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Thread: In the beginning
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7th May 2006, 03:19 PM #1
In the beginning
When I bought a dovetail jig I bought a Gifkin box making plan.
This is the box.
fiddleback blackwood box and myrtle lid.
Finished with Livos oil.
Wood movement is a problem with the lid.
I took the box to work and after a few days in the airconditioning the lid started to stick.
I expected the drier, airconditioned air would shrink the lid and make it looser.
What happened was as the lid dried it started to cup slightly and became harder to open.
I took it home and the cupping disappeared and it opened fine.
You learn something every day.Scally
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7th May 2006, 03:29 PM #2
Nice. Certainly not going to fall apart in a hurry. What are the dimensions? Also, looks like the lid could use a thumbhole or something to open it from the fully closed position.
I like the timber and finish too.Those are my principles, and if you don't like them . . . well, I have others.
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7th May 2006, 04:15 PM #3
Thanks Zenwood. Yes, I think you could drop it on the floor and not worry about it coming apart.
It is approx.250 x 105 x 80mm.
I intended to put a little thumbhole or indentation, but it worked fine without it so I didn't worry.Scally
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The ark was built by an amateur
the titanic was built by professionals
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7th May 2006, 06:03 PM #4
It certainly puts my old pencil-boxes to shame. The ultra-deluxe version, eh?
- Andy Mc
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7th May 2006, 11:55 PM #5
No doubt about ya' Scally - they just keep comin" Nicely done. I'm very nearly convinced the Gifkins must be the way to go.
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8th May 2006, 08:47 PM #6
Well, I didn't mention which dovetail jig I bought.
I had bought a $100 jig but it was a nightmare to set up and it was time to get a good one.
I went to the woodworking show ready to buy the Gifkins. I had bought one of his boxes and liked his work. I sat through the demo and looked over the stand.
My problem was that I didn't have a decent tablesaw and was often stuck with the width of boards I had on hand.
That meant I might have trouble neatly fitting the dovetail layout of the Gifkin jig to the boards.
I liked the Leigh Jig but it was a fair bit more expensive.
I wouldn't be limited by the board width, I could change the spacing of the dovetails and do through and half-blind dovetails.
As much as I liked the Gifkin Jig, I ended up buying the Leigh.
I use it all the time. It is a bit fiddly to set up but the flexibility is great and so are the results.
I bought Roger's plans and some of his router bits.Scally
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The ark was built by an amateur
the titanic was built by professionals
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