finish but I will do that tomorrow after I fit the hinges . . . and then remove them again 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted May 11, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted May 11, 2022 The floating tops and bottoms are pre-finished. They are also contrasting material so I tape them off. The insides are also pre-finished which makes handling easier. I add a couple of coats of a colored oil varnish blend. This is fairly thin and gets flooded, flooded again, and the wiped off. I have a bucket with a few inches of water in it that stands around when I am using hand applied oil based finishes. As I am done with a rag, pad, or a paper towel I just toss them in the water. This keeps oil based materials off the floor and prevents wads of applicators bursting into flames if I go inside for a cup of coffee The lid secures which is a nice feature. The maple box that is undersized (available scrap drove the sizing) may end up as my Rx safety glasses box near the door. I will make a little tray for it and add the pull. I am trying to get better at changing from my street glasses to my shop glasses, using my apron, and so forth. Having things handy will help with this . . . I hope. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted May 11, 2022 Report Share Posted May 11, 2022 12 hours ago, gee-dub said: As I am done with a rag, pad, or a paper towel I just toss them in the water. I've always wondered about this. How does one eventually dispose of the waterlogged and oily rags? Once the water evaporates aren't you back to an oily rag? I always lay mine out flat to dry, but then we're only talking one or two small rags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted May 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2022 On 5/11/2022 at 6:22 AM, Mark J said: I've always wondered about this. How does one eventually dispose of the waterlogged and oily rags? Once the water evaporates aren't you back to an oily rag? I always lay mine out flat to dry, but then we're only talking one or two small rags. They tend to stay in the bucket for a few days while I am finishing. When done I do lay them out in the dirt to dry and then throw them away. The bucket just gives me an easy, safe place for waste until I finish the process. A nine drawer dresser can go through a lot of waste with the flood/wipe, oil/varnish blend method. For these little boxes it is not necessary as much as it is a habit 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted May 12, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 You would think I was doing the restoration on Notre Dame with the amount of pics and posts on this project. I am getting older and slower so this helps me feel like I am making headway . The maple box is only finished with shellac so it is done quicker than the others. Here's my method for attaching this type of pull; a surface adhesive method. I apply some tape, choose the position, and trace part of the shape as a reference. I snip a couple of small bits of copper wire (small dowels or whatever will work), drill receiver holes for them and tap them in. The sharp tips left from being snipped with dykes act like dowel centers. I press the pull onto the spikes and this marks the locations for the holes on the pull for me. A bit of tape in case of squeeze out, a bit of epoxy, and a clamp. I've failed to remember to refresh my ZCI "the next time I use epoxy" a few times now. Finally remembered and mixed a bit more than I needed, laid a strip of packing tape on the surface, flipped the ZCI over, and drizzled epoxy into the slot to restore it. I plan to keep the smaller box and use it to store my Rx shop glasses and other small paraphernalia. I built a little tray to hold the glasses on top. This is just a rabbeted maple box with a rabbeted bottom to accept a walnut panel. With this thin stock I chose to round the corners of the panel rather than chisel the corners of the rabbets square. Ta-da. A little glue and a gravity clamp. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted May 12, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 I don't know that it matters but I misspoke when I said the tray was maple and walnut. This one is all walnut, it just happened to be some sappy walnut. The other trays have maple parts and I got corn-fused. The cut offs from resawing the scraps to thickness will give me some thin stock for tray supports. Bonus, the figure matches. I had pre-finished the insides of the boxes so these supports get glued in with some E6000. And you end up here. I normally use felt pads but for the shop I added these rubber bumpers as feet. This guy will set by the door and hold my shop specs. I think I have beat this topic to death but I'll circle back and post the other three boxes when they are complete. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted May 12, 2022 Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 That’s beautiful work Glenn, and please circle back this has been a great ride, and bonus I learned some new things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 Very nice @gee-dub!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 Very well done and purty too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted May 18, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted May 18, 2022 Circling back. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted May 18, 2022 Report Share Posted May 18, 2022 Just catching up on this. Those are some really nice looking boxes. This came just in time. I am remaking a music box for my brother and his wife. The movement is what is important to them, the box will be completely new. I want to use stop hinges for the lid but the only ones I had ever seen were the ones from Brusso. I have used those a couple of times and like them but they would be to chunky for this project. The ones you used here will be perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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