Thread: My wicked tissue box

John's Tangram Tissue Box? Looking good!!

Seems to be getting there!

Awesome man. What type of timber are the offcuts?

Went back in the afternoon for a further session on that first side.



And completed the first face except a small piece missing on bottom edge, most probably pop in and complete before bedtime.



Got plenty of stock left.



Timbers used so far, Purple heart, lacewood, oak, sycamore, black walnut, wenge and (that small strip) meranti. I cannot recall the correct name for the piece of lacewood, perhaps someone can

I cannot recall the correct name for the piece of lacewood, perhaps someone can

Hi John known as Northern Silky Oak.

Box is looking good

Regards
Harold

Put that small piece of sapele in before shutting down for the night.

Even at minimum wage that piece of timber must be priced at over £40

Had a panic attack over night wondering how I shall get a flat or planed surface, perhaps I could put the uneven face inside.

To cure the panic attack I went into the shed early this morning, tidied up the long edges a bit of first piece.



Then recited the woodworkers prayer a number of times and pushed the piece into the thicknesser.




and then did it a few more times.



and the frown disappeared from my face.

Did the sane on the backside after removing most of the backing paper.



and again it was successful, but not doing final thicknessing until all four pieces are available.

A lot of work going into this one but looking great.

Can't wait to see the finished product.

Hopefully I have got sufficient timber assembled to complete a carcass.



It will all depend on how the thicknessing goes. Weather forecast the next few days I think will delay progress, forecasts upto 31C, phew.
Down the beach me thinks.

I have also got some spares left from that original pile.

Popped into the workshop, its cloudy outside so heat is not as fierce so chucked the faces through the thicknesser to clean things up a bit.

One accident, but not too serious. (see crosses)



Reglued the separated part.



And spent the next hour wearing some of my chisels down on that grey wheel

Certainly looks interesting. A great way to use up some scraps and make a useful project. The female members of my family have made all sorts of things in fabric in a similar style.

This is some interesting work in progress.

I have had an eventful morning lost a tablesaw throat screw down the inside of the tablesaw changing the throat plate, still got rid of 6" deep sawdust which must be a good thing.

Prepared faces of box with straight edges and correct lengths, then mitred the 8 corners.



Did accumulate some more waste pieces which I might hang onto for something, you never know.



Cut the dadoes on the router table for bottom plates, this went well even with different timber densities and grain directions.



Set the faces ready on the board for usual glue up.



The box just fell into place and did not even have to squeeze the ends to get a square finish.