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23rd August 2020, 08:40 PM #16
unfortunately i am, however i can't afford to get one any time soon.
i have sourced some timber that will get me out of trouble for this project, but i like using/reusing timber that doesn't cost me a lot to buy
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23rd August 2020, 09:17 PM #17
anyways... back to the box
(yesterday ended up being a total waste after stripping down the thicknesser i still have a pile of pallet parts to rip down)
a bit of progress today, football on the TV, heater on in the shed... not a bad afternoon i reckon
Decided to play around with the trim router, never really done it before. Routed out the rebate for the base and internal shelf then decided to attack the protruding finger joints with a 45... success, well success enough...
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27th August 2020, 09:59 PM #18
a little bit of cutting and routing then a dry fit... Saturday should be doweling and gluing day
the lid is ready... need to glue the panels together, then sand it perfect, then rout the corners on a 45, then glue into the lid frame!!
i printed off the Hummingbird to scale, i love AutoCAD, so i can see how it looks... can't wait to carve it!!
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29th August 2020, 10:45 PM #19
Started the glue up today!!
doweled and glued the panels then made sure it was all good... well its good enough!!
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decided to construct the lid frame and then glue in the lid panels
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once i had the lid sorted i moved onto the celtic knot carving inlays... this is going to take a while!!
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30th August 2020, 10:39 AM #20
Glad it's you doing the carving. If it was me it would just be a mess. Do you just use the hobby knife or are there other tools involved?
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31st August 2020, 10:31 AM #21
The first Celtic Knot inlay is done, other than a little bit of clean up and sanding that is...
should get a start on the other one tonight after work
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Thought i'd show the carving tools i used. Hobby knife with a #11 blade. 2 x small flat chisels and a round chisel that fit perfectly inside each of the inner knot curve.
I cut every line with the hobby knife, then removed the paper from the areas i wanted to carve out first.
Then with the flat chisels i cut out as much as i could and cleaned up with either the hobby knife or the small chisel.
Then nest one won't take as long as i refined a few techniques that will save a lot of time.
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1st September 2020, 10:55 PM #22
Finished the 2nd Celtic inlay tonight, both will need a bit of a sand and a few tweaks
i like the irregular look of a hand carving and the really bad bits will be painted black anyway so it should look ok.
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I'm pretty happy with how they both look, the second one is a lot neater than the first, i suppose practice does that. But looking at them side by side i wish i made them a mirror image as my OCD is going nuts now...
Now onto the hummingbird then work out the insides of the box
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5th September 2020, 10:42 PM #23
busy couple of days...
Made and glued the base up with the drawer support, constructed the drawer had a few issues that have been successfully resolved and in all the chaos didn't take any photos.
Routed the front panel for the knot inlays, the first one wasn't great but the second was a dramatic improvement.
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Glued up the box, installed the base, clamps everywhere, plus a bucket and a roll of lead to keep the base in while the glue dried.
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A late decision to make my own handles and i am happy with how they turned out just using some scrap wood.
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And finally... had a blow out on my shed chair/stool... nothing a trim router and a scrap bit of pine can't fix until i can get a new castor
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7th September 2020, 12:02 AM #24
Between zoom calls, for Father's day & Birthdays today i managed to get out to the shed.
Cleaned up any glue that had run out and i had missed yesterday and gave it all a quick sand.
i then started working on the drawer locking mech and got all that installed and tested and tweaked... then attached the drawer front panel.
here are some pics, i do have a couple of demo videos but will need to work out how to add them.
You can't really tell from the photos but i have inserted a brass strip to the inside of the hole in the drawer to reinforce the locking mech so the drawer base doesn't get chewed up by the lock.
the underside of the drawer with the angled channel for the locking mech to slide up
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the locking mech and spring loaded release system
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the release point inside the drawer (2nd pic with stainless steel arrow "key" to relase lock
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the drawer when released & the drawer all locked up
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7th September 2020, 12:09 AM #25
Here is the video... please let me know if it doesn't work and i'll change the settings on it.
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7th September 2020, 10:09 AM #26
Video is all good for me. Will the lock need something harder than the Pine for the top point to catch on over time? I guess it all depends on how often the draw will be opened.
This is certainly coming up nice and the catch design is a neat idea.Dallas
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7th September 2020, 10:17 AM #27
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7th September 2020, 10:27 AM #28
After re-reading what you wrote I can see you have done that. I mistakenly thought you had inserted a brass strip along the bottom of the draw only, to stop the catch scratching along there.
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7th September 2020, 10:46 PM #29
Productive session after work tonight...
Tweaked a few things, sanded a few things, glued in a few things...
Then decided to carve the hummingbird. The simplest thing to do however it is the most important part of the whole build, i was a bit nervous.
But it was a success, here are some progress shots.
There are probably two spots i'm not 100% happy with, i can live with that!!
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7th September 2020, 11:38 PM #30SENIOR MEMBER
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I like the hummingbird's central tail feathers being heart shaped.
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