Debbie Does Dadoes

Not bad me lady, not bad at all. keep on keepin on. Actually I wish I had one in my kit. mike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

Well done Debbie! It looks like the dado came out really smooth and the right size.

I bet there will be more boxes now.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

I like it! Great use of materials at hand.

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

Good for you. I like the handle.

You didn’t do dis dado in Dallas, did you Debbie?

Steve

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Way to go Debbie! I’d say it was a triumph. I agree, the dado looks quite smooth and square.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

That’s a nice looking dado! And the box looks like it is the right size to keep your passport in. You need a good place since you are such a world traveller these days.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Way to think outside the box while cutting a dado inside the box. I’m not sure that makes any sense, but very nice job! I have to admit that this is the first router plane I’ve seen. It looks like it works great. Did you enjoy using it?

-- JP, Shelbyville, KY

Great job. I really like the use of the limb for the handle. That is pretty inventive!!!!! And that Dado is really great.

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

I think you should add pictures of your router plane as well. Give us more tools to admire.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

thanks everyone.

(haha Debbie Does Dadoes in Dallas..)
The plane was fun to use – a lot less stressful than the routers from you-know-where!
here’s a pix of the plane.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Nice box Debbie! I really like the handle too. But you should realize that by adding a rare earth magnet you might find that some of your gold chains are not gold at all! “And then she took an axe, he was sleeping so peacefully…”

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

Well Miss Debbie,
Cute, aeromatic boxes with unique handles have a way of multiplying. Seems to me that your box is a great place to store old coins and stamps from grandma’s old love letters in the attic!

Nice job on the dado’s proving your new tool was a good investment.

-- Forget the health food, I need all the preservatives I can get !

Very cool. I’ve looked at these router planes and thought they might be fun and now after reading and seeing what you’ve done, I think I might just take the plunge.

-- If at first you don't succeed, try again. Then quit. No use being a darn fool about it.

“Just a box. Any box” Quote from some newbie, somewhere in the far distant pass. That is not just any box! I’m going to steal that live handle design and call it a dennis original.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

I was going to title it “just a box” but changed my mind.
I thought you might comment on it :)

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

I just might at that!

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

Love this box!

-- ICN, Bill, (http://www.beavercreekfitness.com)

Atta boy, girl!!! Huh? that’s handy dandy handle on a little bitty boxey.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

Very nice. I would say the Veritas small plow plane should be next on your list.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

But not just a box with legs. Go Girl! Your a boxhound fer shure.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Very nice box MsDebbie – I like it. I like the dado that you cut – Thanks for teasing me with YET ANOTHER plane that I want to buy. I see that Wayne has already selected on for me :-)).

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Great box!

What kind of salesman tried to talk someone out of a handtool purchase? – one that might lead to more and more planes being sold? was he thinking of the commission on all the router bits you’d be picking up? Inevitably you finished those dadoes faster (or just as fast) as you could have with setting up the electric router. – oh and you didn’t wake the neighbors or spend a penny on electricity!

Way to kick it old school!

-- The opposite of war isn't peace. It's creation. -- Wood T's: http://www.printfection.com/snbcreative

thanks everyone:)

and what will that plow plane enable me to do?

Scott, the gentleman, after I couldn’t answer most of his questions about what I would be doing, assumed (correctly) that my woodworking abilities were quite limited and that I’d be better off waiting for Rick to come home and use the router for me, than for me to waste a chunk of cash on a tool that I’d rarely use.

Letting Rick do the dadoes for me is of course an option but then I couldn’t say that I made the box myself… so .. not a good option for me. Thus, the investment.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

What kind of $ do you have on this type of artwork? Very nice Debbie!

-- " All Things At First Appear Difficult"

Nice design for the box, with a great lid! Nicely implemented, with very clean dado – Goes to show hand-tools don’t sacrifice quality, they only require an investment in sweat equity.

-- Dekker - http://www.WoodworkDetails.com/

$$$ / art
you make me smile, Rog!

Dekker, and the hand tools relieves the stress level for me… I’m beginning to hate power tools. lol
(well, except my mitre saw and my drill).

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

nice box-great dado smooth and clean. A nice way to cut dado`s I wasn`t aware of

-- Spread love with our work

Now that’s pretty sweet there Ms. Deb.

-- I've cut that board three times and it's still too short!

Great Job!!! Love the handle lid, I love those Planes, never used one I like just looking at them.

-- MARK IN BOB, So. CAL

Very creative and unique, two of my favorite qualities…Great job Ms. Debbie!

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX

The plow plane is another way to make grooves in wood quickly. It has a set of blades that make grooves of various widths.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Great piece Deb. As others have mentioned, I think the handle idea is especially nice. Terrific photos too.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

Debbie. A great box and a great way to create it. You are advancing in leaps and bounds. Do you also wear tights, while leaping and bounding?

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Hey, Deb, I just have to give this box my blessing – like the natural handle, but just love the small wooden box from an overall perspective.

Is this the first time you’ve used the DowelMax? I purchased mine at the same time you did, but have only used it three times. Great tool, though.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.canterburybaptist.org/

Very nice box Debbie!

There is something very satisfying about using hand tools.The peace and quiet and the connection we have with the wood.Also,its nice to have a backup plan when the power is out.Thanks for encouraging us to view things from an old perspective.

-- " Stubborn tenacity substitutes for natural ability" ANDY

I agree with Wayne. I think you’d make good use of the plow plane for cutting rabbets and grooves.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

thanks everyone :)

DowelMax: I’ve used it many times. Love it!

The Cape: I had to put it away while working in the shop – safety hazard, you know.

Plow Plane: I might have to save up for one and then go check it out.

Chip: and the box is made with Walnut !!!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Nice to see you bought the larger router plane. I foresee many more boxes with dadoos in the future.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

Debbie, you said: ”so there was no pressure to create a piece of treasured art.” But I think that’s exactly what you’ve done. Well, I suppose the treasuring is up to you but I’d certainly do that. I love it to bits. And it doesn’t need to hold anything. You can just put it on your desk and enjoy it.

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business.

Nice to see people using hand tools and traditional methods for making things – much more satisfying than a machine, but sometimes it takes longer. Have fun

-- Tony - All things are possible, just some things are more difficult than others! - SKYPE: Heron2005 (http://www.poydatjatuolit.fi)

thanks :)

It is currently sitting on the bottom shelf of my daughter’s table that I made her.

as for time spent: I would probably STILL be trying to get the dadoes made using the router. ... so the hand tool is much faster!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Debbie – I like it! What are the overall dimensions – approximately?

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

you are asking me a measurement question?? :)

um… about 6” wide, 4” deep and 3” high…
or there abouts. give or take a couple of inches here and there.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

What a perfect size!~

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

coulda been a little higher…
but.. it’s holding some rings right now ..and they fit nicely

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Hi Debbie,

Once again, great job. Piece by piece, step by step, viola, your a cabinetmaker. At least that’s what happened to me.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

This is a very cool box! I just came across it on the home page. I love the natural top. And great use of hand tools, not many people have the guts to use a router plane.

-- Dust collectors suck.

oh. that must be why the salesman tried to talk me out of buying it. :)

thanks Blake for the kind words about the box.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Ain’t handtools grand?? Quiet and no dust control needed…thanks for sharing..tho in picture, it first looked like a hot dog for a handle!!!! First looks, sometimes great fun!!!

-- Turn & turn somemore

Yes I do have to say that I’m preferring hand tools over the electric ones.

haha you have to be careful with thumbnails. = sometimes you miss the grandest of things because you can’t see what is really there.
And the, there are times that you wish you had just stuck with the thumbnail and your imagination :) haha

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)