Kiss

[DPB]

Here's my latest creation - using the KISS principle. Again, I'm using re-cycled River Red-gum fence posts for the primary timber.

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/421/woodenhingedsmallbox2bbq9.jpg

http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/776/woodenhingedsmallbox3bki9.jpg

http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/5177/woodenhingedsmallbox4bbr8.jpg

[jmk89]

How do I get on your Christmas gift list, Don?

I really like that - KISS often produces the best results IMHO.

Greeny dispatched

[ss_11000]

it looks awesome mate. i really like the the timber hinges:cool:

[keith53]

Inspiring stuff Don. I like the finish of the timber and the hinges have real 'wow' factor. Very well done.

Cheers,
Keith

[watson]

Awesome Don.
Now that you live in Melbourne, you have to cope with comments like.....
"grouse"!!

Regards,
Noel

[Doughboy]

Well done Don.

I like the kiss rule. For everything I make for the house I get a kiss from SWMBO. No kiss no make ...... damn I lose both ways!:mad:

Pete

[DPB]

Awesome Don.
Now that you live in Melbourne, you have to cope with comments like.....
"grouse"!!

Regards,
Noel

Noel, I've lived in Melbourne since 'grouse' was a bird. :D

[tonysa]

looking good Don, looking very good
what wood did you use for the contrast ? very effective

what did you use for the hinges ?
something like an incra ?

cheers

TonySA

ps nice boat !

[joe greiner]

Recycled. Bravo! Sure looks a lot better here than in the fireplace. And KISS is great as long as it isn't too simple. The white accents are a nice refinement.

Very fine work.

Joe

[Gumby]

looking good Don, looking very good
what wood did you use for the contrast ? very effective

what did you use for the hinges ?
something like an incra ?

cheers

TonySA

ps nice boat !

Now Tony, I'm shocked. :eek: If you'd downloaded all the videos, you'd know exactly how to make those hinges. :D

Don's Timber Hinge Video (http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=40905)

Lovely work as always Don. :) But if you hand cut those dovetails again this time, i'm coming around. You need some therapy. :D

[DPB]

Did I say "handcut"? Nope - Incra crafted dovetails & hinges.:o:rolleyes::)

[zenwood]

Beautiful.

Though, some aspects not so simple: e.g. the mitred laminations covering the top of the dovetails, and the wooden hinges. The contrasting strips at top and bottom are very nice details, and nothing is overdone.

[Wardy]

Hi Don
Often the simplist things in life are the best Don.Love your choise of timbers. A beautifully created box. Don, what timber was used in the hinges?
Cheers Wardy:)

[DPB]

Hi Don
Often the simplist things in life are the best Don.Love your choise of timbers. A beautifully created box. Don, what timber was used in the hinges?
Cheers Wardy:)

Gumby mentioned earlier in this thread that I demonstrated wooden hinges in one of the first videos posted in these forums. These are the very hinges I made during that demonstration from some Fijian Mahogany I had left over from the rocking chair I made last year http://urlzip.org/rocker. I actually don't like this timber very much. It is fairly soft and has what I would call a porous grain. However when it is sanded and finished it looks OK. :)

[tonysa]

Now Tony, I'm shocked. :eek: If you'd downloaded all the videos, you'd know exactly how to make those hinges. :D

Don's Timber Hinge Video (http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=40905)

Lovely work as always Don. :) But if you hand cut those dovetails again this time, i'm coming around. You need some therapy. :D

Just checkin' method of construction - there might be another method I wasn't aware of (wouldn't have surprised me). Nice box all the same Don. Hinges finish it off nicely.

Cheers
TonySA

[Gecko]

Very pretty box. I love the wooden hinges. Someday I may try them myself.

[Boxinator]

That is a cool box. Doesn't look too simple to me. Just the right blend of accents. Very nice.

Corey

[Bwillie]

don, This is a great box. I like the contrasting light woods strategically palced near the bottom and top.

ICN.

Bill