wedding box build - tutorial
i recently built a box for rivergirl
to be given as a wedding present
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/67292
as i had recently done a tutorial
about some design and cutting techniques
http://lumberjocks.com/patron/blog/29227
that was fresh in my head
and i used it for this box
to make things easier
rather than cut each part separate
i started with some 5/4 black walnut
and maple stock and double taped them together on edge
and them cross cut them into blocks
(no real size just looked right and all the same)
and using a handy can marked an arc from one corner
to the opposite side shy of the edge
(they will all need to be squared and paralleled later
so somewhat bigger than finished is good)
and took then to the bandsaw and cut quick
so the line doesn't wobble
here it is important to keep all the parts with their respective mates
as no other freehand cut part will match another but it's mate
and glue the alternate colors back together
now all the blocks need to be squared and sized to one standard
the 'top' i cut by eye against a backer on the miter gauge
so the arc end is in the same place on all
now i glue them all in the sequence i want
(the sides have straight wood cauls and clamps
and one clamp down the length)
after the glue is cleaned up
i re-saw the whole thing
and glue them together endwise again
with any accent colors i like on the sides
and the same clamping sequence as before
a note here
when you 'butterfly' this the ends are out of sequence
so one must be flipped over to come back to pattern
(this is where my machine sander died
and all the trouble started as i usually use it thru all the stages to 'clean up'
the stages) now i had to do this by saw or with a DA sander
which is not a true flat surface to work with)
here is the one 'flipped over' ready for glue and accent strips
now we have a piece that is roughly 3' long
and maybe 2 1/2" wide by 3/4 " thick
and re-sawing again to about 1/8"
you will get maybe 4 pieces ready to work with
(because my bandsaw was not up to par for re-sawing
i only got 3 but only used 2 so far
something for some other project someday)
now the box itself is just regular parts
that have a dado for this inlay to glue into
and cut to fit as needed
i glued the inlay in first
so as not to have to many tedious cuts to make
(this is a scrap left over to show the dado)
i just rabbeted the ends and sides
as i was having so much trouble with uneven pieces
from bad sanding to even things up
but this could be done in martyns E-Z miter style
if things are flat and true
basically this is just how they make those bandings
for edges and guitars just in a larger scale
any questions please ask
i hope this will help
enjoy
i recently built a box for rivergirl
to be given as a wedding present
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/67292
as i had recently done a tutorial
about some design and cutting techniques
http://lumberjocks.com/patron/blog/29227
that was fresh in my head
and i used it for this box
to make things easier
rather than cut each part separate
i started with some 5/4 black walnut
and maple stock and double taped them together on edge
and them cross cut them into blocks
(no real size just looked right and all the same)
and using a handy can marked an arc from one corner
to the opposite side shy of the edge
(they will all need to be squared and paralleled later
so somewhat bigger than finished is good)
and took then to the bandsaw and cut quick
so the line doesn't wobble
here it is important to keep all the parts with their respective mates
as no other freehand cut part will match another but it's mate
and glue the alternate colors back together
now all the blocks need to be squared and sized to one standard
the 'top' i cut by eye against a backer on the miter gauge
so the arc end is in the same place on all
now i glue them all in the sequence i want
(the sides have straight wood cauls and clamps
and one clamp down the length)
after the glue is cleaned up
i re-saw the whole thing
and glue them together endwise again
with any accent colors i like on the sides
and the same clamping sequence as before
a note here
when you 'butterfly' this the ends are out of sequence
so one must be flipped over to come back to pattern
(this is where my machine sander died
and all the trouble started as i usually use it thru all the stages to 'clean up'
the stages) now i had to do this by saw or with a DA sander
which is not a true flat surface to work with)
here is the one 'flipped over' ready for glue and accent strips
now we have a piece that is roughly 3' long
and maybe 2 1/2" wide by 3/4 " thick
and re-sawing again to about 1/8"
you will get maybe 4 pieces ready to work with
(because my bandsaw was not up to par for re-sawing
i only got 3 but only used 2 so far
something for some other project someday)
now the box itself is just regular parts
that have a dado for this inlay to glue into
and cut to fit as needed
i glued the inlay in first
so as not to have to many tedious cuts to make
(this is a scrap left over to show the dado)
i just rabbeted the ends and sides
as i was having so much trouble with uneven pieces
from bad sanding to even things up
but this could be done in martyns E-Z miter style
if things are flat and true
basically this is just how they make those bandings
for edges and guitars just in a larger scale
any questions please ask
i hope this will help
enjoy