Pocket boxes. An expose'

**JackD** · 10th March 2010, 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by rightendup

It was a cold winter here in North Carolina so I had a lot og time to think things through.
After getting a rash last Spring sanding a lid of Cocobolo, I decided to find another way to shape the lids that didn't get me so much in contact with the wood for so long.
By having the distance from fulcrum to bandsaw blade for both the box side holder jig (for the band saw) and the fence for the router, I get the exact same radius. This led to a more stable router fence than I thought possible.
One could make a more simple 'holder' and send one piece through the band saw at a time - four at a time just looks cooler! - but is not ness.
Thanks for all og the replies - even if most of them were about my typos!
Ciscokid, the finsh is shellac right out of the can. By French polishing the box lightly, it tends to not glue itself shut.
Here's an unfinished, or partly finished open box and two other boxes made this winter (also not yet finshed - but close)

"What are you talking about Willis?"..........damn good looking boxes

Must be og the cold weather that you're having

Regards
Jack

**terryvk6pq** · 13th March 2010, 02:54 PM

Wonderful looking boxes. I must study your jigs as I would like to start making boxes of different shapes beside square and retangular. Excellent choice of timber too. Would like to see the boxes with the lids open.

**Peter36** · 13th March 2010, 10:35 PM

Beautiful boxes with great wood combinations .

I hope I dont offend with this question. but how much would you sell these for at the wood fair.

Cheers
Peter

**rightendup** · 14th March 2010, 01:18 PM

Terryvk6pq,
Thanks so much for commenting on the choice of woods.
Just this evening I was thinking about how it is that I have finally learned how to use the tools and am now spending more time agonizing about how to blend the woods than how to blend the joints.
A painter simply squirts the tool out of a tube, blends it and applies it to canvas. We woodworkers must posses many pounds/kilos of material. We look at it, turn it in our hands. We judge face grain, side grain, even end grain, color, courseness,fine grain, drift and compatibility. Only then is it time to flip the switch and begin to make sawdust.
Yeah - wood!

**rightendup** · 14th March 2010, 01:24 PM

Peter36,
I was thinking $65 bux for these little 'pocket boxes' - gotta earn minimum wage ya know after all.
After sawing up my most treasured pieces of wood, the wear and tear on the tools, electricity, visits to the ER (Emergency Room) and all, I could not part with less.

**Mr Brush** · 14th March 2010, 02:07 PM

Very nice boxes - and the price sounds about right to me.

Get that mass production line running !

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