Boxmakers exchange - WIP

**AlexS** · 26th October 2006, 07:59 PM

Hopefully, the pic of the wood sent by Shedhand will attach. If so, I'll post more WIP pics. If not, I'll go back to beating my head against the wall.

OK, now it seems to have worked.
Pics 1 & 2 show the wood - ti-tree. It's very heavy & hard, with a pronounced straight grain & a pretty interesting end grain. I decided to do a very squarish pen box.

Pic 3 - Cut the carcass to length and sawed 45 deg bevels on the top & bottom. Ripped the 3rd piece at 45 to make the back & front.

Pic 4 - I'll be using 5mm barrel hinges & it's easier to drill for them before I cut the other bevel on the back.

Pic 5 - All glued up.

**Joash** · 26th October 2006, 08:01 PM

retry

**Carry Pine** · 26th October 2006, 09:29 PM

Rumour has it that at least one participant has finished the box. When is he going to come out of the closet?

**AlexS** · 26th October 2006, 10:58 PM

Pic 1 - separate the box using a ryoba
Pic 2 - cut the bevels on the back & carve the fingerhole on the front.
Pic 3 - drill to take dowels (kebab sticks) to join carcass & ends.

**gazaly** · 27th October 2006, 10:37 AM

Looking really nice AlexS. I like the ti tree

**baxter** · 27th October 2006, 11:34 AM

Originally Posted by Carry Pine

Rumour has it that at least one participant has finished the box. When is he going to come out of the closet?

Carry are you referring to the Urn which Don Nethercott has featured in the Woodturning General thread? I would give you the link if I could work out how:confused: .

**gazaly** · 27th October 2006, 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by baxter

Carry are you referring to the Urn which Don Nethercott has featured in the Woodturning General thread? I would give you the link if I could work out how:confused: .

No, he means someone else I think.......

**Shedhand** · 27th October 2006, 02:28 PM

Must try and get hold of some more of the Tea Tree...

**Carry Pine** · 27th October 2006, 02:46 PM

Originally Posted by gazaly

No, he means someone else I think.......

Fess up Crow Man!!!!

**baxter** · 27th October 2006, 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by gazaly

No, he means someone else I think.......

Point taken. Now I think I have some idea who he thinks is in the closet.

**gazaly** · 27th October 2006, 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by Shedhand

Must try and get hold of some more of the Tea Tree...

I'd love some if ya could. I grew up in Tea Tree Gully in Adelaide and would love to make something for my Mum as a keep sake.

Only a small amount like you sent to AlexS. More than happy to pay all costs.

Cheers

**Shedhand** · 27th October 2006, 02:53 PM

pm me your address and I'll see what I can chase up.
Cheers

**gazaly** · 27th October 2006, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by Carry Pine

Fess up Crow Man!!!!

Gees, you would think when ya tell someone something via PM, when you've had a few reds and the fingers are a little looser than normal.........

**Cliff Rogers** · 27th October 2006, 05:16 PM

Nice timber, do you know which Tea Tree it was?

Tea Tree Leptospermum flavescens
Tea-tree Melaleuca lanceolata
Tea-tree Melaleuca squarrosa
Teatree Melaleuca quinquenervia
Paperbarked Tea-tree Melaleuca quinquenervia
Paperbark Tea-tree Melaleuca cajuputi
Paperbark Tea-tree Melaleuca ericifolia

**Shedhand** · 27th October 2006, 07:30 PM

Leptospermum grandiflorum AKA Mountain Tea Tree. It was harvested in the Huon Valley south of Hobart.

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