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1st April 2012, 03:05 PM #1
A Couple of Boxes
And G'Day everyone, I've been slow at getting these done, spent New Years Eve in O.R and a few weeks recouping .. Better now and making more sawdust.
These are L.K. Ventura design , and have enjoyed making them. The left box I used the blue pine (beetle pine) it is 8 1/2"h x 5" w x 4" d. The finish started out with 2 coats of white shellac and had some strange results, It got every gummy, but finally realized that the shellac was 2 1/2 yrs. Used some metho and removed what I could then applied some new light amber to the carcas only and left the drawer fronts as is. Kind of give it a unique look. Final coat 2 coats of wax. Drawer handles are ebonized and the interior is black flocking.
The right one is lodgepole pine and is 10 1/2"h x 6 3/4"w x 4"d. It is finished with 4 coats of tung oil. Drawer pulls are mahogany. Interior is finished with a blue flocking. For both I still need to attach some felt strips to the drawer bottoms, sure are slippery.
http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/y...300006-001.jpg
http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/y...s/P3300012.jpg
back of boxes , interior.
http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/y...300009-001.jpg
http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/y...300007-001.jpg
The next pic shows a couple boxes waiting for the final edging and sanding. This is the blue pine timber and will be finished with a sealer and clear lacquer or clear WOP. Want to try to preserve as much of the color as possible.
http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/y...s/P3300002.jpg
And then a couple to be cut, the dome shaped one is the chest cutoff from "big bird" - I think it was my last posting.
http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/y...s/P3300003.jpg
Also, after getting back home a friend gave me a scroll saw, never used one before. So just finished recycling an old bedside table to make a mobile cart for it,, and even has some drawer space for 'anything'.
http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/y...s/P3310001.jpg
http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/y...s/P3310002.jpg
should be fun to get to know it,
comments always welcome,
Glenn
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1st April 2012, 03:45 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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Some nice work there Glenn. Looks like you have a few projects on the go at the moment.
Bob
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1st April 2012, 07:38 PM #3
Glenn
Thank you for posting your work here, good work.
You can have fun now with the combined use of the bandsaw & scroll saw, I look forward to seeing the results!Tony Ward
Now a power carver and living the dream.
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1st April 2012, 09:35 PM #4Senior Member
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a couple of boxes
HI GLEN
Two very nice boxes keep up the good work and i'm sure the felt will work fine
regards john.
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2nd April 2012, 02:31 PM #5
Well finally warming up here, just need to do a shop cleanup, some dusting then I can get out of the basement. Lots of sanding ahead and of course the scroll saw time, want to try to put an 1/2 or an hour a day on it to start.
Previously I've only used a basic dust mask and hearing plugs. A week ago I did pick up a good face mask and headphones. Stuff is starting to bother a wee bit at times.
thanks for your replies,
glenn
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3rd April 2012, 08:56 AM #6
Great work. looks terrific.
Reality is no background music.
Cheers John
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3rd April 2012, 11:37 AM #7GOLD MEMBER
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Nice boxes and the handles on the first box look great. Were they carved and just glued on?
I've just become an optimist . Iv'e made a 25 year plan -oopps I've had a few birthdays - better make that a 20 year plan
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4th April 2012, 04:38 AM #8
Handles / Drawer Pulls
Hi, for both boxes I cut the basic shape using a coping saw, pine and some old mahogany baseboard I have (lots of it), sanded them on a belt sander to get the over all shape ( used a small pair of vise grips to hold them - save the pinky's). Then used these files and emery boards to fine tune them.
I have found this set of little files very useful. $12.00. The red handled set contains a square, flat-round, 2 triangular, round and a flat file. 'Jobmate Brand'. For the finer sanding I like the bigger emery board, very good as its fine and finer grit, plastic core, flexible and water proof.
http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/y...xes/Wfiles.jpg
I used epoxy to glue them, on the smaller box I had removed most of the bad shellac, but for safety's sake I scrapped the surface area to ensure a good contact. So far it seems ok.
Had a little boo-boo with the flocking. I sealed the cavity with acrylic paint, black. Then when applying the glue I missed a few spots as the glue is black also. At least its repairable with another touch up. In the future I'll make sure the sealer is a little lighter that the paint. Think the old eyeballs are playing tricks on me.
glenn
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5th April 2012, 05:55 AM #9Skwair2rownd
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Nice work on the boxes Glen>>
Neat set of filess too.
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5th April 2012, 09:43 PM #10
Nice work Glen love the shapes.
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8th April 2012, 06:58 AM #11
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8th April 2012, 09:31 AM #12
Thanks Diggerdelaney, About a year ago I tried to make a small box with a 10" er, and dull blade and a 1/5th HP. Did my research and had one shortly after. I really it enjoy this facet of woodworking and if your creative even better.
glenn.
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8th April 2012, 09:00 PM #13
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9th April 2012, 11:41 PM #14Senior Member
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Your boxes
High Diggerdelaney, Like the boxes , so does the missus, would like to have a go at that but would not know how you do it .
Edwin.
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10th April 2012, 11:32 AM #15
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