Thread: Couple for the club

Beautiful box. Those fine double keys really set it of in my mind. I assume they're done with your jig and the handsaw.

Beautiful boxes. Love the miter splines. The timber for the sides looks a good deal like black walnut.

Thanks for the likes and comments.

Originally Posted by Treecycle

Beautiful box. Those fine double keys really set it of in my mind. I assume they're done with your jig and the handsaw.

Yep - I find it easier and quicker to use that jig & saw than it is to setup the tablesaw and do the thick ones . . . and I love the way they look!

Originally Posted by ciscokid

Beautiful boxes. Love the miter splines. The timber for the sides looks a good deal like black walnut.

I don't think Sally wattle would be anything like your Black Walnut to work with but it's the closest thing we have to it and it's virtually a weed around here so it's easy to come by. Would love to have a go at some Black Walnut one day but all I've managed to get hold of so far was enough to turn an egg

That looks really good. Fine slipfeathers always look good, and the simple design fits the figure in the wood.

Originally Posted by TTIT

Thanks for the likes and comments.

Would love to have a go at some Black Walnut one day but all I've managed to get hold of so far was enough to turn an egg

Vern, do you want Aussie or US Black Walnut?
Rgds,
Crocy.

Originally Posted by Old Croc

Vern, do you want Aussie or US Black Walnut?
Rgds,
Crocy.

Depends which one you're looking at - I've got some native walnut which is a drab grey colour and as abrasive as a grindstone, and I've got small bits of English walnut that's barely big enough to turn eggs from. Are you talking about where it grew or the species??

Absolutely beautifull...

Originally Posted by TTIT

Depends which one you're looking at - I've got some native walnut which is a drab grey colour and as abrasive as a grindstone, and I've got small bits of English walnut that's barely big enough to turn eggs from. Are you talking about where it grew or the species??

I have a large stock of Nth Qld Walnut, Black/brown in colour, hard as Hades and very abrasive if you want any?
Rgds,
Crocy.

As always, another beautiful piece of work.
Nice touch with the splines.
You have been a busy boy!

Beautiful work TTIT,
Can you tell me how you produced the panel in the lid? Is it one piece or two?

Thanks
Brian

Originally Posted by Old Croc

I have a large stock of Nth Qld Walnut, Black/brown in colour, hard as Hades and very abrasive if you want any?
Rgds,
Crocy.

No thanks Croc - same stuff I've got here and it will probably still be here when they bury me! Sally wattle looks just as good and isn't so nasty on the tools.

Originally Posted by Luckyb

Beautiful work TTIT,
Can you tell me how you produced the panel in the lid? Is it one piece or two?

Thanks
Brian

Thanks Brian. Depends on the profile I'm chasing but those lids are made from one piece of timber inset in a mitred frame and I used a bit like the one on the right below (because I'm too tight to buy the one on the left ) to chamfer the panel - both do the same job. Years ago I used to run the edges across the (lowered) tablesaw at an angle to produce a curved profile but it meant a LOT of sanding to clean up and I can now produce a variety of profiles on my spindle moulder if I want anything fancier than the bevel I used on those boxes.
Panel-raising-bits.JPGI cut the chamfer in several bites and work the top side first until the surface is level with the top of the frame, then sneak up from the bottom side until the 'tongue' is a comfy fit in the 4mm rebate in the frame. The panels are a fairly close fit lengthwise but are about 3mm short widthwise and are only glued for about the middle 60mm or so on each end to allow for movement. I also pre-oil the corners of the panel before assembly to avoid any glue squeeze-out from the mitres attaching itself to the panel. Hope some of that makes sense