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1st August 2019, 08:38 AM #16GOLD MEMBER
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Thank you for the info Fumbler.
I would be interested in seeing their workshop, I will let you know in the next few weeks. A Wednesday would be the most convenient for me.
Happy woodworking,
Alan...
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1st August 2019, 09:11 AM #17GOLD MEMBER
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PS. I also leave the tape on whilst I cut the splines off. I first score them with a Stanley blade to help reduce tear out when cutting across the grain. As the grain runs across the join, you are cutting diagonally across and if you don’t score or cut correctly there is small chance the very outside could tear out. So the tape also helps by leaving a little bit of meat on the spline, also preventing tear out. I then plane/ sand it to flush.
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7th August 2019, 06:31 AM #19GOLD MEMBER
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I thought I’d better post the latest, an hour here an hour there I’m getting through them.
NSO now separated, and with lid locator band in.
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The jewellery box now has the Wenge banding in and glued together. I did have an early morning stuff up, cutting the wrong side so now it’s 2mm short than I wanted it, we can fix.
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And getting a bit further along with the medal box also, see below. Which I will seperate today, or atleast run through the table saw leaving 1mm of meat to finish off with the flush saw. The tray is glued and needing splines. Just not sure of the joint integrity so may use Japanese tapered dowels as a feature so can use the saw line as a reference point to get them accurately in place. (Homey, you may be able to guide me as to how strong this type of joint is without splines, and would I need the dowels?) I was going to do 3 each end back and front.
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Inbetween all this I have managed to punch out a few pens and pen blanks ready for completion. See the pen turning forum.
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7th August 2019, 06:33 AM #20GOLD MEMBER
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Sorry posted twice
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7th August 2019, 06:45 AM #21
Fumbler, what do you mean by a flush saw? I had always separated by cutting all the way through, except with the last two, where I left about 0.25 mm which I then split with a Stanley knife and planed flush. While it was an improvement, the Tasmanian Blackwood I was using was very splintery, and the knife split tore out in spots, so am keen to find an alternative method.
Perhaps you could take a series of photos of the process on your next one. That would be appreciated.
Kind regards,
Lance
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7th August 2019, 03:59 PM #22GOLD MEMBER
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Lance, it just so happens that I sliced up a box today, not all the way. I too had the same problem when I did a Blackwood box, it’s so prone to tearout. I will cut through this later and add a photo for you.
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The wall thickness on this box is 11.75, I cut through on the table saw about 10.5mm leaving 1.25mm as I had planned on pegging but decided against it.
next I will mask up to protect the edge as I cut through with a Japanese flush saw like below.
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There are cheaper options, like the Irwin dovetail saw for about $21 from Bunnys.
then I scrape, sand and make flush.
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7th August 2019, 07:43 PM #23
Thanks Fumbler, I look forward to the photo(s).
And the flush cut saw, are those the ones with teeth set on one side only?
Kind regards,
Lance
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Hi Richard,
Which joints are you concerned about, the ones on the box or the ones on the tray? If it’s the tray then my approaches are usually:
If using mitred joints on the tray I do reinforce with splines which I make up from layers of different coloured dyed veneer such as black, white, white, black.
If using rebate joints I put at least on brass pin in each corner using epoxy, then snip the head off and level to the side of the tray with a small file.
The bottoms of my trays are invariably made of 1.5mm ply veneered both sides, bringing the thickness to something just shy of 3mm. Since the ply is dimensionally stable I put a couple of dabs of glue in the bottom rebate of all four sides.
I should add that I use 4mm timber for my trays, although I will be testing some 5 or 5.5mm ones soon.
Your boxes looking great as always!
Brian
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Hi Richard,
OK - now I understand. For a medal box or jewellery box these joints would be strong enough on their own. If it is to be used to contain something heavy or if it will get rough handling I’d use a more mechanical joint such as dovetails, lock mitres or a splined mitre. The Japanese tapered dowels sound interesting and I’d love to see the result if you go down that path.
Brian
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This is the third time I have written this as my phone was playing up. Anyway the NGR glues joint box now has a lid and will become my personal money box, unless another idea pops up. Now what are the chances that a piece of wood kicking around the association workshop would match? Tell me if u think it doesn’t......
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Lance, here are the pics of seperation, note the 1/4” brass angle iron I use to stop the saw from wandering and ruining the edge.
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Now don’t laugh at the $6.98 Super Cheap Autos block plane, as the shoes don’t maketh the man. The blade is scary sharp and it does a great job. However, when I got close to removing the lip, I should’ve swapped out to something longer ie. no.4 to prevent roll over at the corners.
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See gaps at the ends, so now I have to take some meat out of the middle for it to seat right.
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Heres the tray with splines done
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Wednesday i I got a lot done, I cut the J/box top, base, splines.
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I was just about to rebate the underneath side of the lid when someone suggested I leave proud and put a 45degree chamfer around the top as an added feature, so due to the angle at which I had cut the lid and being Huon pine, it would’ve torn out like no bodies business so out with the 45degree shooting board.
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I now have to make a 45degree sanding board to finish off the ends neatly.
stay tuned.
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8th August 2019, 10:25 PM #29
After separating the lid, I pare off the excess using a chisel, rather than plane it. You just need to be careful to pare in the right direction. Then I flatten the lid & base by sanding the cut surfaces on 240 grit stuck to a laminate board using spray-on adhesive.
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