NIP (Nightmare In Progress)

**gabacus** · 17th November 2007, 10:22 PM

i was at trend timbers a couple of weeks ago and noticed a piece of jarrah with a crack through the middle of it. i though that the crack would make a nice feature for an idea i had. when i visualise it in my head it does look nice with a crack running through it.

of course, the reality is very different. i didnt really think things through properly and the box started to fall apart on me.

the worst part of this is that it cracked while i was cutting it on the bandsaw. the piece that cracked off actually buckled my blade. and it was a brand new blade!!!!

not only that its one of the best performing blades i have ever had. it cuts true and clean and even after some battles with a few hardy pieces of timber it was still razor sharp.

i used a bunch of CN glue to try and put this puzzle back together. hopefully this will hold it together long enough from me to finish the box off.

**Sculptured Box** · 18th November 2007, 06:36 AM

gabacus

Good Luck with this box. Sometimes an idea to use CN glue prior to bandsawing, generally I will avoid Jarrah - it is too hard on the blade.

**Don Mc.** · 18th November 2007, 03:08 PM

Jarrah is like redgum. Give some thought to filling a visible crack before you start cutting your box out. Brass filings look ok mixed in the filler as do many other mixtures. Its very disappointing when you get a nice block of redgum, mark out and start to cut only to find a gum seam inside the block that was not visible before you started.
Don Mc.

**gabacus** · 18th November 2007, 10:31 PM

i agree on all points

i will consider things very carefully before i make one of these out of jarrah again. not only is it a lot of stress on the blade but sanding is rediculous! my fingers are so raw at the moment!

if i have any ideas for boxes with cracks through them again (and i have had my eye on a piece of redgum for a while now

) i will put the CN on before i start cutting. would this effect the blade at all?

i managed to get this thing to hold together today and got a fair amount of sanding done. still a lot to go though. i am a little stubborn at times and even though this box has given me a lot of trouble i will not give up on it. i have posted some pics of the salvage.

**ptc** · 19th November 2007, 01:49 PM

great salvage job.
the design is great.
it makes me think it could fly.

**Out Numbered** · 20th November 2007, 08:41 AM

Looks really good.

**Peter36** · 28th November 2007, 08:31 AM

Wot a bummer - but it will look great when finished .
Peter

**Toymaker Len** · 29th November 2007, 09:51 PM

Nice save, and very nice classic design lines. Jarrah is a bastard at the best of times, boney and splintery and invisible cracks (good for flooring). You might try filling cracks like that with clear epoxy or with added pigment or brasspowder etc. but do it before you start cutting. The superglue is better at penetrating fine cracks but the epoxy is better at binding larger cracks and voids and loose material.

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