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12th May 2020, 10:43 PM #1Member
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Three Cedar Boxes
I was lucky to be given some old growth red cedar which i have used, with some silky oak and various veneers to make these three boxes for my wife and daughters. I kept it simple with mitres and similar internal construction so i could complete parts of each box with the same settings on the C26. Finished with oil and beeswax.
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12th May 2020, 10:49 PM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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Love how you showed off the bold grain pattern.
Are those lids coved on the underside? (the frame of the lid I mean) It looks like it in the pics
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12th May 2020, 11:15 PM #3Member
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Hi Bob,
I do love the grain patterns in the old growth cedar. The lids are flat except for a shaped section for finger access. In a previous post of mine i used coves on the front of the telephone table but that was in river red gum. i like the technique but am wary of the sideways thrust on the blade.
Regards Owen
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13th May 2020, 09:45 PM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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3 stunning boxes, red cedar is such a nice timber to work with.
Regards
Keith
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Keith, I agree, i love working with red cedar, although you have to be wary of the softness as it marks so easily.
Regards Owen
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Owen, what thickness boards did you use?
Thanks,
Crocy.
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17th May 2020, 12:37 PM #7Member
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Hi Crocy, The sides were about 20mm and the top about 15mm. I don't work from dimensioned drawings but dress up the timber from the rough sawn stock - see pic - and work from whatever size it ends as. I can resaw if i need thinner sections and the base is thick enough.
Regards Owen
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17th May 2020, 02:10 PM #8
That looks like a nice supply of figured timber for future projects. There's more satisfaction cutting your pieces from rough timber and sizing it yourself.
Dallas
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Hi Dallas, Yes i was very lucky be be given these boards and some more. Cedar is kind to the machinery and i enjoy trying to get the best selection grain.
Regards owen
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Hi Owen, thanks for the reply. I am getting towards the final stages of my move and I found a large quantity of Red Cedar slabs and boards that I milled around 30 years ago that were buried at the back of one of my shipping containers. I have no idea what I will do with them so I may run a few into boards like you used. I have moved nearly 30 odd tonnes so far, only 4 or 5 more to go and some people are going to laugh at how I forgot about it, but it has been good finding all these gems buried for so long.
Rgds,
Crocy.
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