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Thread: redwood & limba boxes
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15th March 2009, 04:18 PM #1
redwood & limba boxes
I knocked out a pair of these a couple of weeks ago. The woods are American redwood and African white limba. The bottom is 1/4" oak plywood I finished them with three coats of water-based poly, then buffed them out with steel wool.
I hadn't made a box in a while. I was spending time with other woodworking projects. While these are a long way from perfect and a couple of mistakes were made along the way, these are a dang sight better than my last efforts. It seems that I'm finally getting past the initial learning curve.
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15th March 2009, 05:11 PM #2
Defectts aren't so obvious, but the well resolved design is. I really think it's a lovely, elegant box.
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15th March 2009, 05:37 PM #3
They look fine to me.
Well done and thanks for sharing.
Kevin
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15th March 2009, 05:59 PM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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Lovely. You are well past the initial learning curve and up into a hyperbolic (I think that is the right word, a long time since high-school geometry)
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15th March 2009, 06:03 PM #5Novice
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looks good
Well from a carpenter and joiner it looks good to me
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15th March 2009, 06:26 PM #6Senior Member
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Lovely box, and you made two?
Can you explain how you made the legs?
I tried doing something similar about six months ago and made a real hash of it. Gave up and fed it to the fire after days of frustration and ill thought out methods.
Cheers
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16th March 2009, 12:24 AM #7...well resolved design...
Defects aren't so obvious... Well from a carpenter and joiner it looks good to me.
Lovely box, and you made two? Can you explain how you made the legs?
The legs were quite a process.
1 make a long square blank.
2 cut the dado (I did it on the router. The book said to do it on the tablesaw with a wider board, then cut off the blank)
3 cut each leg to length
4 taper them (I marked off the angle with a pencil, ruler, and protractor, then took them to the disk sander)
5 1/8" roundover. The pieces are SMALL, so use rubber-bottomed push blocks to hold them.
6 When gluing them on, set the box on a riser block so the legs are a uniform height. I did all 4 at once with a band clamp. It might have been easier to do them individually.
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16th March 2009, 03:07 AM #8
Getting pretty fancy! I like your choice of timbers - nice complimentary contrast. Brings out a good visual interest. The legs make the box in my opinion. Well worth the effort.
When all is said and done, there is usually a whole lot more said than done.
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16th March 2009, 05:59 AM #10
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16th March 2009, 06:30 AM #11Senior Member
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That is the one. Some good ideas to think about and try in there.
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16th March 2009, 08:33 AM #12
[QUOTE=avengers63;I'm finally getting past the initial learning curve. [/QUOTE]
Does that curve ever end???
I hope not
I like the combination of colours you have chosen, congratulations of a project well executed..
Cheers
SteveDiscover your Passion and Patience follows.
www.fineboxes.com.au
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16th March 2009, 09:27 AM #13
We all know that we'll keep learning as long as we do this. That I was meaning is the massive curve at the beginning when you make all your rookie mistakes.
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17th March 2009, 08:42 AM #14
I like it, very pretty box and lovely timber.
Reality is no background music.
Cheers John
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