| Project by FatScratch | posted 1472 days ago | 865 views | 2 times favorited | 7 comments |  |
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This is a Mother’s Day box I made for my mom. My Dad past away last month after a terrible and rare disease. For thirty years he had about 10 maple logs sitting next to their fireplace. They were about six to eight inches in diameter each. He thought they looked nice next to the fireplace and said they couldn’t be burned, they were “show wood.” He was goofy sometimes. We always joked about the valuable “show wood!” Just before he died he had a new fireplace mantle made for their house and removed the logs. I took them a couple of weeks ago and turned them into this box, except for the handle which is purpleheart. The box is about 8” x 8” and 3” high. This was the first time I used any kind of rough lumber. I used my 10” bandsaw to trim it after splitting the logs. I don’t have a jointer yet, so a lot of time went into flattening the wood with hand planes before going though my thickness planer.
I think my Dad would be mightly proud that I gave his “show wood” a new life!
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CharlieM1958
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#1 posted 1472 days ago
Nice box and nice story. I’m very sorry about your dad.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
ellen35
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#2 posted 1472 days ago
What a nice way to remember your dad!
The box is beautiful.
Ellen
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a1Jim
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#3 posted 1472 days ago
a touching story and nicely built gift
-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/
tomd
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#4 posted 1471 days ago
A very nice remeberance piece, great workmanship.
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scrappy
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#5 posted 1471 days ago
Very beautifull box, with a great story to go with it.
Great way to keep your dad’s memory alive. Your mom will love it!
Keep up the great work.
Scrappy
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Wilbur4s
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#6 posted 1465 days ago
Very nice box. How did you make the radius on the 4 sides?
FatScratch
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#7 posted 1463 days ago
Wilbur4s:
The radius was done mostly with planes. I used my #5 to rough it to shape, a block plane to get it a little closer, and then hand sanding with 100 & 150 grit paper. This was by far my most satisfying work, aside from the sentimental value, due to the amount of hand tools used. Hearing a plane blade cut the wood is addictive.
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