Thread: stars and dots designed box

Looking forward to the finished unit, I have been thinking about the same idea, It will be good to see your approach .

Hi Jow, An interesting project, I look forward to seeing the final piece.
regards
Ruddy

Very interesting looking project John.

When finished you can send it to me so can use the Southern Cross to find my way.

Hi Jow,

it looks really nice, interesting approach and idea for this project.
I'll wait to admire it when completed.

Keep going & thanks for sharing.

Cheers, Gio

Ripped off a piece of waste sycamore to put on the lathe.





haven't got much measuring equipment for lathe turning so made myself the following jig to set circumferences of 1/4" 3/8" and 1/2" /



And then cut as follows.



For sizing my rodding as per picture.



Fitted dots to carcass sides and considering how to create the star effect with minimum expense.

Found a source of white sawdust for the stars, (going to have to dust off the bench to get some clean stuff tho )



Got the box glued up, but have a clean up to do. Then create the stars.



Will most probably put away for the rest of the week owing to heatwave, over 33C,

Originally Posted by jow104

Will most probably put away for the rest of the week owing to heatwave, over 33C,

I follow your work all the time john.You come up with the most novel designs.
Some good stories as well.But I dont go for the 33C Heatwave.
I don't think many Aussies will fall for that EXCUSE
Keep the work coming We love it

I gotta agree with you Aussie. Great work & interesting design, just as we have come to expect from you John but a 33c heat wave???
Come on now, thats a perfect aussie summer day! lol.

Yeah but my double garage doors are painted dark racing green and they act like heat exchangers, and a flat roof that is not much better.

But thanks for the encouragements.

What a great idea. I think this is going to look great. Look forward to seeing more of you WIP John

I can't wait for this so called "heat wave" in England to come to an end so that John can get on with this star box. I'm impatient to see the results.

Originally Posted by Fencepost2

I can't wait for this so called "heat wave" in England to come to an end so that John can get on with this star box. I'm impatient to see the results.

Yeah its very frustrating for me as well, got another order yesterday from the art group, the pencil box adaption seem very popular, that makes nine.

If only someone would send me a jack to put in the corner I would suffer the heatwave.

Went looking for some clean sawdust, but its not here!



So cleaned out the area around the mitre chop saw and produced this.





Considered alternative materials to use.



But finally took the easy and cheapest way out, I put some masking tape across the starcarvings and used a scalpel and cut the star indentations away and filled with sawdust soaked with epoxy resin glue.



Its a bit impressionistic but perhaps the other side of the box I will use a white filler.

Just a suggestion but when I was making lace bobbins I wanted to infil some white stars in ebony (abiet a bit smaller than yours!) so I made up some white sealing wax with rosin & titanium dioxide pigment, worked OK on the small scale (see here).
If you want to give it a try PM me your address and I'll put a stick in the post.
Mark