Recipe Box Project! #2: Work on mom recipe box today!

Good progress charles ,It does look like hard work.

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A nice piece of wood. Good job on the cut and true-up.

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Looking good Charles. I am sure your Mom will be pleased. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Nice looking box, CJ.

Thought you might do some dovetails on this one 8^)

Lew

-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the Universe's finest custom rolling pins.

nice looking walnut charles – resaw on ts gets a little scary,so i finally bought a bandsaw

-- -erik & christy-

aren’t tools cool??? Charles think about how far you have come…I love watching your stuff…you clearly have a love for your work…i think only the love for your mom is greater.

-- Matt--Proud LJ since 2007

i’ve only made a couple of boxes so far… my daughter is in the tea business. and i made a couple for her to ship her product in. I really enjoyed making them. looking for an opportunity to build more. Thanks Charles

-- James G'ville,MS Rev 22:2 .............. and the leaves of the tree [were] for the healing of the nations.

Yes thats Walnut, thats a rip handsaw I am using.

Looking good Charles. Looks like you have a handle on the hand tools :)

I did see an online article in Wood on using the tablesaw as a resaw tool. Basically, you would make a zero clearance plate for the TS but make a slot for a glued in, thin piece of hardwood to act as a splitter. This way the two halves won’t bind in to each other and cause kick back. You slide the board through, flip it, then slide it through again. This gives you 6 inches of cut with a 3inch raised blade. Not the best method, but if you have thick stock and you have no other option, it can do in a pinch (as long as you don’t pinch the wood;)

Can’t say enough about how the love of your work and the love for your mother inspires. Keep it up buddy!

David (aka Mr. Clean)

-- There is little that is simple when it comes to making a simple box.

Charles Jackson III… cabinet maker to his MOM… I have been watching your progress.. How far have you come in the last few months is amazing…. I am proud that you have done so well… and more to come I am sure…

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Charles, it looks like you have developed good Plane technique. I need to do that. I agree with every one here, you have improved your skills. The Walnut you choose is very nice and I am sure will make a beautiful box. How did you manage to hand rip that board and get it so straight. Good progress! Good work! Nice project. Thanks for posting.

-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."

Roz the hand rip was not easy.

Lookin’ good! It’s hard work sawing that thing!

-- Jamsie