Shoe Rack #2: Working on edging

A great project and the edging trim work looks very nicely profiled. Looking forward to seeing it completed.

p/s….your shop made clamping square from wood ply looks very nice!

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Now you know how it is
when you desided to enter the hall of fame you get the demands and trouble

Dennis

Hey David, I just had a similar problem. I made a fly-tying caddy for my grandson out of Birch ply with box joints. The joints looked ok, but the top rim and a little shelf below showed the ply edges like on your shoe rack.

To make it look better, I sawed a thin strip of solid Birch and sanded it to a consistent thickness of about 1/8”, ripped it into strips a little more than the thickness of the ply and then glued it onto the edges with miter joints and later planed it to the surface with a block plane on the outside edges and chisel inside.

It really improved the overall look and make it into something much nicer. I think with little touches like that we can get a lot more out of our projects. I see you are doing something similar and it should look nice when finished.

-- Mike, American in Norway

Thanks for the comments fellas.

Masrol – Thanks for the encouragement and the comments. The right angle clamps work really well and are quite simple to make. I had a blog on the process here in case you are interested :)

Dennis – Yep, once family and friends find out you are a hall of famer…look out! Thank you for the morning chuckle.

Mike – Once again you highlight what I love so much about this community. You share a tip on how you resolved a similar problem. Kindly giving kudos at the same time you offer your own experiences. Thank you for that.

And just to give everyone a little chuckle…

I was reading the comments via email. In the middle of these was a comment by someone that said “I like the color” I almost spit coffee all over myself. Then I realized it was for a different project :)

Thanks again all for the read and the comments,

David

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

you are welcome
but it seems to me that I was the only one that had read the tag (humor) and take your word
litterly as they were said and I got confused when read the blog later with the others comments
and said to my self did I missed something when I translate it in my head

Dennis

I think you translated it right Dennis. Handyman Magazine has a habit of sending out form letters inviting you to their lifetime membership. The form letter tells you that you got the letter because your work has been “recognized” and that the membership is the equivalent of being in the “woodworking hall of fame.” So I wrote out a sarcastic letter of thanks to the lumberjocks here because I found the form letter so hilarious. Obviously my work is not worthy of such a true honor and others were just relaying their own experiences with the company. It is a legitimate organization and their magazine is excellent, but their advertising is so cheesy and full of ego stroking. But I do believe you got the humor of what I was saying and you were on track.

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

but I read it as it was a joke from some L Js becourse off the earlyer post of a shue rack you made
and I wasn´t aware off that lausy way of advertising yes I have seen a lot other similar mails from
queer persons and compani´s like those that selling 15000 plans on ebay and the only thing people get
is crap with broken link´s

but I still think you made a good funny story

Dennis

Everyday is a learning experience here : ) Nice project …hope to see the outcome soon !

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.

Thanks for the kind words Dusty. Yes, there is a wealth of knowledge here and I love sucking it all in :)

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