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  1. 24th May 2009, 04:59 PM #1
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    Default A couple of boxes

    Hello from a new member. I am a retired fitter and machinist, and like making boxes. A couple of years ago i made some boxes, and joined the Central Coast Woodturners Club, and they talked me into entering my boxes in the Sydney Wood Show. I entered 3 boxes, and won the first and third prizes in the Novice section. This is the first and third prize boxes, if i can work out how to post them, I am not very good on the Computer.

    First prize is the low level curved lid, Silky Oak box. It is made from recycled facia boards, from the old Sydney Everleigh Train workshops.
    I made the curved lid by making a swinging cradle to slide along the router table. I screwed the lid blank to the bottom of the swinging cradle, and moved the cradle along and over the table mounted router, and then screwed the lid blank to the table upside down, and mounted the router on the swinging cradle and repeated the process to do the inside curve. Dove tails are Gifkins

    Third prize is the taller of the two, it is my Wifes Jewellry BoX, and it is made of Blackbean and Blackwood and the tray is American Oak
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    Beautiful boxes, I think you were in the wrong trade.
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    A new level to aspire to and from a new member yet

    welcome aboard
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    Definitely have the "wow factor" with those two. Welcome to the most interesting wood working site on the web.

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    Very nice, and beautifully finished as well.
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  7. 24th May 2009, 06:13 PM #6
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    Absolutely beeudiful boxes hungry and the finish and joinery is spot on . Just what you would expect from a fitter and turner
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    Stunning boxes Hungry, particularly the first 1. Any chance on some other angle shots of the first box? that 1 really grabbed me.
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  9. 24th May 2009, 09:22 PM #8
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    Thank all for the kind remarks,

    Rattrap, i will post some other shots when my son comes down and i can get him to reduce the pixel sizes of the photos.

    The Silky Oak is a north Queensland variety,that has bigger spots and is very rare now i am told.
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    Stunning, absolutely stunning
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    Very Very nice boxes, beautifully made..
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    They are both great.
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    What everyone else said Hungry...
    Lovely work and great finish...
    thanks for posting

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    Fabulous boxes. Retired fitter and turner eh? I'll bet you used micrometers when you were thicknessing your box sides. Send more pics of more boxes please.
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    Beautiful work If you got third prize the others must have been stunning. Look forward to seeing some more.
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    Two beautiful boxes. I think I like third prize best.
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