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28th November 2006, 03:20 PM #1
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Cedar Toy Box
A friend of mine wanted a toybox for his cabin on Lake Michigan. The cabin was built thirty years ago from mostly western red cedar. He had a few boards leftover and asked If I could make something with it. Well, here's what I came up with. The dovetails are hand cut. It's finished with tung oil. This was a very enjoyable project to work on.
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28th November 2006, 07:29 PM #2
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Looks great - beautful timber.
Did you do anything special on the lid - slow closing thingy
Handcut dovies?Cheers
TEEJAY
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28th November 2006, 08:37 PM #3
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Nice job 9fingers mate. its come up really well. The tung oil gives it a top finish.
Dave,
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29th November 2006, 06:27 AM #4
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That's why he's called "9 fingers".
Originally Posted by TEEJAY
Did you do anything special on the lid - slow closing thingy 
What a great job!
It's great the way the grain comes up with the tung oil.Ray
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29th November 2006, 07:59 AM #5
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some people dont like knots but theve certainly added character to youre box nice finish and good job allround mate
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29th November 2006, 08:23 AM #6
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I don't know if Teejay is questioning the truthfulness about how you made those dovetails, Ninefingers, but I think I spot a repaired error in the lower dovetail that would be unlikely with a jig - am I right? Originally Posted by TEEJAY
Handcut dovies?
Nicely done.
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29th November 2006, 08:27 AM #7
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Very neat work and very effective. Pleasing to the eye. The dovetails look hand cut to me. Well done mate.
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29th November 2006, 01:54 PM #8
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Good eyes, but it's not actually a repair. What you're seeing is where two boards were jointed together to make a wider panel. That's just where the tail happened to fall in the layout. It took me about 6 hours to cut all four sets of tails and pins, but it was very enjoyable. The more I handcut my dovies, the more I disgusted by the sight of my router and jig.:eek: Originally Posted by DPB
... I think I spot a repaired error in the lower dovetail that would be unlikely with a jig - am I right?
Nicely done.
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29th November 2006, 02:10 PM #9
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9 fingers,
You’ve done a great job. I like the way you did the top too.
Why didn’t you put some wax on the dovetails? It will fill up the little gaps and they will look perfect.
Good one.
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14th December 2006, 09:19 PM #10
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I am after a slow closing type of hinge for a toy box , any ideas ? Originally Posted by TEEJAY
Looks great - beautful timber.
Did you do anything special on the lid - slow closing thingy
Handcut dovies?
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