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Hi Alex,

thank you very much for your detailed description on how you built your master piece. When I saw your box the first time I could not imagine how you bended the plywood. In a youtube film...

Hi Alex,

of course I have already been several times on your website. It has been always a source of inspiration to me. You built beautiful boxes but I am afraid that my craftsmanship is by far to...

Many thanks for all your words of encouragement.:D

Hopefully my next project will not last two years again. There have been times when I thought: No woodworking at all in the future. But suddenly...

Nice idea! But when I build a new box I always try to use some techniques I never used before. Well, I made a lot of mistakes but at least I can say I learned something new:D
Of course you are quite...

How to avoid no mistake!

About december 2009 I started to design a new box with Sketchup. At the cover of the book „400 wood boxes“ I had found a box which fired my imagination.
Of course my...

Thanks to all of you for your helpful hints and suggestions. This thread is one more reason why I spent meanwhile more time in the internet than sitting and watching TV. I posted a question in the...

I have a problem to glue this box 127180 with normal parallel clamps. What is the solution for such irregular shaped boxes?

My only idea is to use this clamps 127181 which I have to order first....

Hallo DIY DAN,



I'm really sorry to hear, that you found no time for woodworking during the last weeks. As I wrote in my post, my box was designed following the examples from you and Jim...

The letters are simple goldpaper which I found in a hobby shop in town, and I must confess that my veneering skills are not so good that I could carve out so small letters from a...

It was steelwool grade 0000.

Regards
Detlef

Alex,

you have had the correct hint. Today I found this link Exotic Wood lacewood and now I am sure that you found the solution.

Thanks for your advice.

Detlef

PONAL is a glue on PVA base

Detlef

PS: Do you have a larger foto from your veneer press?

Ruddy, you made a real master piece! My suggestion: Do not use it in a workshop. It belongs in your living room. It is simple too good for a dusty workshop.:D

Detlef

Thanks to the inspiration I have got from Jim (alias POWDERPOST) and DIY DAN I built my version of a documents box.

As base I use two 6mm plywood shelves which I veneered from both sides. Upon...

Hi Peter,

I just finished my veneering two days ago. I used "normal" white glue. In Germany you can buy it under the name PONAL Here is a link Ponal Holzleime - Ponal Produktsortiment - Ponal
...

Today I have got my first can with resin. I want to follow the advice of David and mix some blue colour with the resin and cast it on a flat sheet of glass. Can I use any blue colour with the resin...

I never worked before with resin but I think that resin and colour is a good hint. Had to look if it is available in the local store.

Thank you Harlan, your URL was very helpfull. Yes I want to archieve a similar look like you see in the post.

Rutger,

you are right: my question was very unprecise. To give you a better...

For a new projekt I want to build a box and colour the four sides that it lookes like the box is filled with water.

Any ideas how to do that?

Regards
DETFALL

Hi Firey,

you created a real good box. Good propotions and masterly manufactered. I have never seen before that even the bottom was so nice veneered by a woodworker. Good idea! (I will copy that...

After my first trial in veneering about a year ago, the box had disintegrated into the components. :(( (here is an old picture of the box when it was new) http://hw.roesch.de/Bilder/B327.jpg
...

Hi Jeff,

I must confess: I am impressed!!! Very nice mix of different media. Once more a beautiful piece is coming out of your workshop. Go on using different materials in box building. It makes...

Jeff,

Skype is a free of charge IP-telefon program. You can download it from WWW.SKYPE.COM. After installation you can phone to any Skype user world wide without any cost. You need of course a...

Nice idea. Although Oberammergau is about 650Km far away from our home you are welcome to visit us. The area were we live may not be so viewy like Bayern (Bavaria) but here you will find more...

Hi Jeff,

sorry for addressing you as DIY DAN, but I did not found your real name. There is still one question you could answer: If I push all balls of the abacus first to the right and then ALL...

Thank you DIY DAN! Finally I can sleep again:D

I am at the moment in holiday in Austria (http://www.travelcharme.com/fuerstenhaus.html) . So I had to read the forum at the internet teminal in the...

DIY DAN

I guess you worked with hidden rare earth magnets! Maybe some of the red wooden balls are in reality iron balls that react with the magnets under the lid.:D

A pure mechanical solution...

Martink,

when I type SKETCHUP in the search field, Iget this message:

http://www.brightcove.com/layouts/img/spacer.gif
...

Dan,

your output of beatiful boxes is breathtaking. Which miracle machines do you use?

Let me guess: you have CNC based hitec router machine where you speak in a micro: Do me that box! :D
...

A solid craftsmanship! And a nice design. What wood did you used for the tray?
Are all parts handmade or do you use machines too?

Detlef

Hi Wendy,

that is a nice, a new and bohemian idea. I believe too that it is a "female idea" to make such a lid - and I must confess the result looks really good.

Keep on with trying unusual...

Good work Capt. Zero! I hope your relations learned the lesson and will in future give all their wood to you instead of making fire wood of it. :D

Detlef

Thank you DIY DAN for your recognition.

Working with aluminium is rather easy. You can even saw it on your table saw if you have blade with carbide teeth. But be sure that you protect your eyes...

Great boxes Cruzi. I like the first box best and can understand your thoughts that you liked the box better without a latch. You used a clear and strong design with the nice inlays and the first...

Billylad,

you brought me to the idea, that I will give a big hammer as an additional present to our friends. Just for the case that the worm still survived.:D

Did I something wrong in posting the images? Strange to see that it happened to CRUZI who has difficulties to see the images, because it was CRUZI who helped me to get the pictures loaded.

I can...

Ah, lucky to see that I am not the only one who misused an oven. :2tsup:

Here is my second attempt to master the working with veneer. To be honest: it was not a successfull attempt. But at least I can say:I have learned a lot! :D

O.K I had prefered a box without...

When I grap the little icon which is located under ATTACH FILES and drag it in my post and do a preview, then I see just a small icon but not a picture. Or are you talking about another icon?

Or...

I tried what you wrote, and did this:

1. start a new thread
2. upload two pictures from my PC. They appear under ADDITIONAL OPTIONS as an icon and as a link.
3. klicked the two links to open the...

Can somebody point me to an explanation how I can attach several images in one post? The images shall appear directly within the posted text and not as thumbnaiils under the post.

I read the FAQ...

I am in the process of finishing a new built box. My problem is the finishing of the lid. The frame of the lid is oak and the inlay is burl veneer. I tried to use Danish oil as finish on an oak test...

Another unusual box from DIY DAN. I like the lid better than the box. It shows a clearer pattern than the box.

Did you fasten the lid at the top of one post so that you swing the lid to open the...

Arron,

can you tell us how you produce this fine shiny finish?

Detlef

DIY DAN

that is really a nice idea to place the hinges in the corner posts of the box. I have never seen this before. I am sure that I wil try it one day too, to design such an unusual box.

You...

Excellent thread Chris!!! It is good to see that you are so open and honest to document even your mistakes. RESPECT!

But pointing us to this failures helps us much more than any perfect made box....

If I see your marquetry I know that I have still to learn a lot about this technique. My first trials with a simple sailing boat are cruel and disappointing. It would be helpful for us beginners in...

Hi Dickie Wrecked,

in the German woodworker forum you can find some work in progress pictures. http://www.woodworking.de/cgi-bin/holzbearbeitungsmaschinen/webbbs_config.pl/read/23371
Perhaps you...

Jim,

this is a beautiful work. The clear form and the colours of the wood blend very well together. The finish, the form and the wood result in a good impression. Good work!

Detlef

Zenwood,

I have never heard it before that you can plane aluminium with a hand planer. But your hint is helpful. I will try it.

Can I send the ruined hand planer to your address in case it...