Thread: A box for Elsa

All this and finishing off the car park too imagine what you'll achieve come retirement..............a two wheeled tour around Australia H steering of course.

This is an amazing gift. I wouldnt tell anyone about the secret compartments. When she gets a bit older she'll probably figure it out.

Nicely done! Cant wait to see the end result.

Not sure how I missed this superb WIP except to say that I've found what I've read intriguing, especially the story behind the box itself. Thanks for sharing your journey with us Fletty, brilliant.

Originally Posted by ian

Fletty

Elsa's box is looking fabulous especially the Danish (red and white) flag
Is there anyway you can replace the red rosewood with a pale wood that can be stained blue?

I know the Danes are very sensitive about their flag and suspect the Swedes might be too

I don't know about these days but the Swedes used to be even more sensitive about their flag than us Danes.
I once decorated a Scandinavian party table in National Colours and the Swedes nearly had my guts for garters about the blue and yellow table.

I've decided to go with the ring drawer divider like this ......

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.... and I have cut the 5 blanks of fantastically figured huon pine that wheelin' will turn into 10 rings for me.
On the prototype above, I cut the arc recesses in the drawer sides with a half round file but I knew I would have to do 'something better' for the box itself. I cut a 60mm diameter circle template that lays on top of the drawer and put it on the router table for a top bearing pattern bit to cut the recesses to a 'perfect' 60mm diameter circle. BANG, threw it out of my hand and trashed the drawer! In a moment of inexplicable stupidity, I thought I should do it again but hold it tighter and .... BANG, a second drawer trashed! I slept on it, you idiot, wrong bit, I redid it with a spiral, upcut, solid carbide, top bearing pattern bit ..... BANG, a third drawer trashed.
Another 'sleep on it' tactic .... ah hah, my drill press mounted WASP sander that I have never even unpacked. I opened it and found that one of the bobbins is 60mm diameter!
PLAN B is to make 3 new drawers , offer each piece up the the WASP 60mm bobbin sander, SAND the recesses and assemble the drawers .... again!

PS, luckily I went to the hand tool extravaganza at Sturt Mittagong today and got a lovely replacement piece of huon from Phil Gould

fletty

If I understand this right your cutting an arch recess both sides of the inside 60mm (removing a quadrent).

Would a 60mm hole saw with box hel firmly on drill press table have done well. A 60mm forstner bit.

Or an Ornamental cutter head set up in the drill press much like a fly cutter on a mill. I have here

Huon wish you rung have some here 600 long x 70 x 200 I think

Originally Posted by wheelinround

Would a 60mm hole saw with box held firmly on the drill press table have done well. A 60mm forstner bit.

Or an Ornamental cutter head set up in the drill press much like a fly cutter on a mill......

Yup, I reckon any of these would probably have been better than putting into it into orbit ....... THRICE !

I've already resawn the huon and ripped it to the size for new drawers but thanks for the offer.

fletty

Originally Posted by fletty

Yup, I reckon any of these would probably have been better than putting into it into orbit ....... THRICE !

I've already resawn the huon and ripped it to the size for new drawers but thanks for the offer.

fletty

I'll check hole saw sizes tomorrow cutter head is here might just have to make new cutter as the one in it is to short yes I have the HSS to do it etc etc.

*blinkblink*

You hadn't fitted a sacrificial block inside the drawer while you drilled out the quadrants?

Plan B seems to be working. I used the 60mm diameter WASP bobbin to sand an arc in a scrap piece and offered up my (rough) shaped prototype ring.

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The fit looks OK but I wont refine the method until I have the final CIRCULAR rings to try.

feeling a bit better....

fletty

Huon the right track again !

You set a high bar!
Top and beautiful work
Greg

Originally Posted by Pac man

Huon the right track again !

.... groan!
as the problem rose wood I do it again ......

fletty

I'm getting board with these puns.....
Get back to work. She'll be 16 before yew finish. (I sincerely appologise for the last one that had no relevance to the build )

Beautiful job Fletty. Can't wait to see it come together.