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  1. 30th March 2008, 08:02 PM #1
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    Hey all
    Just thought i would post a few pics of my first attempts at wood working.
    Its a tea box i put together as a present for a friends birthday.
    Its all kin dried tasmanian oak finished with french polish/shellac (not sure what the technical term for this is).
    Anyway this is the first time I've done anything like this so I am just after any comments or thoughts from seasoned woodworkers?
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    Welcome to the forum.

    It is a nice peice of wood and a very impressive first effort.
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    That's a nice looking box. The box joints fit like a dream and the finish is good too. The simple design is very stately. Well done!
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    Welcome. You have every right to feel proud of this effort, even if it was not your first project
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    That's a nice looking box. The box joints fit like a dream and the finish is good too. The simple design is very stately. Well done!
    Actually they appear to fit like a dream but in reality they didn't. I cut the box joints using a router table and somehow when adding up the measurements in my head 2 of the fingers of the jointed ended up half the thickness then they should have. In the end i patched them up using small off cuts of wood. I was actually quite proud of how well i patched up all the mistakes i made in the beginning.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vtcc View Post
    Actually they appear to fit like a dream but in reality they didn't. I cut the box joints using a router table and somehow when adding up the measurements in my head 2 of the fingers of the jointed ended up half the thickness then they should have. In the end i patched them up using small off cuts of wood. I was actually quite proud of how well i patched up all the mistakes i made in the beginning.
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    Welcome to the collective of the addicted Vtcc!
    That is a great looking box you have made. look forward to seeing more!!
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