| Project by ByronBlack | posted 1971 days ago | 1130 views | 3 times favorited | 16 comments |  |
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This is a relatively quick box I made for a xmas present for my grandad this year. I attempted a different box a few weeks ago and made quite a few mistakes on it so I needed to start another. I didn’t start this one until this weekend just gone. I was still working on it in the morning of xmas day so that I could give it to him later that day during dinner.
This picture is just before I finished the lid hence why it looks a little rough – my camera had developed a fault and I lost the final pictures.
Its made from Walnut with beech ‘splines’. The panel is made from a section of spalted maple that I had, it’s quite difficult to work due to all the crumbly area’s and checks that had developed along the black lines of the spalt, but I eventually managed (after three attempts) to get a nice solid piece.
It was made mostly using a router-table setup I have in my outfeed table. In truth it’s just a hole in the table with the router clamped to the underside. My fence is just a lump of flat timber that is clamped into position.
I used a very simple 45 degree jig to hold the box whilest I ran it over a 3mm cutter to produce the slots for the splines. The mitres were cut by passing them across a 45 chamfer bit – this worked particularly well. I normally do these kind of mitres by hand using a shooting board, but this was much more accurate and quicker albeit noiser and dustier, but speed was of the essence of this project.
The finish like all my projects was simple. A shellac sealer coat with a single coat of beeswax.
The box will be used to store his lighters, papers and tobacco.
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rikkor
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#1 posted 1971 days ago
the spalting really makes it stand out. The splines are also a nice detail.
Dominic Vanacora
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#2 posted 1971 days ago
I also love the combination of spaulting and walnut. The beech splines also stand out and say look at me. Nice project, Great workmenship.
-- Dominic, Trinity, Florida...Lets be safe out there.
Bill
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#3 posted 1971 days ago
A nice looking box BB. The contrasting wood looks great. Well done.
-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com
coloradoclimber
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#4 posted 1971 days ago
Byron, the high contrast between the woods really highlights both. The spalted maple is exceptionally nice.
mot
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#5 posted 1971 days ago
I really like projects like this. The spalting really adds to the piece.
-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)
Critterman
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#6 posted 1971 days ago
Nice box, the lid is great. That maple against the walnut is outstanding…well done.
-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA
Jeff
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#7 posted 1971 days ago
Nice arrangement of the spalted grain for the lid. The extra contrast from the keys is great too.
-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN
TreeBones
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#8 posted 1971 days ago
Very nice, great wood.
-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3 http://www.portablesawmill.info
Karson
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#9 posted 1971 days ago
The maple looks great. The box looks great a nice job.
-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
Blake
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#10 posted 1971 days ago
Gorgeous choice of wood for the top panel, and I like the thinness of the lid.
-- Happy woodworking! http://www.blakeweber.us
Hawgnutz
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#11 posted 1971 days ago
Great work, Byron! Iam sure this box will become a family heirloom.
Very creative and the maple looks fantastic! Did you steam the walnut or is it all heartwood?
God Bless,
Hawg
-- Saving barnwood from the scrapyards
Krisztian
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#12 posted 1971 days ago
Great box.Well done.
-- Krisztian VA My website: www.vacarpentry.com
Douglas Bordner
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#13 posted 1971 days ago
That is a fine looking piece. I’m sure your grandfather was pleased by the gift and the work needed to create it.
-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.
Dorje
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#14 posted 1971 days ago
It’s almost like two lids in one! The spalting is quite different on each side and looks really good with the walnut…
-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA
HandsOgold
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#15 posted 1970 days ago
Nice, and thankyou for including a “how to” in addition to a “this Is”. My only input of significance is to remind you that spalted woods are diseased and dangerous to human health. The inhaled dust can be toxic, so please wear respirator while generating dust, or now as you try to remove it from your workplace.
-- Dan
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