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Weather Station in a Box

Project by ChrisBabayco posted 697 days ago 589 views 4 times favorited 18 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Finally posting my first project! I made this for my Dad, who is a bit of a weather junkie, for Christmas. The idea was to make two boxes, one of which would rotate inside of the other to allow the instruments to be both protected and hidden (although really I just thought that it would be a fun idea to try, and it was).

All of the sides of the boxes are mahogany and birdseye maple, while the top and bottom (in the closed position) were made out of curly maple. The inside face (supporting the instruments) is also birdseye maple. All of the miters are keyed with cocobolo (and thank you to all of the fellow LJs out there that helped me understand the difference between keys and splines) and a brass rod acts as the pivot for the inner box. The final size (for the outer box) was 12” x 3 1/2” x 5 1/2”. It was finished with several coats of clear Danish Oil and was a lot of fun to design and build.


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doyoulikegumwood

276 posts in 885 days


posted 697 days ago

hey chris nice work your dad will charish it forever im sure keep it up

-- I buy tools so i can make more money,so ican buy more tools so I can work more, to make more money, so I can buy more tool, so I can work more

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cajunpen

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posted 697 days ago

Great project. Dad must have been pleased. I like your design and splined miters.

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

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rikkor

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posted 697 days ago

Very nice. The splines set it off nicely.

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mrtrim

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posted 697 days ago

very cool design ! i love this idea , great work and congrats on your first project post . well done

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Critterman

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posted 697 days ago

Very nice looking and great design..

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

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TomFran

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posted 697 days ago

This is nice. Weather instruments are really cool. I’ve got a few myself. Nice work!

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

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TreeBones

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posted 697 days ago

Very nice, love that wood.

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miles125

1419 posts in 898 days


posted 697 days ago

Pretty darn good for a first project and a really nice gift.

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

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Bill

2562 posts in 1054 days


posted 697 days ago

Nice work. I like the box in a box creation. An interesting idea for a weather station. I have been wanting to make one for awhile, now I have another idea for one.

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

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Karson

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posted 697 days ago

Nice job. A great weather station.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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mot

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posted 697 days ago

Ahhh…now that’s a good idea. I like the idea of a weather station but never wanted to give someone three holes bored in a piece of wood. This is something special. Thanks for posting it!

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

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Blake

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posted 697 days ago

That’s an awsome design! Can’t believe that’s your first project, though. Really? Ok, wow. Very unique. I have always been interested in weather and weather instruments as well, and have thought about making a “weather station,” but the convential style is pretty boring (wall hanging style).

Great job of “thinking inside the box!” I look foreward to your future designs and projects.

-- Check out my new website! http://www.blakeweberwoodworking.com

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ChrisBabayco

66 posts in 820 days


posted 697 days ago

Thank you all! Blake- I realize now that I wasn’t clear, it is my first posted project, and at some point I will get it together enough to get some of my others up onto the website.

Again thank you all for your comments.

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Jiri Parkman

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posted 685 days ago

Nice design, nice job.

-- Jiri

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GaryK

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posted 685 days ago

Nery nice! Great concept.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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Dick, & Barb Cain

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posted 668 days ago

A very nice, & unique weather station.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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Chris

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posted 667 days ago

nice work.

-- Chris

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Don

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posted 667 days ago

How clever you are, Chris. Excellent idea; one I will borrow and adapt. Because I just love small wooden boxes, I’m always on the lookout for new ideas. Thanks.

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

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