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12th October 2019, 06:27 PM #16
Great to see your new blade has done the job. It must be a decent saw if you can run a 19mm blade on it.
I am never really sure when to say that a bandsaw blade is blunt because even when they are blunt they still seem to have fairly sharp teeth when you feel them. Having said that, put a new one on and they cut like going through butter.
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14th October 2019, 10:08 PM #18GOLD MEMBER
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Great result, Jacques!
Brian
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26th October 2019, 12:38 PM #19SENIOR MEMBER
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I finally made some progress. I decided against the mapple as the white timber just didn't look right considerinf for what its for. I went with walnuf but still like the constrast of the maple so will use it for some inlay pieces. I started with the edges of the box and will add some to the rest as I see fit, or maybe not.
I bought a Incra Jig a few months ago and finally assembled it for use. First thoughts, I need some practise [emoji16]. My dovetails are tight but still have gaps everywhere, go figure. I could have done nicer dovetails by hand, but alas, the jig needs some work to warrant the money i paid for it. I also used the jig for the slots for the runners and it worked great fot that, i love the repeatability of the Incra products. The one thing i hate is that when using the jig for through dovetails the timber thickness needs to suit the bit used. In my case i had to take it down to 7mm. Not ideal as i would have preferred thicker sides bit lets see how it goes.
Once the glue is set i will size the drawers, and finish them off. Oh yes, i need to fix those gaps in the dovetails [emoji53].
Hope you enjoy
Cheers
Jacques
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26th October 2019, 05:09 PM #20
Good to see you get some time to work on your box and I'm sure your choice of timbers will look great when complete.
Real shame about the dovetails on such nice pieces of timber. I assume its the angle on the pins that is incorrect by the photo as the spacing appears to match up right because they're all touching at the same point. I'm sure you will have them perfected in no time.
Which jig is it you brought?Dallas
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26th October 2019, 05:35 PM #21SENIOR MEMBER
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Hi Dallas, its the one in the link below. Perhaps i just need a little more practice with it.
https://www.timbecon.com.au/original-incra-jig
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26th October 2019, 06:17 PM #22GOLD MEMBER
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By the look of your images you have made all of the pieces as tails and no pins. I think that is where the issue is?
This is what you need to have.
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26th October 2019, 06:50 PM #23SENIOR MEMBER
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Hi Cal, you're correct. The way the jig works, or at least as i understood it, is ypu make all the pieces tails, standing upright as you push it through the router bit. The pin board then goes into the bit again laying flat on the table to tale the edges off.
I may have missed a step or two as you are right, those are square pieces in a round hole [emoji16]
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27th October 2019, 05:23 PM #24SENIOR MEMBER
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Progress for today. Should be able to finish it off tomorrow considering its labour day [emoji16]
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2nd November 2019, 02:03 PM #25SENIOR MEMBER
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All done. Finished it with some Birchwood Casey Tru Oil and some wax.
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2nd November 2019, 02:54 PM #26
Now that is one collection of pens. You will have to give up the computer and start writing letters again.
It has come together nicely and the Tru Oil finish looks good. How did you go disguising the problems you had with the dovetails?Dallas
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Hi Dallas, I just used walnut wood filler. Not ideal but I didnt want to waste the effort and timber. It came out ok in the end. Since its just for myself I decided to keep going and just finish it. It meant I didnt feel like fancy veneering and inlays but thats ok as well. Im happy with the end result. The bonus is it packs heaps of pens [emoji16]
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Top job there botes, looks super. You should be pretty proud of that. Never seen so many pens.
Paul
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Hey Jacques,
Havent seen you on this site for a while, all ok over there?. Do you still have that site where you purchased those pen inserts from? And were you happy with the quality of them?
Regards
Paul
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