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  1. 21st November 2005, 08:29 PM #1
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    Hi all

    Can anyone help me out with a pattern for a shoeshine box? I've got a couple of ideas for a design but I'm after something a bit "genuine, old fashioned" (praps also with artwork?). Trying some of the sites that I know (and general Googling) hasn't turned up anything so far.
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  3. 21st November 2005, 09:03 PM #2
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    Google didn't turn up anything?! Yer not tryin' hard enough:

    http://www.villageshoeservice.com/shoeshine11.jpg:


    http://www.p4a.com/item_images/medium/09/01/00-01.jpg:


    http://cache.tias.com/stores/moretha...ne110418e.jpg:


    http://www.emocs.com/shine%20kits/cedarbig.jpg:


    http://www.ragoarts.com/onlinecats/06.03_333/0393.jpg:


    http://www.alden-of-carmel.com/webar...eBox/SSB1.jpg:


    http://www.diablowoodworkers.com/ima...ambden_16.jpg:


    http://www.dargate.com/242_auction/242_images/3672.jpg:
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  4. 21st November 2005, 11:31 PM #3
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    As luck would have it, I just finished this one this week. Don't ask for any plans or anything, I just made it up as I went. My first hand cut dovetails on the base too!

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    Nice work Dan, DT's look pretty good!
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    Dan, first effort or not there's nothing wrong with those dovetails.
    I take it that you made this box for SWMBO so she could keep your shoes shiny?
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    Quote Originally Posted by DanP
    As luck would have it, I just finished this one this week. Don't ask for any plans or anything, I just made it up as I went. My first hand cut dovetails on the base too!

    Dan
    Lokks pretty good Dan - apart from the top one in the second picture Was one's attention taken elsewhere for a moment there Must have been the blinds being drawn a little tighter

    Tassie Oak?

    Good feeling, though, making tham by hand isn't it!

    Cheers!
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  9. 23rd November 2005, 08:54 AM #8
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    Steve, The top one looks smaller due to the top of the base being chamfered after the DT's were cut.
    Is there anything easier done than said?
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  10. 23rd November 2005, 09:05 AM #9
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    What a good idea for something to make.

    Might even have a go at some upolstering, nice dark green leather seat, brass round head nails, brass hinges and oiled Jarrah. Should look alright.

    I'm going to steal these designs and shamelessly claim them as original.
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    You can also sing as you shine the shoes, try this quickly.

    I saw Susy sitting in a shoe shine shop
    She sits and shines and shines and sits
    I saw Susy sitting in a shoe shine shop
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  12. 23rd November 2005, 10:51 AM #11
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    Try saying this out loud:

    Shine Sasha's shoes,
    Shine Sasha's shoes,
    Shine Sasha's shoes...
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  13. 24th November 2005, 03:28 PM #12
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    Many thanks everyone, particularly Zenwood. The "footnotes" are a real challenge - enough to give one a permanent lithp.

    Now armed with good info from all your good efforts - will leg it off to the shed, boot up the router and make a box that will last.
    cheers,

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    Quote Originally Posted by zenwood
    Try saying this out loud:

    Shine Sasha's shoes,
    Shine Sasha's shoes,
    Shine Sasha's shoes...
    Nothing to do with shoes, but try this one

    Peggy Babcock
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    I heard somwhere once that this is the hardest name in the world to say three times out loud

    I dunno but there is certain synchronicity here
    There was a young boy called Wyatt
    Who was awfully quiet
    And then one day
    He faded away
    Because he overused White

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    Default And here's the finished article

    Christmas present for son in-law, who likes shiny shoes.
    Beech & Jarrah.
    Attachment 17112
    cheers,

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    Nice work Bosun, one of the nicest ones I've ever seen.
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