Thread: Sapele tissue boxes

The first box is proceeding quite well with no hiccups this time,

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But I have got some exotic ideas for this next one, which I have started with Sapele and offcuts of ash but have found a lump of African blackwood which I have been scared to use because it has the texture of a lump of iron.

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This African blackwood is very hard, your fingernail has no affect to its surface and it is very fine, however I cut three strips off the batten at the bandsaw and it cut like silk, no problem at all. It must be the blade and power of the motor on the machine that made the cuts so easily.

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It also worked well on the thicknesser, just small chips come off as waste showing at picture below.

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Went back to the bandsaw and there are actually four pieces for the carcass which I divided down the centre of each.

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Commenced the process of gluing pattern to design.

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And completed the gluing of carcass pieces early morning before that heat of our High pressure zone came in.

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We in the UK have a rare high pressure zone centralised over the country and we have not had a good one for some years but signs are that this one might stabilise and could last weeks, if so might only be doing an hours work each morning before the heat comes in.
You know the feeling don't you?

Looks interesting. I must give this a go sometime. Looks like a good way to use up some of the small pieces I'm accumulating.

cheers,

ajw

Originally Posted by jow104

if so might only be doing an hours work each morning before the heat comes in.
You know the feeling don't you?

That's why I take the trouble of insulating my main workshop and the extra sheds. Old doors do come in handy.


Peter.

Originally Posted by Sturdee

That's why I take the trouble of insulating my main workshop and the extra sheds. Old doors do come in handy.


Peter.

Yes Peter I remember your workshops but we don't reach 30C often here and I don't want to push it myself. Even our flowers are wilting here this morning at 9.30am. Pity those poor tennis players this afternoon.

Activity is suspended at the moment owing to temps. reaching 33C during the day in the workshop.
The situation at present is thus, awaiting tops to be made and fitted to these three carcasses.

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The first one on the left looks very interesting.

Originally Posted by Christos

The first one on the left looks very interesting.

Pallet project.

OK Christos, I will give it consideration, although I do not have a pallet at the present time, and the stuff in the UK these days are mainly composite materials originating from China.

Originally Posted by jow104

Pallet project.

OK Christos, I will give it consideration, ....

It is supposed to be a fun project and I hope those that enter do have a bit a fun. And now we have prizes.