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Love the box, love the top. Could you detail the work you put into the top? Veneered ply? Did you set the top in first and then added the border? Obviously, with solid stock one cannot make the...

I have begun to make small jewelry boxes- using 1/4" - 3/8" material. I find that my large table saw is a bit bulky for this detail work. Although I have made several jigs to have accurate miter...

Expansion question. By gluing a solid top to the sides (then adding the trim edges later, are there not expansion issues with the top? What if it wants to move? Would not the sides and the trim...

I want to accomplish two projects. Both involve the same problem: wood expansion. I want to set in a 1/4" panel into a 1/8" dado, thus having a 1/8" rabbet along the edges. I don't want any space...

I don't know, but I would also like feedback about the I assume the middle is veneer, with a small frame/ band around the edge. Obviously, the top is not as thin as the dark frame... Any...

I would love to know the original size of the timber used, the final dimensions and the bit that you used to get that outside edge profile. Beautiful boxes... I just can't get the size...

How is it that the inset panel in the top (maple in maple) doesn't expand and blow out the sides? You have several panels inside another panel, then set in the box sides. There appears to be no...

From time to time I make small wooden boxes...all with mitered corners. My 'chop box' has too much slop to allow for consistant/ percise cuts...If I set up my TS, then I have to remember to do all...

Can you explain how the top was made. The curve is so precise, and the insert appears to fit so well. How is that curve accomplished?
It is a beautiful piece.

I have 6 wonderful kitchen knives - Henckel.
They are dull. I want them to be razor sharp. What can I do to get a great edge? I am terrible at free-hand sharpening. I would love to just have...

For the former, I will use a router...route a large circle, only use part of the arc...then take that template, and with a guided bit, cut a number of thicker templates identical to the original. ...

Thank you Gentlemen for the quick response. I will be going with the veneer laminating for two reasons: 1. I want the experience of doing it 2. I really want precise curves and do not trust my hand...

I got the inspiration of making a small jewelry box with a radius top...a nice gentle curve. I will want to laminate veneers over a mould to create this curve. Thus, questions:
Do I have to...

How did you accomidate for the wood expansion of the top? Looks very tight to the frame... I am always cocerned that the top panel will swell, blowing apart my boxes.

Thank you...you are a gentleman for sharing this with us. All questions, answered. Alan

Ooopss. It was right there. AND...it's $2965 (US)...that's alot of boxes to sell.

I know how the 'shape' is formed... it's the inset panel with the uniform spacing and issue of panel movement that I don't quite get. When I inset a panel, it is rarely that tight, in fear of...

Check out this box. I am trying to figure out how the top is made. I wrote him, waiting a response.
If it is a solid panel, how is movement accounted for?
How does he get such perfect spacing...

Very nice...the length is the front of the box, depth is the height, width is the side of the box (front to back)...correct?

I am terrible at math...really bad. But, I manage to get by.
I have always made my boxes by 'eye'...no set rule of thumb re: size. However, I have a piece of beautiful figured timber that I...

As I said, I always do set the top in to float...but have seen some 'nice' units where the top panel is glued to the sides...that's why I ask.

I have been making boxes for years, but have avoided doing one thing...maybe I am too cautious for no reason. Let's say that I want to glue a 1/4" (5mm) piece of wood to the box sides as a top. ...

Obviously I cannot cut a tenon on a 6' long board on the tablesaw. What kind of jig do I make to do this ACCURATLY with a router?

I have decided on a design for a client's desk/ table. It will be in the Greene and Greene design...1" thick top (maybe 1 -1/16") top, with breadboard ends... two drawers in the apron (on one...

In the latest FWW...Article on Maloof....Nice article...see if you have any thoughts on this: On his dressers/ etc, he uses visible dowels (Flush to the surface). Ie: Let's say that a dresser has a...

I didn't know how to head this. I am going to adhere 3" wide by 1/2 thick oak to a stave core substrate. This will be the stiles and rails for an exterior door. What happens to the wood...

New development...I had started this door years ago, with stave construction...but never finished. Got frustrated due to mistake after mistake. The core is done...poplar, cut to size. Then I...

My wife wants me to make us a front entry door...
Round top door. I guess I will use the existing jam. I want about a 6" sides and top, 24" panel bottom, and the rest- glass. How do I assure...

I want to make this for our own home. From all the reading I have done, "they" want you to use ply due to it's stability under all the temperature changes.
If the upright pilasters are a ply box,...

Had some damage to the outside of the house...cedar clapboards over ply over 2x6 construction. The water rotted the ply and the corner of the house (2x6's coupled together to form a corner post). ...

A floating shelf...8/4 thick cherry...the edge is dadoed so that it appears to be three separate boards glued together...with the middle board recessed in about 1"....like an Oreo cookie edge...got...

I AM going to build an entry door to my home (Despite what my wife believes). It is a round top door. This adds a tad more work, I know. I figure that the top round (arched) rail will be about 5"...

I am a woodworker, not too familiar with boats...I have been asked to do a few things on a friend's Freedom 40. Cherry interior, teak/holly ply floors.
Questions:
1. The floor is teak and holly...

As a woodworker, I am being called to look at a beautiful sailboat with a fine Cherry interior. The owner wants some "ideas" in cleaning up the scuffed and worn areas, as well as help in deciding...

I am here in the US, so White Oak is plentiful. I use the "fuming' method with Quartersawn White Oak. I build a simple "tent" out of 1x2 pine strips, covered with sheet plastic. I make one side...

OOPS...I have been finishing a project, mixing poly 50/50 with spirits, and padding it on. I HAVE NOT sanded between coats...What will be the consequence? The finish is adhering...no bumps or...

I must say that I am dee-lighted I bumped into this site. This helps tremendously. I am always working alone...the clients are rarely helpful, and you really don't want to reveal that you are...

Bob,,,that is just what I was looking for...EXCELLENT. I will cut some mock ups to get a feel for the sizing. Any thoughts on the profile on the top edge of these "bands"? Same profile for each...

This is the best I could do with a pic. The software won't allow a nice full pic, so I took one panel, with posts on either side. White quarter-sawn oak.
the stiles are 5.5", the top rail 8",...

I hope that I can give you a good idea of this project. Actually, it's only one aspect that I am scratching my dome about...
It is a 10' bar. Picture the front...three frames with panels, each with...

I am new to this board...writing from the USA. Hello down under. Now, to the topic. I am putting together a new router table. I am undecided about the insert. I see aluminum/ phenolic/ "plexi". ...