Box Makers Mystery Swap

**Sculptured Box** · 20th September 2006, 10:39 PM

Hi
You may recall some time ago it was suggested by UBeaut’s Forum member – “dazzler” that a Mystery Swap be organised amongst UBeaut’s Box Makers, for the purpose of raising charitable funds, whilst having some fun. Mystery Swap thread.

dazzler has since advised Steve Thomas (UBeaut’s Forum’s - Lumber Bunker) and myself that owing to a change in his personal circumstances he was no longer able to organise the Mystery Swap and was happy for us to become the organisers.

After some discussion the following Procedures for the first swap – known as the Christmas 2006 Mystery Swap, have been developed.

For this Christmas 2006 Mystery Swap I will be the organiser.

Any UBeaut Forum member may self nominate to be a future Mystery Swap organiser.

I’ve no doubt the following procedure will require modification as further Mystery Swaps are conducted.

Remember ~ this is a fun way of raising charitable funds – enjoy.

Tony Ward ~ Sculptured Box
Christmas 2006 Box Makers Mystery Swap organiser

Procedures for ~ Christmas 2006 UBeaut’s Box Makers Mystery Swap

Participation in the Mystery Swap will commence by you own nomination, that is by registering your interest and intention to participate in this charity fund raiser on this Box Making Forum thread.
Nominations to participate in this Christmas 2006 Mystery Swap should be made within 14 days of the posting of this thread.
Nominees will be paired by the organiser, by a drawing of names from a UBeaut Forum cap. The organiser will then publish that information on the Box Making Forum thread.
The paired nominees will then exchange their private information to facilitate the timber swap.
The paired nominees will agree to a “swap date”.
Timber swap limited to 3kg (keep postage costs down), and may be either slab or block timber.
Timber swapped shall be dry and therefore ready to use.
Timber that is swapped shall be the predominate timber used, that is other timber may be added to make up size or used as an inlay etc.
There is no minimum limit on timber to be swapped, but it should be sufficient to make a reasonable sized box. (but a give and you shall receive approach will is stressed).
Images of the finished works shall be posted on the Box Making Forum, by each Box Maker, within 31 days of the agreed swap date.
Each box will be auctioned individually by silent auction. That is a Forum member may bid on one or both boxes.
All silent auction bids to be made by sending by a Private Message to the organiser.
The identity of the highest bidder will not be published unless contrary advice is given to the organiser.
The amount of the successful bid will be published on the Box Making Forum thread, by the organiser.
The successful bidder will then pay the amount of the successful bid to the Box Maker.
The cost of delivery/postage of the box to the successful bidder may be deducted from the proceeds of the auction.
The Box Maker is responsible for (i) ensuring the box is mailed to the successful bidder and (ii) ensuring that the proceeds of the silent auction sale is donated to a charity of the Box Makers choice.

**gazaly** · 20th September 2006, 11:07 PM

Tony and Lumber,

I'm in. Well done in making this happen. If there are any organisational requirements that I can help with in the West, please let me know.

**Cliff Rogers** · 21st September 2006, 02:16 AM

18. Any boxes with pictures of parrots will be disqualified & the entry (:eek: ) shall be forfeited to the organisers.

**Sculptured Box** · 21st September 2006, 07:55 AM

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

18. Any boxes with pictures of parrots will be disqualified & the entry (:eek: ) shall be forfeited to the organisers.

Are you in Cliff, come on, do it for your charity!!!

**Sculptured Box** · 21st September 2006, 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by bennylaird

Alas my box making skills are still developing and I have too much on my plate. Pencil cases for my wifes students are first on the list before school ends for the year. Good luck with it all though.

Pencil cases - also known as pencil boxes - see you can also do it for your favourite charity.

**Cliff Rogers** · 21st September 2006, 10:10 AM

I have a Gifkin set on my wish list, about 3rd item down at this stage.

Skew mumbled about a round one... I reckon I could do a round one.

Hey Benny, do you have any idea how you are going to make those pencil cases (boxes) yet? Turned, routed, bandsawn? Any plans?

**RufflyRustic** · 21st September 2006, 10:11 AM

Hi,

Thanks for carrying on with organising this Tony.

No, I won't be participating, well, not just yet.

I'm hoping circumstances will change by the New Year and I'll be able to get involved then, as it will be very challenging and a great learning experience to use a piece of timber I haven't selected and make a box with it.

Cheers
Wendy

**Slow6** · 21st September 2006, 11:02 AM

I'll raise my hand Tony... good onya for getting it started.
it'll be great to see what people come up with.. and, I'm thinking, just how far we can stretch the use of the term of "box"

looking foreward to it.

**Sculptured Box** · 21st September 2006, 12:35 PM

To everyone who has contributed thus far, thank you for your support!

There is no restriction or definition of what is a box or the method of construction.

Yes this can be a fun exercise, with a charitable fund raising outcome, it is what we make it!

**Cliff Rogers** · 21st September 2006, 02:41 PM

There's turned, dovetailed, routed, bandsawn, & carved.

I'd love to do a dovetailed box but my Router table isn't finished & I don't have a jig yet.

I do have a new bandsaw, sitting in a box in a shed with no power.

I do have a working lathe so I could turn something.

What about you Skew? A lidded goblet would be a box.

And Benny, pencil boxes, you have to make some for your wife, how do you plan to make them?

**Cliff Rogers** · 24th September 2006, 10:48 AM

I can turn a lidded box on the lathe.

People need to be thinking about & talking about this project or it is just going to die in the weeds.

If we don't keep talking about it, this thread will end up lost.

**Slow6** · 24th September 2006, 11:35 AM

weeeeeeell... I sliced up a yet to be ID'd burl that looked promising yesterday.. sadly didn't get much out of it in the way of turning blanks so I sliced them up and well see if they look like crinkle cut dhips when I head in this arvo of if they remained at all flat.. if the burl is at all stable I reckon it would be put aside for the swap.. maybe with something a little more subtle to set it off.

bloody blowy ol sunday here today.

**Sculptured Box** · 24th September 2006, 01:10 PM

Hi

Including the UBeaut Forum members who say "Yes" to the first Thread, we now have 12 Forum members willing to participate in the Christmas 2006 Mystery Swap - it would be nice to see that number doubled!

Those who said Yes are ~

ozwinner

dazzler

Shedhand

labolle

Carry Pine

AlexS

Simomatra

Wild Dingo

Stuart.

The Christmas 2006 Mystery Swap is off to a good start!

Well done those Forum members!

**Shedhand** · 24th September 2006, 06:33 PM

G'day all.
I said yes and I still say yes. I'm still to get back to some quality Shed time because the work on the extension has shifted to some necessary renovations in the old part of the house where it joins the new bit. Uneven floor levels wood borers in joists etc. I hope to get back to the shed over the next month or so.
Have some great wood to use for a box.
The real bonus is that I've been able to 'hide' the cost of some new tools and machinery in the building work

.

Good on you Tony for doing this. I'm really looking forward to putting my (now) dusty Gifkins to good use.
Cheers

**Sculptured Box** · 24th September 2006, 08:44 PM

bennylaird

found a pencil box design suitable for your purpose ~

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...ad.php?t=38081

Thread: Box Makers Mystery Swap

Thread Tools

Search Thread

Box Makers Mystery Swap

A round one?

Bump

Progress Report ~ Day 4

Yes..count me in..

Similar Threads

Mystery Swap

Mystery Pen Swap

Our first attempt at a box - a cutlery box

what hand plane to choose?

vac box for template routing

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions