Thread: WWF Box Challenge!

Frank, Namtrak: The name comes from the colour of the bark, it's a greyish blue colour. There's alot of them around here, we mill a fair bit of it at work which is where the blanks were from.

John: Photos will be posted in a separate thread. Half of the judging points will comes from a poll (like the last challenge) and the other half will come from two judges (Chris Vesper and ?) Whether the entries will remain anonymous during the judging is undecided. I say they shouldn't

Mic-d: The timber was there since I started working at the mill, so I know that it's been drying for at least 8 months. Probably a 10 month minimum, so it's pretty dry.


Go on! Get off the computer and into the workshop!

Originally Posted by namtrak

That would be Blue Gum then, I think the Blue refers to the colour of the leaves not the colour of the timber

Really? I thougth they were making it like Blue Cheese

Sorry couldn't find the emoticon that says "Warning, this is irony".

Mic-d: why worry? it has to last only long enough to take a few pictures...

Originally Posted by Frank&Earnest

Mic-d: why worry? it has to last only long enough to take a few pictures...

No mate! I am making tomorrow's anti-q's

redressed my board today to get it flat and resawed it into 9mm boards. I'll let them sit for a few weeks before I start. I can only work with a deadline coming!
Cheers
Michael

Originally Posted by Frank&Earnest

.........Sorry couldn't find the emoticon that says "Warning, this is irony". .........

Jeez, sometimes I'm slower than a herd of turtles

Originally Posted by Brendan1152

Still waiting on the postie

Not any more

Now I need to work out what sort of a box to make

This is my first attempt at a box since 2nd form - must be all of 40 years ago

Wish me luck....

Regards

Brendan

Uhmm, looks like we are all first timers except Wendy and Wongo... should we make them the judges?

Hmm, interesting and timely. If the decision is made to honor me as a judge, then I'll happily send my piece of camphor on to the next entrant-in-waiting. I've just been put on another huge project at work that is going to need a bit of weekend work over the next few months so was seriously considering having to pull out.

cheers
Wendy

Originally Posted by RufflyRustic

Hmm, interesting and timely. If the decision is made to honor me as a judge, then I'll happily send my piece of camphor on to the next entrant-in-waiting. I've just been put on another huge project at work that is going to need a bit of weekend work over the next few months so was seriously considering having to pull out.

cheers
Wendy

Don't do it Wendy! Think of the children!

I got my timber today and boy there is really not much timber in it. How on earth am I going to make a box out of it. There is no room for error.

so....make it smaller

Who needs margin for error? That's what spak-filla is for

Cheersm
Dave

Originally Posted by Wongo

I got my timber today and boy there is really not much timber in it. How on earth am I going to make a box out of it. There is no room for error.

that's strange, my board was full of timber, was yours half empty or something?

Cheers
Michael
BTW funky, I forgot to say it is a lovely piece of qsawn camphor!

Originally Posted by Wongo

I got my timber today and boy there is really not much timber in it. How on earth am I going to make a box out of it. There is no room for error.

As once was said "Divide & Conquer " Wongo or even do as accountants do subtract a bit here and there who'll notice as long as the books in this case wood balances

Has anyone started yet?

I am working on some drawings and the finished dimensions at the moment. Next I will make a few jigs and I should be able to cut the timber by the end of next week.

Have fun everyone.

Wongo, that's why it's called a "challenge"