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13th May 2020, 12:27 PM #1
Moxon build
I thought I'd share a few pics of my Moxon build.
I was inspired primarily (in conjunction with an increased amount of shed time) by Derek Cohens' Moxon. A beautiful thing - check it out on his website.
I'm sure I can get a lot of use out of it.
I build a lot of dovetailed drawers for my restoration work, and also build the odd box or two.
These bad boys arrived from Mcjing tools.
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Was planning on using Doug fir that I have a heap of, but remembered I had a big lump of Australian Rosewood (Dysoxylum fraserianum) that would make it look prettier
A few old borer holes, twisted, cupped and heavy as lead.
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Squared a reference edge with a jack plane and cut as far as I could with the table saw.
Finished the cut with a rip saw.
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I currently don't have a thicknesser, so I got out my hand thicknesser and completed the dimensioning.
Cleaned up the parts with a jointer.
Hard to describe the amazing smell of this timber in the shed.
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Here's where I'm up to.
It will have brass escutcheons on the front face. I've ordered some cork rubber gasket material to line the front (and possibly the back) jaw.
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I'm also going to try using the conical spring arrangement to assist in opening the jaws as per Derek Cohens' recent suggestion.
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Pretty close to finished now.
Scrape down the show faces, add a finish, install the brass ware and assemble.
I may add an anti-racking pin or screw at the base of the front jaw IF it needs it.
Thanks for looking.
I'll update when complete
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13th May 2020, 01:16 PM #2
Looking good mate! The Mcjing set is great value, so happy with my moxon.
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13th May 2020, 05:59 PM #3
"Spice-like" is how I describe it. It's a powerful scent, alright. I was once given an old D. fraserinum fence-post. The person who gave it to me reckoned it was at least 80 years old, & probably a good bit more. It was a bit punky on the outside & had a few borer holes too, but inside, where it had been above ground was sound as a bell & still had that delicious spicy smell. Part of it is the stem of this occasional table:
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Lovely stuff to work with - beats its cousin (Toona australis) hands down, in my book.
Cheers,IW
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13th May 2020, 06:21 PM #4
SHOTS FIRED!!!!!!
Nahhh ... I agree
Whilst I love working with cedar, the way rosewood planes and responds to a chisel is lovely.
Can be a bit splintery and chippy if you're not careful.
This was my first lambs-tongue stopped chamfer on the front jaw. Preston chamfer shave and a chisel.
I was nervous, but when my chisel first entered the wood, I knew everything was going to be ok.
Hard to fix if I stuffed up
EDIT: Awesome table by the way
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18th May 2020, 01:18 PM #5
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28th May 2020, 07:28 PM #6
The springs arrived today and they work perfectly.
The front jaw opens to almost the full extension of the springs and the jaws also close completely.
A nice upgrade.
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It took me quite a while to track down conical springs the right size, so if you're using a 20mm thread, try ... (no seller affiliation)
2-10x Conical Cone Compression Spring 0.4-2mm 304 Steel Taper Pressure Springs | eBay
The size you want is 1.2x23/30x35x5mm
I'll be bringing a cedar chest of drawers out of the shed that is missing one drawer.
Seems like a good excuse to give the moxon a try.
Cheers,
Stu
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