Thread: my tissue box design

That stunning veneer for a bloody tissue box.
Shame on you. Go away and do a proper tissue box with wool and a crochet hook.

That is some pretty fancy brickwork. Is there nothing you can't do? Not sure about the double negatives in this, but you get my meaning.
Looking forward to seeing the tissue box too. Don't forget to veneer it on the inside too so the ash won't warp )

It'd be lovely if 'twas Cocobolo, but it doesn't quite look right for that.

Maybe Zebrawood? (Guancalo Alves or something like that.)

Perfect time for a tissue box. Wipe away the tears after a 4-0 thrashing from the Aussies

Make that Goncalo Alves.

Originally Posted by Fencepost2

That is some pretty fancy brickwork. Is there nothing you can't do? Not sure about the double negatives in this, but you get my meaning.
Looking forward to seeing the tissue box too. Don't forget to veneer it on the inside too so the ash won't warp )

Built my first brick front garden wall 60 years ago when I was 12 years of age, many craftsmen who lived in our road kept coming upto me and giving me sound advice. (it was a very hot summer for London and the bricks were so dry I was advised to dunk each brick in a bucket of water, also was advised to put washing up liquid in the mix,)
Pleased to state that I looked up our old home on google earth the other day and the wall is still standing with a further row of decorative blocks laid along the top.
BTW no spirit level and also told to use a string line which helped alot.

That veneer sounds posh. Thanks.

Used a couple of core bits in the router and put the complete length of timber through on the router table before cutting mitre corner joints.

Glued up and photographed before clean up.

Looking good John but much to spiffy for a tissue box.

When I made mine I just knocked together a box cover to fit over the tissue boxes of MDF and then veneered them with oak veneer using traditional methods before french polishing them.


Peter.

Originally Posted by Sturdee

Looking good John but much to spiffy for a tissue box.

When I made mine I just knocked together a box cover to fit over the tissue boxes of MDF and then veneered them with oak veneer using traditional methods before french polishing them.


Peter.

Good memories.

Posting some more pictures of progress in a moment and you can advise me what to do with the aperture, can I safely use the router table to put a round over on the inside edges of the aperture?

Originally Posted by jow104

Also dug out these veneers that were given me by a ukworkshop member which I thought would contrast nicely with the ash. (BTW what veneer is this?)

Hi jow104,

Veneer is "Palasander" Tuff stuff to cut so be gentle and persistent.

Looks stunning French polished.


Cheers


Steve

Cleaned up the excess glue, Titebond 3 is good but very runny.

Fitted two sliding panels to hold the tissue box inside the carcass, the panels can be removed because the rebate has a section cut away at the centre portion. (idea from Martin at ukworkshop)



I like my strip formed lids, I have not had a failure due to warping over the past 5 years using this method, so layed out some more offcuts (the pile never seems to run short) .



Glued up and two pieces marked up for the bandsaw and cut to shape.





Rejoined with a contrasting piece of black walnut through centre (waste centre to be removed)



I think I should have put a round over bit round the inside edge of the aperture before this last join up?
Do you think it is safe to drop this piece on a router table and guide round?
Or should I sand to shape by hand?

Thanks Steve, I think I will have to take the sample along to Kew Gardens, London, I have now had 4 or 5 diagnosises (I like the word diagnosises)

Originally Posted by jow104

I think I should have put a round over bit round the inside edge of the aperture before this last join up?
Do you think it is safe to drop this piece on a router table and guide round?
Or should I sand to shape by hand?

Should be perfectly safe with a small roundover bit & bearing.

Personally I'd cut each quadrant "downhill" with the grain to minimise grain lifting, even though this means two quadrants would be climb-cut.

But if you only cut a small depth on each pass, you may be able to get by with cutting it all in the same direction. Depends on the whether the woods want to behave.

John, I would be very careful with the round over bit. There will be a lot of end grain cutting and big danger of splitting off bits from the edges of the separate halves. I wonder whether the roundover bit work would be better with the two halve joined so that the fragile edges at the ends would be better supported. Just worrying now you are so close to a lovely box top.