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  1. 23rd December 2006, 12:24 AM #1
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    Default Jarrah & Cedar Blanket Box

    Last week a friend called and said she needed a special gift for a special friend for Christmas!

    My projects tend to take considerably longer to complete. I like thinking things through and enjoy the whole process.
    But what else can you do when a friend needs a favour.

    I was lucky and found some 420mm wide Cedar boards and Jarrah for the legs and frame.

    No time to think, just prepare the timber and assemble the box.
    I looked for shortcuts. I considered using biscuits instead of cutting tenons but I couldn’t get them to work.
    The wide cedar panel for the lid had to be flattened and finished without the thicknesser because it was too wide.
    My major setback was my little Festo ROS died shortly after I started sanding. I resorted to my 20 year old Makita 1/3rd sheet sander. It did an amazing job but leaves pigtails when grit builds up on the paper.

    Fitting the hinges to the lid required shortening the brass screws so they wouldn’t protrude through the lid. I used 3 large brass hinges to reduce the risk of breaking the rail or tearing the screws out of the lid.

    The frame and legs are Jarrah
    Panels are Aussie Red Cedar
    Base panel is Camphor Laurel
    Glue was West two part epoxy
    Finish was Rustins Danish Oil with a third Feast and Watsons Floorseal-4 coats.

    Delivery is tomorrow morning.
    What a relief.
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  3. 23rd December 2006, 12:33 AM #2
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    Beautiful work mate. She/he will love it!
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    Dont see cedar that wide very often, nice work Scally.
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  5. 23rd December 2006, 01:31 AM #4
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    Luvly work Scally - I'd be stoked if my 'rush jobs' were half as good as that.
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    Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaate

    Now that is one stylish blanket box. I love the curves and finish you have done a beautiful job. I wish my rush jobs finished as ....... hell I wish my not rushed jobs finished as well as that box!!

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    You're friend got quite a favour, but you have to do what you have to do.

    A very stylish box I love the workmanship.. well done.

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    Excellent job your friend will be very happy along with the recipient



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  9. 23rd December 2006, 08:56 AM #8
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    Looks really good. I really like the curve that you put in the 'legs'
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    Great work. I really like it.
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    Maaate, that is absolutely stunning work.

    I love the legs
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    Beautiful piece of work Scally, I like the shaped legs & the choice of timbers. Where did you find cedar that wide?
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    That's looks fantastic. Great work
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    Very slick!! If your friend doesn't think it will suite I'd be more than happy to take it off your hands!
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  15. 23rd December 2006, 10:18 PM #14
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    Default Wide Boards

    Thanks everyone.

    The blanket box was picked up this morning. My friend was very happy.
    There is a risk it my not be get to the special friend.

    I have found some interesting timber at a local timber supplier. He must always be on the look out for good pieces. A couple of years ago I bought some wide boards covered with layers of newspaper and wallpaper. The newspaper said Stroud 1900.
    It took a bit of work but the timber was fantastic.
    Luckily he had found a few more boards recently,up to 420mm wide.
    All the panels on the box came from one board and they have a great grain and depth.
    The board used for the lid was quiet yellow and didn’t have the figure of the other board.

    The legs and design are from Neil Scobie. I think it is a great design.

    I cut the legs on a bandsaw then cleaned them up on the sander. The top of each leg has the outside edges rounded. This blends into sharp edges about halfway down the leg. A belt sander was used for the rough shaping than the little sander to refine the shape.

    I was lucky with the grain and generally was able to get the grain to follow the curves of the pieces.
    It is good when things work out.
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    Love it. Nice design and good proportions. Green-worthy.
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